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Address | 1445 Washington Avenue Miami Beach, Florida United States |
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Coordinates | 25°47′14″N 80°07′53″W / 25.7871°N 80.13144°W |
Owner | Zori Hayon |
Type | Theater |
Genre(s) | Music |
Construction | |
Built | 1936 |
Renovated | 1989, 1999 |
Years active | 1936–present |
Website | |
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The Cameo Theater was built in 1936 and is located at 1445 Washington Avenue in Miami Beach, Florida. The theater has a long history and was a major venue for punk and hardcore acts beginning in 1985, when Richard Shelter struck a deal with owner Zori Hayon to book shows there. The first show was held in July 1985 and featured Canadian punk band D.O.A. [1]
In an interview with Roger Deering, Kristy O'Brien describes the Cameo and the local scene in the 80s:
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The Cameo began as a movie theater in 1936. In 1986, with the help of iconic Miami figure Richard Shelter, the building was transformed into a music venue, booking numerous punk acts big and small, both from the local scene and from overseas. [1] [3]
Zori Hayon closed the Cameo in late 1989 for renovations and reopened it in March 1990 with a concert by the Sugarcubes. [1] Around this time, however, the theater began to host more electronic-themed music shows and eventually became a disco dance club. In 1999, it was closed again for renovations and later reopened, no longer as a music venue but newly rebranded as Cameo Nightclub. [1] [4]
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