sentences:  Previous performers at The Witchwood include Oasis, Badly Drawn Boy, The Coral, Snow Patrol, The Seahorses, James, Ash, The fall, Lostprophets, Muse, Opeth, The Damned, Sean Ryder, Glenn Tilbrook, the Hamsters and The Ordinary Boys; as well as popular local bands, including This Is Bracewell and Rock 'n' Roll outfit Bad Habits and double act Stuart Clarke & Shaun Pickles.In 2004, Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council served a compulsory purchase order on The Witchwood, as plans for the regeneration of the surrounding area required the building to be demolished.After a campaign to save the venue, supported by local musicians and businesses, and live music fans from across the country, Ask Developments agreed that The Witchwood would stay, on condition that "the exterior would be re-rendered and new windows put in".