The venue, where bands such as The Beatles and Queen have played, has been acquired by an American-German joint venture.HMV has agreed to sell the art deco venue, which opened in 1932 as the Gaumont Palace cinema, to Stage C two years after taking over the 9,000-capacity arena.It has played host to a number of noteworthy performances, including David Bowie???s last concert as alter-ego Ziggy Stard