Iron Butterfly

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This day-by-day diary of Iron Butterfly's live, studio, and private activities is the result of three decades of research and interview work by Bruno Ceriotti, but without the significant contributions by other kindred spirits this diary would not have been possible. So, I would like to thank all the people who, in one form or another, contributed to this timeline: Ross Hannan, Corry Arnold, Marti Smiley Childs, Jeff March, Doug Ingle (RIP), Lee Dorman, Ron Bushy (RIP), Danny Weis, Jack Pinney, Greg Vick, Gerard Daily, Doug Ingle Jr., Doug Hastings, Don Guito, Randy M. Foley, Bob Fischer, Tim Doherty, Kerry Chater (RIP), Nick Warburton, Laurie McVickar Griesemer, Rob Grange, Philip J, Martone, Luis Futre, Michael Lazarus Scott, Frank Carmack, Shelly Holt, Rock Tour Database, Shigemi Sho, Michael Fennelly, Scott Mardis, Kirth Gersen, Rich Cesena, Jerry Duffy, Patrick Trujillo, KCTexan, Larry Haverstock, The Concert Database, Rob Frith, Joyce Canright, Bruce Tahsler, Brad Kelly, Christopher Hjort, Joe Ravetz, Bob Rudnick, Logan Janzen, Dennis Frawley, Jim Brodey, Jeff McCurdy, Mike Delbusso, Splatt Gallery, Jonathan Mover, Ingemar Pijnenburg, Glenn Povey, Charles Ulrich, Clark Faville, Jay Allen Sanford, Sandy, Paul Ceasare, Brant Baber, Jerry Fuentes, Glen Buxton, Paul Langan, Mark Stephen Ross, Little Donnie Speicher, GL Sullivan, Dave Good, Steve Halterman, Floyd W Harris, Glade Hoffman, Dennis Donley, Jim Retherford, Gordon Stevens, Ron Domilici, El Gauco, The Trail Blazer, San Diego Reader, David Jackson, Vance Pollock, Dan Dickason, Colleen Canterbury McAuley, Brucebase, Los Angeles Times, Drumhead, The East Village Other, Berkeley Barb, Other Scenes, San Francisco Express Times, Kudzu, The Chicago Seed, Kaleidoscope Chicago, Madison Kaleidoscope, The Spectator, The Great Speckled Bird, Fifth Estate, Helix, Arizona Republic, Simi Valley High School Yearbook, Billboard, Forgotten Yesterdays, Door, The Yellow Jacket, Cleveland Plain Dealer, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Distant Drummer, Pasadena Independent, Independent Press-Telegram, The Sacramento Bee, Independent Star News, The Morning Call, Philadelphia Inquirer, San Bernardino Sun, Columbus Dispatch, Ann Arbor Argus, Broadside, The Gateway, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Los Angeles Free Press, Chicago Tribune, The Argus, San Francisco Examiner, Oakland Tribune, Craig Modderno.

Early 1960s
Undoubtedly one of the greatest rock bands of all-time, Iron Butterfly emerged from a San Diego-based cover band called The Palace Pages. Originally called The Progressives, the band was led by a bass player named Kerry Michael Chater (b. Tuesday, August 7, 1945, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - d. Friday, February 4, 2022, Nashville, Tennessee, from COVID), and also featured Danny John Weis (b. Friday, September 24, 1948, Huntington Park, California) on guitar, formerly of The Shadows (with Chater), Douglas Lloyd 'Doug' Ingle (b. Sunday, September 9, 1945, Omaha, Nebraska - d. Friday, May 24, 2024) on piano, Steve Shepard on drums, and Chater's future wife Jerry Lee 'Jeri' Martinson (b. Friday, May 10, 1946, San Diego County, California) on vocals ("Although she was no Barbra Streisand, she was cute," chuckled Doug Ingle in an interview with Marti Smiley Childs and Jeff March for their book Echoes of the Sixties in 2011). "We played Mancini and 'Louie, Louie' and everything in between," adds Igle in the same interview. "We found a lot of work in the military enlisted men's clubs and petty officer's club. If you could play a variety of music, then you had a real good opportunity to work."

