article_snippet.sent: It was once the edgiest place in town, attracting the word's biggest bands to the word iconic stage - but
article_snippet.sent: The venue was renowned for The venue rock concerts but everything changed in 1984 when heavy metal band Motorhead played a gig so loud
article_snippet.sent: The venue literally began to bring the house down.
article_snippet.sent: As the crowd went wild over the group's unique ear-shattering brand of music, the ceiling cracked and pieces of plaster began to fall on the audience - ending the concert and the life of Cleveland's Variety Theater in one deafening shriek.
article_snippet.sent: The 20,000 sq ft main stage hosted the likes of  
article_snippet.sent: Metallica, the Dead Kennedy's and R.E.M. before Motorhead's fatal performance on December 2 1984.
article_snippet.sent: Ruled to be unsafe: the venue was closed after the ceiling cracked and pieces of plaster began to fall on the audience during a 1984 gig .
article_snippet.sent: Fatal concert: During Motorhead's 1984 gig, the power was cut off to stop the band from playing and two years later the venue was cosed .
highlights_snippet.sent: But as metal band Motorhead performed in 1984, the ceiling cracked and plaster began to fall on to the audience .
  