Capitol Theatre (Passaic)

The Capitol Theatre was an entertainment venue located at the intersection of Monroe Street and Central Avenue in Passaic, New Jersey. Built in 1926 as a vaudeville house, the Capitol later served as a movie theater and (after John Scher bought the property) a venue for rock concerts.

Throughout the 1970s and into the mid 1980s, the 3,200 seat theatre was a popular stop on nearly every major rock artist's tour. The venue was known for its in house video system which resulted in a number of good quality, black and white video bootlegs. After it closed, the building fell into disrepair and it was demolished in April 1991. A shopping center known as Capitol Plaza occupies the site now.

The Marshall Tucker Band concert from February 18, 1977, which was recorded at the Capitol Theatre will be released on December 4, 2007 as a 2 CD/DVD package, marking the 30th anniversary of the concert, on Shout! Factory/Ramblin' Records distributed by Sony BMG. This is the only known footage of a complete concert by the original members of The Marshall Tucker Band.

Notable appearances

*Aerosmith
*Allman Brothers Band
*The Beatles
*The Bee Gees
*Blondie
*Blue Öyster Cult
*The Byrds
*The Clash
*Alice Cooper
*Elvis Costello
*Cheap Trick
*Miles Davis
*Devo
*Eagles
*Dave Edmunds
*Fleetwood Mac
*Foghat
*Peter Gabriel
*Grateful Dead
*Hall & Oates
*Heart
*Hot Tuna
*Billy Idol
*Janis Joplin
*Jethro Tull
*Joe Jackson
*The New York Dolls
*John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
*Kansas
*KISS
*Little Feat
*Lou Reed
*Marshall Tucker Band
*Metallica
*Mountain
*The Outlaws
*Queen
*Return to Forever
*Bonnie Raitt
*The Ramones
*R.E.M.
*Renaissance
*Bruce Springsteen
*The Rolling Stones
*Todd Rundgren
*The Runaways with Joan Jett and Lita Ford
*Rush
*Santana
*Slade
*Patti Smith
*Stray Cats
*Styx
*Pink Floyd
*Talking Heads
*T. Rex
*The Tubes
*U2
*Uriah Heep
*Tom Waits
*The Who
*Edgar Winter
*Johnny Winter
*Frank Zappa
*Warren Zevon

External links

* [http://www.moyssi.com/ Extensive collection of photos and programs from the music era of the Capitol]