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
The Complete Fillmore East Concerts The Complete Fillmore East Concerts Mad Dogs & Englishmen: The Complete Fillmore East Concerts recorded live in New York 1970. Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs & Englishmen turned 35 years old in 2005. Commemorating this birthday was the release of the limited edition "Mad Dogs & Englishmen: The Complete Fillmore East Concerts", documenting the entire four shows (on 6 discs) performed on Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28, 1970 at New York City’s Fillmore East. DISC ONE Friday March 27, 1970, Set 1 1. HONKY TONK WOMEN 2. LET’S GO GET STONED 3. STICKS AND STONES 4. BIRD ON A