Built on Seattle’s grunge legacy, The Crocodile is historical but not history. We’re still here, supporting Seattle’s local music and arts scene while becoming a destination for the world’s biggest touring artists. When we opened our doors at the original location, no one could’ve guessed we’d be where we are now.
We have been host to so many artists’ first shows and we’ve been some iconic artists’ last, we’ve been around long enough to see ripped jeans & flannels fall out of and back into fashion at least 4 times, and we have no plans to miss the 5th.
Some of The Crocodile’s History Worth Mentioning
“April 30, 1991
Stephanie Dorgan and Jerry Everard open The Crocodile Cafe at 2200 2nd Avenue.”
“October 4, 1992
Mudhoney shocked concert goers when attendees expected to see some unknown band promoted under the silly name of “Pen Cap Chew” which turned out to be Nirvana. This was the last time Nirvana played The Crocodile.
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“May 19, 1995
Scenes from the 1995 film Georgia starring Jennifer Jason Leigh were shot at The Crocodile.”
“January 30, 1996
Seattle’s Popllama Records issued their Bite Back: Live at the Crocodile Cafe compilation album.”
“December 19, 1997
Mudhoney celebrates their 10 year anniversary with a show at The Crocodile Cafe.”
“September 17, 1999
Seattle darlings, Goodness, play The Crocodile Cafe.
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“July 11, 2001
The White Stripes play The Crocodile Cafe with Von Bodies and The Wax Wings.”
“February 20, 2005
Dana (Three Imaginary Girls) and David Bos tie the knot at The Crocodile.”
“May 22, 2007
The Beastie Boys throw a sold out “Gala” at The Crocodile.”
“September 16, 2007
The Crocodile Cafe closes.”
“March 19, 2009
The Crocodile Cafe reopens following an extensive remodel as The Crocodile with new owners including Alice in Chains’ drummer Sean Kinney, Alice in Chains manager Susan Silver, Peggy Curtis, Portugal. The Man guitarist Eric Howk, and Capitol Hill Block Party co-founder Marcus Charles.”
“March 24, 2009
Almost Soundgarden performed for the first time in over a decade at The Crocodile.”
“December 4 + 5, 2009
Go! Machine, a two day music festival, celebrated the burgeoning Seattle hip hop scene with acts that included Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Thee Satisfaction, Mad Rad, Champagne Champagne, Grynch, Spaceman, and The Physics.
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“March 28, 2013
Rolling Stone ranked The Crocodile as the seventh best club in the U.S.”
“January 28, 2017
Lizzo plays her first Seattle show at The Crocodile on her Good as Hell tour.”
“September 10, 2017
Sherri C. on Yelp lets us know we are just “...a dive bar with a small stage.” ”
“September 11, 2017
The Crocodile trims the curtains around the stage to make it look bigger.”
“August 22, 2018
The Crocodile hosted a pop-up shop and retrospective for Alice in Chains featuring rare photos, limited-edition merchandise, memorabilia and music gear that showcased the band’s 30+ year career as well as a scavenger hunt for their sixth studio album, Rainier Fog, and a surprise pop-up show.”
“March 23, 2020
Jay Inslee announces his Stay Home, Stay Healthy order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.”
“November 2020
After months and months of attempts to stay in the present location to no avail, The Crocodile announces that the venue will move from its original Belltown location a few blocks away to the former site of the Sailors’ Union of the Pacific lodge at 1st Avenue and Wall Street.”
“September 1, 2021
Portugal. The Man plays the first show in the new Crocodile showroom as a livestream in partnership with FlyMachine.
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“Fall 2021
The Crocodile reopens occupying three stories that now includes a 750 capacity state of the art showroom, a 300 capacity venue and a 96 capacity sit down theater as well as a restaurant and 17 room hotel.”
Don’t just take our word for it.
