Northwest Dance Halls
Photo Courtesy of Chris Wolfe
The Grooveyard
Originally Known as Hollywood Bowl
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 the early years of NW music were:
The Bachelors
Bo Diddely
Centaurs
DeVilles
Electras
Jason Hoover and The Epics
The Fox
The Kingsmen
The New Breed
Night Train Revue
Nocturnals
Nomads
Paul Revere & The Raiders
Kentish Steele & the Shantelles
Shockers
The Sonics
Soul Unlimited
Stags
The Statics
Ike & Tina Turner
Vancouver Playboys
The Viscounts
 

Others ?

The Centaurs at the Grooveyard

Live From the Grooveyard - Image courtesy of Joe Cochlin
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Last Update: 24 November 2005
Credits: Brian Newcombe, Corky Ellis, Ed Nodorozny, Alex Michie, Terry Coan, Chris Wolfe, Dan Alfredson, Joe Cochlin, Les Vogt, John Gedak