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1965
February 1965
John Lennon and George Harrison become the first two Beatles to experience
LSD as a result of their drinks being spiked at a party held by George’s
dentist. LSD is not yet illegal and had become the recreational drug of
choice and was seen as the latest “thing.”
May 5th 1965
The first gig by the Warlocks takes place at Magoo’s Pizza Parlor in Menlo Park. At the time the Warlocks, who later changed their name to Grateful Dead, consisted of Bob Weir (guitar), Bill Kreutzmann (drums), Ron “Pigpen” McKernan (keyboards), Dana Morgan Jr. (bass) and Jerry Garcia (guitar). The band’s musical style initially borrowed much from the Rolling Stones with its electric R&B style.
1966
June 16th 1966
The Marquee Club in London in London features John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers and the first appearance of the Amboy Dukes on Thursday the 16th. The Amboy Dukes would play the marquee another five times
August 25th 1966
Teens ‘n’ Twenties present The Yardbirds, Harbinger Complex, Peter Wheat & the Breadmen and the Just V on Thursday the 25th at the Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco. The Carousel used to be called the El Patio Ballroom and was located on the second floor, above a car dealership on the Southwest corner of market and Van Ness. This show also took place on the 26th August at the Rollerena, San Leandro.
1967
January 6th 1967
The Golden Sheaf Bakery presents Country Joe and the Fish, Wildflower and John Fahey on Saturday the 6th with lights by Bill Ham, at the Finnish Brotherhood Hall, Berkeley
February 18th 1967
-The Mojo Men, Harpers Bizarre and Chocolate Watch Band play on Saturday the 18th at the Continental Auditorium, Santa Clara with lights by The Light House.
-Pink Floyd, The Equals and Two of Each play Saturday the 18th at the California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire.
1968
July 27 1968
-Middle Earth re-opens on Saturday the 27th at the Roundhouse with a performance from Traffic
-The Free Concert in Hyde Park on Friday the 27th features Traffic, the Nice, Pretty Things, Action and Junior Eyes
1969
January 3 1969
The Electric Theatre presents Muddy Waters and Fleetwood Mac on Friday and Saturday the 3rd and 4th at the Kinetic Playground, 4812 Clark Street in Chicago, Illinois
March 1 1969
-King Crimson makes their U.S. debut on Thursday the 23rd at Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont. Bandleader Robert Fripp describes the crowd as “a peace-and-love crowd, sitting dreamily in lotus positions, probably expecting psychedelic folk or some such, after our first number there was dead silence. I looked up. The audience looked as if it had been squashed by a steamroller.” King Crimson would form one of the core bands of the emerging Progressive Rock genre
1970
November 29th 1970
-The Steve Miller Band, Country Joe McDonals, Ashton Gardner and Dyke and Big Brother and the Holding Company perform on Friday and Saturday the 20th and 21st at The Winterland in San Francisco with lights by Holy See
-Bill Graham presents Leon Russell, Elton John and McKendree Spring on Friday and Saturday the 20th and 21st at The Fillmore East In New York City with the Joshua Light Show
-Jet Productions presents Brooklyn Rock featuring Savoy Brown, Buddy Miles and Haystacks Balboa on Friday the 20th at the 46th Street Rock Palace in Brooklyn New York
1971
June 1971
The Eleventh National Jazz and Blues Festival, Reading featuring Bell & Arc Armada, Demich Armstrong, Audience, Arthur Brown, Clark-Hutchinson, Clouds, C.M.U., Colosseum, Colonel Bagshot, Country Joe, Ease of Eden, Rory Gallagher, Peter Hammill, Hardin and York, Jon Hiseman, Al Kooper, Lindisfarne, Ian Mathews, Gillian McPherson, Ralph McTell, Medicine Head, Osibisa, Percussion Band, Terry Reid, Renaissance, Sha-Na-Na, Steel Mill, Storyteller, Stray, Van Der Graf Generator, Vinegar Joe, Warm Dust, Wishbone Ash and Pete York. |
