LOADINGZONE Latest Update: December 18, 2010 All of this nifty stuff is Copyright © 2004-2011 Ross Hannan and Corry Arnold. All Rights Reserved. Thanks are due to Bob Kridle of the Loading Zone and Steven Bise of the Sun Company for his assistance.
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Loading Zone - A Live Performance History
Date | Venue | Performers |
16 October 1965 | Longshoremen's Hall, San Francisco, CA | Jefferson Airplane, Charlatans, Marbles, Great Society, Russ The Moose Syracuse |
14 January 1966 | Open Theater, 2976 College Ave, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
22 January 1966 | Longshoreman's Hall, San Francisco, CA | Big Brother and the Holding Company, Grateful Dead, The Loading Zone (not Jefferson Airplane) |
29 January 1966 | Open Theater, 2976 College Ave, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
01 February 1966 | Jabberwock, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone (unconfirmed date) |
10 February 1966 | CJ Motors, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone/Saint James Five (CJ Motors was a car dealership at 2566 Telegraph Avenue) |
09 April 1966 | Veteran's Memorial Hall, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Answer (Trip A Go-Go) |
22 April 1966 | Longshoreman' Hall, San Francisco, CA | Grateful Dead, Loading Zone |
23 April 1966 | Longshoreman' Hall, San Francisco, CA | Grateful Dead, Loading Zone |
24 April 1966 | Longshoreman' Hall, San Francisco, CA | Grateful Dead, Loading Zone |
03 September 1966 | Skate Arena, Hayward, CA | Loading Zone, New Delhi River Band |
07 October 1966 | Fairgrounds, Auburn, CA | Loading Zone, Uncle Ben's Converted Rice |
21 October 1966 | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA | Grateful Dead, Loading Zone, Lightnin' Hopkins |
22 October 1966 | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA | Grateful Dead, Loading Zone, Lightnin' Hopkins |
04 November 1966 | Walden Center, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, The Generation |
05 November 1966 | Pauley Ballroom, UC Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
26 November 1966 | Friendly Persuasion, Grant and Columbus, San Francisco, CA | Loading Zone, Robbie Basho, Paul Xavier, Poets |
17 December 1966 | 2353, Prospect St, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Susie Levin |
13 January 1967 | Ligure Hall, 4799 Shattuck, Oakland, CA | Maybe Tomorrow, Loading Zone (Committee For New Politics Presents A Peace Fest) |
14 January 1967 | Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA | Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Sir Douglas Quintet, Loading Zone, New Age, Big Brother and the Holding Company |
15 January 1967 | Provo Park, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Ulysses S. Crockett, Drongos |
19 January 1967 | Upper Sproul Plaza, UC Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone (Rally protesting proposed UC Berkeley fee increase) |
29 January 1967 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Country Joe and the Fish, The Loading Zone [Delana Grape Strikers Benefit] |
29 January 1967 | Provo Park, Berkeley, CA | New Delhi River Band, Loading Zone |
05 February 1967 | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA | Jefferson Airplane, Loading Zone, Dino Valenti, Country Joe and the Fish, Quicksilver Messenger Service, New Delhi River Band [Strike Benefit] |
18 February 1967 | Sausalito Auditorium, Sausalito, CA | Moby Grape, Loading Zone |
25 February 1967 | Berkeley Civic Center Park, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, New Delhi River Band, Motor, Poets |
03 March 1967 | Pauley Ballroom, UC Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, New Delhi River Band, Magic Theater Light Show (The Campus Sexual Rights Forum Present …) |
03 March 1967 | Winterland, San Francisco, CA | Love, Grateful Dead, Moby Grape, Loading Zone, Blue Crumb Truck Factory |
12 March 1967 | Le Conte School Auditorium, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Wildflower, Haymarket Riot |
13 March 1967 | Tito's, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone (Tito's was at 2504 San Pablo, formerly The Cabale Creamery) |
14 March 1967 | Tito's, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
16 March 1967 | Tito's, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
