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It was built in 1903 , designed by Frank Matcham , who designed several Theatre s. The first performers at the new theatre were The Fred Karno Troupe. The Empire staged Music-hall entertainments, such as variety performances and revues, until the early 1950s, by which time the popularity of these forms of entertainment was declining. In 1953 , the Empire was sold to the BBC , which put it to use as a television studio–theatre, renaming it the BBC Television Theatre. Among the programmes produced there were '' Crackerjack '', '' Hancock's Half Hour '', '' The Old Grey Whistle Test '', '' That's Life! '', '' The Generation Game '', '' The Basil Brush Show '', '' Juke Box Jury '', '' This Is Your Life '', '' Jim'll Fix It '' and '' Wogan ''. The BBC vacated the building in 1992 . It was taken over and, in 1994, again became the Shepherds Bush Empire. Since then, it has become best known as a music venue and has hosted such acts as Iron Maiden , Tool , Blur , Kylie Minogue , Son Of Dork and Radiohead . The Empire has a capacity of only 2,000, but it has been chosen as a venue for small gigs by such leading performers as Neil Finn , Thunder , David Bowie , Elton John , Smashing Pumpkins and The Rolling Stones . In retrospect the most talked about show to take place there happened on March 10 , 2003 , when Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines made her famously controversial remark against United States President George W. Bush . EXTERNAL LINKS
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