Electric Ballroom

At the glorious Electric Ballroom in 1978, was held the Sid Sods Off party to bid farewell to Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen, who were about to leave for New York to never return.

Scala

Greatest rock photographer Mick Rock shot at the Scala the cover pics of two of the greatest albums of all time: The Stooges’ Raw Power and Lou Reed’s Transformer.

The Venue

The 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.

CBGB

The most legendary punk (and hardcore) club in the world – the CBGB – was once here at 315 Bowery, in New York City.