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"Winterland" redirects here. For other uses, see Winterland (disambiguation).

The Winterland Ballroom, often referred to as Winterland Arena or simply Winterland, was an old ice skating rink and 5,400 seat music venue in San Francisco, California. An Ice rink is a frozen body of Water where people can Ice skate or play winter sports A music venue is any location regularly used for a Concert or Musical performance The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Located at the corner of Post Street and Steiner Street, it was converted to exclusive use as a music venue in 1971 by legendary rock promoter Bill Graham. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Bill Graham ( January 8, 1931 &ndash October 25, 1991) was an American Impresario and rock Concert promoter

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Origins

Winterland was built in 1928 for the then astronomical cost of $1 million. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Opening on June 29, 1928, it was originally known as the "New Dreamland Auditorium. " Sometime in the late 1930s, the name was changed to Winterland. In its early years it served as an ice skating rink that could be converted to an entertainment venue. Early acts/shows at Winterland included Shipstad and Johnson's Ice Follies. It also was host to opera, boxing, and tennis. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles)

As a music venue

Starting with a 1966 double bill of Jefferson Airplane and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Bill Graham began to occasionally rent the venue for larger concerts that his nearby Fillmore Auditorium could not properly accommodate. Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band from San Francisco, a pioneer of the Psychedelic rock movement Paul Butterfield ( December 17 1942 – May 4 1987) was an American Blues Harmonica player and Singer For the San Francisco neighborhood see Fillmore District. For other venues named Fillmore see Fillmore#Music venues. After closing his New York City venue known as the Fillmore East in 1971, he began to hold regular weekend shows at Winterland. Fillmore East was promoter Bill Graham 's late Sixties / early Seventies rock palace in the East Village area of New Various popular rock acts played there, including such bands and musicians as The Rolling Stones, The Who, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jethro Tull, Rush, Genesis, Jefferson Airplane, and Elvis Costello, the latter in support of his Armed Forces album. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Cream were a 1960s British rock band James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter Led Zeppelin were Lynyrd Skynyrd (ˌlɛnɚdˈskɪnɝd is an American Southern rock band Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967-1968 Their music is marked by the distinctive vocal style and lead Flute work of front man Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968 in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently comprised of Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band from San Francisco, a pioneer of the Psychedelic rock movement Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus 25 August 1954 is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter, with Irish ancestry For the military meaning see Armed forces. For the Soviet sports society see Armed Forces (sports society Armed Forces A great number of the best-known rock acts from the 1960s and 1970s played Winterland or played two blocks away across Geary Boulevard at the original Fillmore Auditorium. Geary Boulevard (designated as Geary Street east of Van Ness Avenue) is a major east-west thoroughfare in San Francisco California, beginning downtown For the San Francisco neighborhood see Fillmore District. For other venues named Fillmore see Fillmore#Music venues. Peter Frampton recorded parts of the 4th best-selling live album ever, Frampton Comes Alive!, at Winterland. Peter Kenneth Frampton (born 22 April 1950 in Beckenham, Kent) is an English Musician, best known today for his solo Frampton Comes Alive! is a Live album by Peter Frampton, originally released on January 6, 1976. The Grateful Dead made Winterland their home base, and The Band played their famous last show there on Thanksgiving Day 1976. The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Band was a rock group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999 Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a traditional North American Holiday, which is a form of harvest festival. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. That concert, featuring numerous guest performers including Neil Young, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and many others, was filmed by Martin Scorsese and released in theaters and as a soundtrack under the name The Last Waltz. Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, Musician Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7 1943) is a Canadian Musician, Songwriter, and The Last Waltz was a concert by the Canadian-American rock group The Band, held on Thanksgiving Day, November 25 1976 at Winterland Ballroom Winterland was also host to the Sex Pistols' final show on January 14, 1978. The Sex Pistols are an English Punk rock band that formed in London in 1975 Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar)

