Fillmore East was not aired. The show, "Welcome To Fillmore East" was aired on WNET channel 13 in NYC and simulcast on WNEW-FM radio on October 10, 1970, at 10:00 pm in the NYC area. A thirty-minute clip from that show of the Allmans can be seen on YouTube. Because of the auditorium's great acoustics, many live albums were recorded at the Fillmore East, including: Because of changes in the music industry and large growth in the concert industry, Graham closed the Fillmore East. The final concert took place on June 27, 1971, with three billed acts (The Allman Brothers Band, The
At Fillmore East in the hands of Atlantic executives (Allman was particularly disgusted with the artwork for Sam & Dave's "Hold On, I'm Comin'" album). Initially, the album cover was to be shots of the band taken in front of the Fillmore East with their names on the marquee above them, but no one was satisfied with the results. The band's main purpose for the cover was that it be as "meat and potatoes" as the band's ethos and performing, and someone suggested the band make it a photograph of the band in an alley waiting with their gear to go onstage. The