THE BYRDS
SONNY & CHER
MAHALIA JACKSON
ROOSEVELT GRIERE
Benefit For RFK
Los Angeles Sports Arena
Los Angeles, CA
JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
THE SOFT MACHINE
Stony Brook University
Campus Center (Gym)
Stony Brook, NY
THELONIOUS MONK
DR. JOHN The NIGHT TRIPPER
THE CHARLATANS
Carousel Ballroom
San Francisco, CA
THE WHO
BLUE CHEER
San Jose Civic Auditorium
San Jose, CA
CHAMBERS BROTHERS
DR. JOHN THE NIGHT TRIPPER
VELVET UNDERGROUND
Shrine Auditorium
Los Angeles, CA
JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
Miami Pop Festival
Miami, FL
JEFF BECK GROUP
SPIRIT
SWEET LINDA DIVINE
SWEETWATER
Fillmore West
San Francisco, CA
GRATEFUL DEAD
Silver Dollar Fairgrounds
Chico, CA
FLAMIN GROOVIES
Fillmore West
San Francisco, CA
BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY COMPANY
FLEETWOOD MAC
DR. JOHN THE NIGHT TRIPPER
Carousel Ballroom
San Francisco, CA
GREAT SOCIETY
The Mod Hatter
Mill Valley, CA
CREAM
GRATEFUL DEAD
Memorial Auditorium
Sacramento, CA
CREAM
By most accounts, Cream took the live concert experience to a whole new level. Gone was the maniacal chalice of teenage worship and bad sound. Here was a trio of exceptional musicians, scruffy and weathered, determined to transfix their audiences with their virtuosity and improvisational skills. On that basis, they were successful. As individuals and human beings, of course, Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker had all sorts of issues that ensnarled the creative process and impeded upon further collaboration.
CANNED HEAT
Valley State College
San Fernando, CA
ELECTRIC FLAG
BLUE CHEER
BUDDY GUY
IKE & TINA TURNER
FREDDY KING
Fillmore
San Francisco, CA
CREAM
JAMES COTTON BLUES BAND
JEREMY SATYRS
BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS
Fillmore / Winterland
San Francisco, CA
DONOVAN
Seattle Center Arena
Seattle, WA
SILVER APPLES
THE HELLO PEOPLE
PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO.
BREWER & SHIPLEY
JEFF BECK GROUP
SOFT MACHINE
TRAFFIC
La Cave
Cleveland, OH
JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
SOFT MACHINE
ELECTRIC FLAG
BLUE CHEER
Shrine Auditorium
Los Angeles, CA
JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
VANILLA FUDGE
AMBOY DUKES
SOFT MACHINE
Atlanta Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA
LOVE
CONGRESS OF WONDERS
SONS OF CHAMPLIN
Avalon Ballroom
San Francisco, CA
CAPT. BEEFHEART & His MAGIC BAND
Crawford Hall
Univ. of California
Irvine, CA
NEW YORK ROCK FESTIVAL
THE DOORS
THE WHO
JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
CHAMBERS BROS.
SOFT MACHINE
THE RASCALS
THE VAGRANTS
Singer Bowl
Forest Hills, NY
THE ELECTRIC FLAG
MAD RIVER
THE FUGS
13th FLOOR ELEVATOR
Avalon Ballroom
San Francisco, CA
BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY
SANTANA
FIllmore West
San Francisco, CA
THE DOORS
ARS NOVA
CROME SYRCUS
Fillmore East
NYC
One July 5th, at the height of their popularity, The Doors played the prestigious Hollywood Bowl in a memorable concerts that became on of Rock's most famous performances.
THE DOORS
STEPPENWOLF
THE CHAMBERS BROTHERS
Hollywood Bowl
Los Angeles, CA
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FOLK ROCK FESTIVAL
THE DOORS
THE ANIMALS
BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY
ELECTRIC FLAG
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE
KALEIDOSCOPE
Santa Clara County Fairgrounds
Santa Clara, CA
THE FUGS & ALLEN GINSBERG
One of the most unusual "rock" acts of the mid 1960s, the Fugs composed of Beat poets Ed Saunders (owner of New York's Peace Eye Bookstore) and Tuli Kupferberg, plus drummer Ken Weaver. They took their name from a peculiar word used as a substitute for a popular four-letter euphemism found in Norman Mailer's novel, The Quick and the Dead. This poster, featuring their "patriotic" red, white, and blue logo, comes from a brief period in early 1967 when the band was signed to Atlantic Records (who would eventually reject the completed album the band delivered to them). Opening the show was another well-known poet from the Beat Generation, Allen Ginsberg.
