Live music venue the Borderline to close over rising West End rents

Host of early performances by Oasis and Amy Winehouse will close its doors at end of August

The historic live music venue the Borderline, host to Rage Against the Machine, Oasis and Amy Winehouse early in their careers as well as REM and Debbie Harry, is to close in the latest blow to London’s embattled nighttime economy.

Blaming rising rents in the West End, licensing pressures and the redevelopment of the building where it is housed, the owners of the Borderline – which will close its doors at the end of August – said it was a sad day for everyone who loves live music and believes in grassroots venues.

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