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
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