THE PROGRESSIVES (EARLY 1960s)
1) Kerry Chater bass
2) Danny Weis guitar
3) Doug Ingle piano
4) Jeri Martinson vocals
5) Steve Shepard drums

The Progressives, early 1960s - from left: Kerry Chater, Doug Ingle, Steve Shepard, Danny Weis, and (below) Jeri Martinson

The Progressives business card

Early 1960s: 'Battle of the Bands', Ozzie's Music Store, El Cajon Boulevard and 68th Street, San Diego, California
"The Progressives won the Ozzie's music store battle of the bands," Danny Weis recalls. "It was judged my the Musicians Union. I still have a trophy." "That was a big deal in San Diego then," local music historian Clark Faville recalls in an interview with Jay Allen Sanford for the San Diego Reader in 2018. "It was a guitar shop and they'd have, like, 20 bands in an afternoon. What a scene that must have been, huh?"

Early 1960s
Steve Shepard was replaced by a new drummer named Richard Oz, and the band also added Ray Colburn (spelling?) on trumpet, and Gary Winston Withem, aka 'Mutha' (b. Tuesday, August 22, 1944, San Diego, California), on sax. At that point, The Progressives changed their name to The Jeritones. The band played mostly at private parties and Marine Corps and Army bases.

THE JERITONES (EARLY 1960s)
1) Kerry Chater
2) Danny Weis
3) Doug Ingle
4) Jeri Martinson
5) Richard Oz drums
6) Gary Withem (aka Mutha) sax
7) Ray Colburn (spelling?) trumpet

The Jeritones shooting a potato chip endorsement, early 1960s - from left (back row): Ray Colburn (spelling?), Richard Oz, and Gary 'Mutha' Withem; from left (front row): Kerry Chater, Doug Ingle, Jeri Martinson, and Danny Weis

The Jeritones business card

Early 1960s
Richard Oz was replaced by Alfred Forbes 'Al' Dorval (b. Monday, October 28, 1946, San Diego County), and also Gary Withem and Ray Colburn leave the band. At that point, The Jeritones became Jeri and The Jeritones.

JERI AND THE JERITONES (EARLY 1960s - SUMMER 1965)
1) Kerry Chater
2) Danny Weis
3) Doug Ingle
4) Al Dorval
5) Jeri Martinson

196?: La Jolla Country Club, 7301 High Avenue, La Jolla, San Diego, California

196?: Mission Bay Yacht Club, 1215 El Carmel Place, San Diego, California

196?: Singing Hills Country Club, 3007 Dehesa Road, El Cajon, San Diego County, California

196?: Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, 1601 Bayside Drive, Corona del Mar, Newport Beach, Orange County, California

196?: Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Boulevard, Del Mar, San Diego County, California

Summer 1965
Jeri and The Jeritones disbanded (Jeri Martinson disappeared, while Al Dorval later became an airline pilot), but Danny Weis, Doug Ingle and Kerry Chater soon formed a new band together with their former bandmate Gary Withem, plus a new drummer (and former boxer) named Jack Pinney (b. Monday, October 13, 1947). The new five-piece, still without a name, was hired to play as the house band of The Palace, a warehouse located across the street from the San Diego Sports Arena, who was recently (in July) converted into a rock 'n' roll nightclub (San Diego's first) by a local promoter named Jerry Herrera. it was Jerry, at that point, that christened the new band The Palace Pages after the venue. "The guys use to rehearse here in San Diego in my paternal grandparents' living room when my parents were together," Doug Ingle's son Doug Jr. recalls. "My parents were high school sweethearts when I was the unexpected surprise (lol)." "My father's parents living room was the main rehearsal place, but later they rehearsed somewhat regularly also in the living room of the little house (granny flat) of main house (my mother's parents) property where my parents lived as young newlyweds," Doug Jr. continues.

