http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-2627-astoria/topic-rss.do Astoria RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23737872-turnmills-the-24-hour-dance-club-to-be-turned-into-offices.do Site of one of the most famous clubs of the Nineties is facing demolition 2009-08-28T06:54:44Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23723241-new-gateway-to-transform-shabby-centre-point-area.do 2009-07-23T09:36:20Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23679161-the-end-set-for-new-beginning-as-den-club.do One of London's best known nightclubs is set to reopen only months after it was closed to be turned into flats 2009-04-22T08:15:07Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23620177-astoria-given-an-epic-send-off.do Some nights are born great; others have greatness thrust upon them. The Demolition Ball at the Astoria was the latter. 2009-01-15T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23564886-tricky-remains-unique-if-less-feral.do Nobody but Tricky makes such remorselessly foreboding music and nobody presents even a cover of The Cure’s dippy The Love Cats with such unspoken menace. 2008-10-06T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23486682-welcome-to-their-world.do MGMT showed off their instrumental skills in an unusual and unpredictable show at the Astoria, says Amira Hashish. 2008-05-21T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23486123-getting-to-know-mgmt.do MGMT's Time To Pretend first came to our attention thanks to TV show Skins but Ben Goldwasser gives us an insight into the past, present and future of his quirky band. 2008-05-20T12:00:24Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23484034-big-booer-chanelle-hayes-fails-to-win-over-gay-fans-with-her-raunchy-performance.do Brave Big Brother reject Chanelle Hayes ignored the booing crowd to perform her debut single at London's G-A-Y night on Saturday. The Victoria Beckham wannabe, 20, failed to win over the notoriously-hard-to-please audience at the Astoria nightclub, who booed her performance of I Want It. After touring smaller nightclubs around Britain to promote her debut single, which is released today, Chanelle was hoping for a warmer response from her gay fans 2008-05-12T09:29:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23458226-intimate-foals-are-fast-and-funky.do The Foals' bassist called their gig at the Astoria last night their "best ever." But Johnny Sharp wouldn't agree. 2008-03-18T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23441546-small-music-venues-to-be-protected-by-planning-law.do A move to protect London's live music scene has been launched after the closure of two of the capital's best known smaller venues 2008-02-25T08:58:38Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23441640-small-music-venues-to-be-protected.do A move to protect London's live music scene has been launched after the closure of two of the capital's best known smaller venues. 2008-02-25T15:57:34Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23437068-browns-plan-to-make-britannia-cool-again.do London will get a national film centre and a permanent home for its fashion week under Gordon Brown's plans to revive the "Cool Britannia" spirit of new Labour 2008-02-12T09:05:11Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23435131-more-of-an-implosion.do Texan prog-rockers Explosions In The Sky shuffled on to the stage like four shy schoolboys at their Astoria gig. 2008-01-31T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23433988-humiliated-but-refusing-to-surrender.do Things might not be going too well for Hundred Reasons but the Surrey quintet refused to sulk at the Astoria 2, performing as if it was the biggest gig of their lives. 2008-01-24T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23426071-orson-not-awesome.do Things have slipped in dramatic fashion for Orson since topping the charts in 2006. Their Astoria gig was populated by a smattering of friends and a few die-hard fans. 2007-12-07T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23414162-critics-choice-top-five-gigs.do Gwen Stefani brings her geisha girls to Wembley Arena, while Modfather Paul Weller plays Astoria in the weekend's top gigs. 2007-09-28T08:11:03Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23413119-critics-choice-top-five-gigs.do The top gigs this week include Prince, The Holloways, Lord Large formerly of Electric Soft Parade, and the UN approved Peace Day concert. 2007-09-21T09:47:21Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23410919-symphonic-rock-and-fancy-dress.do With fans dressed in Jesus robes, The Polyphonic Spree seemed to be encouraging a synergy of choral symphonic rock. 2007-09-03T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23409580-shikari-enter-with-a-bang-for-kerrang.do An unsigned band from St Albans are celebrating after scooping two gongs at the Kerrang! Awards. Enter Shikari won Best Live Band and the Spirit of Independence Award at the ceremony. 2007-08-24T07:47:49Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23393157-rebels-time-has-come.do With their silly Death's Head band logo and casual air of nihilism, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club put on a blistering Astoria show to preview their fourth album. 2007-04-18T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23390790-critics-choice-top-5-gigs.do Manchester-based singer-songwriter Cherry Ghost is at The Borderline, Stiff Little Fingers play the Astoria and The Good, the Bad and the Queen head for Hammersmith. 2007-03-29T14:02:13Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23386959-rowdy-acclaim-for-deep-south-rockers.do Kings of Leon's authentically earsplitting display of heavy rock had a sold-out Astoria crowd showering their heroes with rowdy love. 2007-02-27T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23386513-fresh-material-has-maximum-impact.do Maximo Park clearly saw their packed Astoria gig as a perfect opportunity to introduce new material to a rapt crowd, says Louis Pattison. 2007-02-22T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23386186-amys-on-her-best-behaviour.do Amy Winehouse put her wild ways to one side, producing a performance of understated professionalism at the Astoria, says John Aizlewood. 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23384057-off-the-record-david-smyths-column.do David Smyth discusses the threat to the Astoria, albums with excessively long track lists and buying songs direct from radio stations in his regular column. 2007-02-02T16:48:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23383730-the-birthday-boy-puts-the-reboot-in.do Sam Duckworth - aka Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly - celebrated his 21st birthday by playing the Astoria. Andre Paine found his music entertaining even if his political rants were confused. 2007-01-31T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23371381-top-5-weekend-gigs.do Jack White joins his old Detroit mucker Brendan Benson on stage at the Brixton Academy, tuneful Parisians Phoenix play the Astoria and the New York Dolls will be whipping up a storm. 2006-10-19T13:41:41Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23370548-top-5-weekend-gigs.do There's an NME-produced showcase for "new rave" figureheads Klaxons, lively trio The Fratellis play London twice and the Frieze Art Fair expands its remit to incorporate rock. 2006-10-12T14:16:49Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23368546-critics-choice-top-five-gigs.do The other Mr Adams comes to town (Ryan that is), Beth Orton and Bert Jansch folk it up at the Spitz Festival and Jurassic 5 bring hip-hop to the Astoria. Read about the weekend's best live music here. 2006-09-29T14:06:20Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23364922-15000-join-fight-to-save-the-astoria.do The future of historic music venue the Astoria is in doubt after the building was sold to developers. But thousands of Londoners have signed a petition to prevent it being turned into shops and flats. 2006-08-29T11:14:08Z