Astoria
It's difficult to come back to a blog that you forgot to write on the day in question, even if that day was yesterday. I have no real thoughts on the French election, other than that obviously I hope Le Pen doesn't win it. If memory serves, yesterday I attempted to sleep off as much as I possibly could before watching too much football. I also accepted receipt of Less Than Jake's "Live From The London Astoria" which was taken from shows performed at the iconic London venue in 2001, which was somewhat before my time.
I think I'm right in saying it's been seven years since the Astoria went and I still feel its absence. Still, we've got a massive Tottenham Court Station in advance of Crossrail instead. Woo for the march of progress. The place was a huge part of mine and so many other people's youths, the perfect venue for a atmospheric gig. That was back when every live show felt genuinely thrilling. I'm obviously much more jaded now, but Jimmy Eat World's show at the Troxy last year was so good that it transported me back to the first time I ever saw them at the Astoria. It was one of my first gigs full stop and still one of my favourites, as the band delivered 90 minutes of non-stop brilliant rock and roll.
I would go on to see many shows there including Less Than Jake, New Found Glory, Coheed and Cambria, Reel Big Fish, +44, Alter Bridge, Yellowcard, Finch, Taking Back Sunday, Bowling For Soup, Hellogoodbye, Linkin Park, Motion City Soundtrack, Nightwish, Within Temptation, Alkaline Trio, The Holloways and on one regrettable evening, Simple Plan. I'll stop now before I become one of those rose-tinted millenials seeking refuge in nostalgia from a harrowing present.
I think I'm right in saying it's been seven years since the Astoria went and I still feel its absence. Still, we've got a massive Tottenham Court Station in advance of Crossrail instead. Woo for the march of progress. The place was a huge part of mine and so many other people's youths, the perfect venue for a atmospheric gig. That was back when every live show felt genuinely thrilling. I'm obviously much more jaded now, but Jimmy Eat World's show at the Troxy last year was so good that it transported me back to the first time I ever saw them at the Astoria. It was one of my first gigs full stop and still one of my favourites, as the band delivered 90 minutes of non-stop brilliant rock and roll.
I would go on to see many shows there including Less Than Jake, New Found Glory, Coheed and Cambria, Reel Big Fish, +44, Alter Bridge, Yellowcard, Finch, Taking Back Sunday, Bowling For Soup, Hellogoodbye, Linkin Park, Motion City Soundtrack, Nightwish, Within Temptation, Alkaline Trio, The Holloways and on one regrettable evening, Simple Plan. I'll stop now before I become one of those rose-tinted millenials seeking refuge in nostalgia from a harrowing present.
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