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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 (in its later years a XXX movie theatre) and (after John Scher bought the property) a venue for rock concerts.
![Capitol Theatre (Passaic, New Jersey) Capitol Theater in Passaic NJ 1963 Before the Concerts Vintage](https://alchetron.com/cdn/capitol-theatre-passaic-new-jersey-ba280179-3849-412c-a132-d9fe1ca4cd3-resize-750.jpeg)
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.
![Capitol Theatre (Passaic, New Jersey) Brucebase 19780919 CAPITOL THEATRE PASSAIC NJ](https://alchetron.com/cdn/capitol-theatre-passaic-new-jersey-8ca0927e-15bf-42e2-84cf-c86bb439e06-resize-750.jpg)
The Marshall Tucker Band concert from February 18, 1977, which was recorded at the Capitol Theatre was released on December 4, 2007 as a 2 CD/DVD package, called Carolina Dreams Tour '77 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.
![Capitol Theatre (Passaic, New Jersey) Capitol Theatre 320 Monroe St Passaic NJ City Boy Mick Flickr](https://alchetron.com/cdn/capitol-theatre-passaic-new-jersey-ba35234d-b7e4-4b79-af1b-1561bcc79c5-resize-750.jpeg)
The video for the #1 hit by Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, and Sting called " All For Love" was filmed at the Capitol Theatre.
![Capitol Theatre (Passaic, New Jersey) Capitol Theatre from the roof of The Central Theatre Pass Flickr](https://alchetron.com/cdn/capitol-theatre-passaic-new-jersey-8d738b3f-fbc2-4bc6-a359-dabe677c1db-resize-750.jpeg)
Notable appearances
![Capitol Theatre (Passaic, New Jersey) Capitol Theatre Security RemembersDo You YouTube](https://alchetron.com/cdn/capitol-theatre-passaic-new-jersey-b337b4ec-94cc-462f-9f52-ee6573314cc-resize-750.jpeg)
![Capitol Theatre (Passaic, New Jersey) Capitol Theatre in Passaic NJ Cinema Treasures](https://alchetron.com/cdn/capitol-theatre-passaic-new-jersey-12576982-447e-4f1b-9a5b-6014c0db5dc-resize-750.png)