In the early 1970s, the Capitol Theater, which at the time was a crumbling movie house, was one of the the Dead’s favorite concert halls because of its unusually good acoustics. The group played 18 concerts there in 1970 and 1971
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Phil Lesh and Bob Weir, founding members of the Dead, announced on
Friday that their band, Furthur, will do a series of eight concerts at
the theater starting on April 16.
In the early 1970s, the Capitol Theater, which at the time was a crumbling movie house, was one of the the Dead’s favorite concert halls because of its unusually good acoustics. The group played 18 concerts there in 1970 and 1971
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In the early 1970s, the Capitol Theater, which at the time was a crumbling movie house, was one of the the Dead’s favorite concert halls because of its unusually good acoustics. The group played 18 concerts there in 1970 and 1971
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"Got on the bus" & saw my first Dead show at that venerable venue way back in Nov. 1970. Going back for one of these Furthur shows, can't wait!
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