Big Brother And The Holding Company's 1966 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
Dec 17, 1966
Quicksilver Messenger Service / Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / The Congress Of Wonders / The Loving Impulse / Great San Francisco Earthquake Dancers
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Winterland San Francisco, California, United States
Dec 16, 1966
Quicksilver Messenger Service / Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / The Congress Of Wonders / The Loving Impulse / Great San Francisco Earthquake Dancers
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Winterland San Francisco, California, United States
Dec 10, 1966
Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / Oxford Circle / Lee Michaels
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Avalon Ballroom San Francisco, California, United States
Dec 09, 1966
Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / Oxford Circle / Lee Michaels
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Avalon Ballroom San Francisco, California, United States
Nov 27, 1966
Quicksilver Messenger Service / Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / Country Joe and the Fish
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Avalon Ballroom San Francisco, California, United States
Nov 26, 1966
Quicksilver Messenger Service / Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / Country Joe and the Fish Avalon Ballroom San Francisco, California, United States
Nov 24, 1966
Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / The Friendly Stranger
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California Hall San Francisco, California, United States
Nov 23, 1966
Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / The Friendly Stranger
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California Hall San Francisco, California, United States
Nov 13, 1966
Grateful Dead / Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / Quicksilver Messenger Service
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Avalon Ballroom San Francisco, California, United States
Nov 12, 1966
Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / The Merry Pranksters
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Sokol Hall San Francisco, California, United States
Nov 01, 1966 –
Nov 06, 1966
janis joplin / Big Brother and the Holding Co
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The Matrix San Francisco, California, United States
Oct 16, 1966
Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / Sir Douglas Quintet
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Avalon Ballroom San Francisco, California, United States
Oct 08, 1966
Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / Jim Kweskin Jug Band / Electric Train
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Avalon Ballroom San Francisco, California, United States
Oct 07, 1966
Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / Jim Kweskin Jug Band / Electric Train
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Avalon Ballroom San Francisco, California, United States
Sep 27, 1966
Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company
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Kona Kai Club San Diego, California, United States
Sep 24, 1966
Big Brother And The Holding Company / Janis Joplin / The Unquechable Thirst
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Avalon Ballroom San Francisco, California, United States
Sep 23, 1966
Big Brother And The Holding Company / Janis Joplin / The Unquenchable Thirst
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Avalon Ballroom San Francisco, California, United States
Aug 13, 1966
Bo Diddley / Big Brother And The Holding Company / Janis Joplin
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Avalon Ballroom San Francisco, California, United States
Aug 12, 1966
Bo Diddley / Big Brother And The Holding Company / Janis Joplin
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Avalon Ballroom San Francisco, California, United States
Aug 07, 1966
Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / Grateful Dead / Quicksilver Messenger Service / sopwith camel / The Grass Roots / The PH Phactor Jug Band
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The Fillmore Auditorium San Francisco, California, United States

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Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / Oxford Circle / Lee Michaels on Dec 9, 1966 [897-small]

Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / Oxford Circle / Lee Michaels
Dec 9, 1966
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / Oxford Circle / Lee Michaels on Dec 10, 1966 [898-small]

Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / Oxford Circle / Lee Michaels
Dec 10, 1966
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Grateful Dead / Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / Quicksilver Messenger Service on Nov 13, 1966 [901-small]

Grateful Dead / Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / Quicksilver Messenger Service
Nov 13, 1966
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / Oxford Circle / Lee Michaels on Dec 9, 1966 [906-small]

Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / Oxford Circle / Lee Michaels
Dec 9, 1966
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / Oxford Circle / Lee Michaels on Dec 10, 1966 [907-small]

Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / Oxford Circle / Lee Michaels
Dec 10, 1966
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / The Friendly Stranger on Nov 23, 1966 [919-small]

Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / The Friendly Stranger
Nov 23, 1966
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / The Friendly Stranger on Nov 24, 1966 [921-small]

Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / The Friendly Stranger
Nov 24, 1966
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / The Merry Pranksters on Nov 12, 1966 [923-small]

Janis Joplin / Big Brother And The Holding Company / The Merry Pranksters
Nov 12, 1966
 San Francisco, California, 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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