19 March 1967 | Provo Park, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Motor, New Delhi River Band, Ulysses S Crockett and the Afro Blues Persuasion, Mad River, Frumious Bandersnatch, Blue Cheer, Soul Purpose, Haymarket Riot [The Reversal of Earth Human Be-In] |
09 April 1967 | Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, CA | "Hippie Happening" (a free event near campus, with bands, including Loading Zone) |
10 April 1967 | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA | Country Joe & The Fish (replacing Jeff Beck), The Cleveland Wrecking Company, Loading Zone (may be 1968: see 10 April 1968) |
12 April 1967 | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA | Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Andrew Staples, Loading Zone |
14 April 1967 | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA | Howlin' Wolf, Loading Zone, Country Joe and the Fish |
15 April 1967 | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA | Howlin' Wolf, Loading Zone, Country Joe and the Fish |
16 April 1967 | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA | Howlin' Wolf, Loading Zone, Country Joe and the Fish |
18 April 1967 | Auditorium, Marina High School, Fremont, CA | Loading Zone, The Emeralds, Second Street Lot, Post Raisin Band ( KFRC-am sponsored a noontime “Battle Of The Bands.” The Loading Zone were ‘headliners’, and the other three (presumably local bands) ‘battled’ each other). |
21 April 1967 | Pauley Ballroom, UC Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Dusty Milelr, Motor |
30 April 1967 | Provo Park, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Motor, New Delhi River Band, Notes From The Underground (as a result of the friendly but unscheduled “happening” on Telegraph Avenue on April 9, the city agreed with Loading Zone manager Ron Hanley (quoted in the 21 April Oakland Tribune) that the band just wanted a place to play and that Sunday afternnons in Provo Park would be suitable. Due to rain, this evenmt was moved from April 23 to April 30). |
07 May 1967 | Provo Park, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, San Francisco Mime Troupe |
12 May 1967 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
13 May 1967 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
15 May 1967 | Steppenwolf, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
20 May 1967 | Dovre Hall, San Francisco, CA | Loading Zone (Dovre Hall was at 3543 18th Street. The handbill says “Auspices: United Union Wives in support of Painters Union Local #4”) Possibly 1966. |
21 May 1967 | Finnish Brotherhood Hall, Berkeley, CA | Country Joe and the Fish, Loading Zone, Afro Blues Persuation, Motor, Cleanliness and Godliness Skiffle Band, The Haymarket Riot |
28 May 1967 | California Hall, San Francisco, CA | Sandy Bull, Sparrow, Flying Circus, CIA, Outfit, Bearing Straight, Ancestral Spirits, Loading Zone, Richard Honeman Quintet, Epics, New Salvation Army Band, Orkustra, Notes from the Underground, Lightning Rod and the Circuit Breakers, Little Bo and Co., San Geet [Ancestral Spirits Festival - Benefit for Haight-Ashbury Karmic Bail Fund and the Church of One] |
28 May 1967 | Provo Park, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Steve Miller Blues Band, Mad River, Purple Earthquake |
29 May 1967 | California Hall, San Francisco, CA | Sandy Bull, Sparrow, Flying Circus, CIA, Outfit, Bearing Straight, Ancestral Spirits, Loading Zone, Richard Honeman Quintet, Epics, New Salvation Army Band, Orkustra, Notes from the Underground, Lightning Rod and the Circuit Breakers, Little Bo and Co., San Geet [Ancestral Spirits Festival - Benefit for Haight-Ashbury Karmic Bail Fund and the Church of One] |
30 May 1967 | California Hall, San Francisco, CA | Sandy Bull, Sparrow, Flying Circus, CIA, Outfit, Bearing Straight, Ancestral Spirits, Loading Zone, Richard Honeman Quintet, Epics, New Salvation Army Band, Orkustra, Notes from the Underground, Lightning Rod and the Circuit Breakers, Little Bo and Co., San Geet [Ancestral Spirits Festival - Benefit for Haight-Ashbury Karmic Bail Fund and the Church of One] |
10 June 1967 | Hunters Point, San Francisco, CA | Muhammad Ali Festival at Hunters Point, San Francisco featuring (among others) the Steve Miller Blues Band, The Loading Zone, the Haight St. Jazz Band, The Charlatans, S.F Mime Troupe, The Committee (from AOR). |
