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Closed down: 14 legendary music venues that have been lost
From The Astoria all the way to the Hacienda
The Marquee, London: Another iconic London venue, it played a huge part in the music history of the capital, with performances from The Who, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd. It experienced its most lucrative period from 1966 - 1988 at Wardour Street in Soho. Various attempts to resurrect the name at different sites have taken place over the years, with the final Covent Garden venue closing in 2008.
by Ed Keeble | Photos by WENN.com/Urban75/Commons
Lamenting lost venues sometimes feels like counting your fallen comrades. You've both had some great times together, maybe a few bad ones and at the same time you've grown up together. But now it's years later and your friend has only been demolished and replaced by flats, a supermarket, Crossrail or offices. Excuse us while we shake our fist at the sky.
It's no secret that there has been a mass culling of venues across the country in recent years, the most recent of which is Elephant and Castle's Coronet Theatre. The thing is we need to hang onto these places because if we don't, sooner or later we'll end up going to endless soulless replicas of the O2 Arena. Noone wants that...
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