Capital Centre The venue was demolished in 2002. Instead, the floor plan was basically in the ground. Chicago's performance recorded live at Capital Centre on June 2426, 1975, was released in 2011's Chicago XXXIV: Live in '75. The Maryland Arrows, Washington Wave, and Washington Power lacrosse teams used the arena, as did the Washington Warthogs CISL professional indoor soccer team. A former arena employee, Ed Frankovic, told DC.sbnation.comthat the popular Rock the Red concept would be virtually impossible: The biggest problem was it was just so dark there. Friends of "THE CAPITAL CENTRE", Largo, MD. Order Catering. Buy Tickets. Closed What a wonderful job, with free tix to virtually EVERYTHINGhockey (my fav of course), concerts, basketball, circus, boxing, etc. Setlists. We're sorry, this service doesn't work with Spotify on mobile devices yet. WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - April 24, 1988 (4,500) Barry Horowitz vs. Jose Luis Rivera. According to longtime fan Ronald Bove: It was a special place. Download this stock image: Washington Capitals' goalie Don Beaupre stops a shot on goal during the New York Rangers series at Capital Centre, in Landover, Maryland, on April 16, 1991. ANNAPOLIS. Their 1982 live album "Still Life" (American Concert 1981), included three songs taken from the Largo concerts, "Let Me Go" (December 8), "Twenty Flight Rock" and "Going to a Go-Go" (December 9). Ticket prices were $7.50, 10, and 12.50. | style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"| SucceededbyNassau Coliseum Visit Website. Special Collections and University Archives. They returned to the arena after a 13-year absence on October 18, 1992 supporting Revenge (1992) with their Revenge Tour. The second night of the Hide Your Sheep Tour was filmed at the arena. Capital Centre (Landover, Maryland), a former sports arena near Washington, D.C. Capital Center South Tower, Indianapolis, Indiana. ", Capital Centre was the primary home of the Washington Bullets of the NBA from 1973 to 1997, the Washington Capitals of the NHL from 1974 to 1997, and Georgetown University men's basketball from 1981 to 1997. She always had a pic of Peter Bomdra on her board. Our Season ticket group was Maryland based so when the team moved, they all stayed home. Located in the heart of Prince George's County . This collection documents the community of Marylanders and Washingtonians that formed around the Centre, including ephemera from former staff, volunteers, and event-goers. [42], Template:S-start-collapsible Sandi, Carol, and I still meet at least once a year in Fredericksburg to reminisce about the great times we had working at Capital Centre. Capital Centre's concert list along with photos, videos, and setlists of their past concerts & performances. . In New York, 120,000 tickets for six shows sold in thirty-six hours. Bruce Springsteen held 14 concerts at the Capital Centre between 1978 and 1992: Van Halen performed several shows at the arena: their debut tour on August 12, 1978 opening for Ted Nugent, the World Invasion Tour on May 1, 1980 promoting Women and Children First (1980), the Fair Warning Tour on July 2829, 1981 supporting Fair Warning (1981), and the Hide Your Sheep Tour on October 1112, 1982 for Diver Down (1982). The first two volumes of Kiss' retrospective DVD series Kissology included bonus discs of late-1970s shows videotaped at the arena. Over the years, until its demolition in 2002, the Capital Centres legend grew. Styx performed here four times between 1978 and 1983. Their April 1981 performance at the venue from the Paradise Theatre tour is available on bootleg. Anne Arundel County Police arrested a 70-year-old man whom they say is the "sole suspect" in a shooting that took place Wednesday at a Brooklyn Park residence. 7.50 Linear Feet (1 hollinger box, 3 flat boxes, and 2 paige boxes), 19 Items (17 posters (including 3 framed) and 2 signs). 1 reference. The Capital Centre served as concert venue and sports arena for the Washington Bullets and Capitals from 1973-2002, and became a center of community activity. Sachs said Pollin found land available in Landover. Yip was featured on season . AC/DC performed several concerts of their tours in the arena, such as the Let There Be Rock Tour (1977), If You Want Blood Tour (1979), Back in Black Tour (1980), For Those About to Rock Tour (1981), Flick of the Switch Tour (1983), Blow Up Your Video World Tour (1988) and The Razors Edge World Tour (1990). 