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BIGBROTHER ANDTHE HOLDINGCOMPANY
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.
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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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | |