Fillmore East

The Fillmore East was rock promoter Bill Graham's rock venue at 105 Second Avenue near East 6th Street in the (at the time) Lower East Side neighborhood, now called the East Village neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan of New York City. It was open from March 8, 1968 to June 27, 1971 and featured some of the biggest acts in rock music at the time. The Fillmore East was a companion to Graham's Fillmore Auditorium, and its successor, the Fillmore West, in San Francisco, Graham's home base.

The theatre at 105 Second Avenue, was originally built as a Yiddish theater in 1925-26, designed by Harrison Wiseman in the Medieval Revival style, at a time when the section of Second Avenue was known as the "Yiddish Theater District" and the "Jewish Rialto" because of the numerous theatres that catered to a Yiddish-speaking audience. Called the Commodore Theater, and independently operated, it eventually was taken over by Loews Inc. and became a movie theater, the Loews Commodore. It later became the Village Theatre. When Graham took over the theatre in 1967, it had fallen into disrepair. Despite the deceptively small marquee and façade, the theater had a capacity of almost 2,700.

The venue provided Graham with an East Coast counterpart to his existing Fillmore in San Francisco, California. Opening on March 8, 1968, the Fillmore East quickly became known as "The Church of Rock and Roll," with two-show, triple-bill concerts several nights a week. Graham would regularly alternate acts between the East and West Coast venues. Until early 1971, bands were booked to play two shows per night, at 8 pm and 11 pm, on both Friday and Saturday nights.

Among the notable acts to play the Fillmore East was Jimi Hendrix. His album Band of Gypsys was recorded live on New Year's Day 1970. However, even before Hendrix hit the stage, The famous British blues-rock trio Cream played the Fillmore East when it was called the "Village Theater" on September 20 & 23 1967 featuring the virtuoso guitar wizardry of Eric Clapton who later along with Hendrix, would lead the world of guitar as the two foremost innovators with legions of followers and copyists. The Kinks played October 17th and 18th, 1969, supported by the Bonzo Dog Band. John Lennon and Yoko Ono sat in with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention at the theater on June 6, 1971. The Allman Brothers Band played so many shows at Fillmore East that they were sometimes called "Bill Graham's House Band"; additionally, the Grateful Dead played a total of 43 concerts at the theater from June 1968 through April 1971. Jefferson Airplane performed six shows and Taj Mahal played eight shows at the venue, while Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young did four shows in September 1969 and six performances in June 1970. Led Zeppelin made four appearances in early 1969, opening for Iron Butterfly.

The Joshua Light Show, headed by Joshua White, was an integral part of many performances, with its psychedelic art lighting on a backdrop behind many live bands. From the summer of 1970, Thereafter, the Pig Light Show became the house light show under the direction of Marc L. Rubinstein, trading duties until the venue's closing in 1971 with Joe's Lights, made up of former members of the Joshua Light Show.

Because of changes in the music industry and large growth in the concert industry, Graham closed the Fillmore East. The final concert took place on June 27, 1971, with the billed acts: The Allman Brothers Band, The J. Geils Band, Albert King, and special surprise guests – Edgar Winter's White Trash, Mountain, The Beach Boys, and Country Joe McDonald – in an invitation-only performance. The concert was simulcast live by New York City radio stations WPLJ and WNEW-FM, with between-set banter by many of New York's then-trend-setting disc jockeys – WPLJ's Dave Herman and Vin Scelsa and WNEW-FM's Scott Muni and Alison Steele (AKA the Night Bird) among them.

On November 17, 1972 the Fillmore East reopened as Villageast with "Virgin: A New Rock Opera Concert by The Mission". After a short run the Rock Opera closed and on December 15, 1972, Jerry Fuchs presented the opening night of concerts with a performance featuring Bloodrock, Elephants Memory and Trapeze. On December 16, 1972, the bill was Bloodrock, Foghat and The Fabulous Rhinestones. Fuchs went on to present several other concerts at Villageast including, New York Dolls and Teenage Lust on December 23, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley on December 27, Steve Miller Band and Seatrain on December 28 and Roy Buchanan and Crazy Horse on December 30 and 31, 1972.

On December 7, 1974, Barry Stuart (Stein), reopened the venue as the NFE Theatre – "NFE" standing for "New Fillmore East" – with a concert presenting Bachman-Turner Overdrive. On New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 1974, the bill presented was, Ike & Tina Turner Revue, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Hidden Strength. It operated through 1975, but was renamed the "Village East", supposedly due to objections from Bill Graham over the use of the Fillmore name.

In 1980, the venue became The Saint, a private gay nightclub. As of 2013, the former lobby building is owned by the Apple Bank for Savings, which has a branch at street level, and the rest of the interior of the auditorium has been demolished and replaced with an apartment complex, Hudson East, with its entrance at 225 East 6th Street. The building at 105 Second Avenue is now part of the East Village/Lower East Side Historic District, created in October 2012. In October 2014, the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation unveiled a historic plaque on the building at a ceremony featuring Joshua White of the Joshua Light Show and guitarist Lenny Kaye.

The Concerts

March 8, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Big Brother and the Holding Company, Tim Buckley, Albert King) March 22-23, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (The Doors, Ars Nova, Chrome Cyrcus) March 29-30, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Richie Havens, The Troggs, U.S.A.) April 5-6, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (The Who, Buddy Guy, Free Spirits) April 12-13, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (2 shows each night 8.00 & 11.30, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Charles Lloyd Quartet, Tom Rush) April 19-20, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (2 shows each night 8.00 & 11.30, The Mothers of Invention, James Cotton Blues Band) April 26-27, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (2 shows each night 8.00 & 11.30, Traffic, Blue Cheer, Iron Butterfly) May 3-4, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (2 shows each night 8.00 & 11.30, Jefferson Airplane, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown) May 10, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Sly and the Family Stone) May 11, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY ( Autosalvage, Group Therapy, Joyfull Noise, Status Cymbal) May 17-18, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (The Byrds, Tim Buckley, The Foundations) May 24, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Ravi Shankar) May 25, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Country Joe and the Fish, Blue Cheer, Pigmeat Markham) May 31-June 1, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Moby Grape, The Fugs, Gary Burton Quartet) June 7-8, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (The Electric Flag, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Steppenwolf) June 14-15, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Grateful Dead, The Jeff Beck Group, Seventh Sons) June 21, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Vanilla Fudge, The James Cotton Blues Band, Loading Zone) June 22, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Georgie Fame, The James Cotton Blues Band, Loading Zone) July 19-20, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Jefferson Airplane, H.P. Lovecraft) August 2-3, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (2 shows each night 8.00 & 11.30, Big Brother and the Holding Company, The Staple Singers, Ten Years After) August 9-10, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Joan Baez) September 13-14, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (The Chambers Brothers, Blood, Sweat & Tears, The Amboy Dukes) September 20-21, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Traffic, The Staple Singers, Chrome) September 27-28, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Country Joe and the Fish, Ten Years After, Procol Harum) October 4-5, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Eric Burdon and the Animals, Sly and the Family Stone, Linn County) October 11, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (The Beach Boys, Creedence Clearwater Revival) October 12, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (The Turtles, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The New York Rock ’n’ Ensemble) October 18-19, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (The Jeff Beck Group, Tim Buckley, Albert King) October 22, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY ("Paradise Now" by The Up Against The Wall Theatre to benefit the Columbia Legal Defense Fund) October 25-26, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (The Moody Blues, John Mayall, Rhinoceros) October 27, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Benefit for the folk music magazine, "Sing Out!", with Skip James, David Peel & the Lower East Side, The Pennywhistler's, Pete Seeger, Happy & Artie Traum, Dave Van Ronk, Jerry Jeff Walker & poet John Beecher) November 1-2, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Richie Havens, Quicksilver Messenger Service, The McCoys) November 8-9, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Steppenwolf, Buddy Rich, Children of God) November 15-16, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (2 shows. Country Joe & The Fish. Lights: Joshua Light Show) November 22-23, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Iron Butterfly, Canned Heat, The Youngbloods) November 27, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (The Incredible String Band) November 28-30, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Jefferson Airplane, Buddy Guy, Chuck Davis Dance Company) December 6-7, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Country Joe and the Fish, Fleetwood Mac, Kusama’s Self Obliteration) December 13-14, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Sam and Dave Revue, Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper and Friends, Earth Opera) December 20-21, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Creedence Clearwater Revival, Deep Purple, The James Cotton Band) December 27-28, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (The Butterfield Blues Band, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper and Friends, Sweetwater) December 31, 1968 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (The Chambers Brothers, Mother Earth)

1969

January 10-11, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (B.B. King, Johnny Winter, Terry Reid) January 17-18, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Buddy Rich & His Orchestra, The Grassroots, Spirit. Lights by Joshua Light Show) January 24-25, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Blood, Sweat & Tears, Jethro Tull, The Gay Desperados, who replaced the Savoy Brown Blues Band. Lights by Joshua Light Show) January 31-February 1, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin, Porter’s Preachers, who replaced The Move. Lights by Joshua Light Show) February 7-8, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Canned Heat, The Pentangle, Rhinoceros. Lights by Joshua Light Show) February 11-12, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead) February 14-15, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Jeff Beck Group cancelled, replaced by Sam and Dave (14th) & Chuck Berry (15th), Winter, Aorta (who replaced Small Faces), Savoy Brown (15th only) February 21-22, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (The Mothers of Invention, The Buddy Miles Express, Chicago) February 28-March 1, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Ten After Year, John Mayall, Slim Harpo) March 7, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Buffy Saint Marie, Ian and Sylvia) March 8, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Vanilla Fudge, The Amboy Dukes, Sirocco) March 14-15, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Procol Harum, Pacific Gas & Electric, The Collectors) March 21-22, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Creedence Clearwater Revival, Spirit, Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation) March 28-29, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Stepenwolf, Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger, John Hammond)

4 April 1969 : The Chambers Brothers; The Hello People; Elephant’s Memory. 5 April 1969 : The Chambers Brothers; The Hello People; Elephant’s Memory. 9 April 1969 : Ten Years After; The Nice; Family. 10 April 1969 : Ten Years After; The Nice; Family. 11 April 1969 : Blood, Sweat & Tears; Jethro Tull; Albert King. 12 April 1969 : Blood, Sweat & Tears; Savoy Brown 16 April 1969 : The Butterfield Blues Band; The Foundations; Savoy Brown. 19 April 1969 : The Butterfield Blues Band; Savoy Brown 25 April 1969 : Joni Mitchell; The James Cotton Band; Taj Mahal. 26 April 1969 : Joni Mitchell; The James Cotton Band; Taj Mahal.

May 2-3, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (The Jeff Beck Group, Joe Cocker, NRBQ) May 9-10, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (The Band, Cat Mother) May 16-18, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (The Who, Sweetheart, It's a Beautiful Day) May 23-24, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Sly & The Family Stone, Rotary Connection, Clarence Carter) May 30-31, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Led Zeppelin, Woody Herman, Delaney & Bonnie)

June 5-6, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (The Who, Chuck Berry, Albert King) June 13-14, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (The Mothers of Invention, Chicago, The Youngbloods) June 20-21, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Grateful Dead, Savoy Brown, The Buddy Miles Express) June 27-28, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Procol Harum, The Byrds, Raven)

July 3, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (The Jeff Beck Group, Jethro Tull, Soft White Underbelly) July 4-5, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Iron Butterfly, Blues Image, Man) July 11-12, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (John Mayall, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Spooky Tooth) July 18-19, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Creedence Clearwater Revival, Terry Reid, AUM)

1 August 1969 : Canned Heat; Three Dog Night; Santana; Sha-Na-Na. 2 August 1969 : Canned Heat; Three Dog Night; Santana; Sha-Na-Na. 8 August 1969 : Jefferson Airplane; Joe Cocker; Spontaneous Sound. 9 August 1969 : Jefferson Airplane; Joe Cocker; Spontaneous Sound. 4 September 1969 : The Incredible String Band 5 September 1969 : B.B. King; Albert King; Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland. 6 September 1969 : B.B. King; Albert King; Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland. 7 September 1969 : Ravi Shankar 12 September 1969 : Ten Years After; Mother Earth; The Flock. 13 September 1969 : Ten Years After; Mother Earth; The Flock. 14 September 1969 : The Incredible String Band 19 September 1969 : Crosby, Stills and Nash; Lonnie Mack 20 September 1969 : Crosby, Stills and Nash; Lonnie Mack 26 September 1969 : Grateful Dead; Country Joe and the Fish; Sha-Na-Na. 27 September 1969 : Grateful Dead; Country Joe and the Fish; Sha-Na-Na.