10801 Lockwood Dr. Suite 110. Read more. Children of Metal. and National . The arena also was home to a few noteworthy NHL playoff games, including the Easter Epic in 1987. Three more shows were played in 1994 under the new name, USAir arena. Their Dynasty Tour visited the arena on July 78, 1979 promoting Dynasty (1979). Capital Centre collection, 0509-MDHC. Largo, MD 20774. Map & directions. Contact Capital Centre: Landover, Maryland, United States: Feb 15, 1996 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band / John Hiatt. The star-studded event included Anita Baker, James Ingram, Crosby, Stills & Nash, The Four Tops, Frankie Valli, James Brown, John Fogerty, John Sebastian, John Ritter, Kris Kristofferson, Linda Ronstadt, Neil Diamond, George Carlin, Richie Havens, John Voight, and Stevie Wonder. The U.S. Census Bureau defined the land, later occupied by The Boulevard at the Capital Centre,[7] as being in the Mitchellville census-designated place as of the 1990 U.S. Census,[8] while in the 2000 U.S. Census the area was placed in the Lake Arbor CDP. |}, April 2002, eight months prior to demolition, "1990 County Block Map" for Prince George's County (, The Washington Post, Friday December 7, 1973, page B1 and B19/. The Steve Miller Band's August 3, 1977 performance at the Capital Centre was released in May 2021 as the live album Live! This collection is open to the public and must be used in the Special Collections reading room. In 1997, US Airways' naming rights deal came to an end after the now-Wizards and Capitals moved to a new arena, MCICenter (now Capital One Arena) in downtown Washington, and the arena once again became known as CapitalCentre. [9][10], In 1964, Abe Pollin became the owner of the National Basketball Association's Baltimore Bullets and wanted to reconnect the sport to the DC region. We went crazy, we were designing and building at the same time, the George Hyman Construction Company was magnificent, said Sachs. Queen performed at the arena on three separate occasions, first during the News of the World Tour in November 1977, then as part of the Jazz Tour the following year. Upper Marlboro, MD serves as Capital Electric's corporate headquarters and main office, as well as our Central Distribution Center (CDC) and main warehouse fulfilling over 50 of our branches in the Mid-Atlantic region of Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. When they moved to the Verizon Center, it would all change. Eric Clapton played two shows there on October 4 & 5, 1974, in support of his album 461 Ocean Boulevard. Concert videos of Blue yster Cult from the arena on December 27, 1976 have been released on their Live 1976 DVD and on July 14, 1978 Some Enchanted Evening Legacy Edition CD/DVD. MostTV and radio crews broadcasting from the venue referred to it by its nickname "Cap Centre. [19] Footage of past Washington Bullets games held at the Capital Centre was used in the 1979 comedy film The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh. Led Zeppelin sold out every show they ever booked there. Rush performed here thirteen times, first in 1976, then on every tour between 1979 through 1996. Setlists. If you do not have tickets already, forget it. 7:30 pm. Clines, Francis X.; Times, Special To the New York (January 21, 1985). Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 9/22/1982 THE WHO Concert Ticket Stub Capital Centre Landover Maryland Rare at the best online prices at eBay! "It was one of those experiences that you never forget," remarked Stevie Nicks.[42]. Catering deliveries at this restaurant require a $125.00 subtotal minimum order size. performed annually at the "Back to School" concerts held at the Capital Center, including the Go Go Live at the Capital Centre concert in 1987. Pingback: A Look Back at the Only NHL All Star Game Washington has Hosted | NoVa Caps, Pingback: History Behind A Number: No. The Washington/Maryland Commandos of the Arena Football League also called the arena home from 1987 to 1990. The shows of December 2021, 1981 were filmed and several tracks from these shows are included in their DVD set Plug Me In. 45 Calvert Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 300-301 West Preston Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Toll Free (800) 705-3493 Part of the Special Collections and University Archives. When nobody took him up on his offer, Pollin researched and determined a privately-owned and operated arena could work, but he would need a second tenant. Anyone who ever worked at the Cap Centre is invited to the free event. Pollin needed a place for his team to play. Bitterly cold weather had forced the cancellation of the previous day's inaugural parade in Washington, D.C. As a result, the alternative indoor event at the Capital Centre afforded the parade's expected participantsincluding an estimated 9,000 studentsan opportunity to perform for the president. Other events there included monster truck shows, Arenacross shows, and tractor pulls shows. It really was the Capital Centre family.. All commemorative memorabilia (including clothes, pins, hats, etc.) Kiss first performed on November 30, 1975, supporting their live album Alive (1975); years after that show, it surfaced on various Kiss videos and archives. New York City; Chicago; Miami; University of Maryland Local Washington, D.C.