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| June 1966 |
Janis moves back to San Francisco from Austin. |
| June 4, 1966 |
Janis joins Big Brother and the Holding Company. |
| June 10, 1966 |
First performance with Big Brother
Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco |
| June 17 &18, 1966 |
Big Brother, Red Dog Saloon
Virginia City, NV |
| June 19, 1966 |
Big Brother, Tim Leary Benefit
St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco |
| June 24 & 25, 1966 |
Big Brother, with Quicksilver Messenger Service
Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco |
| July 1, 1966 |
Big Brother, with Quicksilver Messenger Service and the Jaywalkers
Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco |
| July 2, 1966 |
Big Brother with Quicksilver Messenger Service and The Gladstones
Fairgrounds, Monterey, CA |
| July 14, 1966 |
Big Brother with the Grateful Dead and the Hindustani Jazz Sextet
Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco |
| July 15-16, 1966 |
Big Brother and the Holding Company with Love
Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco |
| July 28, 1966 |
Big Brother and the Holding Company with the Great Society and the Charlatans Bilbo's Birthday
California Hall, San Francisco |
| July 29, 1966 |
Big Brother and the Holding Company
Garden Auditorium
Trips Festival |
| End of July 1966 |
Big Brother moves into a house in Lagunitas, dubbed "Argentina." |
| August 2-4, 1966 |
Big Brother with Jefferson Airplane
Losers South, San Jose, CA |
| August 5, 1966 |
Big Brother and the Holding Company
Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco |
| August 7, 1966 |
Big Brother with Quicksilver Messenger Service, the Grateful Dead, Grassroots, Sunshine, The Committee, the San Francisco Mime Troupe, the Jook Savages, Ph Factor
Benefit for Children's Adventure Day Camp
Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco |
| August 12-13, 1966 |
Big Brother with Bo Diddley
Benefit for Children's Adventure Day Camp
Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco |
| August 23, 1966 |
Big Brother signs with Mainstream Records |
| August 23, 1966 |
beginning of four-week gig
Mother Blues Club, Chicago |
| September 23-24, 1966 |
Big Brother with Howlin' Wolf
Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco |
| Fall 1966 |
Big Brother records their first Mainstream album. |
| October 6, 1966 |
Big Brother and the Holding Company
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco |
| October 7-8 |
Big Brother with Jim Kweskin Jug Band and the Electric Train
Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco |
| October 15-16, 1966 |
Big Brother with the Sir Douglas Quintet, Family Dog one-year anniversary
Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco |
| October 22, 1966 |
Big Brother with the Grateful Dead
Winterland, San Francisco |
| November 1-6, 1966 |
Big Brother and the Holding Company
The Matrix, San Francisco |
| November 11, 1966 |
Big Brother and the Holding Company with the Rubber Band
Trip Room, Sacramento |
| November 11, 1966 |
Big Brother and the Holding Company
taping of "POW" television show
San Francisco |
| November 12, 1966 |
Big Brother with the Merry Pranksters
Hell's Angels dance
Sokol Hall, San Francisco |
| November 19, 1966 |
Big Brother and the Holding Company
The Barn, Scott's Valley, CA |
| November 25-26, 1966 |
Big Brother with Country Joe and the Fish and Quicksilver Messenger Service
Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco |
| December 9-10, 1966 |
Big Brother with Oxford Circle and Lee Michaels
Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco |
| December 16-17, 1966 |
Big Brother with Quicksilver Messenger Service, the Loving Impulse and the Congress of Wonders
Winterland, San Francisco |
| December 25, 1966 |
First annual Big Brother Christmas party
Lagunitas, CA |
| December 31, 1966 |
Big Brother
Kezar Pavilion, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
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