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[jonty84]

Looking at some of my favourite British bands' websites, I've realised that a lot of them when touring and playing Aberdeen, used to play in a venue called 'The Capitol' - I was just wondering if any of the older members of the forum could tell me anything about it - and if anyone knows of a website with details on it.

Thanks
Mike

[qzdiablo]

it's "the justice mill" bar on union street now

before that it was "oscar's" cocktail bar

before that, i believe it was the capitol

i never went, as far as i can remember

[Alan Cynic]

It was a cinema on Union St, and is now the Chicago Rock Cafe. It had an amazing old Wurlitzer (I think) cinema organ, and I remember seeing a guy coming up from below stage while playing it. Heaps of great bands have played there over the decades. Among the bands I've seen there were the Rolling Stones, the Cure, Siouxsie & the Banshees, the Buzzcocks, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, the Kinks, Jethro Tull, Everly Bros, Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, Paul McCartney, the Smiths and Talking Heads. I've missed out tons of equally big names.

I don't know of any websites, but there was a book which came out a few years ago called (I think) "The Silver Screen in Aberdeen" which will give you the lowdown (There should be copies in the Central Library).


(It might have been "The Siver Screen in the Silver City".....something like that, anyway)

[qzdiablo]

oh yeah, my mistake

what was i thinking?

[delboy]

i saw morrissey at the capitol on during my first ever visit to the granite city in 1991, twas a fine gig!

[Dave]

First ever gig I went to was at the Capitol. Aztec Camera in 1990. I got the tickets for my 13th birthday. Mick Jones was supposed to be joining them on stage, but he didn't turn up. Didn't really bother me at the time 'cos all I knew him for was singing on "Good Morning Britain".

I saw Chuck Berry there a couple of years later, too. Top notch stuff.

It was a bit of a dive, though.

[Johnny Mac]

saw big country there.

awesome.

SLF, Iggy Pop, Ian Dury, and the Blockheads, sniffing Zoff and Lady Esquire, popping speedbombs, then blues... OMG!

[Dead Anyway]

I saw Iron Maiden/Wolfsbane there in on the No Prayer for the Dying tour in 1990. Was my first ever gig. Also saw Bottom live and Little Angels there too.

I acctually saw some films there, twaz good to have an old fashioned cinema, not like these multiplexes of today. Saw Billy Connoly there around 1995ish