This brings back a lot of memories….I used to work a few blocks away from the Wellmont in the late ‘70s and passed that theatre hundreds and hundreds of times but was never in it. That was back in the heyday of the Capitol Theatre in Passaic being NJ’s premier rock venue. Hard to believe it’s being resurrected as a music venue.
I also went to the Claridge a bunch of times in the late ‘60s through the early '80s — even saw 2001: A Space Odyssey there in 1968 (or 69?), when the theatre was the area’s Cinerama venue, with that huge curved screen and multi-channel sound. Great place.
Many thanks to D.C. for posting the photos. Some of the greatest rock shows I ever went to were at the Academy of Music/Palladium from the early ‘70s through the early '80s. The shots brought back some long-lost memories of that room.
Many thanks to D.C. for posting the photos. Some of the greatest rock shows I ever went to were at the Academy of Music/Palladium from the early ‘70s through the early '80s.
Replying to Joe A’s question about the Capitol Theatre’s rock and roll video library…
Yes, the library survived, and is owned/controlled by John Scher/Metropolitan Entertainment. Not all artists signed releases enabling any future release of these — HOWEVER, there have been discussions about commercially releasing some of them.
As someone who probably saw a good 25-30 shows at the Capitol, I’d love to see it happen!
I was only at the magnificent Stanley Theatre once — September 28, 1972 — my first Grateful Dead concert. The Dead did a three-night stand there (September 26-28), and the show from 9/27/72 was released commercially as part of the “Dick’s Picks” series of archival recordings. Fans consider that run of shows among the great ones by the band. Can anyone else comment on other rock shows held at this beautiful venue?
This brings back a lot of memories….I used to work a few blocks away from the Wellmont in the late ‘70s and passed that theatre hundreds and hundreds of times but was never in it. That was back in the heyday of the Capitol Theatre in Passaic being NJ’s premier rock venue. Hard to believe it’s being resurrected as a music venue.
I also went to the Claridge a bunch of times in the late ‘60s through the early '80s — even saw 2001: A Space Odyssey there in 1968 (or 69?), when the theatre was the area’s Cinerama venue, with that huge curved screen and multi-channel sound. Great place.
Many thanks to D.C. for posting the photos. Some of the greatest rock shows I ever went to were at the Academy of Music/Palladium from the early ‘70s through the early '80s. The shots brought back some long-lost memories of that room.
Many thanks to D.C. for posting the photos. Some of the greatest rock shows I ever went to were at the Academy of Music/Palladium from the early ‘70s through the early '80s.
Replying to Joe A’s question about the Capitol Theatre’s rock and roll video library…
Yes, the library survived, and is owned/controlled by John Scher/Metropolitan Entertainment. Not all artists signed releases enabling any future release of these — HOWEVER, there have been discussions about commercially releasing some of them.
As someone who probably saw a good 25-30 shows at the Capitol, I’d love to see it happen!
I was only at the magnificent Stanley Theatre once — September 28, 1972 — my first Grateful Dead concert. The Dead did a three-night stand there (September 26-28), and the show from 9/27/72 was released commercially as part of the “Dick’s Picks” series of archival recordings. Fans consider that run of shows among the great ones by the band. Can anyone else comment on other rock shows held at this beautiful venue?