# Rodon (Athens)
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'''Rodon''' ({{langx|el|Ρόδον}}) was a [rock](/source/rock_music) and [pop](/source/pop_music) music venue (club) in [Athens](/source/Athens), Greece, from 1987 to 2005; it was in 24 Marni Street.
==Overview==
The club was known for live performances (gigs) from Greek and foreign bands and individual performers such as [Iggy Pop](/source/Iggy_Pop), [Ramones](/source/Ramones), [Xylina Spathia](/source/Xylina_Spathia) and [Trypes](/source/Trypes).{{citation needed|date=December 2015}} Moreover, some albums were recorded live at Rodon.
The 2004 Athens ''[Time Out](/source/Time_Out_(magazine))'' guide mentions the club as ''Rodon 24'' and writes about it: "The oldest rock club in Athens (and for a long time the only one) ... The name alone brings tears to the eyes of the average Athenian concert goer."[{{cite book| title=TimeOut Athens| date=2004| publisher=[Penguin Books](/source/Penguin_Books)| isbn=0-141-01055-X}}]
==Artists and groups that performed live at Rodon==
The following performed live at the club:{{citation needed|date=December 2015}}
*[Motörhead](/source/Mot%C3%B6rhead) (1990)[{{cite web|url=https://concertsbestever.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B5%CF%83-%CF%83%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%B5%CF%83-%CE%BF%CE%B9-motorhead-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF-%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%B4%CE%BF%CE%BD/ |title=Ιστορικές συναυλίες στο Ρόδον}}]
* King Diamond (25 February 1990)
*[Dio](/source/Dio_(band)) (4, 5, 6 November 1993)[{{cite web|url=http://www.dio.net/tour/strange_highways.html |title=Tapio's Ronnie James Dio Pages: Strange Highways tour dates |publisher=Dio.net |accessdate=2017-08-25}}]
*[Iced Earth](/source/Iced_Earth) (23, 24 January 1999)
*[Pixies](/source/Pixies_(band)) (19 May 1989)
*Suicide (18 December 1988)[{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9T9pdwEPrw |title=Suicide live in Greece, Athens, Club Rodon (18th December, 1988)|accessdate=2026-03-19}}]
*[Iggy Pop](/source/Iggy_Pop) (9 February 1991)[{{cite web|url=http://viewphoto.tumblr.com/post/31917559140/iggy-pop-live-at-rodon-club-athens-greece |title=view PHOTO agency – Iggy Pop Live at Rodon Club, Athens Greece |website=Viewphoto.tumblr.com |date=1991-02-09 |accessdate=2015-12-27}}]
*[John Cipollina](/source/John_Cipollina)[see the section ''Albums recorded live at Rodon'']
*[The Last Drive](/source/The_Last_Drive) (December 1987, April 1988, February 1995)[{{cite web|url=http://last-drive.net/biography.htm |title=The Last Drive |publisher=The Last Drive |accessdate=2015-12-27}}]
*[Nick Cave](/source/Nick_Cave) (3, 4, 5 May 1989)[{{cite web|url=http://www.nick-cave.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=29 |title=Nick Cave Online – Concerts – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |website=Nick-cave.com |accessdate=2015-12-27}}]
*[Nick Gravenites](/source/Nick_Gravenites)[{{cite web|url=http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/cc/021399.html |title=02/13/99 – Athens, Greece @ Rodon Club |publisher=Sonic Youth |date=1999-02-13 |accessdate=2015-12-27}}]
*[Thin White Rope](/source/Thin_White_Rope) (5 October 1991)
*[Trypes](/source/Trypes)
*[Xylina Spathia](/source/Xylina_Spathia)
*[Blackfield](/source/Blackfield) (27 November 2004)
*[Hi-5 (Greek band)](/source/Hi-5_(Greek_band))
* Yngwie Malmsteen (November 1995)
* [Porcupine Tree](/source/Porcupine_Tree) (23 December 1995, 26 October 1996, 22 November 1997, 26 & 27 March 1999, 20 & 21 April 2001, 22 & 23 March 2003)[{{cite web|url=https://porcupinetree.com/tour-dates/|title=Porcupine Tree Tour Dates}}]
* Blue Oyster Cult – at 16 December 1995
==Albums recorded live at Rodon==
The following albums were recorded live at the club:
* ''[Blitzkrieg in Athens](/source/Blitzkrieg_in_Athens)'' (1989) by [Ramones](/source/Ramones)
*''Live in Athens at the Rodon'' (1991) by [Nick Gravenites](/source/Nick_Gravenites) and [John Cipollina](/source/John_Cipollina)[[http://www.discogs.com/Nick-Gravenites-And-John-Cipollina-Live-In-Athens-At-The-Rodon/release/2747713 ''Nick Gravenites and John Cipollina – Live In Athens At The Rodon''] on [Discogs](/source/Discogs)]
* ''Athens'' (1995) by [Porcupine Tree](/source/Porcupine_Tree)[[https://www.discogs.com/release/25346827-Porcupine-Tree-Athens-1995 ''Porcupine Tree – Athens (1995)''] on [Discogs](/source/Discogs)]
* ''[Visions of Europe](/source/Visions_of_Europe)'' (1997) by [Stratovarius](/source/Stratovarius)
* ''[Alive in Athens](/source/Alive_in_Athens)'' (1999) by [Iced Earth](/source/Iced_Earth)[[http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=3682 Iced Earth – Alive in Athens review. METAL STORM. Retrieved 28 February 2016.]]
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.last.fm/venue/8789146+Rodon Rodon] on [last.fm](/source/last.fm)
* [http://www.athensguide.com/nightlife.html Athens Guide]
* [http://www.last.fm/venue/8789146+Rodon/events Last.fm website]
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Category:1987 establishments in Greece
Category:2005 disestablishments in Greece
Category:Buildings and structures in Athens
Category:Music in Athens
Category:Music venues in Greece
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