12 June 1967 | Steppenwolf, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
15 June 1967 | Winter Debutante ball, San Francisco Rowing Club, CA | Loading Zone, Walt Tolleson Orchestra (The Zone alternated with the more traditional dance band. According to Society Columnist Robin Orr, “all the [4 debutante] hostesses wore fluorescent dresses, the better to flicker during the light show.” The accompanying black and white photos only hint at this). |
16 June 1967 | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA | The Who, Loading Zone |
17 June 1967 | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA | The Who, Loading Zone |
25 June 1967 | Provo Park, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Steve Miller, Cleanliness and Godliness Skiffle Band, Motor |
30 June 1967 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
01 July 1967 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
03 July 1967 | Pauley Ballroom, UC Berkeley, CA | Kaleidoscope, Loading Zone, other guest bands (Berkeley Folk Festival Dance Concert 10:00 pm) |
07 July 1967 | Yelow Brick Road, Fremont, CA | Loading Zone, Wakefield Loop (the venue was at 37266 Niles Boulevard) |
08 July 1967 | Yellow Brick Road, Fremont, CA | Loading Zone, Wakefield Loop (the venue was at 37266 Niles Boulevard) |
09 July 1967 | Steppenwolf, Berkeley, CA | Country Joe and the Fish, The Loading Zone, New Delhi River Band, Notes From The Underground |
10 July 1967 | Steppenwolf, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
11 July 1967 | Steppenwolf, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
21 July 1967 | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA | Sam & Dave, James Cotton Blues Band, Loading Zone |
22 July 1967 | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA | Sam & Dave, James Cotton Blues Band, Loading Zone |
23 July 1967 | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA | Sam & Dave, James Cotton Blues Band, Loading Zone |
29 July 1967 | San Ramon High School Stadium, San Ramon, CA | The Yardbirds, Sir Douglas Quintet, Loading Zone, Blue Light District (venue possibly located in Danville) |
30 July 1967 | Provo Park, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Lee Schipper, New Delhi River Band, AAA |
05 August 1967 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Yajahla |
07 September 1967 | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA | Byrds, Loading Zone, LDM Spiritual Band |
08 September 1967 | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA | Byrds, Loading Zone, LDM Spiritual Band |
09 September 1967 | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA | Byrds, Loading Zone, LDM Spiritual Band |
04 November 1967 | Walden Center School, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, The Generation |
08 December 1967 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Robert Baker |
09 December 1967 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Robert Baker |
12 December 1967 | Steppenwolf, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
13 December 1967 | Steppenwolf, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
14 December 1967 | Steppenwolf, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
07 January 1968 | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA | Phil Ochs, Blue Cheer, Loading Zone, Mad River, Mt. Rushmore, The Committee |
16 January 1968 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Purple Earthquake |
17 January 1968 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Purple Earthquake |
08 February 1968 | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA | John Mayall, Arlo Guthrie, Loading Zone |
09 February 1968 | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA | John Mayall, Arlo Guthrie, Loading Zone |
10 February 1968 | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA | John Mayall, Arlo Guthrie, Loading Zone |
29 February 1968 | Winterland, San Francisco, CA | Cream, Loading Zone, Big Black |
01 March 1968 | Winterland, San Francisco, CA | Cream, Loading Zone, Big Black |
02 March 1968 | Winterland, San Francisco, CA | Cream, Loading Zone, Big Black |
03 March 1968 | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA | Cream, Loading Zone, Big Black |
08 March 1968 | Matrix, San Francisco, CA | Loading Zone, The Remaining Few |
