East Village, Manhattan St. Marks Place. On June 27, 1967, the Electric Circus opened in the same space with a benefit for the Children's Recreation Foundation whose chairman was Bobby Kennedy. The Grateful Dead, The Chambers Brothers, Sly and the Family Stone, and the Allman Brothers Band were among the many rock bands that performed there before it closed in 1971. On March 8, 1968, Bill Graham opened the Fillmore East in what had been a Yiddish Theatre on Second Avenue at East 6th Street in the Yiddish Theater District. The venue quickly became known as "The Church of Rock and Roll", with
Live at the Fillmore (Derek and the Dominos album) Live at the Fillmore (Derek and the Dominos album) Live at the Fillmore is a live double album by Derek and the Dominos, recorded in two performances in October 1970 at the Fillmore East and released on 22 February 1994. It includes live material previously released on the "In Concert" album, live material previously released on Eric Clapton's "Crossroads" box set, and several previously unreleased numbers. The set-list contains eight Derek and the Dominos songs (six from the album "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs", plus "Roll It Over" and "Got to Get Better in a Little While"), three tunes