-based go-go bands (such as Rare Essence, Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers, and E.U.) The very first goal in the building was scored by former Captain Yvon Labre and the last goal . Parliament-Funkadelic headlined numerous sold-out shows at the venue, mainly during the years 1976 to 1983. They were backed up by the James Montgomery Blues Band, who played from 9 P.M. until midnight. The Capital Centre Collection (CCC) seeks to document the story of this building through the people and events that made it unique and important. The dates were October 13, 17, 18 and 19, 1988.[35]. But the Capital Centre is where I fell in love with the sport, said Raines. After releasing its eighth consecutive gold album in just six years, Chicago embarked upon a massive stadium tour in 1975 that is considered to be one of its finest. The Capital Centre concert sold out in a record three hours. The Capitals played their final game at the venue in a 5-6 loss against the Montreal Canadiens on November 26, 1997. The 1983-84 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 1983-84 NCAA Division I college basketball season. For years, it was be a familiar sight as you drove north along the Beltway in Prince George's County, a large white potato-chip roof on a brown building nestled in a sea of asphalt in Landover. 12/06/1973. In the late 1970s, the arena hosted a circus named Circus America, which was created by Abe Pollin to compete with Feld Entertainment's Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.[36]. 79 Stores Bowie Town Center. The ACC men's basketball tournament was held at Capital Centre in 1976, 1981, and 1987. [20][21] A year later, 35-year-old Ali defeated Alfredo Evangelista in another unanimous decision to retain the title on May 16, 1977.[22]. Chevy Chase, MD 20815. CREATIVE. His only other concert in the Washington, D.C., area was on September 27 and 28, 1974, at nearby University of Maryland's Cole Field House, also in Prince George's County.[26]. Dino Bravo vs. Ken Patera via forfeit after Bravo attacked Patera during an arm-wrestling contest as Bravo was about to lose; as a result of the attack, Patera was unable to compete. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) - 2NGFYBJ from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Sachs said Pollin gave employees latitude to innovate, including being the first arena built with luxury boxes. Opened in 2003, the Boulevard at the Capital Centre was located next to the Largo Town Center Washington Metro station (the eastern terminus of the Blue and Silver Lines). The Capital Centre was an indoor arena located in Landover, Maryland; a suburb of Washington, D.C. |- The British quartet opened a sold out, four-day stand at the Capital Centre Wednesday night with a three-hour sonic devastation of 18,000 willing victims. His last concert at the Capital Centre was on May 22, 1977, during his second-to-last tour, which included 13 other venues. Send Us Feedback /Privacy Policy /Do Not Sell My Personal Information This year's Capital Remodel and Garden Show is underway now until Sunday, Feb. 26, and will welcome designer, author and reality TV star Vern Yip to the main stage. When they moved to the Verizon Center, it would all change. The CCC will accept materials that preserves evidence about the Cap Centre's impact on the region. The Steve Miller Band's August 3, 1977 performance at the Capital Centre was released in May 2021 as the live album Live! The second joint concert with Davis (October 6, 1989) was canceled due to Davis' illness. Live video for T.N.T. from Capital Centre 1981: document.write((new Date()).getFullYear()); Sony Music Entertainment. Capital Centre hosted its first NBA game on December 2, 1973, as the Capital Bullets defeated the Seattle SuperSonics, 9896 in a sellout crowd. Learn more about this product and its development at, https://www.lib.umd.edu/collections/special. George Michael, in the midst of becoming the highest selling artist in America in 1988, brought his worldwide "Faith Tour" to the Capital Centre. In 1993, the air carrier USAir purchased the naming rights for the building and the arena became known as USAir Arena. The materials were solicited by the University of Maryland Libraries as part of an event to commemorate the