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Primal · Top 25

1965–1969 · 186 shows

The early sound — Pigpen-led, jam-heavy, peyote-and-Owsley acid days. Trips Festival through the first wave of song debuts.

  1. 102-21/69Dream Bowl76
  2. 211-02/69Family Dog at the Great Highway68
  3. 310-20/68Greek Theatre - University of California68
  4. 402-22/69Dream Bowl67
  5. 512-26/69McFarlin Auditorium, Southern Methodist Univ.67
  6. 604-27/69Labor Temple66
  7. 708-05/67O'Keefe Center66
  8. 811-08/69Fillmore Auditorium64
  9. 912-12/69Thelma Theater61
  10. 1011-10/67Shrine Auditorium61
  11. 1104-26/69Electric Theatre57
  12. 1202-14/68Carousel Ballroom56
  13. 1305-24/69Seminole Indian Village56
  14. 1412-01/66The Matrix52
  15. 1507-03/66Fillmore Auditorium47
  16. 1612-11/69Thelma Theater45
  17. 1712-20/69Fillmore Auditorium45
  18. 1802-27/69Fillmore West45
  19. 1908-23/68Shrine Auditorium45
  20. 2001-22/68Eagles Auditorium44
  21. 2103-29/68Carousel Ballroom43
  22. 2202-25/66Ivar Theater43
  23. 2310-10/68The Matrix42
  24. 2409-02/68Betty Nelson's Organic Raspberry Farm42
  25. 2501-26/69Avalon Ballroom42
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