The venue, The Astoria, is near the intersection of Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street in central (the "West End") London - it's actually IN Charing Cross Road, but the Centrepoint Tower dominates that area so Charing Cross Road is not very apparent.

The Astoria ALWAYS hosts G.A.Y. on Friday nights to entertain the unfeasbily young London gay crowd - more like a gay creche than a disco - and I last saw Tangerine Dream there in 2004. This wasn't on a Friday night, of course.

It's not the largest music hall in the world but if you get there and inside early enough you may be lucky to secure a gallery table opposite the bar upstairs where you can sit and drink and enjoy whatever show is on rather than standing up the whole damned evening. It is featured in the silly 2000 Brit film, "Kevin and Perry Go Large" depicted as some Balearic Island rave spot.

I have no clue about any other Astoria in London. Do we have a Waldorf Astoria hotel here?

Enjoy!
Byron

p.s. The Astoria in question is about a 15-minute walk to the Thames via St. Martins (in the Field), Trafalgar Square, Charing Cross and Embankment.

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