October 3-4, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Chuck Berry, John Mayall, The Elvin Bishop Group) October 10-11, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Vanilla Fudge, AUM, Dr. John, the Night Tripper) October 17-18, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Spirit, The Kinks, The Bonzo Dog Band) October 20-25, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (The Who) October 31-November 1, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Mountain, Steve Miller Band, The Steve Baron Quartet) November 7-8, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Santana, Humble Pie, The Butterfield Blues Band) November 14-15, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Johnny Winter, Blodwyn Pig, Chicago) November 21-22, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (2 shows each night 8.00 & 11.30, Joe Cocker, Fleetwood Mac, King Crimson, The Voices of East Harlem) November 26 & 28-29, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Jefferson Airplane, The Youngbloods, Joseph Edgar’s Crossover)

December 5-6, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (2 shows each night 8.00 & 11.30, Jethro Tull, Grand Funk Railroad, Fat Mattress) December 12-13, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Richie Havens, Nina Simone, Isaac Hayes) December 14, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (The Incredible String Band) December 19-20, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (The Byrds, The Nice, Sons of Champlin, Dion) December 26-28, 1969 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Blood, Sweat & Tears, Appaloose, The Allman Brothers) December 31, 1969-January 1, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Jimi Hendrix Band of Gypsys, Voices of East Harlem)