09 March 1968 | Matrix, San Francisco, CA | Loading Zone, The Remaining Few |
15 March 1968 | New Monk 2119 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
16 March 1968 | New Monk 2119 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
18 March 1968 | Sahara Club, Lake Tahoe, NV | Loading Zone |
22 March 1968 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Clint Swank |
23 March 1968 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Suzie Levens Unit |
30 March 1968 | Freeborn Hall, Davis, CA | Loading Zone, Cherry Jam |
04 April 1968 | Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA | John Lee Hooker, Loading Zone, Mother Earth |
05 April 1968 | Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA | John Lee Hooker, Loading Zone, Mother Earth |
06 April 1968 | Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA | John Lee Hooker, Loading Zone, Mother Earth |
10 April 1968 | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA | Country Joe and The Fish, Cleveland Wrecking Co, Loading Zone, Mt. Rushmore, Sons of Champlin “Peace and Freedom” not a BGP show—possibly a benefit for The Peace and Freedom party |
14 April 1968 | Provo Park, Berkeley, CA | Country Joe and the Fish, Mad River, Loading Zone, SF Mime Troupe (performing Ruzzante - or The Verteran) |
26 April 1968 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Golden Gate Meditation Society |
27 April 1968 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Melting Pot |
09 May 1968 | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA | Loading Zone, HP Lovecraft, Crome Syrcus |
10 May 1968 | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA | Loading Zone, HP Lovecraft, Crome Syrcus |
11 May 1968 | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA | Loading Zone, HP Lovecraft, Crome Syrcus |
18 May 1968 | Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose, CA | Doors, Country Joe and the Fish, Loading Zone, Dirty Blues Band, Youngbloods, Taj Mahal, Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother and the Holding Company |
28 May 1968 | Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA | Crystal Syphon, Allmen Joy, Phoenix, Country Weather, Indian Head Band, Linn County, Mint Tattoo, Santana Blues Band, Initial Shock, AB Skhy Blues Band, Loading Zone, It's A Beautiful Day |
30 May 1968 | Acalanes High School, Lafayette, CA | Steve Miller Band, Loading Zone, Country Weather, Frumious Bandersnatch (Teen Drop-In Center Benefit) |
01 June 1968 | Lake Beryessa Bowl, Napa | Loading Zone, Spyders |
05 June 1968 | unknown venue, Vancouver, BC | Loading Zone (date is arbitrary--Steve Dowler recalls a Vancouver gig, but not certain of the date) |
08 June 1968 | unknown venue, Cleveland, OH | Loading Zone (date approximated; Steve Dowler recalls a date in Cleveland around this time) |
10 June 1968 | Electric Theater, Chicago, IL | Loading Zone (per 6/29/68 Billboard) |
14 June 1968 | The Kaleidoscope, Los Angeles, CA | Love, Rhinoceros, Taj Mahal, Loading Zone (ad in Billboard 5/25/68--LZ probably replaced one of the other bands) |
15 June 1968 | The Kaleidoscope, Los Angeles, CA | Love, Rhinoceros,Taj Mahal,Loading Zone (ad in Billboard 5/25/68--LZ probably replaced one of the other bands) |
16 June 1968 | Bjornson Park, Crow Canyon, Hayward, CA | Sonny & Cher, The Boxtops, Brotherly Love with Jeannie Pearsol, Sly and The Family Stone, Transatlantic Railroad, The People, Loading Zone, more (Rescheduled from June 9, after the event was canceled to mourn Bobby Kennedy. The ad says “From 10am ‘til Sundown”). |
21 June 1968 | Fillmore East, New York, NY | Vanilla Fudge, James Cotton, Loading Zone [Billboard 5/25/68 has the Zone advertised at The Cheetah in Santa Monica on 21-23] |
22 June 1968 | Fillmore East, New York, NY | Georgie Fame, James Cotton, Loading Zone |
25 June 1968 | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA | Albert King, Loading Zone, Rain |
26 June 1968 | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA | Albert King, Loading Zone, Rain |
27 June 1968 | Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA | Albert King, Loading Zone, Rain |
13 July 1968 | Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, CA | Loading Zone, Lovestreet Offramp, Motowns (In the 6/30/68 Oakland Tribune, a promotional photo of the Loading Zone (poorly reproduced) seems to show 8 members). |
