On This Day in Art Rock History

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SAN FRANCISCO · THE PSYCHEDELIC ERA · 1960s

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August 1
BG-76

BG-76 · Bonnie MacLean
Catalog Number
BG-76
Series
Bill Graham
Venue
Fillmore Auditorium
San Francisco
Date
August 1, 1967
Artists
Bonnie MacLean
Nickname
Muddy Waters / Buffalo Springfield / Richie Havens (opening)
Performers
Muddy Waters
Buffalo Springfield
Richie Havens

Muddy Waters / Buffalo Springfield / Richie Havens (opening)

August 1 gives us two very different kinds of history on the same calendar day, two years apart, and the chronicle is better for holding both. The first is a poster and a bill; the second is a picket line. On Tuesday, August 1, 1967, Bill Graham opened a six-night stand at the Fillmore Auditorium with Muddy Waters headlining, Buffalo Springfield second, and Richie Havens opening — Dan Bruhns' Fillmore Lights behind…

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BG-184

BG-184 — Fillmore West

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