The Crocodile Cafe
was a music club at 2200 2nd Avenue at Blanchard Street in the neighborhood of Belltown in Seattle, Washington, USA. Opened on April 30, 1991 by Stephanie Dorgan, it quickly became a fixture on the local music scene. It closed on December 15, 2007. [1]
The venue's first show featured The Posies and Love Battery; the last, Robin Pecknold, J. Tillman, and David Bazan. During its 16-year run, The Croc played host to numerous well-known acts including Mudhoney, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Cheap Trick, Indigo Girls, Robyn Hitchcock, Glenn Tilbrook, Rhonda Vincent, Death Cab for Cutie, Yoko Ono, Ann Wilson, Sleater-Kinney, R.E.M., Soft Boys, Dinosaur Jr, Beastie Boys, Corinne Bailey Rae, Rachael Yamagata, Ventures, Chris Knox and Presidents of the United States of America.
Scenes from the 1995 Jennifer Jason Leigh film Georgia
were shot at the Crocodile. [2]
After opening the Crocodile Cafe, owner Stephanie Dorgan later married Peter Buck, the R.E.M. guitarist, who became a partner in the Crocodile. Buck often played there with his other band, The Minus 5. Dorgan and Buck divorced in 2006.
In May 2008, reports of Johnny Depp's interest in buying the Crocodile surfaced in Seattle. [3]
It was announced in September 2008 that the Crocodile Cafe would re-open in early 2009 under new management and after some remodeling. [4]
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CROCODILE CAFE TICKETS
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| Pete and Bas Tickets 6/9 | Jun 09, 2026
Tue, 8:00 PM |  | | Tigers Jaw Tickets 6/11 | Jun 11, 2026
Thu, 8:00 PM | | | Dungeons and Drag Queens Tickets 6/12 | Jun 12, 2026
Fri, 7:00 PM | | | Dimelo - A Latin Experience Tickets 6/12 | Jun 12, 2026
Fri, 10:00 PM | | | Burning Spear Tickets 6/13 | Jun 13, 2026
Sat, 6:00 PM | |
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