The Capitol Theatre



If you want to go a legendary music venue that has equally legendary performers, just head over to the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester!

The Capitol Theatre was originally built as a movie theater in 1926, and it stayed that way until 1970, when it was renovated to become a concert venue. It hosted many shows in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, the most popular of which being the Grateful Dead, who played a total of 13 shows there from 1970 to 1971. After these decades were over, the venue became a catering and special events facility from October 2001 to December 2011, mostly for weddings and Bar and Bat Mitzvahs.

In December 2011, it was announced that the venue would be reopening to have shows again. The venue had a massive renovation, which included acquiring the adjacent Capitol Jewelers store and turning it into a bar named Garcia’s in honor of Jerry Garcia. The venue itself had its official reopening on September 4, 2012, and its first performer was Bob Dylan. It has since featured many other legendary artists, such as Joan Baez, Elvis Costello, John Fogerty, Jeff Beck, Ringo Starr, and Robert Plant.

Grateful Dead shows are still popular there today, as former member Phil Lesh has performed several residencies there since retiring from touring in 2014. There are also several Grateful Dead related shows on their calendar right now. The first two will be happening tomorrow and on Saturday, October 21, which will be Billy & the Kids, which features Grateful Dead’s Bill Kreutzmann. The next show will be happening on October 25, with a cover band called the Spadtastics performing at Garcia’s. The next Grateful Dead related show after that will be on November 10, with a band that is inspired by them called Grateful Shred. After that, Bobby Weir from the Grateful Dead and his new band Wolf Bros will be performing there on December 12, December 13, December 15, December 16, and December 17. A few weeks later, tribute band Dark Star Orchestra will be performing on December 30 and 31. A few weeks after that, tribute band Joe Russo’s Almost Dead will be performing on January 12, 13, and 14.

There are other legendary musicians that are currently scheduled to perform there. George Thorogood and the Destroyers will be there on October 22, Blues Traveler will perform there on October 26, Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull will perform on November 2, and Bob Dylan will be back on November 7 and November 8. 

So go ahead and get your tickets and go enjoy some amazing music!


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