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
In Concert (Derek and the Dominos album) In Concert (Derek and the Dominos album) In Concert is a live double album, recorded by Derek and the Dominos in October 1970 at the Fillmore East and released January 1973. Six of the album's nine tracks were later included on the 1994 album "Live at the Fillmore". The three songs not included are "Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad," "Let It Rain," & "Tell the Truth." "Live at the Fillmore" also includes these songs, although they are from different sets than the ones appearing here. The album was generally well received. In 2011, the 40th anniversary Super