Big Brother And The Holding Company Concert History

Big Brother and the Holding Company is an American rock band that formed in San Francisco in 1965 as part of the same psychedelic music scene that produced the Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Jefferson Airplane. They are best known as the band that featured Janis Joplin (http://www.last.fm/music/Janis+Joplin) as their lead singer. Their 1968 album Cheap Thrills is considered one of the masterpieces of the psychedelic sound of San Francisco; it reached number one on the Billboard charts...

Date Concert Venue Location
Jun 13, 2008
Republic Of Texas Motorcycle Rally
"Republic Of Texas Motorcycle Rally" / Molly Hatchet / Big Brother & The Holding Co. / Jul & The Chrome Wheels / Satantonio / Billy Joe Shaver / Magically Delicious Smoking Skunk Monkey / Blue-Eyed Son / Chrissy Flatt / Chris Gates / Samantha Lynn Hart / Honky / Black Oak Arkansas Feat. Jim Dandy / Broken Teeth / Matt Begley / Dick Wiggler / Quartershackle / Spur Gang / Navasota-Rio Show all bands
The Travis County Expo Center Austin, Texas, United States
May 11, 2008
Big Brother And The Holding Company Hill Country Barbecue New York New York, New York, United States
May 10, 2008
Big Brother And The Holding Company Narrows Center for the Arts Fall River, Massachusetts, United States
May 09, 2008
Big Brother And The Holding Company Aura Portland, Maine, United States
May 08, 2008
Big Brother And The Holding Company The Grand Ellsworth, Maine, United States
May 03, 2008
Big Brother And The Holding Company Reitwein Berlin, Berlin, Germany
May 01, 2008
Big Brother And The Holding Company Bluesiana Rock Cafe Velden, Austria
Apr 30, 2008
Big Brother And The Holding Company Gasthof Obermindeltal Obergunzburg, Germany
Apr 27, 2008
Big Brother And The Holding Company City Stage Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Apr 26, 2008
Big Brother And The Holding Company City Stage Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Apr 25, 2008
Big Brother And The Holding Company City Stage Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Apr 24, 2008
Big Brother And The Holding Company City Stage Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Apr 23, 2008
Big Brother And The Holding Company City Stage Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Apr 04, 2008
Big Brother And The Holding Company Anthology San Diego, California, United States
Feb 16, 2008
Big Brother And The Holding Company 19 Broadway Night Club Fairfax, California, United States
Jan 03, 2008
Big Brother And The Holding Company / Silver Lining Brighton Music Hall Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Jan 02, 2008
Big Brother And The Holding Company Knitting Factory Brooklyn New York, New York, United States
Dec 02, 2007
Big Brother And The Holding Company Montgomery College Rockville, Maryland, United States
Nov 11, 2007
Big Brother And The Holding Company TBA Clearwater, Florida, United States
Nov 10, 2007
Big Brother And The Holding Company TBA Clearwater, Florida, United States

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Northern California Folk-Rock Festival 1968 on May 18, 1968 [659-small]

Northern California Folk-Rock Festival 1968
May 18 - 19, 1968
 San Jose, California, United States
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Jefferson Airplane / Country Joe and the Fish / The Doors / Big Brother And The Holding Company on May 18, 1968 [660-small]

Jefferson Airplane / Country Joe and the Fish / The Doors / Big Brother And The Holding Company
May 18, 1968
 San Jose, California, United States
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Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company on May 12, 1968 [454-small]

Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company
May 12, 1968
 Northridge, California, United States
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Big Brother And The Holding Company / Janis Joplin / The Staple Singers / Ten Years After on Aug 2, 1968 [574-small]

Big Brother And The Holding Company / Janis Joplin / The Staple Singers / Ten Years After
Aug 2 - 3, 1968
 New York, New York, United States
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Buddy Miles / Big Brother & The Holding Company / sweetwater on Jan 8, 1971 [602-small]

Buddy Miles / Big Brother & The Holding Company / sweetwater
Jan 8 - 9, 1971
 New York, New York, United States
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Buddy Miles / Big Brother & The Holding Company / sweetwater on Jan 8, 1971 [703-small]

Buddy Miles / Big Brother & The Holding Company / sweetwater
Jan 8 - 9, 1971
 New York, New York, United States
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Big Brother And The Holding Company / janis joplin / The Hello People / Nazz / Love Castle on Aug 17, 1968 [085-small]

Big Brother And The Holding Company / janis joplin / The Hello People / Nazz / Love Castle
Aug 17, 1968
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Big Brother And The Holding Company / janis joplin / The Hello People / Nazz / Love Castle on Aug 16, 1968 [087-small]

Big Brother And The Holding Company / janis joplin / The Hello People / Nazz / Love Castle
Aug 16, 1968
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Big Brother And The Holding Company had?

Big Brother And The Holding Company has had 323 concerts.

What genre is Big Brother And The Holding Company?

Big Brother And The Holding Company is most often considered to be Rock, Classic Rock, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Blues, Blues Rock, Psychedelic, and Acid Rock.

When was the last Big Brother And The Holding Company concert?

The last Big Brother And The Holding Company concert was on September 08, 2023 at Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, California, United States. The bands that performed were: Big Brother And The Holding Company / Sunhunter.

What setlist does Big Brother And The Holding Company play live?

The songs that Big Brother And The Holding Company performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the July 16, 2021 concert at The Chapel in San Francisco, California, United States:

  1. Combination of the Two
  2. Turtle Blues
  3. Call on Me
  4. Buried Alive in the Blues
  5. Save Your Love
  6. Down on Me
  7. Piece of My Heart
  8. Summertime
  9. Keep On
  10. I Need a Man to Love
  11. Show Me the Way
  12. Hold Me
  13. Women Is Losers
  14. Me and Bobby McGee
  15. Ball and Chain
  16. Mercedes Benz

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