06 September 1968 | St. Elizabeth’s High School, Oakland, CA | Loading Zone, Pink Wedge |
26 September 1968 | Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA | Bloomfield & Kooper, It's A Beautiful Day, Loading Zone |
27 September 1968 | Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA | Bloomfield & Kooper, It's A Beautiful Day, Loading Zone |
28 September 1968 | Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA | Bloomfield & Kooper, It's A Beautiful Day, Loading Zone |
11 October 1968 | Concord Coliseum, Concord, CA | Loading Zone, Gettysburg Express, Dronz Inc |
12 October 1968 | Concord Coliseum, Concord, CA | Loading Zone, Gettysburg Express, Dronz Inc |
19 October 1968 | Freeborn Hall, Davis, CA | Loading Zone, The Motowns |
27 October 1968 | Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, CA | Chambers Brothers, Canned Heat, Grass Roots, Procol Harum, Deep Purple, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Loading Zone, Womb, Spyders |
29 November 1968 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, The Motowns |
30 November 1968 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, The Motowns |
11 December 1968 | New Monk 2119 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
12 December 1968 | New Monk 2119 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
13 December 1968 | New Monk 2119 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
13 December 1968 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Mother Earth, Sweet Linda Divine |
14 December 1968 | New Monk 2119 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
14 December 1968 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Mother Earth, Sweet Linda Divine |
24 January 1969 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Terry Dolan |
25 January 1969 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Terry Dolan |
30 January 1969 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Sweet Linda Divine and The Brown Bag |
31 January 1969 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Sweet Linda Divine and The Brown Bag |
01 February 1969 | Exhibition Hall, Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, CA | Loading Zone, Whythehaven Pillow |
01 February 1969 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Sweet Linda Divine and The Brown Bag |
14 February 1969 | Mandrakes, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
15 February 1969 | Mandrakes, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
16 February 1969 | Mandrakes, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
01 March 1969 | Peninsula YMCA, San Mateo, CA | Loading Zone (The Peninsula Y was at 240 North El Camino Real) |
02 March 1969 | Le Conte School Auditorium, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Lazarus, Purple Earthquake, Dementia |
05 March 1969 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
06 March 1969 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
07 March 1969 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
08 March 1969 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
14 March 1969 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Albert Collins, Michael Brown (replacing the Loading Zone and All Spice Rhythm Band who were scheduled to play) |
15 March 1969 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Albert Collins, Michael Brown (replacing the Loading Zone and All Spice Rhythm Band who were scheduled to play) |
28 March 1969 | Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose, CA | Loading Zone, Sweet Linda Devine (Teen Expo '69 was from 3/28 to 4/6--numerous bands played and the Zone and Devine could have played any one of those nights) |
04 April 1969 | Poppycock, Palo Alto, CA | Loading Zone |
11 April 1969 | UAW Hall, Fremont, CA | Loading Zone, Frumious Bandersnatch, Whytehaven (Students at Williamson High School booked a show at the UAW Hall (there was a Chevy plant in Fremont). The Hall was located at 45201 Fremont Blvd) |
12 April 1969 | Exhibition Hall, Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, CA | Loading Zone, Daily Flash, People, Staton Brothers, Gravity (Sponsored by San Francisco International Pop Festival) |
