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Latest Update: August 25, 2010

Copyright © 2004-2010 Ross Hannan and Corry Arnold. All Rights Reserved. Thanks are due to Donna Patterson for her input. Peter Albin, David Getz, Sam Andrew, Stephen Ehret and Joel Glick among others have helped out.

 

A Family Tree

This is very much an early draft, but once complete it will be spectacular.

Some Art

Performance History

November xx, 1965 San Francisco, CA (Club performance as Blue Yard Hill)
November xx, 1965 Panhandle Park, San Francisco with the Vipers in their pre Blue House Basement days
January 10, 1966 Matrix, San Francisco (Auditions)
January 15, 1966 Open Theatre, Berkeley, CA [1st public performance]
January 22, 1966 Longshoreman's Hall, San Francisco, "Trips Festival" with Grateful Dead, The Loading Zone (not Jefferson Airplane)
  February 12, 1966 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA Wildflower, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Great Society, Our Lost Souls, Big Brother and The Holding Company (Peace Rock)
February 19, 1966 The Fillmore, San Francisco, with Jefferson Airplane [last show with Chuck Jones]
February 26, 1966 The Fillmore, San Francisco, with Great Society & Quicksilver Messenger Service [Fritz Kasten played drums]
March 1, 1966 The Matrix, San Francisco [Fritz Kasten played drums]
March 2, 1966 The Matrix, San Francisco [Fritz Kasten or Norman Mayell played drums]
March 3, 1966 The Matrix, San Francisco [Fritz Kasten or Norman Mayell played drums]
March 4, 1966 The Matrix, San Francisco [Fritz Kasten or Norman Mayell played drums]
March 5, 1966 The Matrix, San Francisco [Fritz Kasten or Norman Mayell played drums]
March 6, 1966 The Matrix, San Francisco [Norman Mayell played drums]
March 12, 1966 The Matrix, San Francisco [first show with Dave Getz]
March 18, 1966 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, Batman Dance with Mystery Trend, Family Tree 
March 19, 1966 The Firehouse, San Francisco with A Moving Violation 
  April, 1966 Muir Beach, CA Big Brother and The Holding Company, Wildflower and possibly others play Muir Beach in what was effectively and audition for the Red Dog Saloon shows. It is thought that Chan Laughlin booked the bands but Chet Helms have have influenced Big Brother's involvement.
  April 2, 1966 The Geary Temple, Geary And Fillmore, San Francisco, CA with Quicksilver Messenger Service, PH Phactor Jug Band and  Our Mothers Children 
April 4, 1966 The Matrix, San Francisco
April 5, 1966 The Matrix, San Francisco with Wildflower
April 6, 1966 The Matrix, San Francisco with Wildflower
April 29, 1966 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, with  Grassroots, Sons of Adam 
April 30, 1966 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, with  Grassroots, Sons of Adam 
May 6, 1966 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, with Daily Flash, The Charlatans (replacing the Rising Sons)
May 13, 1966 Red Dog, Virginia City, NV 
May 14, 1966 Red Dog, Virginia City, NV 
  May 21, 1966 Muir Beach Resort, Marin County, CA Big Brother and the Holding Company, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Charlatans, Wildflower, Carpetbaggers, Billy Moses and the Blues Band, Erector Set
May 21, 1966 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, with Love, Captain Beefheart
May 27, 1966 Red Dog, Virginia City, NV 
May 28, 1966 Red Dog, Virginia City, NV 
May 30, 1966 Winterland, San Francisco, with Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Charlatans
June 3, 1966 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, with Grassroots, Buddha From Muir Beach, Stone Facade 
June 4, 1966 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, with Grassroots, Buddha From Muir Beach, Stone Facade 
June 10, 1966 Red Dog, Virginia City, NV 
June 11, 1966 Red Dog, Virginia City, NV 
June 19, 1966 St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco with Timothy Leary [Tim Leary Benefit]
  June 24, 1966 Avalon Ballroom, SF, with Quicksilver Messenger Service, the GIB [This is Janis Joplin's first show with the band - not June 10 as is somethimes suggested]
June 25, 1966 Avalon Ballroom, SF, with Quicksilver Messenger Service, the GIB 
July 1, 1966 Fillmore, San Francisco with Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jaywalkers
July 2, 1966 Monterey County Fairgrounds with Quicksilver Messenger Service, Gladstones 
July 3, 1966 Monterey County Fairgrounds with Quicksilver Messenger Service, Gladstones 