Capital Centre. The Capital Centre (later USAir Arena and US Airways Arena) was an indoor arena in the eastern United States, located in Landover, Maryland, a suburb east of Washington, D.C. The four-sided projection video screen was known as the "Telscreen" (or "Telescreen") and predated the Diamond Vision video screen at Dodger Stadium by seven years. Mrs. Raines was my middle school math teacher. Especially with the wavy roof. Added his son Ron: It was really hard, and I hated to see it close because it was where I attended my first Caps game in 74-75. Ron Weber was saddened, stating that he once cried when he saw a half torn down arena across the Beltway. WWF @ Landover, MD - Capital Centre - January 18, 1980 (8,500) Portions of the Hulk Hogan vs. Gorilla Monsoon and Wild Samoans vs. Tito Santana & Dominic DeNucci matches aired during a local news segment on pro wrestling and whether or not it was real; Hogan and Monsoon were interviewed backstage for the segment; the news team attempted to interview the Wild Samoans but . The arena was the home of the Washington Bullets of the NBA from 197397, the Washington Capitals of the NHL from 197497 and the Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team from 198197. Between those dates, he performed concerts at the Centre in 1982 (2), 1980 (1), 1978 (1), 1976 (2), and 1975 (2). Special Collections and University Archives, 301-405-9212 But the arena also had its downsides, including leaky roofs, the previously-mentioned dark atmosphere, bad traffic, and general outdatedness. A specially re-formed Fleetwood Mac took the stage to perform "Don't Stop", Clinton's campaign song. Both shows sold out in one day. But the Capital Centre is where I fell in love with the sport. The Capital Centre was the first indoor arena to have a video replay screen on its center-hung scoreboard. Maryland Capital Enterprises, Inc. (MCE) was founded in 1998 with the assistance of the UMES Rural Development Center (RDC) who spearheaded the task force to develop a solution for the under-banked and under-served entrepreneurs of Maryland's Eastern Shore. The first year we opened, we had 59 concerts, said Sachs. The Capital Centre closed in 1999 and was imploded in 2002. | NoVa Caps, Pingback: This Old House? 16,500), June 20, 1978 (17,000), May 8, 1987 (13,048), and March 31, 1988 (18,146), with Sammy Davis Jr on the "Together Again" tour (Dean Martin left the tour shortly before the concert). Due to their overwhelming popularity in the African-American sections of Maryland and Washington D.C., Parliament-Funkadelic performed numerous sold out shows at the venue. I have my personally autographed photo of Muhammad Ali hanging over my desk as Im writing this! Find similar construction companies in Maryland on Nicelocal. For general information about the library and our collections, contact us. The entrance for the main corporate office is on the far left side of . The Capital Centre served as concert venue and sports arena for the Washington Bullets and Capitals from 1973-2002, and became a center of community activity. Concert videos of Blue yster Cult from the arena on December 27, 1976 have been released on their Live 1976 DVD and on July 14, 1978 Some Enchanted Evening Legacy Edition CD/DVD. The 1980 NBA All-Star Game and 1982 NHL All-Star Game were held there, as was the WWF's Survivor Series 1995. The elevation at street level was approximately 160 feet (50 m) above sea level. Live at the Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland on November 21 1977 mixed to 16/48 stereo LPCM and 5.1 DTS, AC3 Dolby Digital surround. You're signed in! Click here to learn more. The University of Maryland is Creating a Capital Centre Archive! This page was last edited on 2 November 2022, at 14:05. Prices vary by location, start an order to view prices. Opened in late 1973, it closed in 1999, and was demolished in 2002. Please use the Spotify app instead. Capital Centre (1973-1993)USAir Arena (1993-1996)US Airways Arena (1996-1997)Capital Centre (1997-2002)Demolished in 2002. The Cap Centre was quirky but we had great seats 20 rows from the ice and they were affordable, unlike today. Completed in 1973, the arena sat 18,756 for basketball and 18,130 for hockey. [37], The Capital Centre arena was imploded on December 15, 2002. Your California Privacy Rights /Terms & Conditions. Can you list the top facts and stats about Capital Centre (Landover, Maryland)? 16,500), June 20, 1978 (17,000), May 8, 1987 (13,048), and March 31, 1988 (18,146), with Sammy Davis Jr on the "Together Again" tour (Dean Martin left the tour shortly before the concert). 06/09/2016 in Maryland by Patrick Kiger. 