Marquee: The Story of the World's Greatest Music Venuehe Marquee is the most famous and iconic music club in the world. Melody Maker called it "The most important venue in the history of pop music." The story of the Marquee is the story of popular music in Britain: the hot, sweaty and sticky life and times of the club through the words of the musicians, management, staff and fans who were there to witness music history being made. Starting out as a jazz club on Oxford Street before relocating to Soho's