For me, The Monterey Pop Festival (the pre-cursor to Woodstock). I was there Saturday all day and Sunday evening. To see Janis, Jimi, The Who, Bufffalo Springfield all in day was beyond belief (I'd never even heard of Jimi Hendrix but I'll never forget him). Otis Redding, the Mamas and the Papas, whoever sang "The Purple People Eater" (yup, there were some true pop groups there, as well lol) and so on and so forth. I could wax poetic for days. BTW -- the 45th anniversary of this event is coming up -- June 16-18.
Definitely Fillmore West and the Avalon. I can't count the times I saw Janis and the Airplane at these venues.
The Purple Onion for folk singers and comedians. Have seen The Kingston Trio, the Smothers Brothers (as a trio) and Lenny Bruce there. (It closed permanently in 2012.)
I was a bit too young but The Black Hawk in San Francisco for some true jazz greats -- Miles Davis, Thelonius Monk, Billie Holliday. (Johnny Mathis got his start there and one of the owners became his agent; Dave Brubeck always considered The Black Hawk as the beginning of his career.)
Being a big fan of The Boss, The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ.
CBS studios, NYC, 8-9 PM Eastern (the Ed Sullivan Show). What amazing performers he had on there. Ditto American Bandstand in Philly.
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Army/embassy brat - traveled too much to mention
Moved here from SF Bay Area (East Bay)
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