12 Stores The band had previously performed twelve times at the venue in 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993, and 1994. Other events there included monster truck shows, Arenacross shows, and tractor pulls shows. After the airline rebranded itself in 1996, the . https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/45243 Accessed March 01, 2023. Watch Eagles 1977 - dm_2eda2dea8ce49b2b927422550cdae0e1 on Dailymotion [24][25], Elvis Presley performed two shows there on Sunday, June 27, 1976, to a total audience of nearly 38,000. Start your free trial here. The collection includes the employee handbook as well as event ephemera, commemorative memorabilia, posters, photographs, signs, and Capital Centre sponsored publications received by community members. Uriah Heep (band) were the opening act for the 1976 show and Cheap Trick for the 1978 show. The Capital Centre (later USAir Arena and US Airways Arena) was an indoor arena in the eastern United States, located in Landover, Maryland, a suburb east of Washington, D.C.[5][6]. In the late 1970s, the arena hosted a circus named Circus America, which was created by Abe Pollin to compete with Feld Entertainment's Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.[36]. It had to be up and operating for the 1974 NHL season, Sachs said. The very first goal in the building was scored by former Captain Yvon Labre and the last goal was scored by Marl Tinordi. The arena was home to several Toys for Tots concerts in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The first two volumes of Kiss' retrospective DVD series Kissology included bonus discs of late-1970s shows videotaped at the arena. 0 references. nickname Footage of past Washington Bullets games held at the Capital Centre were used in the 1979 comedy film The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh. Breaking Ground August 3, 1977. 12.21.2022 OTD 1981 - Capital Centre In Maryland. History of The Capital Centre. History of the Arena Football League in Washington, D.C. 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The elevation at street level was approximately 160 feet (50m) above sea level. In 1997, US Airways' naming rights deal came to an end after the now-Wizards and Capitals moved to a new arena, MCICenter (now Capital One Arena) in downtown Washington, and the arena once again became known as CapitalCentre. On January 19, 1993, a cast including Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Elton John, the Alvin Ailey Dance Troupe, comedians Chevy Chase and Bill Cosby, and actors Jack Lemmon and James Earl Jones, performed at the 42nd Presidential Inaugural Gala at The Capital Centre in Bill Clinton's honor. This footage has never been publicly seen before. Order Pickup. A Look At The Aging Of NHL Arenas - NoVa Caps - Wealth Santa. Basketball Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Find Capital Centre (Landover Maryland) stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Editors note: Corrects year of President Reagans inaugural parade. Unlike the Verizon Centers press boxes, the TV and radio crews were located sporadically throughout the stands. A boxing World Heavyweight Championship bout took place at the venue in 1976 with Jimmy Young challenging the champion Muhammad Ali. It was replaced by The Boulevard at the Capital Centre, a town center-style shopping mall that opened in Landover in 2003, which was also demolished July 2019 to make way for Carillon, a new lifestyle-oriented mixed-use development on the same site.[38]. The seating capacity was 18,756 for basketball and 18,130 for hockey.The elevation at street level was approximately 160 feet (50 m) above . The 5150 Tour was the first to feature Sammy Hagar as David Lee Roth's replacement. Locations with Capital One offices are shown on the map below. While Caps fans enjoy going to the Verizon Center now, the adjustment to a new arena was harder for many of the Caps faithful. Part of UM Capital's changeUP . His only other concert in the Washington, D.C., area was on September 27 and 28, 1974, at nearby University of Maryland's Cole Field House, also in Prince George's County.