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 Fillmore West four-CD box set entitled, "Don't Fight the Feeling: The Complete Aretha Franklin & King Curtis Live At Fillmore West" by Rhino Handmade in 2005, featuring the complete concert by King Curtis and Aretha Franklin. This edition was limited to 5000 numbered copies. Recorded at the Fillmore West concert hall, the storied rock venue in San Francisco, over three nights, March 5, 6 and 7 1971, King Curtis and his band the Kingpins were supporting Aretha Franklin as well as playing as her backing band. the album opens with his own composition "Memphis Soul Stew", but the bulk of the album