The Venue was a Music club at 33 Victoria Street, London

London

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, England, owned by Virgin Records

Virgin Records

Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...

. It opened its doors in October 1978. The first act to play there was Graham Parker

Graham Parker

Graham Parker is a British rock singer and songwriter, who is best known as the lead singer of the popular British band Graham Parker & the Rumour.-Early career :...

 and The Rumour, followed by the last live performances by Alex Harvey

Alex Harvey (musician)

Alex Harvey was a Scottish rock musician. With The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, he built a reputation as an exciting live performer during the 1970s glam rock era.-Biography:...

 before his death.
Other acts that played in the early 80's include Rip Rig + Panic, Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop

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 (with Nico) and bizarrely the Tiswas

Tiswas

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team.
The sound system was supplied by Eastlake systems, it was their first forae into live sound