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Capitol Theater makes push as concert venue
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jstep
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January 21, 2008 at 10:45 am
DAVENPORT, IA — The Capitol Theater, a 1920’s Rapp and Rapp house will re-open on Feburary 28 with a concert by progressive rock and jam band Umphrey’s McGee. A $3 million dollar renovation will also be included in the plans.
Most popular musicians play to houses that hold 500 to 1,500 patrons, said Bozarth, former executive director of the River Music Experience and now a partner in N-Vents. Bozarth hopes to bring those acts to the Quad-Cities, announcing Thursday that N-Vents will lease and renovate the historic Capitol Theatre and book entertainment there.
“I’ve had people ask me why, in a community of 400,000, there is no action here,” Bozarth said. “The acts that are playing Chicago in houses of 500 to 1,500 don’t play here. And the reason for that is that we don’t have a venue of that size.”
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