20 April 1969 | Family Park, Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose, CA | Cancelled: Jeff Beck Group (featuring Rod Stewart and Ron Wood), Sweet Linda Divine and Loading Zone, Chocolate Watchband, Rejoice, 22 Piece Lockheed Bagpipe Band, Destroyer Anderson Jug Band, Mixed Company, Communication Plus, Western Addition and the Staton Brothers. (Northern California Pop Festival) |
04 May 1969 | Provo Park, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Allspice Rhythm Band, This Ole World, Gentle Dance |
23 May 1969 | Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose, CA | Jimi Hendrix Experience, Jefferson Airplane, The Chambers Brothers, Led Zeppelin, Eric Burdon, Spirit, Canned Heat, Buffy Sainte-Marie, The Youngbloods, Steve Miller, Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Taj Mahal, Noel Redding, Lee Michaels, Blues Image, Santana, Aum, Elvin Bishop, Poco, People, Linn County, The Loading Zone, Sweet Linda Divine, Cat Mother & The All Night News Boys, Doc Watson and Merle Watson, The New Lost City Ramblers - unclear who played on which day. |
28 June 1969 | Senior Ball, Skyline High School, Oakland, CA | Loading Zone, Wayward Sound |
05 July 1969 | Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, CA | Cold Blood, Sweet Linda Devine, Staton Brothers |
12 July 1969 | Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, CA | Loading Zone, The People, Rejoice |
18 July 1969 | St. Elizabeth’s High School, Oakland, CA | Loading Zone, Transatlantic Railroad (A promotional photo in the 7/16/69 Oakland Tribune has the six-piece Loading Zone without Linda Tillery). |
29 July 1969 | Mandrakes, Berkeley, CA | Sweet Linda Divine |
30 July 1969 | Mandrakes, Berkeley, CA | Sweet Linda Divine |
02 August 1969 | Andrews Park, Vacaville, CA, | Loading Zone, The New Yewess Army, Sun Company [Yewess Army was a local band from Fairfield/Suisun (fronted by Johnny Colla, later of Huey Lewis and the News) The Sun Company were a group pf high school kids that did a great job in producing local shows. Steven Bise of the Sun Company recalls that they had "a cool little Quonset hut (a former Boys Club) that we turned into a dance hall (complete with pretty decent light shows). Not bad for a bunch of small town kids. I remember being thrilled that we had the Loading Zone in town (Sons of Champlin, Mad River and others also played) that summer. It was a big deal to us!" |
12 August 1969 | Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA | Chuck Berry, Jethro Tull, Loading Zone (the Zone may have backed Chuck Berry) |
13 August 1969 | Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA | Chuck Berry, Jethro Tull, Loading Zone |
14 August 1969 | Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA | Chuck Berry, Jethro Tull, Loading Zone |
12 September 1969 | Tennyson High School, Hayward, CA | Sweet Linda Divine |
25 September 1969 | Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA | Chuck Berry, AUM, Loading Zone, Lighthouse (the Zone definitely backed Chuck Berry, per Oakland Trib) |
26 September 1969 | Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA | Chuck Berry, AUM, Loading Zone, Lighthouse |
28 September 1969 | Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA | Chuck Berry, AUM, Loading Zone, Lighthouse |
17 October 1969 | Castro Valley High School, Castro Valley, CA | Loading Zone, The People |
07 November 1969 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Smoke |
08 November 1969 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Smoke |
06 December 1969 | Calaveras County Fairgrounds, Angels Camp, CA | Loading Zone, Wildwood |
13 December 1969 | The Fig Twig, Ferndale, CA | Loading Zone, Sun Dance |
22 December 1969 | Napa Valley Sports Camp, Brown's Valley, Napa, CA | Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Rejoice, The People, Loading Zone |
29 December 1969 | Mandrakes, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Magic Theatre |
02 January 1970 | Mandrakes, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Hell and High Water |
03 January 1970 | Mandrakes, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Hell and High Water |
04 March 1970 | Washoe County Fairgrounds, Reno, NV | Cold Blood, Stoneground, Loading Zone |
13 March 1970 | Mandrakes, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
14 March 1970 | Mandrakes, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