  July 8, 1966 Red Dog, Virginia City, NV (the likely date of the shows at the Red Dog with Ms Joplin - but may have only played one night)
July 9, 1966 Red Dog, Virginia City, NV (possibly)
  July 14, 1966 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco with Grateful Dead, Hindustani Jazz Sextet [Hari Har Rao on Sitar and Don Ellis on Trumpet]
July 15, 1966 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, with Love (Show Cancelled)
July 16, 1966 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, with Love (Show Cancelled)
July 28, 1966 California Hall, San Francisco with Great Society, Charlatans [Bilbo's Birthday]
  July 29, 1966 Garden Auditorium, Pacific National Exhibition, Vancouver, BC with Al Neil Trio, Painted Ship, Ph Factor Jug Band, Al Neil and The Royal Canadians, Gerry Walker, Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messengwer Service, Daily Flash, Local Bands, WECO light show (by Sam Perry, Gary Lee  Nova, Dallas Selman, Ken Ryan, and others) [Trips Festival]
  July 30, 1966 Garden Auditorium, Pacific National Exhibition, Vancouver, BC with Al Neil Trio, Painted Ship, Ph Factor Jug Band, Al Neil and The Royal Canadians, Gerry Walker, Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messengwer Service, Daily Flash, Local Bands, WECO light show (by Sam Perry, Gary Lee  Nova, Dallas Selman, Ken Ryan, and others) [Trips Festival]
August 2, 1966 Losers South, San Jose, CA with Jefferson Airplane, Great Society
August 3, 1966 Losers South, San Jose, CA with Jefferson Airplane, Great Society
August 4, 1966 Losers South, San Jose, CA with Jefferson Airplane, Great Society
August 5, 1966 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, with Bo Diddley
August 6, 1966 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, with Bo Diddley
  August 7, 1966 Fillmore Auditorium, Trips Festival with Quicksilver Messenger Service, Grateful Dead, Grass Roots, Sunshine, Jook Savages, PH Phactor, Si Perkoff Jazz Quintet, San Francisco Mime Troupe
  August 12, 1966 "Benefit", San Francisco, CA with Jefferson Airplane & Grassroots (this would have been an afternoon show - perhaps in one of the parks) 
August 12, 1966 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, with Bo Diddley
August 13, 1967 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, with Bo Diddley
August 23, 1966 Big Brother signs with Mainstream Records
August 25-Sept 19, 1966 Mother Blues, Chicago, IL
01 September 1966 Big Brother signs with Mainstream Records
  September 23, 1966 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, with Unquenchable Thirst (ex Grass Roots and replacing Howlin' Wolf who cancelled) 
  September 24, 1967 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, with Unquenchable Thirst (ex Grass Roots and replacing Howlin' Wolf who cancelled) 
October 6, 1966 Golden Gate Park, San Francisco with Grateful Dead, Electric Chamber Orkustra  [Love Pageant Rally]
October 6, 1966 The Ark, Sausalito, CA with Jack and the Ripper
October 7-8, 1966 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco with Jim Kweskin Jug Band, Electric Train
October 13, 1966 The Ark, Sausalito, CA with Moby Grape, Sons of Champlin
October 14, 1966 The Ark, Sausalito, CA with Moby Grape, Sons of Champlin
  October 15, 1966 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, Big Brother & the Holding Company (with Jerry Garcia sitting), Sir Douglas Quintet. 
  October 16, 1966 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Sir Douglas Quintet, 13th Floor Elevators, The New Peanut Butter Sandwich. Jerry Garcia’s Middle Finger blogged:  Having just posted about Garcia's October 1966 sit-in with Big Brother and the Holding Company, I'll follow on with what is even more interesting-sounding (though it apparently didn't come off that well).

Mojo Navigator R&R News no. 9 (October 17, 1966) gives a brief account of the evening, which apparently included a configuration ("One Night Only!", I assume) called The New Peanut Butter Sandwich, composed of the following (instruments are mostly presumed):

Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (GD): ?organ?
Jerry Garcia (GD): guitar;
David Getz (BBHC): drums;
David Freiberg (QMS): bass;
?? (Sir Douglas Quintet): rhythm guitar;
Gary Duncan (QMS): guitar;
John Cipollina (QMS): guitar;
?? ("negro blues singer"): ??.

The only other detail is that "They did a very long and boring pseudo-Butterfield blues instrumental." Not clear what the blues singer was doing sitting in on an instrumental, but anyway ... sounds interesting!
This may have happened on October 15 or October 16. 
