90 Wardour St, Soho, London After relocating from 165 Oxford St. this site was home to one of London's most iconic and important music venues between 1964 - 1988, before the property was sold for redevelopment.
Some of the artists to perform during those years included:-
- AC/DC
- Adam & the Ants
- Black Sabbath
- Buzzcocks, the
- Cure, the
- Damned, the
- David Bowie
- Deep Purple
- Dire Straits
- Duran Duran
- Elton John
- Fleetwood Mac
- Guns N Roses
- Human League, the
- Iron Maiden
- Jam, the
- Jimi Hendrix Experience, the
- Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers
- Joy Division
- Led Zeppelin
- MC5
- Motorhead
- Pink Floyd
- Pretenders, the
- Rolling Stones, the
- Sex Pistols, the
- Simon & Garfunkel
- Small Faces, the
- Sparks
- Squeeze
- Stranglers, the
- Stone Roses, the
- Thin Lizzy
- U2
- UFO
- UK Subs
- Ultravox
- Undertones, the
- Who, the
- XTC
- Yardbirds, the
The site is currently 'Soho Loft' apartments.
Unveiled on March 8th 2009. The Who played at this venue 29 times, making their debut on November 24th 1964.
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