THE PALACE PAGES #1 (SUMMER 1965 - LATE 1965)
1) Kerry Chater bass
2) Danny Weis guitar
3) Doug Ingle organ, vocals
4) Gary Withem sax
5) Jack Pinney drums

Summer - Late 1965: The Palace, 5920 Fairmount Avenue, San Diego, California

Late 1965
Gary Withem and Kerry Chater leave the band (they went to play with The Outcasts, which later evolved into Gary Puckett and The Union Gap) apparently after a disagreement among group members on material that should be played, because they wanted to style and play lounges, while Danny, Doug and Jack wanted to grow their hair long and play harder rock. Anyway, the band replaced them with a new bass player named Gregory Robert 'Greg' Willis (b. Wednesday, April 20, 1949, San Diego County - d. Friday, November 11, 2016, Portland, Oregon, in his sleep (he suffered a stroke mostl likely caused by high blood pressure four years earlier)).

THE PALACE PAGES #2 (LATE 1965 - EARLY 1966)
1) Danny Weis
2) Doug Ingle
3) Jack Pinney
4) Greg Willis bass

Late 1965 - Early 1966: The Palace, San Diego, California

Early 1966
The Palace Pages added a lead singer named Darryl DeLoach (b. Darryl James DeLoach, Friday, September 12, 1947, Santa Barbara, California - d. Thursday, October 3, 2002, San Diego, of liver cancer), a frequent patron of The Palace who sat in on vocals occasionally for some months before joining the band officialy in early '66. DeLoach's parents garage on Luna Avenue served now as the site for the band's almost nightly rehearsals.

THE PALACE PAGES #3 (EARLY 1966 - AUGUST 1966 (?))
1) Danny Weis
2) Doug Ingle
3) Jack Pinney
4) Greg Willis
5) Darryl DeLoach vocals, tambourine

Early - August 1966 (?): The Palace, 5920 Fairmount Avenue, San Diego, California

August 1966 (?)
Doug Ingle came up with the idea to moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in writing motion picture themes altough he didn't even known how to read music! "That was an absolute goal of his," Doug's son Doug Jr. confirms. Doug's idea was also to take his band with him, so that he would have a source of income while pursuing a new career. "Dad saw the opportunity being with the band playing live gigs as a mean to network and be involved in the overall scene," Doug Jr. adds. "Then the damn thing took off. It wasn't supposed to do that," Doug laughed in an interview with Marti Smiley Childs and Jeff March for their book Echoes of the Sixties (2011). While trying to figure a way to get involved in the field of soundtracks, Doug informed about his plan at least one member of the band, Darryl DeLoach. It was the singer, in fact, that forced the issue of heading the band to LA one day when "he pulled up in an old black hearse in front of my parents house during one of the rehearsals and told the guys 'We have to get out of San Diego and take our chances in LA where the action is'," Doug Jr. recalls. "So they packed up and went for it. The rest is history…" "One day they came to me and told me they were going to move to Los Angeles, and they asked if I would manage them," Jerry Herrera confirms. "I turned 'em down 'cause at the time I was sort of an ego trip, you know. I was only twenty-tree years old and owned my own club." Anyway, before relocated to the promise land, the band needed to resolve two issues. The first one was the departure of their bass player, Greg Willis, whose parents wouldn't allow him to move north because he was still in high school (he would've started his senior year next fall, and at the same he continued to play with several local bands such as Blues Messenger, Glory, and Jerry Raney and The Shames), and the other was their name, that sounds too tied to the past, that they needed to changed it as soon as possible if they really wanted to emerge on the Sunset Strip music scene. So, for the bass player, they find a new one very quickly named Jerry Lynn Penrod, aka 'The Bear' (b. Wednesday, September 25, 1946, San Diego County). "Jerry was a guitar player who used to play at The Palace with another band," Danny Weis recalls. "Not knowing who we would find to replace a bass player, I remember asking Jerry would he want to play bass? He agreed and that was the beginning of his career playing bass instead of guitar." The new name was also find very quickly: 'Iron Butterfly'. "Doug and I came up with the name together at the kitchen table at my childhood home in El Cajon, San Diego County," Danny Weis adds. "We sought a band name that was heavy, so to speak, and also beautiful." By the way, at that time there was already another band called Iron Butterfly in San Francisco, and apparently the Palace Pages were aware about them, at least according to Jack Pinney: "We were playing a show with the Friendly Stranger and the Iron Butterfly, but the Iron Butterfly never showed. They broke up on the way down, and we thought it was a pretty good name."