October 22, 1966 Winterland, San Francisco, with Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service 
November 1-6, 1966 The Matrix, San Francisco
November 4, 1966 The Ark, Sausalito, CA with Baltimore Steam Packet, Moby Grape
November 11, 1966 Taping of "POW" TV Show, San Francisco
November 11, 1966 Trip Room, Sacramento, CA with Rubber Band
November 12, 1966 Sokol Hall, San Francisco [Hells Angels Present] with the Merry Pranksters
November 13, 1966 Zen Temple Benefit, Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco with Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service 
November 14, 1966 The Barn, Scott's Valley, Santa Cruz, CA
November 19, 1966 The Barn, Scott's Valley, Santa Cruz, CA
November 25-26, 1966 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, with Quicksilver Messenger Service, Country Joe & The Fish
December 3, 1966 Wilbur Hall, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA Big Brother and The Holding Company, Lights, films, poetry
December 9-10, 1966 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco with Oxford Circle, Lee Michaels 
December, 1966 "A Happening in the Wilburness", Stanford, CA
  December 16-17, 1966 Winterland, San Francisco Big Brother and The Holding Company, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Loving Impulse, Congress of Wonders
  December 18, 1966 Shrine Exhibition Hall, Los Angeles, CA Big Brother and The Holding Company, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Loving Impulse, Congress of Wonders, Family Tree (possibly cancelled)
December 18, 1966 Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA Big Brother and The Holding Company
December 25, 1966 Lagunitas, CA [Big Brother Christmas Party]
December 26, 1966 The Ark, Sausalito, CA with Charlatans, Final Solution, Lynne Hughes, Congress of Wonders 
December 27, 1966 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco with Quicksilver Messenger Service 
December 31, 1966 Kezar Pavilion, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
January 1, 1967 Panhandle Park, San Francisco with Grateful Dead, Orkustra [New Year's Wail/Whale]
January 13, 1967 Santa Venetia Armory, San Rafael, CA with Moby Grape, Morning Glory 
  January 14, 1967 Human Be-in, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco with Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Sir Douglas Quintet, Loading Zone, New Age (featuring Country Joe McDonald on Tra-La-La)
January 15, 1967 Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles with Merry Pranksters
January 17-22, 1967 The Matrix, San Francisco with Paul Arnoldi (and possibly) Lisa Bachelis
January 24-26, 1967 Soul City Club, Dallas, TX
January 28, 1967 Continental Auditorium, Santa Clara, CA with Blue House Basement, The Giant Sunflower
  January 29, 1967 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco with the Grateful Dead, Moby Grape and Allen Ginsberg [Krishna Consciousness Comes West]
January 31, 1967 Matrix, San Francisco, CA Big Brother and the Holding Company, Penny Nichols  
February 1, 1967 Matrix, San Francisco, CA Big Brother and the Holding Company, Penny Nichols  
February 2, 1967 Matrix, San Francisco, CA Big Brother and the Holding Company, Penny Nichols  
February 3, 1967 California Hall, San Francisco with Blue Cheer [Hell's Angels Dance]
February 4, 1967 Matrix, San Francisco, CA Big Brother and the Holding Company, Penny Nichols  
February 5, 1967 Matrix, San Francisco, CA Big Brother and the Holding Company, Penny Nichols  
  February 10-11, 1967 1837 Alcatraz, Berkeley, CA with Country Joe and the Fish, Melvyn Q Watchpocket [promoted by the Golden Sheaf Bakery]
February 12, 1967 California Hall, San Francisco
February 14, 1967 The Ark, Sausalito, CA with Moby Grape, Jack and The Ripper
February 15, 1967 California Hall, San Francisco with Blue Cheer
  February 17-18, 1967 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Oxford Circle
  February 19, 1967 The Matrix, San Francisco, CA Big Brother and the Holding Company, Steve Miller Blues Band (who were replacing The Only Alternative and His Other Possibilities), Fred Roth & Fillmore, San Francisco
February 21, 1967 California Hall, San Francisco Big Brother and the Holding Company, VIPs, Blue Cheer
February 23, 1967 The Ark, Sausalito, CA Big Brother and the Holding Company, The Human Beings, Flying Circus
February 24, 1967 Glide Memorial Church, San Francisco
February 25, 1967 The Barn, Scott's Valley, Santa Cruz, CA
February 26, 1967 Glide Memorial Church, San Francisco [BBHC play at the Sunday Morning Service]
February 26, 1967 American Legion, Merced, CA
  March 4, 1967 Steninger Auditorium, University of California Medical Center, San Francisco Big Brother and the Holding Company, Steve Miller Blues Band, Robert Baker
  March 5, 1967 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA Big Brother and the Holding Company, Moby Grape, Country Joe and the Fish, Sparrow, Grateful Dead (as guests), Michael McClure (as guest) [Benefit for Newstage & Straight Theater] 
March 10, 1967 Chessall Gym, High School, Ukiah, CA Big Brother and The Holding Company, Shades of Black
  March 12, 1967 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco with Quicksilver Messenger Service, Steve Miller Blues Band, Country Joe and the Fish 
March 14-16, 1967 Matrix, San Francisco, CA Big Brother and the Holding Company 
March 17-18, 1967 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco Big Brother and the Holding Company, Charles Lloyd, Sir Douglas Quintet 
March 21, 1967 Rock Garden, San Francisco with Love, CIA
March 22, 1967 Rock Garden, San Francisco with Love, CIA
March 23, 1967 Rock Garden, San Francisco with Love, CIA
March 24, 1967 Rock Garden, San Francisco with Love, CIA
March 25, 1967 Rock Garden, San Francisco with Love, CIA
March 26, 1967 Rock Garden, San Francisco with Love, CIA
Mar 31-April 1, 1967 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA with Blue Cheer, Charlatans
April 8, 1967 Mt. Tamalpias Outdoor Theater, Mt Tamalpias, CA with Quicksilver Messenger Service, Sparrow, Charlatans
  April 9, 1966 Longshoremen's Hall, San Francisco Country Joe and The Fish, The Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Sopwith Camel, Big Brother and the Holding Company [Week of the Angry Arts, Vietnam Mobilization]
April 10, 1967 The Fillmore, San Francisco
April 11, 1967 The Fillmore, San Francisco
April 12-13, 1967 Winterland & The Fillmore, San Francisco
April 15-16, 1967 Stockton Civic Auditorium, Stockton, CA with New Breed
April 21-23, 1967 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, with Howlin' Wolf, Harbinger Complex 
April 23, 1967 California Hall, San Francisco, with Charles Lloyd Quartet, Wildflower
April 25, 1967 Live in Studio Performance @ KQED, San Francisco
April 25-27, 1967 The Matrix, San Francisco
