Northwest Dance & Music Venues
Photo Courtesy of Chris Wolfe
The Grooveyard
Originally Known as Hollywood Bowl
Now Known as The Metro
759 Carnarvon Street
New Westminster, British Columbia
This was one of the Main R & B Dancehalls in Vancouver in the mid-late 60's, and early 70's Some of the bands that rocked this place during those great years of NW music were:
The Bachelors
Bo Diddely
Centaurs
Dakus and the Rebels
DeVilles
Eldorados
Electras
Jason Hoover and The Epics
The Fox
Mr Lucky & The Gamblers
The Guess Who
The Kingsmen
The New Breed
Night Train Revue
Nocturnals
Nomads
Paul Revere & The Raiders
Kentish Steele & the Shantelles
Shockers
The Sonics
Soul Society
Soul Unlimited
Stags
The Statics
Ike & Tina Turner
Vancouver Playboys
The Viscounts

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The Centaurs at the Grooveyard

Live From the Grooveyard - Image courtesy of Joe Cochlin

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Last Update: 3 June 2015
Credits:   Brian Newcombe, Corky Ellis, Ed Nodorozny, Alex Michie, Terry Coan, Chris Wolfe, Dan Alfredson, Joe Cochlin, Les Vogt, John Gedak, Brian Wesner, Chuck Gorling