Fillmore East acts to play the Fillmore East was Jimi Hendrix. His album "Band of Gypsys" was recorded live on New Year's Day 1970. However, even before Hendrix hit the stage, British blues-rock trio Cream played the Fillmore East when it was called the "Village Theater" on September 20 & 23 1967. The Kinks played October 17th and 18th, 1969, supported by the Bonzo Dog Band. John Lennon and Yoko Ono sat in with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention at the theater on June 6, 1971. The Allman Brothers Band played so many shows at Fillmore East that they were
Playing in the Band often in concert by the band with 581 performances. The instrumental break of "Playing in the Band" was introduced as early as the February 19, 1969 "Celestial Synapse" show at the Fillmore West, in which it appears somewhat indistinct from the preceding and following jams.. The completed song debuted (along with five others) on February 18, 1971 at the Capitol Theatre. It was also included on Mickey Hart's 1972 "Rolling Thunder" solo album within "The Main Ten", making reference to the song's time signature of 10/4. "The Main Ten" appears on "Dick's Picks Vol. 16", from their performance at the