The venue was previously known as The Fridge, a popular South London club venue that also hosted occasional gigs. It has been closed since March however when the premises were sold to investment group Omni Assets.

But with central London crying out for a replacement for the now demolished Astoria, Omni has ploughed more than £600,000 to refurbish the club and is promising to offer promoters venue hire for as little as £2,000 per night.

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