April 28-29, 1967 California Hall, SF with Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton, Weeds 
May 5-7, 1967 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, with Sir Douglas Quintet, Orkustra 
May 11, 1967 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, with Country Joe and the Fish
  May 12-13, 1967 California Hall, San Francisco, with Country Joe and the Fish, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Mourning Fog, Candy Store 
May 25, 1967 Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco with Clara Ward Singers, HP Lovecraft
May 26-27, 1967 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, with Steve Miller
  May 30, 1967 Haight Ashbury Legal Organization Benefit, Winterland, SF with Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Serviuce, Charlatans
May 31, 1967 Fairmount Hotel, San Francisco [filming "Petulia"]
June 2-3, 1967 California Hall, San Francisco, with Quicksilver Messenger Service, Country Joe and the Fish 
June 8-11, 1967 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, with Canned Heat Blues Band, Congress of Wonders 
June 17-18, 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, CA
  June 21, 1967 Polo Field, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Big Brother and the Holding Company, Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Mad River, Phoenix (Summer Solstice festival - event began before dawn)
June 24, 1967 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco
June 25, 1967 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco
June 27, 1967 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco with Quicksilver Messenger Service [Benefit for Lick-Wilmerding School]
June 28, 1967 Western Front, San Francisco with Charlatans, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Tom and Lee 
  June 29, 1967 California Hall, San Francisco with Blue Cheer, Congress of Wonders (may have played in the afternoon before the Blue Cheer show)
June 29-July 2, 1967 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, with Quicksilver Messenger Service
June 30, 1967 Napa Fairgrounds, Napa, CA with Black Cat Bones
  July 2, 1967 Mt Tamalpais Outdoor Festival, Marin, CA with Quicksilver Messenger Service, Country Joe and the Fish, Miller Blues Band, Sandy Bull, Congress of Wonders, Wildflower, Charlatans, Freedom Highway, Melvin Q. Watchpocket, Ace of Cups and Lamp of Childhood. Possibly Eric Burdon and the Animals
July 4-6, 1967 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, with Bo Diddley, Big Joe Williams
July 7-8, 1967 San Carlos Circle Theatre, San Carlos, CA
  July 14-15, 1967 Continental Ballroom, Santa Clara, CA with Quicksilver Messenger Service, Freedom Highway, Heather Stone (Opening of the Continental Ballroom - previously the Continental Auditorium)
July 20, 1967 Avalon Ballroom, SF, with Mount Rushmore, Canned Heat, Mother Earth
July 21, 1967 Avalon Ballroom, SF, with Mount Rushmore, Canned Heat, Mother Earth
July 22, 1967 Avalon Ballroom, SF, with Mount Rushmore, Canned Heat, Mother Earth
July 23, 1967 Straight Theater, San Francisco with The Grateful Dead
July 28-30, 1967 California Hall, San Francisco with The Charlatans, Tom and Lee
July 31, 1967 Free Clinic Benefit, San Francisco with Blue Cheer, Charlatans, AnonymousArtists of America  
August 11-12, 1967 Continental Ballroom, Santa Clara, CA with Charles Lloyd, Morning Reign, Mount Rushmore
August 13, 1967 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco
August 16, 1967 Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA (Chocolate George's Funeral)
August 24-27, 1967 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, with Bo Diddley, Salvation Army Banned, Bukka White
  August 28, 1967 Lindley Meadow, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA Big Brother and The Holding Company, Grateful Dead, Mt. Rushmore (Chocolate George's Wake)
September 1, 1967 Straight Theater, San Francisco with Southside Sound System, Freedom Highway
September 2, 1967 Straight Theater, San Francisco with Southside Sound System, Colours
September 3, 1967 Straight Theater, San Francisco with Southside Sound System, Phoenix 
September 4, 1967 La Dolphine Estates, San Francisco, CA [Debutante Party] 
September 8-9, 1967 Family Dog, Denver, CO with Blue Cheer, Eight Penny Matter
  September 15, 1967 Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA Big Brother and the Holding Company, Grateful Dead, Jeffereson Airplance BBHC CANCELLED
  September 16, 1967 Monterey, CA Big Brother & The Holding Company, T-Bone Walker, B. B. King, Richie Havens, the Clara Ward Singers [Monterey Jazz Festival - Afternoon Blues Show]
September 19, 1967 Golden Bear Club, Huntington Beach, CA Big Brother and The Holding Company, Big Mama Thornton
September 20, 1967 Golden Bear Club, Huntington Beach, CA Big Brother and The Holding Company, Big Mama Thornton
September 21, 1967 Golden Bear Club, Huntington Beach, CA Big Brother and The Holding Company, Big Mama Thornton
September 22, 1967 Golden Bear Club, Huntington Beach, CA Big Brother and The Holding Company, Big Mama Thornton
September 23, 1967 Golden Bear Club, Huntington Beach, CA Big Brother and The Holding Company, Big Mama Thornton
September 24, 1967 Golden Bear Club, Huntington Beach, CA Big Brother and The Holding Company, Big Mama Thornton
October 3, 1967 The Matrix, San Francisco, CA with Congress of Wonders 
October 4, 1967 The Matrix, San Francisco, CA with Congress of Wonders 
October 5, 1967 The Matrix, San Francisco, CA with Congress of Wonders 
October 6, 1967 The Matrix, San Francisco, CA with Congress of Wonders [Police raid on Matrix]
October 7, 1967 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco
October 8, 1967 Santa Clara Fairgrounds, Santa Clara, CA [afternoon]
  October 8, 1967 Family Park, San Jose, CA [evening] with Quicksilver Messenger Service, Freedom Highway, Mother Earth, Ace of Cups, Congress of Wonders, Mad River  [Country Joe and the Fish were scheduled but cancelled as Joe had temporarily left the band]
October 13, 1967 Eagles Auditorium, Seattle Washington with The Magic Fern CANCELLED
October 14, 1967 Eagles Auditorium, Seattle Washington with Chrome Cyrcus CANCELLED
October 15-16, 1967 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco
October 20, 1967 Contra Costa College, San Pablo, CA with Overbrook Express 
October 27, 1967 Cal State, Hayward, CA with The Good Nabors (sic)
  October 28, 1967 McNear's Beach (east of San Rafael), CA with The Psychle, Sopwith Camel, The Youngbloods, Vince Guaraldi, Tom and Lee, george Duke Trio, Chris Ibenez, Turk Murphy
  October 28-29, 1967 Peacock Country Club, San Rafael, CA  Big Brother and The Holding Company, Youngbloods, Vince Guaraldi Trio, Sopwith Camel, The Cycle, Tom and Lee (on 29th only) Chris Ibanez Trio, George Duke Trio (noon until dark). 
