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1966
December 31, 1966February 04 – Jefferson Airplane
February 05 – Jefferson Airplane
February 06 – Jefferson Airplane
April 15 – Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Jefferson Airplane
April 17 – Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Jefferson Airplane
May 05 – Jefferson Airplane and The Jay Walkers. Artwork by Wes Wilson
May 06 – Jefferson Airplane and The Jay Walkers
May 27 – The Velvet Underground, here with “Venus In Furs” and The Mothers
May 28 – The Velvet Underground and The Mothers
May 29 – The Velvet Underground and The Mothers
June 03 – Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Grateful Dead and The Mothers
June 04 – Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Grateful Dead and The Mothers
June 10 – Jefferson Airplane, Great Society and The Heavenly Blues Band
June 11 – Jefferson Airplane (seen above with “It’s No Secret” from the Fillmore tonight!), Great Society (seen below with “Arbitration”) and The Heavenly Blues Band
June 17 – The Wailers and Quicksilver Messenger Service
June 18 – The Wailers and Quicksilver Messenger Service
June 23 – Them and The New Tweedy Brothers
July 06 – The Turtles (seen below with “She’ll Come Back” from the 1966 film, “Out Of Sight”) and Oxford Circus
July 08 – The Mindbenders and The Chocolate Watch Band
July 09 – The Mindbenders and The Chocolate Watch Band
July 22 – The Association (seen above with “Cherish” which would become the Title track to David Cassidy‘s debut album in 1972), Quicksilver Messenger Service and Grass Roots
July 23 – The Association, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Grass Roots
July 29 – Them and The Sons Of Champlin
July 30 – Them and The Sons Of Champlin
August 10 – Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs (here with “Wooly Bully”) with The Sit-Ins
August 12 – Jefferson Airplane And The Grateful Dead
August 13 – Jefferson Airplane And The Grateful Dead. Here are The Dead with “Cold Rain & Snow” and “High Heel Sneakers”, introduced by Bill Graham to the Fillmore audience sometime this year)
August 19 – The Young Rascals and Quicksilver Messenger Service
August 20 – The Young Rascals and Quicksilver Messenger Service
August 26 – 13th Floor Elevators, Great Society and Sopwith Camel
August 27 – 13th Floor Elevators, Great Society and Sopwith Camel. Here they are with “Hello, Hello”
September 02 – Jefferson Airplane, P. H. Phactor Jug Band and Andrew Staples
September 03 – Jefferson Airplane, P. H. Phactor Jug Band and Andrew Staples
September 04 – The Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Country Joe & The Fish
September 05 – Martha And The Vandellas with Johnny Talbot And De Thangs
September 16 – The Byrds (here with “Set You Free This Time”) and The Wildflower
September 17 – The Byrds and The Wildflower (seen above in rehearsal at the Straight Theater this year)
September 25 – The Butterfield Blues Band. Artwork by Wes Wilson
October 14 – The Butterfield Blues Band, Jefferson Airplane and Big Mama Thornton. Here she is with “Hound Dog”, featuring Buddy Guy on guitar.
October 15 – The Butterfield Blues Band, Jefferson Airplane and Big Mama Thornton
October 16 – The Butterfield Blues Band, Jefferson Airplane and Big Mama Thornton
October 21 – The Grateful Dead, Lightning Hopkins and Loading Zone. Artwork by Wes Wilson
October 22 – The Grateful Dead, Lightning Hopkins and Loading Zone
October 23 – The Yardbirds and Country Joe & The Fish
October 28 – Captain Beefheart, The Chocolate Watch Band and The Great Pumpkin
October 29 – Captain Beefheart, The Chocolate Watch Band and The Great Pumpkin
October 30 – Captain Beefheart, The Chocolate Watch Band and The Great Pumpkin
November 04 – The Muddy Waters Blues Band (Here’s Muddy with “Got My Mojo Working” from this year with some incredible playing from James Cotton on harmonica) and Quicksilver Messenger Service
November 05 – The Muddy Waters Blues Band. Here’s the band with “Chicken Shack” and Quicksilver Messenger Service
November 06 – The Muddy Waters Blues Band and Quicksilver Messenger Service
November 11 – Bola Sete, Country Joe & the Fish and Buffalo Springfield
November 12 – Bola Sete, Country Joe & the Fish and Buffalo Springfield
November 13 – Bola Sete, Country Joe & the Fish and Buffalo Springfield
December 30 – Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead and Quicksilver Messenger Service
December 31 – Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead and Quicksilver Messenger Service
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