Final concerts

During Winterland's final month of existence, shows were booked nearly every night. Acts included The Tubes, The Ramones, Smokey Robinson, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and on December 15-16, 1978, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band. The Tubes are a San Francisco -based rock band, which was popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s and was known for its live performances that The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group William "Smokey" Robinson Jr (born February 19 1940 is an American R&B and soul Singer-songwriter, Record producer, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are an American rock band formed in 1975 by Tom Petty Springsteen's December 15 show was simulcast on local radio station KSAN-FM and Springsteen historians consider that show one of his most legendary. Winterland closed on New Years 1978/79 with a concert by the Grateful Dead, New Riders of the Purple Sage, and The Blues Brothers. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. New Riders of the Purple Sage is an American Country rock band The Blues Brothers are a Grammy Award -nominated American blues and soul revivalist band founded in 1978 by comedians Dan Aykroyd The show lasted for over eight hours, with the Grateful Dead's performance — documented on DVD and CD as The Closing of Winterland — lasting nearly six hours itself. The Closing of Winterland is a 4 CD soundtrack of the Grateful Dead 's New Year's Eve show 1978 The final show was simulcast on radio station KSAN-FM and also broadcast live on the local PBS TV station KQED. For the former KSAN see KYLD or KSOL KSAN (1077 FM, "1077 The Bone" is a commercial Radio station located Winterland was eventually torn down in 1985, and was replaced by apartments.

Live recordings at Winterland

The following films and recordings were made in whole or in part at the Winterland Ballroom:

Concert films

Live albums

External links

The Band was a rock group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999 The Last Waltz was a concert by the Canadian-American rock group The Band, held on Thanksgiving Day, November 25 1976 at Winterland Ballroom The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Grateful Dead Movie, released in 1977 and directed by Jerry Garcia, is a Film that captures performances from the Grateful Dead 's October The Closing of Winterland is a 4 CD soundtrack of the Grateful Dead 's New Year's Eve show 1978 Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Kissology Volume One 1974–1977 is a DVD / Home Video released by Kiss on October 31, 2006. The Sex Pistols are an English Punk rock band that formed in London in 1975 The Filth and the Fury is a 2000 Rockumentary film about the Sex Pistols directed by Julien Temple. The Allman Brothers Band is a Southern rock band based in Macon, Georgia. Wipe the Windows Check the Oil Dollar Gas is a 1976 double Live album by The Allman Brothers Band. Big Brother and the Holding Company is an American rock band that formed in San Francisco in 1965 as part of the psychedelic music scene Live at Winterland '68 was a collaborative album when Janis Joplin was still with Big Brother and The Holding Company. Cream were a 1960s British rock band Wheels of Fire is the name of a double album recorded by Cream. Live Cream is a live compilation album by Cream released in 1970 Live Cream Volume II is a live compilation album by Cream released in 1972 For other uses see Those Were the Days. Those Were the Days is a retrospective compilation of the music of Cream Live at Winterland '76 is a Live album by the Electric Light Orchestra released in 1998 Peter Kenneth Frampton (born 22 April 1950 in Beckenham, Kent) is an English Musician, best known today for his solo Frampton Comes Alive! is a Live album by Peter Frampton, originally released on January 6, 1976. The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Steal Your Face is a live Double album by the Grateful Dead, released in June 1976 Dick's Picks Volume 10 is the tenth Live album in the Dick's Picks series of releases by the Grateful Dead. The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack is a five CD live album by the Grateful Dead. The Closing of Winterland is a 4 CD soundtrack of the Grateful Dead 's New Year's Eve show 1978 James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band from San Francisco, a pioneer of the Psychedelic rock movement Thirty Seconds Over Winterland is a 1973 album by the American Psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane. Live/1975–85 is a Live album by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. The Sex Pistols are an English Punk rock band that formed in London in 1975 Live at Winterland 1978 is a live album by Sex Pistols, first released in its entirety in 1997
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