19 March 1970 | Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA | Chuck Berry, It's A Beautiful Day, Loading Zone |
20 March 1970 | Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA | Chuck Berry, It's A Beautiful Day, Loading Zone |
21 March 1970 | Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA | Chuck Berry, It's A Beautiful Day, Loading Zone |
22 March 1970 | Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA | Chuck Berry, It's A Beautiful Day, Loading Zone |
02 April 1970 | Civic Auditorium, Stockton, CA | Youngbloods, Loading Zone, Staton Bros |
04 April 1970 | Quad, Irvington High School, Fremont, CA | Elvin Bishop Group, Loading Zone |
10 April 1970 | Tea Room, Mills College Tea, Oakland, CA | Loading Zone and Sweet Linda Devine |
11 April 1970 | South Cafeteria, College of San Mateo, San Mateo, CA | Loading Zone, The Dusters, Backyard Mamas (A promotional photo in the 4/10/70 San Mateo Times shows a six-piece Zone with Linda Tillery. The show was a benefit for the Peninsula Association for Retarded Children and Adults). |
16 May 1970 | Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa, CA | Loading Zone with Linda Tillery/Charlie Musselwhite/Mose |
10 July 1970 | St. Elizabeth’s High School, Oakland, CA | Loading Zone with Linda Tillery, American Canyon |
17 July 1970 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Crabs (billed as The New Loading Zone) |
18 July 1970 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Crabs |
31 July 1970 | Mandrakes, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
01 August 1970 | Mandrakes, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
21 August 1970 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Pig Newton and the Wizards From Kansas |
22 August 1970 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Pig Newton and the Wizards From Kansas |
24 September 1970 | Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA | Chuck Berry, Buddy Miles, Loading Zone |
25 September 1970 | Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA | Chuck Berry, Buddy Miles, Loading Zone |
26 September 1970 | Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA | Chuck Berry, Buddy Miles, Loading Zone |
27 September 1970 | Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA | Chuck Berry, Buddy Miles, Loading Zone |
02 October 1970 | Mandrakes, Berkeley, CA | Bill Evans, Loading Zone |
03 October 1970 | Mandrakes, Berkeley, CA | Bill Evans, Loading Zone |
04 October 1970 | Mandrakes, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
30 October 1970 | Salesian High School, Richmond, CA | Loading Zone |
31 October 1970 | Montclair Recreation Center, Oakland, CA | Loading Zone (The Montclair Rec Center was at 6300 Moraga Ave). |
04 November 1970 | Mandrakes, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
05 November 1970 | Mandrakes, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
07 November 1970 | Montclair Recreation Center, Oakland, CA | Loading Zone |
04 December 1970 | Frenchy's, Hayward, CA | Righteous Brothers, Loading Zone |
05 December 1970 | Frenchy's, Hayward, CA | Righteous Brothers, Loading Zone |
06 December 1970 | Frenchy's, Hayward, CA | Righteous Brothers, Loading Zone |
09 January 1971 | Montclair Recreation Center, Oakland, CA | Loading Zone |
11 January 1971 | The Beach House, San Mateo, CA | Loading Zone (A promotional photo in the 1/8/71 San Mateo Times shows a 4-member group) |
12 January 1971 | The Beach House, San Mateo, CA | Loading Zone |
18 January 1971 | The Beach House, San Mateo, CA | Loading Zone |
19 January 1971 | The Beach House, San Mateo, CA | Loading Zone |
25 January 1971 | The Beach House, San Mateo, CA | Loading Zone |
26 January 1971 | The Beach House, San Mateo, CA | Loading Zone |
01 February 1971 | Deejay's, Belmont, CA | Loading Zone (Deejay's was at 210 El Camino Real). |
02 February 1971 | Deejay's, Belmont, CA | Loading Zone |
08 February 1971 | Deejay's, Belmont, CA | Loading Zone |
09 February 1971 | Deejay's, Belmont, CA | Loading Zone |
11 February 1971 | Skyline High School, Oakland, CA | Loading Zone, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, Crystal Gardens, Grootna |
15 February 1971 | Deejay's, Belmont, CA | Loading Zone |
16 February 1971 | Deejay's, Belmont, CA | Loading Zone |
18 February 1971 | Inn of The Beginning, Cotati, CA | Loading Zone |