November ?, 1967 Golden Bear Club, Huntington Beach, CA
November 2, 1967 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco with Richie Havens [Pink Floyd cancelled due to visa problems]
November 3, 1968 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco with Richie Havens [Pink Floyd cancelled due to visa problems]
November 4, 1967 Winterland, San Francisco with Richie Havens and Pink Floyd (who now had visas)
November 13, 1967 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco with Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service
November 23, 1967 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco with Mount Rushmore 
November 24, 1967 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco with Mount Rushmore 
November 24, 1967 California Hall, San Francisco with Friendly Stranger, Beautiful Thing 
November 25, 1967 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco with Mount Rushmore 
December 1, 1967 The Matrix, San Francisco with Sandy Bull, Dan Hicks
December 15-16, 1967 Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, CA with Sweetwater (plus possibly Blood, Sweat and Tears)
December 18, 1967 California Hall, San Francisco, CA
December 19, 1967 Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA with Quicksilver Messenger Service
December 20, 1967 Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, CA with Sweetwater (Moby Grape had cancelled)
December 22, 1967 Turlock Fairgrounds with Crystal Syphon and lights by Pacific Grass and Electric
December 25, 1967 Sokol Hall, San Franciscoi, CA [Second Annual Christmas Party]
December 29-30, 1967 Winterland, San Francisco with Chuck Berry and Quicksilver Messenger Service
December 31, 1967 Winterland, San Francisco, with Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Freedom Highway 
January 5, 1968 Rainbow Ballroom, Fresno, CA
January 6, 1968 Sacramento State College with Walking Flower, Creators 
January 12, 1968 Shrine Auditorium, LA, with  Blue Cheer, Mint Tatoo 
January 13, 1968 Barnes Park Bandshell, Monterey Park, CA
January 16-21, 1968 Golden Bear Club, Huntington Beach, CA
January 25, 1968 Fillmore Auditorium, SF, with Electric Flag, Youngbloods, Ultimate Spinach 
January 26-27, 1968 Winterland, San Francisco with Electric Flag, Youngbloods, 
January 28, 1968 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco
February 2, 1968 Cheetah, Los Angeles Big Brother
February 3, 1968 Earl Warren Showgrounds, Santa Barbara, CA with Electric Flag, Sweetwater 
February 8, 1968 Earl Warren Showgrounds, Santa Barbara, CA with Electric Flag, Sweetwater 
February 9, 1968 Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, Santa Clara, CA with People, Aeidiplane and Raybyne Memorial Band
February 10, 1968 Exhibit Hall, San Diego Big Brother
February 16, 1968 Palestra, Philadelphia, PA
February 17, 1968 Anderson Theatre, New York, NY
February 23-24, 1968 Psychedelic Supermarket, Boston, MA
February 25, 1968 School of Design, Providence, RI
March 1-2, 1968 Grande Ballroom, Detroit, MI with Tiffany Shade, Family Dumptruck 
March 8, 1968 Fillmore East, NY with Tim Buckley, Albert King  [Opening of the Fillmore East]
March 9, 1968 Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
March 15-17, 1968 Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA
March 22-24, 1968 The Cheetah, Chicago, IL
April 2-6, 1968 The Generation, New York, NY with BB King 
  April 7, 1968 The Generation, New York, NY with BB King, Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Guy, Joni Mitchell, Richie Havens, Paul Butterfield, Elvin Bishop [Wake for Martin Luther King, Jr.]
