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Jun 30, 2021 · The Fillmore West in San Francisco hosted The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane and other bands in the 1960s. As NPR celebrates its 50th anniversary, we look back on important events of...
Jul 8, 2022 · By Bill Kopp Published Jul. 08, 2022 • 11:50am. On the Fourth of July in 1971, the Fillmore West closed for good. The celebrated San Francisco music venue ended its nearly three-year run under the management of Bay Area concert promotion impresario Bill Graham with a series of historic and locally focused shows.
The Fillmore West. Market Street and Van Ness. San Francisco CA 94102. Janis Joplin played her final gig with Big Brother here. The Who performed their entire rock opera Tommy, Eric Clapton played his final shows as the lead guitar for Delaney and Bonnie.
May 19, 2021 · The LP was recorded at the singer's three-night stint at the Fillmore West Concert Hall in San Francisco, spanning March 5, 6 and 7 in 1971. In her 1998 autobiography, Franklin wrote, “I...
The Fillmore West was a historic rock and roll music venue in San Francisco, California, US which became famous under the direction of concert promoter Bill Graham from 1968 to 1971. Named after The Fillmore at the intersection of Fillmore Street and Geary Boulevard , it stood at the southwest corner of Market Street and South Van Ness Avenue ...
Dec 10, 2007 · Fillmore West. The Fillmore (also known as Fillmore Auditorium) is a historic music venue in San Francisco, California made famous by Bill Graham. Named for its original location at the intersection of Fillmore Street and Geary Boulevard, it lies on the boundary of the Western Addition and the Pacific Heights neighborhoods.
ABOUT. Formerly the home of the Fillmore West and Carousel Ballroom, SVN West amps up any event through three floors of raw venue space that are steeped in musical history. The main hall, reverently named Carousel, showcased dozens of concerts during its brief operation from 1968 to 1971, including musical legends like the Grateful Dead ...