1970

2 January 1970 : Grateful Dead; Lighthouse; Cold Blood. 3 January 1970 : Grateful Dead; Lighthouse; Cold Blood. 9 January 1970 : Ike and Tina Turner; Mongo Santamaria; Fats Domino. 10 January 1970 : Ike and Tina Turner; Mongo Santamaria; Fats Domino. 16 January 1970 : Santana; The James Gang; Catfish. 17 January 1970 : Santana; The James Gang; Catfish. 23 January 1970 : Quicksilver Messenger Service; Eric Mercury; Country Joe and the Fish. 24 January 1970 : Quicksilver Messenger Service; Eric Mercury; Country Joe and the Fish. 30 January 1970 : Mountain; Jack Bruce and Friends 31 January 1970 : Mountain; Jack Bruce and Friends 6 February 1970 : Delaney and Bonnie; Wilbur Harrison; Seals and Crofts. 7 February 1970 : Delaney and Bonnie; Wilbur Harrison; Seals and Crofts. 11 February 1970 : Grateful Dead; Love; The Allman Brothers. 12 February 1970 : Grateful Dead; Love; The Allman Brothers. 13 February 1970 : Grateful Dead; Love; The Allman Brothers. 20 February 1970 : Savoy Brown; Voice of East Harlem; Renaissance; Noonan. 21 February 1970 : Savoy Brown; Voice of East Harlem; Renaissance; Noonan. 22 February 1970 : Ravi Shankar 26 February 1970 : Ten Years After; Zephyr 27 February 1970 : John Hammond; Doug Kershaw; Ten Years After. 28 February 1970 : John Hammond; Doug Kershaw; Ten Years After. 6 March 1970 : Neil Young and Crazy Horse; The Steve Miller Band; Miles Davis. 7 March 1970 : Neil Young and Crazy Horse; The Steve Miller Band; Miles Davis. 13 March 1970 : John Mayall; B.B. King; Taj Mahal; Duster Bennett. 14 March 1970 : John Mayall; B.B. King; Taj Mahal; Duster Bennett. 15 March 1970 : John Mayall; Taj Mahal; Leon Thomas. 19 March 1970 : The Moody Blues; Lee Michaels; Argent. 20 March 1970 : The Moody Blues; Lee Michaels; Argent. 27 March 1970 : Joe Cocker; Ronnie Hawkins; Stone the Crows. 28 March 1970 : Joe Cocker; Ronnie Hawkins; Stone the Crows. 3 April 1970 : Quicksilver Messenger Service; Van Morrison; Brinsley Schwarz. 4 April 1970 : Quicksilver Messenger Service; Van Morrison; Brinsley Schwarz. 5 April 1970 : Tom Paxton; Fraser and DeBolt 9 April 1970 : Pink Floyd 10 April 1970 : Santana; It’s a Beautiful Day; The American Dream. 11 April 1970 : Santana; It’s a Beautiful Day; The American Dream. 12 April 1970 : Santana; It’s a Beautiful Day; The American Dream. 16 April 1970 : Pink Floyd 17 April 1970 : Ray Charles; Dizzy Gillespie 18 April 1970 : Ray Charles; Dizzy Gillespie 23 April 1970 : The Incredible String Band; Stone Monkey Mime Group 24 April 1970 : The Incredible String Band; Stone Monkey Mime Group 25 April 1970 : The Incredible String Band; Stone Monkey Mime Group 26 April 1970 : The Incredible String Band; Stone Monkey Mime Group 1 May 1970 : Mountain; Ambergis 2 May 1970 : Mountain; Ambergis 7 May 1970 : Jefferson Airplane; Manfred Mann, Chapter III 8 May 1970 : Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention; Insect Trust; Sea Train. 9 May 1970 : Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention; Insect Trust; Sea Train. 15 May 1970 : Grateful Dead; The New Riders of the Purple Sage 16 May 1970 : Guess Who; Cold Blood; Buddy Miles. 22 May 1970 : Jethro Tull; Clouds; John Sebastian. 23 May 1970 : Jethro Tull; Clouds; John Sebastian. 29 May 1970 : Nina Simone; Mongo Santamaria 30 May 1970 : Nina Simone; Mongo Santamaria 2 June 1970 : Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young 3 June 1970 : Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young 4 June 1970 : Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young 5 June 1970 : Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young 6 June 1970 : Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young 7 June 1970 : Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young 10 June 1970 : Traffic; Fairport Convention; Mott the Hoople. 11 June 1970 : Traffic; Fairport Convention; Mott the Hoople. 12 June 1970 : Procol Harum; Rhinoceros; Seals and Crofts. 13 June 1970 : Procol Harum; Rhinoceros; Seals and Crofts. 17 June 1970 : Laura Nyro; Miles Davis 18 June 1970 : Laura Nyro; Miles Davis 19 June 1970 : Laura Nyro; Miles Davis 20 June 1970 : Laura Nyro; Miles Davis 24 June 1970 : Ten Years After; Illinois Speed Press; Catfish. 25 June 1970 : Ten Years After; Illinois Speed Press; Catfish. 26 June 1970 : Chicago; Blodwyn Pig; The Jerry Hahn Brotherhood. 27 June 1970 : Chicago; Blodwyn Pig; The Jerry Hahn Brotherhood. 9 July 1970 : Grateful Dead; The New Riders of the Purple Sage 10 July 1970 : Grateful Dead; The New Riders of the Purple Sage 11 July 1970 : Grateful Dead; The New Riders of the Purple Sage 12 July 1970 : Grateful Dead; The New Riders of the Purple Sage 24 July 1970 : Hot Tuna; Leon Russell; Rig. 25 July 1970 : Hot Tuna; Leon Russell; Rig. July 31-August 1, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Grand Funk Railroad, Pacific Gas & Electric & Bloodrock) August 5, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Jethro Tull, Cactus) August 8, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Rod Stewart & The Faces, Blodwyn Pig, Chicken Shack) August 10-12, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Santana, Voice of East Harlem, Ballin’ Jack) August 14-15, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Procol Harum, Country Joe McDonald, Toe Fat) August 21-22, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (The Youngbloods, Blues Image, Tim Hardin) August 28-29, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Savoy Brown, Fleetwood Mac, Fairport Convention) September 11-12, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (The Byrds, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, Great Jones) September 17-20, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Grateful Dead, The New Riders of the Purple Sage) September 23, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (N.E.T. Taping: The Byrds, Elvin Bishop, Albert King, Van Morrison, The Flock, The Allman Brothers) September 25-26, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (The Steve Miller Band, Mungo Jerry, Clouds) September 27, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Pink Floyd) October 2-3, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Johnny Winter, Buddy Miles Express, Tin House) October 9-10, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (John Mayall, It’s a Beautiful Day, The Flock) October 12, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Rock Relics Auction: Elvin Bishop, Edgar Winter, Mungo Jerry, David Rea, Jake and the Family Jewels, with Friends Jam) October 16-17, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (B.B. King, The Butterfield Blues Band, Elvin Bishop) October 23-24, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Derek and the Dominos, Ballin’ Jack, Humble Pie) October 30-31, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Lee Michaels, Cactus, Juicy Lucy) November 6-7, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Albert King, The New York Rock & Roll Ensemble, The Flying Burrito Brothers) November 10, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Small Faces, Black Sabbath, If) November 13-14, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Sha-Na-Na, J.F. Murphy) November 16, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Grateful Dead, Hot Tuna) November 18-19, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Traffic, Cat Stevens, Hammer) November 20-21, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Leon Russell, Elton John, McKendree Spring. November 25-28, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna, Buddy Guy and Junior Wells) December 1-5, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (The Kinks, Love, Quatermass) December 11-12, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Canned Heat, The Allman Brothers, Dreams) December 18-19, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Savoy Brown, Poco, Gypsy, Jo Mama) December 22-24, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Laura Nyro, Jackson Browne) December 26-27, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Mountain) December 30-31, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Mylon, David Rea)

