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P.B.C. CONCERT TIMELINE:
| 1966 | . | VENUE: | CITY: | STATE: | COMMENTS: |
| Aug. | . | . | Silverlake | CA | PBC forms; rents house at 823 Maltman. |
| Sep. | . | Sea Witch | Hollywood | CA | . |
| Sep. | . | Malibu Yacht Club | Malibu | CA | . |
| Sep. | . | Brave New World | Hollywood | CA | . |
| Nov. | . | Troubador | Hollywood | CA | Two monday night "hoots". |
| Nov. | 21 | . | Hollywood | CA | PBC signs with CBS Records; begins recording 1st LP. |
| Dec. | 1-12 | Whisky a-Go-Go | Hollywood | CA | With the Jefferson Airplane. |
| Dec. | 16-17/ 23-24 | Savoy Lighthouse Ballroom | Glendale | CA | With Teddy & His Patches. |
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| Jan. | . | . | Hollywood | CA | PBC moves to 8410 Kirkwood, Laurel Canyon. |
| Jan. | 1-2 | Whisky a-Go-Go | Hollywood | CA | . |
| Jan. | 20 | . | . | . | IS SPREADING and "It's a Happening Thing" released. |
| Feb. | 10-11 | Avalon Ballroom | San Francisco | CA | With the Miller Blues Band & Lee Michaels. |
| Feb. | 14-28 | Whisky a-Go-Go | San Francisco | CA | With the Doors. |
| Mar. | 3-4 | Hullabaloo | Hollywood | CA | . |
| Mar. | 5 | Soul Spot | North Hollywood | CA | . |
| Mar. | 7 | El Segundo H.S. | El Segundo | CA | . |
| Mar. | 17 | Glendora H.S. | Glendora | CA | . |
| Mar. | 17 | Valley Music Theatre | Woodland Hills | CA | . |
| Mar. | 19 | Valley Teen Center | Sepulveda | CA | . |
| Mar. | 20 | Newport Harbor H.S. | Newport | CA | . |
| Mar. | 20 | Cornell Theater | Sherman Oaks | CA | . |
| Mar. | 21 | Le Red Velour | San Fernando | CA | . |
| Mar. | . | Ninth Street West | Hollywood | CA | KHJ-TV; with the Byrds. |
| Mar. | 23-25 | Hullabaloo | Hollywood | CA | . |
| Mar. | 25 | Carlsbad H.S. | Oceanside | CA | . |
| Mar. | 26 | Elysian Fields | Los Angeles | CA |
'The First L.A. Love-In' with 'All Los Angeles Rock Groups' incl. the Clear Light, the Rainy Daze, the Factory, the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, the Flamin' Groovies, the Steve Miller Band, the Seventh Son, Firesign Theatre & the New Generation |
| Mar./ Apr. | 29-9 | Cheetah | Santa Monica | CA | With the Animals & the Electric Flag. |
| Apr. | . | . | Hollywood | CA | "Casino Royale" movie promo; KCOP-TV. With the Paris Sisters, the Merry-Go-Round and Sir Walter Raleigh (Dewey Martin of Buffalo Springfield). |
| Apr. | 12 | Fairfax H.S. | Los Angeles | CA | . |
| Apr. | 14 | Leuders Park Rec. Center | Compton | CA | . |
| Apr. | 14 | Pacesetter | Ontario | CA | "Kasey Kasem Presents". |
| Apr. | 21-23 | Kaleidoscope | Hollywood | CA | With the Doors & UFO. |
| Apr. | 28 | Arcadia H.S. | Arcadia | CA | . |
| Apr. | 28 | Serra H.S. | Gardena | CA | . |
| Apr. | 29 | Palm Springs H.S. | Palm Springs | CA | . |
| May | 5-6 | Golden Bear | Huntington Beach | CA | . |
| May | 18 | Fullerton Junior College | Fullerton | CA | . |
| May | 19 | Valley Music Theatre | Woodland Hills | CA | With the Iron Butterfly & the Other Half. |
| May | 20 | Birmingham H.S. | Van Nuys | CA | With the Jefferson Airplane, the Doors, the Sunshine Company, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and the Standells. |
| Jun. | 2-3 | Fillmore Auditorium | San Francisco | CA | With the Jim Kweskin Jug Band & the Sparrow. |
| Jun. | 6 | . | . | . | Michael Kollander temporarily replaces Lance Fent on guitar. |
| Jun. | 9 | Brookhurst J.H.S. | Anaheim | CA | . |
| Jun. | 10 | Hullabaloo | Hollywood | CA | . |
| Jun. | 14 | Cougar | Chatsworth | CA | . |
| Jun. | 15 | Carolina Lanes | Los Angeles | CA | . |
