If you don't want London to lose one of it's few mid-size concert venues – The Astoria, on Charing Cross Road - for yet more branches of Tesco Metro and Boots please sign the petition:

http://www.petitiononline.com/savethea/petition.html

Pls add buds xx

never been to it like but it's all for a good cause..budds added

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In fairness, it's a hole. It should only be saved if it's going to be completely gutted. They could start by getting rid of that sticky old carpet.

It's a shame to lose a live venue, but whoever owns it has been taking the piss out of paying customers for years.

I'd also take issue with the person who wrote that petition insinuating that North London is a more dangerous place to go out in than going to the Astoria!! Have they stood around Centrepoint lately? I must have been hallucinating all those dodgy drug dealers who kept approaching me every 5 minutes when I had the misfortune to be standing outside there recently.

i remember going FANTASY FM RAVES @ ASTORIA back in the day
DJ Hype / Rap / Krome / Massive / etc etc
Manix (Real Good) Live PA
The Door security were proper ruffnecks back then!!!

LASERS > were wicked >
looked like a solid green carpet of light from the balcony.
SOUND SYSTEM > was kickin'

Not been inside since 1992 so no clue how it looks or sounds now?
But for memory lane's sake > i VOTE SAVE THE ASTORIA

never been in the place myself. Always known it as the gay people's club. (No offence to anyone)

is a bit of a shit hole

Thanks everyone.

Truthfully I haven't been there since 1998 when it was in it's heyday. But this petition is for a good cause and I have a lot of good memories from that place. Thanks again x x

rarrrr Astoria used to be banging back in the 90s
was one of the fist clubs i eva went to !
i vote we save it X

Voted and buds added!

i used to go to jungle fever back int he day here. There's no way they should knock this place down and stick a tesco or whatever there. I'm surprised the building is not listed!

I vote save it. Never been there, but would like to in the future, it's such a legendary venue! Budz added

Save the place - remember good times back when Rass was talking about - Ray Keith - Top Buzz proper venue - Also seen Rolling Stones here.....Can't shut it although not been the same since me dads mate sold it.
Budz in

ya chaps save the crazy club buds away

save! save! save! you cant destroy all those memories!!

Voted, budds in and fingers crossed this means something to the ones taking the decisions for the future of it.

where will I end up buying £2 drinks on a monday night???

The Door security were proper ruffnecks back then!!!

Yep, they put a friend of mine in hospital. He ended up getting a load of compensation and was one of the cases that led to security firms having to be more tightly regulated.

I've been there a lot over the years, but there's no point in saving somewhere purely for nostalgic reasons. Thankfully we all have a lot more choice about where to go and spend our hard earned cash nowadays.

purely for nostalgic reasons

I think there is, I mean even if I didn't go there anymore it'd be a shame to lose memories like that

is a bit of a shit hole

Everyone on this site should be voting to save this venue if they like the club or not !!

It always starts with a couple here and there, like Lidd Airport and classic venues like Ilford Island to name but a few.

How can you call yourself a clubber if you don't support the clubbing scene !! clubs are only rubbish if people don't support them ?

I say keep London alive vote now !!