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Feb 6, 2010 · SHOW LISTINGS: Here is just about the complete listing of the shows held at the Fillmore East. If you know of a show that is not listed here, please send us the information. Our goal is to make this listing completely complete!
- Big Brother and the Holding Company – March 8th, 1968. For the very first performance at the Fillmore East, Graham decided to bring a little bit of the sound of San Francisco out to the East Coast and tapped Big Brother and The Holding Company for the honor with Freddie King placed in the opening slot.
- The Doors – March 23rd, 1968. In the late 1960s, the Doors, and particularly their frontman Jim Morrison, were one of the most unpredictable live acts on the planet.
- Sly and the Family Stone – Oct 5th, 1968. The Fillmore East was widely regarded as a palace of blues and rock, but every once in a while the place could get downright funky, like when Sly and the Family Stone rolled through in October 1968.
- Led Zeppelin – January 31st, 1969. Led Zeppelin’s sole residency at the Fillmore East came just a little more than two weeks after the band’s first, eponymous album became officially available for sale in the United States.
The Fillmore East was rock promoter Bill Graham's rock venue on Second Avenue near East 6th Street on the Lower East Side section of Manhattan, now called the East Village, in New York City. The venue was open from March 8, 1968, to June 27, 1971, and featured some of the biggest acts in rock music of that time.
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Before it closed in June 1971, Fillmore East set a new standard for rock concerts, introducing fans to giants of jazz, blues, and folk music. The hall’s stellar acoustics and Joshua Light Show’s psychedelic imagery made Fillmore East concerts unforgettable.