User:Soldatengrab/The Warehouse, Preston

An alternative venue since 1972, The Warehouse (also named Raiders for a short period before the current owners took over in 1988) is the longest running rock/indie venue in the UK.

The venue was seen as a focal point of the Punk movement in the late 1970s, evolving over time and hosting a variety of the large touring bands of the day, including The Stone Roses and Joy Division who recorded their live album "Preston Warehouse" there 12 weeks before Ian Curtis' death. Black Flag singer Henry Rollins was famously beaten up in a mosh pit during a gig at the Warehouse in an incident he referred to on channel 4's The Word. The band China Crisis were regulars at the club and it can be found mentioned in one of their album sleeves.

popularity of the club led to expansion; with the middle floor opening in 1990 and a third floor in 1993.