April 10, 1968 Anaheim Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA
April 11, 1968 Appearance on ABC-TV "Hollywood Palace"
April 11, 1968 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, with Iron Butterfly, Booker T and the MG's
April 12-13, 1968 Winterland, San Francisco with Iron Butterfly, Booker T and the MG's
April 14, 1968 Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco with Quicksilver Messenger Service, Initial Shock
April 19, 1968 Selland Arena, Fresno, CA with The Mint Tattoo
April 20, 1968 Santa Barbara, CA Big Brother
  April 24, 1968 Straight Theater - San Francisco, CA with Sons of Champlin, Congress of Wonders, Curley Cooke's Hurdy Gurdy Band, Indian Head Band, Ace of Cups, Phoenix
 
April 26, 1968 Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA Big Brother
April 27, 1968 San Bernardino, CA Big Brother
May 1, 1968 College Field, Chico State College, Chico, CA with Cranberry Frost, Jay Magram [Pioneer Day Ghost Town Dance]
May 2, 1968 Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco
May 3, 1968 Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA with Albert King, Pacific Gas and Electric
May 4, 1968 Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA with Albert King, Pacific Gas and Electric
May 10, 1968 Cal-Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, CA
May 11, 1968 Veteran's Hall, Santa Rosa, CA with Bronze Hogg
May 12, 1968 Valley State College, San Francisco
May 13, 1968 San Fernando Valley State College, CA with Taj Mahal and Sweetwater
May 15, 1968 Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco with Rejoice, Youngbloods [Hells Angels Dance]
  May 17, 1968 Freeborn Hall, University of Calififornia at Davis, Sacramento, CA with Quicksilver Messenger Service, Blue Cheer, Oxford Circle, Andrew Staples, New Breed and the Loyal Opposition
  May 18, 1968 Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, Santa Clara, CA with  Doors, Kaleidoscope, Country Joe and the Fish, Loading Zone, Dirty Blues Band, Youngbloods, Taj Mahal, Jefferson Airplane [Northern California Folk Rock Festival] 
  May 19, 1968 Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, CA Big Brother and The Holding Company, Iron Butterfly, Spontaneous Combustion (American Field Service Benefit)
May 24-26, 1968 Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco with Clara Ward Singers, H.P. Lovecraft [Big Brother Cancelled]
  June 9, 1968 Whisky-A-Go-Go, West Hollywood, CA West Hollywood, CA - an unscheduled appearance at a show by Hour Glass, Word Salad and Smokestack Lightnin’. Brian Williams, at the time a young agent for the bookers Agency for the Performing Arts recalls the June 9 show that Sunday night closing set by Hour Glass saw Janis Joplin, Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs and a slew of other top shelf musicians setting in with Greg, Duane and Company - all at the same time.
June 13, 1968 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA with The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Foundations
June 14-15, 1968 Winterland, San Francisco, CA with The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Foundations
June 16, 1968 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, with Santana, Steve Miller, Sandy Bull, Dan Hicks [Matrix Benefit]
June 22-23, 1968 Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco with Fleetwood Mac, DR. John the Night Tripper, Night Tripper 
June 24, 1968 Burlingame Country Club, Burlingame, CA with The Peanut Butter Conspiracy
June 28-29, 1968 Denver, CO
July 5, 1968 Concord Coliseum, CA
July 6, 1968 Santa Rosa Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa, CA
July 7, 1968 Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, Chocolate George's Funeral
  July 10, 1968 Provo Park, Berkeley, CA Big Brother and The Holding Company, Phoenix, Lazarus (Benefit for Balloon - who provide free food in Provo Park)
July 12-13, 1968 Kaleidoscope, Los Angeles, CA with Rhinoceros 
July 16-18, 1968 Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA with Jeff Beck, Richie Havens & Illinois Speed Press
  July 20, 1968 Lagoon Opera House, Ogden, UT with Blue Cheer (the Lagoon was about half way between Ogden and Salt Lake City)
July 22, 1968 Westbury Music Fair, Long Island, NY
July 25, 1968 Columbia Records Convention, Puerto Rico
July 27, 1968 Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI with Tim Buckley, Kaleidoscope, Taj Mahal with Ry Cooder  
August 2-3, 1968 Fillmore East, NYC with Staple Singers, Ten Years After
August 9, 1968 Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO
August 10, 1968 Forest Park, St. Louis, MO
August 14, 1968 Indiana Beach, Monticello, IN
August 16-17, 1968 Aragon-Cheetah, Chicago, IL
August 18, 1968 Tyrone Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN
August 23, 1968 Singer Bowl, New York City, NY
  August 30, 1968 Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco [Janis Joplin announces that she will leave Big Brother at the end of fall 1968] Big Brother and The Holding Company, John Stewart and Buffy Ford, Big Mama Thornton (featuring Harmonica George)
September 6, 1968 Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA with Iron Butterfly
  September 12-14, 1968 Fillmore West, San Francisco, with Santana, Chicago Transit Authority (This was expected to be the last San Francisco show of Big Brother and The Holding Company with Janis Joplin, and it was advertised and reviewed as such.)
  September 15, 1968 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA with Joan Baez, Big Brother and The Holding Company (introduced by Albert King), The Byrds, Country Joe and the Fish, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, the Mothers of Invention, Buffy St. Marie and Wild Man Fischer (An American Music Show) - BBHC and Wild Man Fischer were originally not scheduled but took the places of Wilson Pickett and the Everly Brothers who did not appear. Joel Glick remembers that The Byrds (in their country period) opened the show and Big Brother closed it. 
