Capitol Theatre (Passaic)
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Built in 1926, The Capitol Theatre on Monroe Street in Passaic, New Jersey got its start as a vaudeville house. With the death of vaudville it became a movie theatre, but its real claim to fame came as a legendary Rock music venue owned by promoter, John Scher.
Throughout the 1970's and into the mid 1980's the 3,200 seat theatre was a popular stop on nearly every major rock artist's tour. After it closed, the building fell into disrepair and it was demolished in April, 1991
Artists who appeared at the Capitol Theatre:
- Allman Brothers Band
- Blondie
- Blue Öyster Cult
- The Clash
- Alice Cooper
- Elvis Costello
- Cheap Trick
- Devo
- Eagles
- Dave Edmunds
- Fleetwood Mac
- Foghat
- Grateful Dead
- Heart
- Hot Tuna
- Kansas
- KISS
- Marshall Tucker Band
- Mountain
- The Outlaws
- Queen
- Bonnie Raitt
- The Ramones
- R.E.M.
- Bruce Springsteen
- The Rolling Stones
- Todd Rundgren
- The Runaways w/Joan Jett and Lita Ford
- Rush
- Slade
- Patti Smith
- Stray Cats
- Styx
- Pink Floyd
- The Talking Heads
- T. Rex
- U2
- Tom Waits
- The Who
- Edgar Winter
- Johnny Winter
- Frank Zappa
- Warren Zevon