22 February 1971 | Deejay's, Belmont, CA | Loading Zone |
23 February 1971 | Deejay's, Belmont, CA | Loading Zone |
27 February 1971 | Auditorium, Chabot College, Hayward, CA | Loading Zone, American Canyon (The auditorium was at 25555 Hesperian Blvd). |
01 March 1971 | Deejay's, Belmont, CA | Loading Zone |
02 March 1971 | Deejay's, Belmont, CA | Loading Zone |
04 March 1971 | Mandrakes, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
08 March 1971 | Deejay's, Belmont, CA | Loading Zone |
09 March 1971 | Deejay's, Belmont, CA | Loading Zone |
13 March 1971 | University of Nevada at Reno, Reno, NV | Loading Zone, Wilderness, Good Life (per Reno Evening Gazette, band is Tillery/Coster/Eggleston/Al Coster (dr)) |
15 March 1971 | Deejay's, Belmont, CA | Loading Zone |
16 March 1971 | Deejay's, Belmont, CA | Loading Zone |
20 March 1971 | Montclair Recreation Center, Oakland, CA | Loading Zone |
22 March 1971 | Deejay's, Belmont, CA | Loading Zone |
23 March 1971 | Deejay's, Belmont, CA | Loading Zone |
27 March 1971 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Stuart Little Band |
29 March 1971 | Deejay's, Belmont, CA | Loading Zone |
30 March 1971 | Deejay's, Belmont, CA | Loading Zone |
05 April 1971 | Deejay's, Belmont, CA | Loading Zone |
06 April 1971 | Deejay's, Belmont, CA | Loading Zone |
12 April 1971 | Deejay's, Belmont, CA | Loading Zone |
13 April 1971 | Deejay's, Belmont, CA | Loading Zone (the exact ending date of the Deejay's residency is unknown). |
13 May 1971 | Brooks Hall, Civic Center, San Franciscso, CA | Loading Zone (the event was May 13-23, no specific schedule was published, exact performance uncertain) |
22 May 1971 | Montclair Recreation Center, Oakland, CA | Loading Zone |
28 May 1971 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Maze |
29 May 1971 | New Orleans House, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Maze |
11 June 1971 | Longshoreman' Hall, San Francisco, CA | Loading Zone, Gold, Urge, Marlow (Mayday Defense Fund Benefit) |
30 June 1971 | Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA | Elvin Bishop Group, Boz Scaggs, Taj Mahal (Linda Tillery sings two songs in the closing jam seesion) |
02 July 1971 | Frenchy's, Hayward, CA | Loading Zone |
03 July 1971 | Frenchy's, Hayward, CA | Loading Zone |
04 July 1971 | Frenchy's, Hayward, CA | Loading Zone |
27 August 1971 | The Warehouse, San Jose, CA | Loading Zone |
28 August 1971 | The Warehouse, San Jose, CA | Loading Zone |
29 August 1971 | The Warehouse, San Jose, CA | Loading Zone |
08 September 1971 | The Longbranch, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone, Mike Finnegan (The Longbranch was at 2504 San Pablo Avenue). |
18 September 1971 | Montclair Recreation Center, Oakland, CA | Loading Zone |
30 October 1971 | Friends and Relation Hall, San Francisco, CA | Grunt Records Party: Jefferson Airplane, Jack Bonus and The Loading Zone, One, Groona, Ace of Cups, others (the venue was at 660 Great Highway). |
12 November 1971 | Gymnasium, Cal State Hayward, Hayward, CA | Loading Zone, Bittersweet |
20 November 1971 | Montclair Recreation Center, Oakland, CA | Loading Zone |
24 November 1971 | Serra High School, San Mateo, CA | Loading Zone, Gropus Cackus, Felix |
12 February 1972 | Contra Costa Fairgrounds, Antioch, CA | Tower of Power, Loading Zone, Snakeroot |
30 March 1972 | North Beach Revival, San Francisco, CA | Loading Zone, Is (the venue was at 1024 Kearny St) |
31 March 1972 | North Beach Revival, San Francisco, CA | Loading Zone, Is |
01 April 1972 | North Beach Revival, San Francisco, CA | Loading Zone, Is |
08 April 1972 | Montclair Recreation Center, Oakland, CA | Loading Zone |
29 May 1972 | Monterey, CA | Loading Zone, Snail, Fat Madeline, Natural Act, Jerry Bennis (JB), California, Matrix (First Annual Moneterey memorial Day Music Festival) |
27 August 1972 | Keystone Berkeley, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone |
09 September 1972 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA | Ray Charles, The Impressions, New Birth-Nighliters, Aaron and Freddie, Taj Mahal, Gary Bartz, Loading Zone, Black Light Sound, Bayette (Black Expo 72: 2nd night of 3) |
30 September 1972 | Keystone Berkeley, Berkeley, CA | Loading Zone (Tom Coster had joined Santana in September, and began touring with them in October) |