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
Live at the Fillmore East (Neil Young album) Live at the Fillmore East (Neil Young album) Live at the Fillmore East is a live album by Neil Young and Crazy Horse featuring guitarist Danny Whitten. In February and March 1970, Young and Crazy Horse went on tour to support "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere". "Live at the Fillmore East", released in 2006, features performances from the tour. The tour was the last Neil Young and Crazy Horse tour to feature Whitten. Young played four shows at the Fillmore East on March 6 and 7; each show consisted of a solo acoustic set and a set with Crazy Horse.