Former location –
This Sonoma County club brought famous and soon-to-be famous singers and bands to the hub of the county, including Leon Russell, John Cipollina, Chris Hillman, Huey Lewis, Tower of Power, John Lee Hooker, The Tubes, Fishbone and many more.
Notable Concerts At The Cotati Cabaret Include:
3/12/1992 – Blue Öyster Cult
10/25/1991 – Elvin Bishop
10/18/1991 – Quiet Riot
9/27/1991 – The Tubes
9/7/1991 – Foghat
8/8/1991 – Paul Kantner
7/6/1991 – Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
9/27/1990 – Social Distortion
9/15/1990 – The Spencer Davis Group
8/28/1990 – Edgar Winter & Rick Derringer
8/11/1990 – Marty Balin
3/10/1990 – Jesse Colin Young
2/11/1990 – Todd Rundgren
12/7/1989 – Huey Lewis and the News
10/27/1988 – DEVO
10/19/1988 – Ike Turner
9/5/1988 – Red Hot Chili Peppers
7/7/1988 – Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band
6/25/1988 – Big Brother & the Holding Company
5/3/1988 – Donovan
3/2/1988 – Hot Tuna
11/9/1987 – Neil Young & The Bluenotes
11/20/1986 – Al Stewart
12/1/1984 – Tower of Power
4/29/1984 – Dave Mason
The Cotati Cabaret
85 La Plaza
Cotati, CA 94931
Loved my time working there. Lots of great memories.
Loved my time attending many, many shows there. It’s a Synagogue now, fyi.
Buddy Guy, the Neville Brothers, Chris Isaak and so many more….countless nights of the best music in the world…inside the best acoustics of any venue ever…oh, the DANCING we did!!!….this place stocked the rock lobster tank of youthful memories for a whole Sonoma County generation. SO ironic that it evolved into a place of meditation, silence, and spiritual practice. I have been to lovely, inspiring community events there, in recent years…and it is always surreal. The juxtaposition of so much joyful rollicking memory and present day peaceable participation is jarring…but in a good way, lol. MUCH GRATITUDE for the old marvelous Cotati Cabaret!
So many terrific shows! The Blasters, Los Lobos, David Lindley, many others. First date with husband was at the Cab to see Joe King Carasco. Great times, great memories.
Elvin Bishop with John Lee Hooker, Huey Lewis and the News, Pride And Joy, plus a host of others. There was a pretty good Bay Area band who had a local hit that I saw there. I can’t remember the name of the band nor the song title but it was most likely called One In A Million. I wish I remembered.
Just a great place to hear some pretty damn good music.
Quite possibly Zero
Saw some great shows there back in the day: Leon Russell/Edgar Winter band, Al Stewart, Corky Siegel, Norton Buffalo, Dr. John, the Uptones, the Pop-O-Pies, etc.
the 80’s at the Cab were pretty special. My highlight was going down on a Sunday night to hear the Tower of Power horns play when Huey Lewis came out of the audience and fronted an entire set. I was sitting at one of the tall, small tables sharing it with one other person who needed a seat….Norton Buffalo.
Y&T with a wall of Marshalls incinerating the audience! & Yes they were all plugged in as well as being miced up! when Joey Alves & Phil K. Were still alive, my ears rang for 5 days after that
I was there for a Y and T show in 1986 -the club was empty like 20 people but they played like there was a million.
Pretty sure I was at that show. Definitely one of the Y&T shows there
Bonnie Hayes, Chris Issac! Don’t forget Rafa’s down the street and their “mini” burritos. 1983 I was 23 and set up a photo studio in the side room to photograph everyone in their Halloween costumes. One of the funist nights of my life.
Y and T when they were still Yesterday and Today, The Tubes, Huey Lewis, Cinderella .Such a great small rockin venue. Real loss for Sonoma County music. Also the inn of the beginning. cotati used to Rock.
Saw an absolutely smokin’ Blue Oyster Cult show there, drove all the way from Stockton. Band went on late and delivered a killer set packed with cult classics and a few new songs. What a great night for BOC & the fans. Great venue, miss places like that these days.
In 1984 I worked for the Eric Martin Band as part of the road crew. We did a show at the Cotati Cabaret that year it was rhe most amazing experience! Our band was managed by Herbie Herbert who managed Journey, so Journey band members would come to our shows. That night I met one of my “brothers”, legendary Gregg Rolie, who came to watch our show. I had recently met Neal Schon. Later, me, Neal, Gregg Rolie, Eric Martin, would hang out at legendary Wolfgang’s in San Francisco! Remember that place?
Don’t forget Elvin Bishop. Also JGB. These shows were in the mid 70’s, I still have some programs and newspaper clippings of the shows there. Epic night club!! ⚡️🙏😊
One in Million was Zero, right? Pretty local group. And no mention of Lindley? Geez, one of my favorites. Nor Cooder, for that matter.
Eddie and the tide
I remember trying a stage dive while The Tubes played ‘White Punks on Dope’. The crowd just parted, and I hit the floor. Ugh.