| Jun. | 16 | . | . | . | Bill Wolff becomes new lead guitarist. |
| Jun. | 19-25 | Frenchy's | Hayward | CA | . |
| Jul. | 1 | Civic Opera House | Chicago | IL | With the Jefferson Airplane. |
| Jul. | 4-9 | Trude Heller's Trik | New York | NY | . |
| Jul. | 10-13 | Au-Go-Go Dance Hall | West Yarmouth | MA | . |
| Jul. | 14-15 | Boston Tea Party | Boston | MA | With the 90th Congress. |
| Jul. | 17 | CBS Studios | New York | NY | Begin recording THE GREAT CONSPIRACY. |
| Jul. | 21 | Malibu Shore Club | Long Island | NY | . |
| Jul. | 22 | Convention Hall | Asbury Park | NJ | With the Jefferson Airplane. |
| Jul. | 28-29 | Ambassador Theatre | Washington | DC | . |
| Aug. | 3 | Place | Grand Rapids | MI | Cancelled due to riots! |
| Aug. | 4-5 | Boston Tea Party | Boston | MA | With the Bagatelle. |
| Aug. | 11 | Masonic Temple | Portland | OR | With the Moby Grape. |
| Aug. | CBS Studios | Hollywood | CA | Finish GREAT CONSPIRACY LP. | |
| Aug. | 15-16 | Whisky a-Go-Go | Hollywood | CA | . |
| Aug. | 16 | McCambridge Park | Burbank | CA | . |
| Aug. | 19 | Hollywood Paladium | Hollywood | CA | With the Sopwith Camel, the Standells & Maryvonne's Raga Group. |
| Aug. | 21-23 | Whisky a-Go-Go | Hollywood | CA | . |
| Aug. | 25 | Orange County Fair Grounds | Costa Mesa | CA | . |
| Aug. | . | . | Hollywood | CA | PBC moves from Laurel Canyon to seperate houses. |
| Sep. | 2 | Earl Warren Show Grounds | Santa Barbara | CA | With the Butterfield Blues Band, the Sunshine Company & Alexander's Blooz Band. |
| Sep. | 8 | Lompoc H.S. | Lompoc | CA | . |
| Sep. | 15-17 | Eagle Auditorium | Seattle | WA |
With the Magic Fern. |
| Sep. | 22 | University of Victoria | Victoria | BC | . |
| Sep. | 23 | Kennedy Athletic Pavilion | Spokane | WA | . |
| Oct. | .. | . | . | . | GREAT CONSPIRACY and "Turn on a Friend" released. |
| Oct. | 7 | Turlock Fairground | Turlock | CA | With the Seeds & the Strawberry Alarm Clock. |
| Nov. | 22 | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium | Santa Monica | CA | With the Merry-Go-Round, the Clear Light, Inrhodes, the Hour Glass, Fusion & the East Side Kids. |
| Nov. | 26 | Junior Art Center | Los Angeles | CA | Benefit. |
| Nov. - Dec. | 30-2 | Magic Mushroom | North Hollywood | CA | With the Outlaw Blues Band. |
| Dec. | 11 | Pat Boone Show | Hollywood | CA | TV appearance. |
| Dec. | 27 | Rose Garden Ballroom | Pismo Beach | CA | . |
| Dec. | 29-31 | Teen Beat Club | Las Vegas | NV | . |
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| Jan. | 27 | Mira Costa H.S. | Manhattan Beach | CA | |
| Feb. | 3 | Pacesetter | Ontario | CA | |
| Feb. | 9-10 | Blue Law | Torrance | CA | With Love Machine. |
| Feb. | 13-18 | Electric Factory | Philidelphia | PA | With Woody's Truck Stop. |
| Feb. | 20 | WOR-TV | New York | NY | |
| Feb. | 23-24 | Boston Tea Party | Boston | MA | |
| Feb. | 25 | live radio interview (FM) | Boston | MA | With Janis Joplin. |
| Feb. - Mar. | 26-3 | New Penelope Coffee House | Montreal | CA | With Jesse Winchester. |
| Mar. | 8-10 | Harbor Lights | Ecorse | MI | |
| Mar. | 17 | Pasadena Exhibition Hall | Pasadena | CA | With Iron Butterfly, Clear Light, Penny Nichols, Jackson Browne, Steppenwolf, Gordon Alexander, Blues Berry Jam, Alexander's Rag Time Band, the Rockets, the Fields and the Peace Officers. |
| Mar. | 24 | Kaleidoscope | Hollywood | CA | Benefit for striking radio personel with the Buffalo Springfiend, Jefferson Airplane, Tiny Tim, HP Lovecraft, Steppenwolf, Sweetwater, Firesign Theatre, Clear Light, Quicksilver and Genesis. |
| Mar. | 29-31 | Kaleidoscope | Hollywood | CA | With Bo Diddley and Clear Light. |
