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Straight Theater Shows
This page provides details
of the various Straight Theater shows and events. Why not run over and see Reg
E Williams at his great
Straight Theater site.
Unless otherwise stated (e.g. as in the March 5, 1967 show), all shows, events
and happenings took place at the Straight Theater, 1702 Haight Street at Cole,
San Francisco, CA. Thanks go to Reg E Williams who has helped out with
this information and, as ever, to Corry Arnold who is always a there with
another great list.
Latest
Update: June 17, 2005
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Date Artists
19 May 1966
Michael McClure, Grateful Dead, Wildflower, The Outfit [held at the Avalon
Ballroom]
05 April 1967 Kiva, Straight Theater,
Church of
One,
Family Dog and Diggers [Communication Company Meeting]
05 March 1967
Country Joe and the Fish, Moby Grape, Big Brother and the Holding Company,
Sparrow [Benefit for a New Stage and Straight Theater] [held at the Avalon
Ballroom]
15 June 1967 Grateful Dead, Wildflower
21 July 1967 Quicksilver Messenger Service,
Mount Rushmore, Salvation Army Banned, Mother Earth [Straight Theater
Opening]
22 July 1967 Country Joe and The Fish, Charlatans,
Blue Cheer, Freedom
Highway [Straight Theater Opening]
23 July 1967 Grateful Dead, Big Brother and The
Holding Company, Wildflower,
Phoenix [Straight Theater
Opening]
04 August 1967 Wildflower, Marlowe, Paul Arnoldi
05 August 1967 Wildflower, Second Coming, Paul Arnoldi
06 August 1967 Clover, Melvin
Q Watchpocket, Colours, Preston Webster & Co
11 August 1967 Patrick Sky,
Mount Rushmore, Freedom
Highway
12 August 1967 Patrick Sky, Morning Glory, Clover
13 August 1967 Patrick Sky,
Mount Rushmore, Mad River
18 August 1967 Steve Miller Blues Band, Second Coming,
Congress of Wonders, Julius Caesar (film)
19 August 1967 Steve Miller Blues Band, Second Coming,
Congress of Wonders, Julius Caesar (film)
20 August 1967 Steve Miller Blues Band, Second Coming,
Congress of Wonders, Julius Caesar (film)
01 September 1967
Big Brother and the Holding Company, Southside Sound System, Freedom Highway
02 September 1967
Big Brother and the Holding Company, Southside Sound System, Colours
03 September 1967
Big Brother and the Holding Company, Southside Sound System, Phoenix
15 September 1967
Steve Miller Blues Band, Sopwith Camel, Billy Roberts, Hey Joe
16 September 1967
Steve Miller Blues Band, Notes from the Underground, Billy Roberts, Hey Joe
17 September 1967
Little Richard with an All Soul Revue, Big Daddy Spencer and his Blue Flames
21 September 1967 Magick
Powerhouse of Oz, Kenneth Anger, The Amazing Charlatans, Congress of Wonders, SF
Mime Troupe, The Duncan Company [The Equinox of the Gods]
29 September 1967
Grateful Dead, Sons of Champlin
30 September 1967
Grateful Dead, Sons of Champlin
04 October 1967 Anonymous Artists of
America
(AAA), Initial Shock, Poets [Benefit for the
Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinic]
05 October 1967 Dr David Smith, Mad River, Poets [Benefit
for the Haight-Ashbury
Free Medical Clinic]
13 October 1967
Kaleidoscope, Lightnin' Hopkins, Martha’s Laundry
14 October 1967
Kaleidoscope, Lightnin' Hopkins, Martha’s Laundry
15 October 1967
Kaleidoscope, Lightnin' Hopkins, Martha’s Laundry
20 October 1967
Charlatans, Congress of Wonders, Ann Halprin, Original Soft Pretzel
21 October 1967
Charlatans, Congress of Wonders, Ann Halprin, Original Soft Pretzel
22 October 1967
Charlie Musselwhite, J. Handy
27 October 1967
Charlie Musselwhite, Wildflower, Preston Webster and Company
28 October 1967
Charlie Musselwhite, Wildflower, Preston Webster and Company
03 November 1967 The Incredible Fish, PH Phactor Jug Band,
Congress of Wonders, Ann Halprin [Kinetic Dance Happening]
04 November 1967 The Incredible Fish, PH Phactor Jug Band,
