We got to the Fillmore early last night and went upstairs to have a drink. What is amazing about the Fillmore is all the concert posters on the walls. I was looking at many of the posters from the late 60's and it is unreal the bands that have been through that small venue. Many of the concerts they had there would be over the course of several days. At the bottom of every poster it would note where you could buy tickets. Of course City Lights Bookstore in SF, but there were other locations you could buy from in San Mateo, Redwood City, Berkley, Oakland, etc.
I'm going on memory here but some of the bands on the wall were as follows:
Big Brother and the holding company
Quicksilver Messenger service
Blue Cheer
The Who
The Doors
Jefferson Airplane
Steve Miller
Cream....these poster were some of the coolest
CCR
There are hundreds of these posters that date all the way to the present. I'm willing to bet there is a big chunk of history there that you won't see at the rock and roll hall of fame.
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