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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Bryan,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for all the great info about Graham's
venues. One thing I can add - Winterland closed following a December 31,
1978 extravaganza headlined by the Grateful Dead supported by the
Blues Brothers, New Riders of the Purple Sage, and the Flying Karamazov
Brothers. The show, much of it broadcast on FM and public TV, lasted
all night with breakfast served at dawn.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Happy New Year,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>brooz</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 12:41:52 -0500<BR>From: "Bryan Reid" <<A
href="">humblephoenix@comcast.net</A>><BR>Subject: [Slowhand] The Fillmores
et al<BR>To: "Slowhand Digest" <<A
href="">slowhand@planet-torque.com</A>><BR>Message-ID: <<A
href="">001601c6179f$79b9b390$cc36e147@D16RHW81</A>><BR>Content-Type:
text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<BR><BR>Bill Graham had three main theaters in San
Francisco, although he did<BR>promote shows in other SF facilities on
occasion.<BR><BR>The Fillmore Auditorium (Bill Graham's first venue) was located
at Fillmore<BR>Street and Geary Boulevard. The first show was 10 December 1965
and was<BR>headlined by The Jefferson Airplane; the last was on 4 July 1968 and
was<BR>headlined by Creedence Clearwater Revival. <BR><BR>The Fillmore West,
which replaced the Auditorium, was located at 10 South<BR>Van Ness Ave and 1545
Market Street in San Francisco, CA. in the old<BR>Carousel Ballroom. The first
show was on 5 July 1968 and was headlined by<BR>the Butterfield Blues Band; the
last show was on 4 July 1971 and was<BR>headlined by
Santana. <BR><BR>Winterland was located roughly at Post Street and Steiner
Street. Originally<BR>built as an ice skating rink, it had a capacity of 5,400,
it was just a<BR>short walk from the original Fillmore Auditorium, located at
1805 Geary<BR>Blvd. It is now an apartment building. The first show was on
23 September<BR>1966 and was headlined by The Jefferson Airplane; the last was
on 29 May<BR>1971 and was headlined by The Grateful Dead.<BR><BR>Much confusion
over the years has resulted from Graham booking a band for,<BR>say, three nights
and have them play the first at the Fillmore (either) and<BR>then two nights at
Winterland. And he would mix it around other ways as<BR>well. And, of course,
when people say Fillmore, you don't know which one<BR>they're talking about
unless you know the date. After 4 July 1968 it's WEST;<BR>before, it's
AUDITORIUM.<BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>