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Santa Monica, CA
THE YARDBIRDS
CECIL TAYLOR
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY
Fillmore West
San Francisco, CA
THE YARDBIRDS SET LIST
1. The Train Kept A Rollin'
2. You're A Better Man Then I
3. Heart Full Of Soul
4. Dazed And Confused
5. Shapes Of Things
6. White Summer
7. I'm A man
8. How Many More Years / Waiting For My Man
9. Drinking Muddy Water
BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD
CHAMBER BROTHERS
RICHIE HAVEN
Fillmore / Winterland
San Francisco, CA
MOTHERS OF INVENTION
B.B. KING
BOOKER T. & THE MGs
Fillmore West / Winterland
San Francisco, CA
VELVET UNDERGROUND
CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE
INITIAL SHOCK
Avalon Ballroom
San Francisco, CA
JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
JOHN MAYALL'S BLUESBREAKERS
ALBERT KING
Fillmore West / Winterland
SanFrancisco, CA
GRAEFUL DEAD
COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH
Carousel Ballroom
San Francisco, CA
QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE
GRAEFUL DEAD
Fillmore West
San Francisco, CA
GRATEFUL DEAD
CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE
PETRIS
Carousel Ballroom
San Francisco, CA
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE
CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN
Fillmore East NYC
JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
SOFT MACHINE
MC5
THE RATIONALS
Masonic Temple
Detroit, MI
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
STEPPENWOLF
IT'S A BEAUTIUL DAY
PAUL BUTTERFIED BLUES BAND
Fillmore West
San Francisco, CA
TOUR OF THE GREAT PACIIC NORTHWEST!
GRATEFUL DEAD
QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE
Seattle Eagles Auditorium
Seattle, WA
THE WHO
ILL WIND
QUILL
The Music Hall Theatre
Boston, MA
BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD
CANNED HEAT
Campus Hall @ UC Irvine
Irvine, CA
MOBY GRAPE
CHRYSALIS
WOODY'S TRUCK STOP
Electric Factory
Philadelphia, PA
COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH
THE CHARLATANS
DAN HICKS & HOT LICKS
Avalon Ballroom
San Francisco, CA
JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
SOFT MACHINE
Independence Hall
Baton Rouge, LA
JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
Fillmore East
NYC
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL POP FESTIVAL
IRON BUTTERFLY
CHAMBERS BROTHERS
PROCOL HARUM
ERIC BURDON & THE ANIMALS
CANNED HEAT
GRASS ROOTS
DEEP PURPLE
FRATERNITY OF MAN
JOHNNY RIVERS
CHUCK BERRY
STEVE MILLER BAND
Alameda County Fairgrounds Pleasanton, CA+
Kensington Market
Fillmore West
San Francisco, CA
ELECTRIC FLAG
DON ELLIS ORCHESTRA
PACIFIC GAS & ELCTRIC
Carousel Ballroom
San Francisco, CA
FLAMING GROOVIES
THE PHOENIX
The Ark
Sausalito, CA
THE WHO
IRON BUTTERFLY
Memorial Auditorium
Dallas, TX
GRATEFUL DEAD
STEVE MILLER BLUES BAND
MOBY GRAPE
Avalon Ballroom San Francisco, CA
Love
The Doors
Canned Heat
West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
Pasadena Civic Auditorium
Pasadena, CA
QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE
STEVE MILLER BLUES BAND
THE OTHER HALF
Avalon Ballroom
San Francisco, CA
TINY TIM
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Columbia, MD
PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND
QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE
