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100 Club To Go The Way of CBGBs?

09/24/2010
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(Gibson) The London Evening Standard is reporting that famed London music venue the 100 Club may be forced to close its doors because of rapidly rising overheads that have led to rent fees of around $250,000 a year.

The club has seen London debuts from numerous classic bands including The Sex Pistols, Oasis, The Clash and The Buzzcocks.

The 100 Club's Jeff Horton, whose father began running the club in 1964, is distressed at the developments saying, "In 1985, when I took over, the rent was barely �11,000. In the U.S. the rents are frozen at certain venues that have a bit of heritage. Here, it's a total free-for-all. What the 100 Club needs is a buyer or major sponsor to step forward. Barring that, we're closing at Christmas despite being as popular as ever. It really is insane." -

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