Fillmore East concert program, 5.5 x 8.5, 16 pages, promoting the Johnny Winter and Elvin Bishop Group with "Extra Added Attraction: Allman Brothers" at the classic NYC venue on March 11-13, 1971. The program features short bios and photos of the groups, as well as a variety of classic ads from the period. In fine condition, with light edge toning. These infamous concerts were recorded for what was to become one of the best live records ever recorded: The Allman Brothers' At Fillmore East, released in July 1971. In 2004, At Fillmore East was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress, deemed to be 'culturally, historically, or aesthetically important' by the National Recording Registry.
This year is the 50th anniversary of the closing of the now legendary Fillmore East. Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, The Grateful Dead, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, John Lennon, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Ray Charles, Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, The Band, Derek and the Dominos, the Allman Brothers Band and so many more performed at the Fillmore, most on several occasions. Unlike its counterpart the Fillmore West in San Francisco, which was a ballroom (it was a former dance hall) like most music venues were at the time, the Fillmore East was a theatre and it was a totally different experience for both the artist and the audience. Going to the Fillmore East was going to the theatre... a theatre that was built originally for vaudeville shows, which was perfect acoustically and seating wise for rock concerts. With the addition of a custom-made sound system and the visually mesmerizing Joshua Light Show (Joe's Light's later), it was a concert experience like no other. The Fillmore East itself is gone now, though its legend lives on and anyone who was ever fortunate enough to perform or attend a concert there can attest to the magic that occurred in that much missed theatre.
