Complex sentence: It was used as a classroom for pupils of Whitley Bay High School during a caretakers' strike in the 1980s, and later became a live music venue playing host to several bands, including an appearance by Ash in 2001.
Split into simpler sentences: It was used as a classroom for pupils of Whitley Bay High School during a caretakers' strike in the 1980s. Most recently it became a live music venue playing host to several bands, including an appearance by Ash in 2001.