1971

January 8-9, 1971 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Buddy Miles, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Sweetwater) January 15-16, 1971 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Hot Tuna, Taj Mahal, Brethren) January 22-23, 1971 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Dave Mason and Cass Elliott, Livingston Taylor, Odetta) January 25, 1971 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (James Taylor, Victoria) January 29-30, 1971 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Spirit, Bloodrock, Cowboy) February 5-6, 1971 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Steppenwolf, Ten Wheel Drive (replaced Spencer Davis Group), Luther Allison) February 11, 1971 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Taj Mahal, Roberta Flack, Leon Thomas) February 12-13, 1971 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (The Chambers Brothers, Taj Mahal, Spencer Davis) February 16-17, 1971 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Faces, Savoy Brown, The Grease Band) February 19-20, 1971 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Black Sabbath, The J. Geils Band, Sir Lord Baltimore) February 26-27, 1971 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Fleetwood Mac, Freeway (replaced Black Widow), Van Morrison) February 28, 1971 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Gordon Lightfoot, Happy and Artie Traum) March 5-6, 1971 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Quicksilver Messenger Service, Eric Burdon and War) March 11-13, 1971 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Johnny Winter, The Allman Brothers, The Elvin Bishop Group) March 19-20, 1971 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Cactus, Humble Pie, Dada) March 26-27, 1971 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Richie Havens, Mark-Almond, Paul Siebel, Michael Grando) April 1-3, 1971 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Santana, Ramsaan Roland Kirk, Tower of Power) 5 April 1971 : Cactus; Humble Pie; Edgar Winter’s White Trash; Tin House. 6 April 1971 : Cactus; Humble Pie; Edgar Winter’s White Trash; Tin House. 8 April 1971 : Elton John; Sea Train; Wishbone Ash. 9 April 1971 : Elton John; Sea Train; Wishbone Ash. 10 April 1971 : Elton John; Sea Train; Wishbone Ash. 12 April 1971 : Mountain; Mylon; T. Rex. 13 April 1971 : Mountain; Mylon; T. Rex. 14 April 1971 : Mountain; Mylon; T. Rex. 15 April 1971 : Mountain; Mylon; T. Rex. 16 April 1971 : John Mayall; Boz Scaggs; Randall’s Island. 17 April 1971 : John Mayall; Boz Scaggs; Randall’s Island. 20 April 1971 : Ten Years After; The J. Geils Band 23 April 1971 : Procol Harum; Winter Consort; Teagarden and Van Winkle. 24 April 1971 : Procol Harum; Winter Consort; Teagarden and Van Winkle. 25 April 1971 : Grateful Dead; The New Riders of the Purple Sage 26 April 1971 : Grateful Dead; The New Riders of the Purple Sage 27 April 1971 : Grateful Dead; The New Riders of the Purple Sage 28 April 1971 : Grateful Dead; The New Riders of the Purple Sage 29 April 1971 : Grateful Dead; The New Riders of the Purple Sage 30 April 1971 : Emerson, Lake & Palmer; White Trash; Curved Air. 1 May 1971 : Emerson, Lake & Palmer; White Trash; Curved Air. 4 May 1971 : Jethro Tull; Cowboy 5 May 1971 : Jethro Tull; Cowboy 7 May 1971 : Poco; Linda Ronstadt; Manhattan Transfer. 8 May 1971 : Poco; Linda Ronstadt; Manhattan Transfer. 14 May 1971 : Delaney & Bonnie; Mott the Hoople; Mandrill. 15 May 1971 : Sha-Na-Na; Mott the Hoople; Mandrill. May 20-23, 1971 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Leon Russell, Taj Mahal, (20th) J.F. Murphy and Salt, (21st-23rd) Donny Hathaway with Joe's Lights) 27 May 1971 : Lee Michaels; Humble Pie; Fanny. 28 May 1971 : Lee Michaels; Humble Pie; Fanny. 30 May 1971 : Laura Nyro; Spencer Davis June 5-6, 1971 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Hampton Grease Band, Head Over Heals) June 9, 1971 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (The Byrds, McKendree Spring) June 11-12, 1971 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Bloodrock, Alice Cooper, Glass Harp) June 18-19, 1971 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (B.B. King, Moby Grape, Grootna) June 24, 1971 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter)

June 25-27, 1971 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (Allman Brothers Band, The J. Geils Band, Albert King. The 27th was the final concert at the venue and featured performances by Edgar Winter’s White Trash, Mountain, Country Joe McDonald & The Beach Boys)