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A new Jasper Avenue music venue is set to open later this month, filling a space left empty by a popular venue that closed under a cloud of controversy.

Greg Scott, new owner of the former Needle Vinyl Tavern space, announced Monday that a revamped venue, The Station on Jasper, will open June 29.

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Scott said in a news release The Station aims to be the best mid-sized live music venue in Western Canada.

“I really firmly believe that the city needs a great music venue in the downtown core,” he said in an interview Monday. “Every great city has that iconic music place that offers live music and great food. We just really felt from Day 1 that Edmonton needs that as well.

“(Edmonton has) lost a number of music venues, and we thought it would be a shame if we lost another one,” he added.

The space is located in the Alberta Block building, which was home to radio station CKUA for nearly 60 years. The old venue had a capacity for around 400 people.