A demolition crew knocks down The Brewery, a popular live music venue in Raleigh for more than 27 years, on Tuesday to make way for a drugstore, a parking deck and apartments.

The Brewery's staff and regular patrons watched the demolition at 3009 Hillsborough St.

From its opening in 1983 through its final concert Saturday, The Brewery played host to names that came through Raleigh: Jane's Addiction, Georgia Satellites, Sheryl Crow, Blind Melon and Panic at the Disco. Local acts such as Corrosion of Conformity and Whiskeytown with Ryan Adams played there before going on to bigger fame.