Allman Brothers Fillmore East
May 28th, 2008If you’ve ever been involved with the music industry you’ve probably heard of Fillmore East.
A popular venue on Second Avenue and Sixth Street in the East Village section of New York City, Fillmore East was renowned as a palace of rock and roll during the sixties and seventies, seeing dozens of excellent bands into its doors. The Doors, The Who, Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd and Frank Zappa (among many others) played at the theater, some on a regular basis.
But none more regularly than the Allman Brothers, who were to be found at Fillmore East so often that they were often called Bill Graham’s (the music promoter who owned the theater) personal band. They even recorded one of their live albums, the aptly named At Fillmore East, on the theater’s premises.
And, fittingly, they were one of the final bands to play there, appearing in Fillmore East’s final showing before shutting down in 1971.
Allman Brothers….Whippin Post LIVE 1970