Congress of Wonders, Ann Halprin [Kinetic Dance Happening]
05 November 1967 The Incredible Fish, PH Phactor Jug Band,
Congress of Wonders, Ann Halprin [Kinetic Dance Happening and also billed as The
End of the War]
14 November 1967
Quicksilver Messenger Service, John Fahey
17 November 1967
Quicksilver Messenger Service, John Fahey, Indian Headband
18 November 1967
Emperor Jones, Jack De Govia [afternoon show]
18 November 1967
Quicksilver Messenger Service, John Fahey, Indian Headband
19 November 1967
Country Joe McDonald, John Fahey
01 December 1967 Mad River, Santana Blues Band and others
02 December 1967 Mad River, Santana Blues Band and others
03 December 1967 Mad River, Santana Blues Band and others
08 December 1967
Mt. Rushmore, The Phoenix, The
Psycle, Larry and Sue-Rita
09 December 1967
Mt. Rushmore, The Phoenix, The
Psycle, Larry and Sue-Rita
10 December 1967
Mt. Rushmore, The Phoenix, The Psycle, Larry and Sue-Rita
18 December 1967
Mt. Rushmore, Blossom (film)
19 December 1967
Mt. Rushmore, Blossom (film)
20 December 1967
Mt. Rushmore, Blossom (film)
21 December 1967
Mt. Rushmore, Blossom (film)
22 December 1967
Clover, Black Swan, Blossom (film)
23 December 1967
Clover, Black Swan, Blossom (film)
26 December 1967
Flying Tibetan Phurba [Grope For Peace]
31 December 1967
Charlatans, Salvation, Clover and others [Stoned New Year's]
09 January 1968 Notes from the Underground
10 January 1968 Notes from the Underground
11 January 1968 Notes from the Underground
12 January 1968 Allmen Joy, The Womb
13 January 1968 Allmen Joy, The Womb
16 January 1968 Clover
17 January 1968 Clover
18 January 1968 Clover
19 January 1968 Salvation, Indian Headband,
Liberty Street
20 January 1968 Salvation, Indian Headband,
Liberty Street
23 January 1968 Charlatans,
Red Desert (film)
24 January 1968 Charlatans,
Red Desert (film)
25 January 1968 Charlatans,
Red Desert (film)
26 January 1968 Sons of Champlin, Mad River Band, Peace
27 January 1968 Sons of Champlin, Mad River Band, Peace
30 January 1968 Santana Blues Band,
Mt.
Rushmore,
Phoenix, Martha's Laundry, Doug Williams, La Dolce Vita (film)
31 January 1968 Santana Blues Band,
Mt.
Rushmore,
Phoenix, Martha's Laundry, Doug Williams, La Dolce Vita (film)
01 February 1968 Santana Blues Band,
Mt.
Rushmore,
Phoenix, Martha's Laundry, Doug Williams, La Dolce Vita (film)
16 February 1968 Sons of Champlin, Salvation, Allmen Joy, The
Circus
17 February 1968 Sons of Champlin, Salvation, Allmen Joy, The
Circus
18 February 1968
Straight Theater Gassed by Police following violence in the Haight-Ashbury
district
19 February 1968
Peace and Freedom Party together with Haight-Ashbury residents hold a noon
Community Meeting to discuss the previous days violence
27 February 1968 McDuck, Allmen Joy
28 February 1968 McDuck, Allmen Joy
29 February 1968 McDuck, Allmen Joy
01 March 1968
Charlie Musselwhite, Santana Blues Band
02 March 1968
Charlie Musselwhite, Santana Blues Band
12 March 1968
MT. Rushmore, The Womb, Films
13 March 1968
MT. Rushmore, The Womb, Films
14 March 1968
MT. Rushmore, The Womb, Films
15 March 1968 Allmen Joy,
Phoenix, Flamin Groovies,
Initial Shock
16 March 1968 Allmen Joy,
Phoenix, Flamin Groovies,
Initial Shock
19 March 1968 Kaleidoscope plus different films each
night
20 March 1968 Kaleidoscope plus different films each
night
21 March 1968 Kaleidoscope plus different films each
night
22 March 1968
James Cotton Blues Band, Mint Tattoo, It's A Beautiful Day
23 March 1968
James Cotton Blues Band, Mint Tattoo, It's A Beautiful Day
24 March 1968
James Cotton Blues Band, Mint Tattoo, It's A Beautiful Day
29 March 1968
Mount Rushmore, Freedom Highway, Liberty Street
30 March 1968
Mount Rushmore, Freedom Highway, Liberty Street
04 April 1968 The Amazing Charlatans, Curley Cooke’s
Hurdy Gurdy Band, Marble Farm
05 April 1968 The Amazing Charlatans, Curley Cooke’s
