It seems unbelievable now, but a music venue, owned by Virgin Records, was active on 160-162 Victoria Street, between the 1st of November 1978 and August 1984.
Captain Beefheart, Bauhaus, Duran Duran, Iggy Pop (with Nico), the Ramones, XTC, The Smiths, U2, The Fall, John Cale, Devo, and Depeche Mode played here in those years.
The original building first opened as the Metropole Cinema on December 27, 1929. After The Venue closed, it was occupied by a Dicky Dirt’s discount jeans shop in the mid 1980s and became a branch of the restaurant chain Ask prior to its demolition in 2013, as part of a major redevelopment of the area around Victoria Underground Station.
Address: 160 Victoria St, Westminster, London SW1E 5LB
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