Fillmore East

Fillmore East was promoter Bill Graham's rock palace in the East Village area of New York City.

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Bill Graham - East Village - New York City

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It opened in March of 1968, to give Graham an East Coast counterpart to his Fillmore West establishment in San Francisco, and quickly became "The church of rock and roll," with two-show concerts several nights a week. Graham would regularly alternate acts between the two theatres; some of those acts included

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1968 - Fillmore West - San Francisco

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The Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Allman Brothers Band, Jimi Hendrix, Country Joe and The Fish, Big Brother and The Holding Company, and many more.

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The Grateful Dead - Quicksilver Messenger Service - The Allman Brothers Band - Jimi Hendrix - Country Joe and The Fish - Big Brother and The Holding Company

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Many live albums were recorded at the Fillmore East, the most notable of them being The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East, generally considered one of the best live albums ever.

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Live album - The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East

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Due to changes in the music and concert industry, Graham closed down the Fillmore East, with its final concert taking place June 27, 1971, with the Allman Brothers and others in performance. The former Fillmore East site on Second Avenue in the East Village later became the trend-setting disco The Saint.

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June 27 - 1971 - Second Avenue - The Saint

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Today (2005) it's a branch of the Emigrant Savings Bank.

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