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Points: 2223 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 22 2015 at 18:10
Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

^ although it might be best to try Wardour Street instead. You would have a far better chance of finding said watering hole.
 
Isn't Wardour Street where that great Chinese restaurant is?  The one where the waiters yell at you? I can't remember the name - Wong Kee maybe?
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Points: 37575 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 22 2015 at 19:08
Wong Kei...


I've oft wondered if that was a deliberate pun or not, probably not but who knows.
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Points: 2223 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 22 2015 at 19:10
agreed, probably not, but great fun anyway.
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Hammersmith Odeon. Well, I want to check it out anyway. Some of my favorite live concerts were recorded there.

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Again as a tourist to another tourist, I'd like to suggest to the OP a club called Bag O' Nails at Soho. The place existed since 60s and so many musicians from the era were regurarly coming at Bag O' Nails; for while it was a gentlemen club, but now it's a "rock club" again.
 
 


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Originally posted by fudgenuts64 fudgenuts64 wrote:

Hammersmith Odeon. Well, I want to check it out anyway. Some of my favorite live concerts were recorded there.


It's now the Eventim Apollo, having been the Hammersmith Apollo for a while before that.
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Originally posted by emigre80 emigre80 wrote:

Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Fortunately, Abbey Road still has a zebra crossing if you find yourself in Regents Park and want to recreate an iconic album cover - just remember to park a VW beetle in the appropriate place.
Talking of Abbey Road, you can get a good minibus tour of Beatle-related places from a place in Leicester Square. It goes down Baker Street, past Macca's place (he was out) and on to Abbey Road where you can get run over on the zebra crossing if you're not careful. Definitely worth it if you're a fan.
 
There's also the Coal Hole in the Strand where I've had a few beers with Blacksword and Simon Godfrey of Tinyfish fame, whilst having an in-depth discussion on Hawkwind albums. That's prog-related.
 
so it's worth getting run over only if you are a real fan?  I'm not going to bother otherwise.

Yes obviously. Wink
It does surprise me that people don't get knocked down there, or perhaps they do.
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Fopp in Shaftesbury Avenue is quite good for cheap prog CDs.
Going to London tomorrow for the weekend. I'll see if I can get the time to drop by this place. Thanks.
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a plaque commemorating Chris Squire
 
 
I'm going to be in London next week, I may stop by and pay my respects.
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..except they are currently rebuilding it so some of the chimneys are missing


and I understand it will be a lot less visible from trains (this was breath taking when the Eurostar still ended on the South Bank) and other places, since the industrial wastelands grounds will be built-up around it, and the BPS could be somethered by high-rise buidings.
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Originally posted by Svetonio Svetonio wrote:


Again as a tourist to another tourist, I'd like to suggest to the OP a club called Bag O' Nails at Soho. The place existed since 60s and so many musicians from the era were regurarly coming at Bag O' Nails; for while it was a gentlemen club, but now it's a "rock club" again.
 
 


According to their own web site it's now a private members club with an emphasis on karaoke and only occasional live music.

Anyone wanting to catch some interesting live bands whilst in London would do better to check out what's on at venues like Corsica Studios, the Lexington, the Underworld, the Boston Music Room, the Vortex and Cafe Oto. The latter two more on the improv / creative jazz side.

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Originally posted by timothy leary timothy leary wrote:

London Bridge, oh wait we bought that pile of rocks

You bought 'a' London Bridge, we built a new one (albeit an uninspiring one) as they have a habit of falling down.
Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

..except they are currently rebuilding it so some of the chimneys are missing


and I understand it will be a lot less visible from trains (this was breath taking when the Eurostar still ended on the South Bank) and other places, since the industrial wastelands grounds will be built-up around it, and the BPS could be somethered by high-rise buidings.
Yup, that does appear to be the case, there is certainly a lot of construction happening around Nine Elms that will resemble a "mini-Manhattan" if it ever gets completed.

Originally posted by emigre80 emigre80 wrote:

a plaque commemorating Chris Squire
 
 
I'm going to be in London next week, I may stop by and pay my respects.
I hope you enjoy your visit, and that the weather improves. 


Edited by Dean - October 25 2015 at 05:32
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Originally posted by Mascodagama Mascodagama wrote:

Originally posted by Svetonio Svetonio wrote:


Again as a tourist to another tourist, I'd like to suggest to the OP a club called Bag O' Nails at Soho. The place existed since 60s and so many musicians from the era were regurarly coming at Bag O' Nails; for while it was a gentlemen club, but now it's a "rock club" again.
 
 


According to their own web site it's now a private members club with an emphasis on karaoke and only occasional live music.

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I thought that the OP wants to see and to sniff the atmosphere of some "historic" pubs / clubs in London (e.g. The Beatles were hanging in the Bag O'Nails in '67/'68), not primarily to listen to great live music at those places, as the OP actually was in London to see Steven Wilson at the concert. And Bag O' Nails is damn good to be seen by the tourists.
By the way, Bag O'Nails seems to be very popular club among the Russian community in London now, judging by the posts on their Facebook page.
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Points: 5111 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 25 2015 at 08:45
^ Yes I think you are right about the OP and your post was more on-topic than mine. But felt some current venue suggestions where newer bands can be heard would also be of interest to general readers of the thread.

Edited by Mascodagama - October 25 2015 at 08:46
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