  September 22, 1968 Del Mar Fairgrounds, San Diego, CA Grateful Dead, Phoenix, Big Brother and The Holding Company, Sons of Champlin, 
September 27, 1968 University of California, Irvine, CA
September 28, 1968 San Diego, CA
September 29, 1968 Taping of "Hollywood Palace" TV show, Los Angeles, CA
October 4, 1968 Public Hall, Cleveland, OH
October 5, 1968 State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
October 11, 1968 War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, NY
October 13, 1968 Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH
October 15, 1968 Grande Ballroom, Detroit, MI with Thyme 
October 18, 1968 Penn State University, University Park, PA
  October 19, 1968 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA Vanilla Fudge, Big Brother And The Holding Company, Janis Joplin, Chambers Brothers, Moby Grape, Buddy Guy Blues Band (Quaker City Rock Festival)
October 20, 1968 Alexandria Roller Rink, Alexandria, VA
October 25, 1968 Curry Hicks Cage, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
October 26, 1968 Worcester Poly Institute, Worcester, MA
November 1-2, 1968 Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA
November 8, 1968 Rocky Point Park, Warwick, RI
November 9, 1968 Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT
November 10, 1968 White Plains, NY
November 11, 1968 Ridge Tech Arena, Braintree, MA
November 12, 1968 Jersey City, NJ Big Brother
November 14, 1968 Hartford, CT
November 15, 1968 Hunter College Auditorium, City University of New York, New York, NY
November 16, 1968 State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY
  November 21, 1968 Vulcan Gas Company, Hemisfair Theater of Performing Arts, San AntonioTx  with Janis Joplin, Shiva's Head Band, Winter 
November 23, 1968 Houston Music Hall, Houston, TX
November 24, 1968 Coliseum, Dallas, TX
November 26, 1968 Denver Auditorium, Denver, CO
November 29, 1968 Eagles Auditorium, Seattle, WA with Chicago Transit Authority 
November 30, 1968 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada
  December 1, 1968 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco [Family Dog Benefit] [Janis Joplin's last show with Big Brother and the Holding Company]
Febuary 03, 1969 Cheetah - Los Angeles, CA with Box Tops 
March 5-7, 1969 Keystone Korner, San Fancisco, CA
August 08, 1969 660 Great Highway - San Francisco, CA with Tyrannosaurus Rex, Tongue and Groove 
October 18, 1969 Hemisphere Arena, San Antonio, TX
  November 19, 1969 Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA Big Brother and the Holding Company (billed as Mumble, Fumble, Jumble, Dumble), New Riders of the Purple Sage, Barry McGuire and The Doctor, Naut Family (Benefit for Family Dog) - Steve Miller was scheduled originally but pulled out
  29 December 1969 Geary Theater, 415 Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, CA Big Brother and The Holding Company with Nick Gravenites  (2pm show), Youngbloods (7pm show), Ramblin Jack Elliott, Penny Nichols, Zig Zag Follies
07 February 1970 Encore Theatre, Burlingame, CA Big Brother and the Holding Company
  February 20-21, 1970 660 Great Highway, San Francisco with Rhythm Dukes, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Jerry Miller, Rhythm Dukes, Bill Champlin 
March 13, 1970 New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA with Canyon, New Riders of the Purple Sage
March 14, 1970 New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA with Canyon, New Riders of the Purple Sage
March 20-22, 1970 Family Dog at the Great Highway, 660 Great Highway, San Francisco, CA with Kaleidoscope, Devil's Kitchen
March 28-29, 1970 Lion's Share, San Anselmo, CA
April 4, 1970 Fillmore West, San Francisco [Janis reunion show]
April 7, 8, 9, 1970 The Matrix, San Francisco with Nick Gravenites
April 12, 1970 Winterland, San Francisco [Janis reunion show]
April 23, 1970 Inn of the Beginning, Cotati, CA
April 24, 1970 Inn of the Beginning, Cotati, CA
May ?, 1970 Pepperland, San Rafael, CA with Full Tilt Boggie Band
May 1-3, 1970 Family Dog on the Great Highway with Aum, Back Yard Mama's, Nuttycomb & Lambert, Temporary Optics 
May 8, 1970 Merced Fairgrounds, Merced, CA with The Joy of Cooking
May 15, 1970 City Center, Kelowna, BC, Canada
May 16, 1970 Strawberry Mountain Fair, Mission BC
May 20, 1970 Pauley Ballroom, UC, Berkeley, CA with The Frontier Constabulary
May 21, 1970 Bermuda Palms, San Rafael, CA with Full Tilt Boggie Bnd, Janis Joplin, Main Squeeze, Gold 
May 22, 1970 Keystone Korner, Berkeley, CA
June ?, 1970 Diamond Head Crater Festival, Hawaii
June ?, 1970 Andrews Amphitheater, Hawaii
June 10, 1970 Kahului Armory, Hawaii, with Bitch, Sunflower
June 13 or 14, 1970 Portland Music & Art Fair Civic Stadium Portland, OR
June 29, 1970 Terrace Ballroom, Salt Lake City, UT withTraffic, Wishful Thinking, Steve Winwood 