| May - Jun. | 31-1 | Cheetah | Venice | CA | |
| Apr. | 5 | George's Plantation | San Bernardino | CA | |
| Apr. | 6 | Hi Corbett Field | Tucson | AZ | |
| Apr. | 8 | Bill Keene Show; KNXT/ CBS | Hollywood | CA | |
| Apr. | 13 | UC San Diego | San Diego | CA | |
| Apr. | 14 | Malibu Canyon | Malibu | CA | With Kaleidoscope, Lollipop Shoppe and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band. |
| Apr. | 19 | Huntington Park Rec. Center | Huntington Park | CA | |
| Apr. | 27 | Orange Show Fairgrounds | San Bernardino | CA | With Big Brother & the Holding Company and Sweetwater. |
| May | 10 | Cal State L.A. | Los Angeles | CA | With Steppenwolf & the General Store. |
| May | 11 | Whittier H.S. | Whittier | CA | |
| May | 24 | Coral Casino | Montecito | CA | |
| Jun. | 25 | Burlingame Country Club | Burlingame | CA | With Big Brother & the Holding Company. |
| Jun. | 27-30 | Wrigley Field | Los Angeles | CA | "Phantasmagoria" - KPFK/ Free Clinic benefit with the Grass Roots, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Pacific Gas & Electric, Illinois Speed Press, the Family Tree, Lee Michaels, Afro Blues Quintet +1, S.P.U.N.G.L.A.S.S., Stu Gardner, Alice Cooper, Charlie Smalls, Sweetwater, Tim Buckley, Bo Diddley, the Chambers Brothers, the New Breed, C.O.L.L.E.C.T.O.R.S., Jerry Brown, Billy Stafford, Peter Bryant, the Committee, Watts Workshop, Mark Lindsay, Murray Roman and Frank Zappa. |
| Jun. | 30 | Middle Earth | Woodland Hills | CA | With the Grassroots, Iron Butterfly, the Yellow Balloon and Canned Heat. |
| Jul. | 2-3 | Kaleidoscope | Hollywood | CA | |
| Jul. | 5 | Local TV Show | Dallas | CA | |
| Jul. | 6 | Catacombs | Houston | TX | |
| Jul. | 9 | Jaguar | St. Charles | IL | Bill Wolff fails to show up, leaves group. |
| Jul. | 11-14 | Electric Theatre | Chicago | IL | With Spirit. |
| Aug. | Marina Palace | Seal Beach | CA | ||
| Aug. - Sep. | 31-2 | Sky River Rock Festival | Sultan | WA | With Muddy Waters, It's a Beautiful Day, Sunshine Company, Grateful Dead, Santana, Country Joe & the Fish, Big Mama Thornton and numerous others. |
| Sep. | 15 | Retinal Circus | Vancouver | CAN | With United Empire Loyalists. John Merrill temporarily leaves the group. |
| Oct. | "I'm a Fool" single released. | ||||
| Nov. - Dec. | 28-1 | Horoscope | Bakersfield | CA | PBC finishes tour with temporary line-up: Alan Brackett - bass, vocals / Barbara Robison - vocals / Dennis Provisor - synth., vocals / Bryan Naughton - guitar / Joe Rafretto - drums. |
| Dec. | 27 | Rose Garden Ballroom | Pismo Beach | CA | |
| Dec. | 28 | National Guard Armory | Las Vegas | NV |
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| Mar. - May | Factory | Hollywood | CA | Debut of the new PBC line-up: Alan Brackett - bass, vocals / Barbara Robison - vocals / John Merrill - lead guitar, vocals / Ralph Schuckett - organ / Michael Ney (Stevens) - drums. | |
| Jun. | 4 | Lakes H.S. | Lakewood | WA | |
| Jun. | 6 | Perls | Bremerton | WA | |
| Jun. | 7 | Village West | Birch Bay | WA | |
| Jun. | 10 | Gay Nineties | Tacoma | WA | |
| Jun. | 11 | Alpental | WA | ||
| Jun. | 12 | Gold Creek | Olympia | WA | |
| Jun. | 13 | Parker's | Shoreline | WA | |
| Jun. | 14 | Dunes | West Port | WA | |
| Jun. | 15 | South of Yakima | WA | Accident on I-5; 1966 Chevy van rolled, injuring Barbara and Ralph. | |
| Jun. | 17 | Burlington | WA | ||
| Jun. | 18-19 | Salem | OR | ||
| Jun. | 20 | Yakima Teen Fair | Yakima | WA | With Merilee Rush. |
| Jun. | 22 | Trolley Club | Seattle | WA |
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