BG-181 · David Singer
Catalog Number
BG-181
Series
Bill Graham
Venue
Fillmore West
San Francisco
San Francisco
Date
July 11, 1969
Artists
Nickname
Santana, five weeks before Woodstock
Performers
Santana
Taj Mahal
The Flamin’ Groovies
Taj Mahal
The Flamin’ Groovies
Santana, five weeks before Woodstock
On Friday, July 11, 1969, Santana headlined the Fillmore West -- a hometown band with no album in the stores, topping the bill in its own city's flagship ballroom, five weeks before Woodstock made the same music famous to half a million people. The weekend run, Friday through Sunday, July 11-13, put Taj Mahal in the middle slot and the Flamin' Groovies underneath, per chickenonaunicycle and the Bill Graham…
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