Fillmore West
San Francisco, CA
COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH
INCREDIBLE STRING BAND
ALBERT COLLINS
FIllmore
San Francisco, CA
IRON BUTTERFLY
INITIAL SHOCK
CANNED HEAT
PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND
HELLO PEOPLE
Fillmore West
San Francisco, CA
THE WHO
CANNONBALL ADDERLY
THE VAGRANTS
Fillmore Auditorium
San Francisco, CA
ELECTRIC FLAG
CREAM
Robertson's Gym
UC Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
THE YARDBIRDS
JOHN PAUL JONES & THE AMERICAN NAVY
JAMES GANG (FEATURING JOE WALSH)
Mentor Hullabaloo
Cleveland, OH
IRON BUTTERFLY
INDIAN HEAD BAND
THE COLLECTORS
THE ELECTROLUMINECENSE
Avalon Ballroom
San Francisco, CA
FRANK ZAPPA
ALICE COOPER
Cal State
Fullerton, CA
The Who
Small Faces
Paul Jones
Australian Tour 1968
THE WHO
PETER GREEN'S FLEETWOOD MAC
CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN
Shrine Auditorium
Los Angeles, CA
GRATEFUL DEAD
BLUE CHEER
Shrine Auditorium
Los Angeles, CA
THE ASSOCIATION
Charleston Civic Center
Charleston, WV
CHUCK BERRY
GRATEFUL DEAD
Carousel Ballroom
San Francisco, CA
YOUNG RASCALS
Orlando New Sports Stadium
Orlando, FL
ARETHA FRANKLIN REVUE
Knoxville Civic Coliseum
Knoxville, TN
PINK FLOYD
Grand Union
Westfield College
Hampstead, UK
CREAM
WOODY'S TRUCKSTOP (WITH TODD RUNDGREN)
Electric Factory
Philadelphia, PA
QUAKER CITY ROCK FESTIVAL
VANILLA FUDGE
BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY FEATURING JANIS JOPLIN
CHAMBER BROTHERS
MOBY GRAPE
BUDDY GUY BLUES BAND
The Spectrum
Philadelphia, PA
THE WHO
THE NEW EPICS
THE BO STREET RUNNERS
FLASH & THE INMATES
Municipal Auditorium Music Hall
Kansas City, MO
THE WHO
PINK FLOYD
FLEETWOOD MAC
Grande Ballroom
Detroit, MI
DICK CLARK CARAVAN OF STARS
PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS Featuring MARK LINDSAY
Charleston Civic Center
Charleston, NC
ELECTRIC CARNIVAL
BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD
COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH
CANNED HEAT
THE HOOK
SMOKESTACK LIGHTNIN'
Long Beach Sports Arena
Long Beach, CA
VANILLA FUDGE
STEVE MILLER BAND
SONNY TERRY & BROWNIE MCGHEE
Fillmore / Winterland
San Francisco, CA
CREAM
Grande Ballroom
Detroit, MI
JOHNNY CASH
Folsom State Prison
Represa, CA
YARDBIRDS
TRAFFIC
BLUE CHEER
Palace Theatre
Cleveland, OH
YARDBIRDS
FROST
MC5
Grande Ballroom
Detroit, MI
CANNED HEAT
VELVET UNDERGROUND
APPLE PIE MOTHERHOOD
Music Hall
Cleveland, OH
MOBY GRAPE
PROCOL HARUM
Anderson Theater
NYC
MC5
Grande Ballroom
Detroit, MI
KALEIDOSCOPE
JAMES COTTON BLUES BAND
MINT TATTOO
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY
Straight Theater
San Francisco, CA
Note: During Pink Floyd's American Tour, The Bank was the venue for the band's 1968 appearance in Torrance, California. Among the tracks that were performed during their show at The Bank were Interstellar Overdrive, Astronomy Domine and Let There Be More Light. The Bank, at 19840 South Hamilton in Torrance, California, about 20 miles Southwest of Los Angeles, is one of the least remembered and most obscure venues in Southern California.
PINK FLOYD
BLACK PEARL
The Bank
Torrance, CA
Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable
Velvet Underground & Nico
The Trauma
Philadelphia, PA
CREAM FAREWELL CONCERT
RORY GALLAGHER
Royal Albert Hall
London UK
I AM THE GHOST OF PONTCHARTRAIN