[26]. Financial contributions can be made to our, UMD Libraries' Special Collections Gift Fund. The Washington Wizards were known as the Bullets until 1997, and played the first 5 games of the 199798 NBA season at the old arena. [17] TheBullets returned to the Finals in 1978 and 1979, in tilts against the Seattle SuperSonics. Madonna's Blond Ambition World Tour included two concerts at the Capital Centre on June 8 and 9, 1990. Both shows sold out in one day. "The centre can host multiple partners, support a range of biomanufacturing activities, and is capable of producing up to 2 million doses per month, depending on the vaccine candidate," she said. About the streaming player: Songs play if you keep the player window open. The Capitals hosted the 1982 NHL All-Star Game. Live video for "T.N.T." from Capital Centre 1981: All News. Capital Centre collection, 0509-MDHC. The arena hosted WWF's Survivor Series in 1995. |- style="text-align:center;" Capital Centre Landover Concert Setlists. The U.S. Census Bureau defined the land, later occupied by The Boulevard at the Capital Centre,[7] as being in the Mitchellville census-designated place as of the 1990 U.S. Census,[8] while in the 2000 U.S. Census the area was placed in the Lake Arbor CDP. |- style="text-align:center;" They marched through the concourse, and on the floor, the bands played, recalled Sachs. The Capital Centre Collection (CCC) seeks to document the story of this building through the people and events that made it unique and important. Most TV and Radio crews broadcasting from the venue referred to it by its nickname "Cap Centre". Capital Remodeling Inc in Greenbelt details with 11 reviews, phone number, location on map. The Grateful Dead played a total of 26 times at the arena from 1974 until 1993. James Montgomery. Mar. The shows of December 2021, 1981 were filmed and several tracks from these shows are included in their DVD set Plug Me In. [17] TheBullets returned to the Finals in 1978 and 1979, in tilts against the Seattle SuperSonics. The first concert ever held at the Capital Centre was the Allman Brothers Band on December 4, 1973, two nights after the first Bullets' game. With so many years comes many memories: the 1982 NHL All-star Game, the Patrick Division champs in 1990, and many more. You're not likely to see either his April 30,1976 fight against Jimmy Young nor his May 15, 1977 bout with Alfredo Evangelista, both of which he won by unanimous decision, on highlight reels of . Kiss first performed on November 30, 1975, supporting their live album Alive (1975); years after that show, it surfaced on various Kiss videos and archives. From the founding of Maryland in 1634, however, St. Mary's City in southern Maryland was the first seat of Maryland's colonial government, not Annapolis. We created the first center scoreboard with replays, we actually created our own ticketing system.. Frank Sinatra performed for four shows: April 24, 1974 (aud. Bob Dylan & The Band. [14][15][16] During October and November 1973, the Bullets held their home games at nearby Cole Field House on the campus of the University of Maryland in College Park. The Maryland Arrows, Washington Wave and Washington Power lacrosse teams used the arena, as did The Washington Warthogs professional indoor soccer team. |style="width:30%;" rowspan="1"|Precededbyfirst venue The Cap Centre even hosted political events. Buy Tickets. ADVERTISEMENT. Rod Lamgways familiar No. Shop. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. The Smashing Pumpkins played their last concert with late touring keyboardist Jonathan Melvoin at the arena. 1 Harry S. Truman Drive. He had no idea the inaugural parade was going on in his building, until he saw it on television, and called and asked, What the hell is going on in my building?'. His last concert at the Capital Centre was on May 22, 1977, during his second-to-last tour, which included 13 other venues. Closed - Opens tomorrow at 6:00am EST. When the tour is com pleted next month, Led Zeppelin will have grossed over 5 million dollars. All publications were labeled and arranged by title and placed in acid-free folders and boxes, and oversize publications were separated and laid flat in in oversize boxes. Budweiser Superfest (Washington, D.C.) setlists, Usher gets his rides right with Uber Reserve, Newsboys at Capital Centre, Landover, MD, USA, Hezekiah Walker at Capital Centre, Landover, MD, USA, The Canton Spirituals at Capital Centre, Landover, MD, USA, Dottie Peoples at Capital Centre, Landover, MD, USA, Yolanda Adams at Capital Centre, Landover, MD, USA, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts at Capital Centre, Landover, MD, USA, Kenny Wayne Shepherd at Capital Centre, Landover, MD, USA, Peter Gabriel at Capital Centre, Landover, MD, USA, Papa Wemba at Capital Centre, Landover, MD, USA, Billy Ray Cyrus at Capital Centre, Landover, MD, USA. This collection documents the Capital Centre through the lens of the community that worked, volunteered, and attended events through the venue. Reagan, Vice President George H. W. Bush, and their wives attended. Contemporary music was exploding at the time.. Neal Augenstein has been a reporter at WTOP since 1997. Hours: Monday - Friday 7 am - 4:30 pm P. 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