Hurdy Gurdy Band, Marble Farm
06 April 1968 The Amazing Charlatans, Curley Cooke’s
Hurdy Gurdy Band, Marble Farm
07 April 1968 Charlatans, Flamin' Groovies
21 April 1968 Malachi, Ashok Fakair [Holy Music]
24 April 1968
Big Brother and the Holding Company, Sons of Champlin, Congress of Wonders,
Curley Cooke's Hurdy Gurdy Band, Indian Head Band, Ace of Cups, Phoenix [Time
Again to Save the Straight Theater]
03 May 1968
Sons of Champlin, Country Weather
04 May 1968
Sons of Champlin, Country Weather
07 May
1968 Kaleidoscope, Santana
08 May
1968 Kaleidoscope, Santana
09 May 1968
Kaleidoscope, Santana
10 May 1968
Santana Blues Band, Clover, Granny Goose
11 May 1968
Santana Blues Band, Clover, Granny Goose
12 May 1968
Charlatans, Flamin' Groovies
12 May 1968
Amazing Charlatans, Flaming Groovies, Room Beyond The Closet (play)
13 May 1968
Amazing Charlatans, Flaming Groovies, Room Beyond The Closet (play)
14 May 1968
Malachi Favors
16 May 1968 Mad
River, Frumious Bandersnatch
17 May 1968 Mad
River, Frumious Bandersnatch
18 May 1968
Allmen Joy, Curley Cooke's Hurdy Gurdy Band, Petrus
19 May 1968
Flamin' Groovies, Curley Cooke's Hurdy Gurdy Band, Petrus
24 May 1968 Charlie Musselwhite, Savage Resurrection,
Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks
25 May 1968 Charlie Musselwhite, Savage Resurrection,
Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks
28 May 1968
Allmen Joy, Indian Headband, Cleveland Wrecking Company
29 May 1968
Allmen Joy, Indian Headband, Cleveland Wrecking Company
30 May 1968
Allmen Joy, Indian Headband, Cleveland Wrecking Company
31 May 1968 Notes From The Underground, Ace of Cups,
Liberty Street
01 June 1968 Notes From The Underground, Ace of
Cups, Liberty Street
07 June 1968 Salvation,
Mt. Rushmore, Tree of Life
08 June 1968 Salvation,
Mt. Rushmore, Tree of Life
09 June 1968 Salvation,
Mt. Rushmore, Tree of Life
14 June 1968 The New Charlatans,
Cleveland
Wrecking Company, Uncut Balloon
15 June 1968 The New Charlatans,
Cleveland
Wrecking Company, Uncut Balloon
03 July 1968 Initial Shock, Allmen Joy, Indian
Head Band, Phoenix
02 August 1968 Congress of Wonders, Allmen Joy,
Phoenix,
Room Beyond The Closet (play)
03 August 1968 Congress of Wonders, Allmen Joy,
Phoenix,
Room Beyond The Closet (play)
04 August 1968 Congress of Wonders, Allmen Joy,
Phoenix,
Room Beyond The Closet (play)
24 November 1968
Freedom Highway, Clover, Psycle, Doug Williams
25 November 1968
Freedom Highway, Clover, Psycle, Doug Williams
31 December 1968
Indian Pudden and Pipe, Allmen Joy, Freedom Highway, Congress of Wonders, Clover
00-00-1968
Blue Cheer, Mother Earth, Wildflower
05 March 1969
Congress of Wonders, Magical Mystery Tour (film)
06 March 1969
Congress of Wonders, Magical Mystery Tour (film)
12 March 1969 Mt.
Rushmore, Flamin' Groovies
13 March 1969 MC5,
Zenta, Congress of Wonders, Clover
14 March 1969 MC5,
Zenta, Congress of Wonders, Clover
15 March 1969 MC5,
Zenta, Congress of Wonders, Clover
01 April 1969
Sons of Champlin, Passion, Marvin Gardens, The Angels Own Band Chorus, Bicycle,
Asoke Fakir, Morning Glory, Congress of Wonders, Rush, Last Mile, Glass Mountain
02 April 1969
Sons of Champlin, Passion, Marvin Gardens, The Angels Own Band Chorus, Bicycle,
Asoke Fakir, Morning Glory, Congress of Wonders, Rush, Last Mile, Glass Mountain
03 April 1969
Sons of Champlin, Passion, Marvin Gardens, The Angels Own Band Chorus, Bicycle,
Asoke Fakir, Morning Glory, Congress of Wonders, Rush, Last Mile, Glass Mountain
04 April 1969
Sons of Champlin, Passion, Marvin Gardens, The Angels Own Band Chorus, Bicycle,
Asoke Fakir, Morning Glory, Congress of Wonders, Rush, Last Mile, Glass Mountain
05 April 1969
Sons of Champlin, Passion, Marvin Gardens, The Angels Own Band Chorus, Bicycle,
Asoke Fakir, Morning Glory, Congress of Wonders, Rush, Last Mile, Glass Mountain