Iconic Erasure venue-The Astoria

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Photo Ken Roe












The last gig-



A more detailed history from pickle factory to concert venue,some photos also kindly used from Arthur Lloyd site
http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/AstoriaThe ... ssRoad.htm


The sad demise of this iconic London venue



Erasure The Other Tour-Astoria

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Interior shots

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The Astoria & me.









The Other Tour

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Concert list for the Astoria

https://www.concertarchives.org/venues/ ... cert-table

I can’t see Erasure 5th & 6th May 2003,So not a full list

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The iconic view in 2021

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Some rare behind the scenes photos,place you would never be able to see as a mere mortal.







Purple painted especially for Madonna

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I love this photo,long before the days of the ‘gigging’ Astoria.

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LONDON ASTORIA ‘SPECTRUM’ POSTER PRINT
LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 50
£45.00



Following the popularity of our recent London Astoria prints and the selling out of our ‘Red’ collection, we are excited to announce a new limited edition release due to overwhelming demand.

London Astoria Retrospective ‘Specturm’ Art Print – Limited edition of only 50 available in B2 (50x70cm). Signed, stamped and numbered.

The illustrated design pays homage to this truly iconic London music venue that’s doors sadly closed in 2009 after many decades of great success; and documents over 450 of the legendary performances hosted at the venue between 1982 and 2009.

https://45original.com/product/london-a ... f-only-50/

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Still miss this venue





The Keith Moon Bar Astoria,a fact I’d not realised,Keith Moon used to live in a house called ‘Tara’ which then after demolition became Vinceks house ‘Ammonite’.

Erasure4rum Ammonite thread-
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