abstract:The Fillmore West was a historic music venue in San Francisco, California made famous by concert promoter Bill Graham. Named after Graham's original "Fillmore" location at the intersection of Fillmore Street and Geary Boulevard, it stood at Market Street and South Van Ness Avenue and was also known as 'The Carousel Ballroom' and 'El Patio'.
The Californian band the Byrds was among the groups Bill Graham presented at the new space he called Fillmore West.
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He recalled how when he played it for the first time, at a live show at the FillmoreWest in San Francisco, its tone and attack were so right that he felt as if he was levitating.