July 3-5, 1970 Euphoria, San Francisco with Joy of Cooking,  A.B. Skhy Blues Band 
July 11, 1970 Sports Arena, San Diego, CA with Full Tilt Boggie Band
July 17, 1970 Love Valley Festival,Love Valley NC
July 31, 1970 Phoenix Veterans Colisium, Phoenix, AZ
August 6, 1970 Peace Festival, Shea Stadium, Flushing Meadows, NY
August 13, 1970 Fillmore West, San Francisco with Commander Cody
August 14, 1970 Fillmore West, San Francisco with Commander Cody
August 15, 1970 Fillmore West , San Francisco with The Byrds
August 18, 1970 The Matrix, San Francisco
August 19, 1970 The Matrix, San Francisco
  September 25, 1970 Saginaw Auditorium - Saginaw, MI withPlain Brown Wrapper, Touchstone, American Breed
 
October 3-5, 1970 Euphoria, San Rafael
October 6-7, 1970 The Matrix, San Francisco
October 27-29, 1970 The Matrix, San Francisco
October 30, 1970 46th St Rock Palace, Brooklyn, NY
November 2, 1970 Harding Theatre, San Francisco, CA
November 20 - 21, 1970 Winterland, San Francisco with Country Joe & Steve Miller
December 5, 1970 The Birmingham Palladium Detroit, MI
Unknown 1971 Anchorage, Alaska
Unknown 1972 Fairbanks, Alaska
January 8-9, 1971 Fillmore East, New York City with Buddy Miles• Sweetwater 
  January 17, 1971 Syria Mosque, Univ of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA withLittle Richard,  Three Rivers Band, Allman Brothers, Taj Mahal 
January 20, 1971 Capitol Theater, Port Chester, NY
February 20-21, 1971 Pepperland, San Rafael, CA with The Sons, Clover 
March 12-13, 1971 660 Great Highway, San Francisco with Clover, Foxglove
April 9-10, 1971 660 Great Highway, San Francisco with Dan Hicks, Gold 
April 19, 1971 660 Great Highway, San Francisco with Dan Hicks, Gold 
April 22-23, 1971  Bimbo's, San Francisco, CA with Kathy MacDonald, Alice Stuart, Spake and Natural Act
May 7, 1971 California Hall, San Francisco, CA with Grootna, The Whole Polish Army
  May 21, 1971 Moby Grape, and a selection of Cleveland Wrecking Company, Wisdom, Marionette Theatre, Richard Pryor, Loose Gravel, Congress of Wonders, Barry "The Fish" Melton, Earthquake, Flamin' Groovies, A Euphomus Wail, Mother Goose, Keystone, Eric Burden and War!, TKO's, Big Brother and Holding Company, Flamln' Grooves, Loading Zone, John Lee Hooker and Gold and light shows by Holy See, Bob Holte Windows & Clouds and Earth Lights. 
May 28, 1971 Selland Arena, Fresno, CA with BB King and Elvin Bishop
June 19, 1971 Fox Theatre, Long Beach, CA with Sons of Champlin
October 9, 1971 Monterey Fairgrouns, Monterey, CA w/ Clover
November 12, 1971 Winterland, San Francisco, with Ten Years After
January 30, 1972 Curtis Hall, Tampa, FL with Quicksilver Messenger Service
February 19, 1972 University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA with Allman Brothers
April 22 or 23, 1972 Street Party [Dubuque & Court] Iowa City, IA
April 25, 1972 Iowa Wesleyan, Fayetteville, IA
April 29, 1972 Upper Iowa, Mt Pleasant, IA
May 1-2, 1972 Ace Beer Garden, Iowa City, IA
June, 1972 Pioneer High School, Whittier CA
June, 1972 Schererville, IL with Blue Oyster Cult
June, 1972 Catholic High School, Niles, IL with Blue Oyster Cult
June, 1972 Romeoville Roller Rink, Romeoville, IL with Blue Oyster Cult
June, 1972 Grande Ballroom, Detroit, MI
June/July 1972 Louisiana
Unknown 1972 Miami, FL with Spirit
  October 9, 1972 Big Mama Thorton, Earl Collins, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Fronteir, Silver String Macedonian Band (Berkeley Folk Music Festival)
November 24, 1972 Marin County Civic Center Auditorium with Quicksilver, Clover, Yogi Phlegm [A Cold Turkey Rock Party]
October 1, 1978 Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA
August 20, 1987 Cotati Cabaret, Cotati, CA
August 27, 1987 New George's, San Rafael, CA
August 29, 1987 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco
September 2, 1987 WOW Hall, Eugene, OR
September 3, 1987 Pine Street Theater, Portland, OR
September 4, 1987 Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, Seattle, WA
September 9, 1987 Parker's, Seattle, WA
September 12, 1987 Polo Field, San Francisco, 20th Anniversary Summer of Love
September 24, 1987 Mill Valley, CA
October 20, 1987 The Church, San Francisco
December 9, 1987 Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco
December 12, 1987 Cotati Cabaret, Cotati, CA
February 19, 1988 Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA
May 21, 1988 Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
July 22, 1988 The Backstage, Seattle, WA
July 23, 1988 Pine Street Theatre, Portland, OR
August 7, 1988 Molson Park, Barrie, Ontario, Canada
January 19, 1989 Port Arthur, TX
January 20, 1989 Rockefeller's, Houston, TX
January 27, 1989 Universal Amphitheater, Universal City, CA
July 27, 1989 Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
August or September, 1989 Last Day Saloon, San Francisco
October, 1989 KQED Telethon Earthquake Benefit with CSN, Raitt