IRON BUTTERFLY #1 (AUGUST 1966 (?) - SEPTEMBER 1966)
1) Danny Weis
2) Doug Ingle
3) Darryl DeLoach
4) Jack Pinney
5) Jerry Penrod (aka The Bear) bass, backing vocals

August or September 1966: Bido Lito's, 1608 North Cosmo Street, downtown Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California
Iron Butterfly did an audition to be hired as the venue's new house band.

September 1966
Jack Pinney left the band to go back to San Diego State College when the new fall semester started (but he also continued to play in several local bands such as the Voxmen, the Roosters, Blues Messenger, and Glory), and Iron Butterfly replaced him with another drummer from San Diego named Bruce Morse.

IRON BUTTERFLY #2 (SEPTEMBER 1966 - NOVEMBER 1966 (?))
1) Danny Weis
2) Doug Ingle
3) Darryl DeLoach
4) Jerry Penrod
5) Bruce Morse drums

October - November 1966: Bido Lito's, 1608 North Cosmo Street, downtown Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California
Supposedly in October, after the aforementioned audition, the band finally secured a regular gig as the house band of the Bido Lito's, playing there six nights a week (the club was closed on Sunday), three to four shows a night, started at 10:00pm nightly. "We secured a gig at a place called 'Bi-Do Li-To's' owned by a father, mother, daughter and son (Bi = Bill = father, Do = Dorothy = mother, Li = Linda = daughter and To = Tom = son)," Doug Ingle confirms in an interview with Jack Canfield, Mark Victor-Hansen, and Jo-Ann Geffen for their book Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Story behind the Song: The Exclusive Personal Stories behind 101 of Your Favourite Songs (2009). "We played about five shows per night during the week and two to three shows per night on the weekends. In return for this we each received about $25,00 per week plus we could sleep on the office floor [above the club]."

November - December 1966: Bido Lito's, 1608 North Cosmo Street, Downtown Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California
Supposedly in November, Bruce Morse was forced to leave the band and go back to San Diego because his mother got sick (he later joined a local band there called Glory with Jack Pinney, the same guy he replaced in the Butterfly!), so Iron Butterfly replaced him with another old acquaintance drummer from San Diego, Ron Bushy (b. Tuesday, December 23, 1941, Washington D.C. - d. Sunday, August 29, 2021, at 12:05am at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California), formerly of the Bushmen, and the Voxmen. "We played at Bido Lito's six nights a week, five sets a night, for six or seven weeks," recalls Bushy. "Got paid $125 a night for the whole group, and there were five of us! We [also] lived upstairs at Bido Lito's… I slept underneath the desk in the office, Ingle in the girls' bathroom, Jerry on the floor, Darryl outside on the roof, and Danny on and off with Sunny, his girlfriend who did stunts in the movies, and with us." "But during the day we could go downstairs in the cellar where the stage was, and we could practice and write songs," Ron concludes. "We got really tight, and that was that. We got a great underground following."

Los Angeles Free Press (November 1966)

IRON BUTTERFLY #3 (NOVEMBER 1966 (?) - AUGUST 1967)
1) Danny Weis
2) Doug Ingle
3) Darryl DeLoach
4) Jerry Penrod
5) Ron Bushy drums, percussion, backing vocals

Iron Butterfly #3, Los Angeles 1967 - from left (second row): Darryl DeLoach, Jerry Penrod, and Doug Ingle; from left (front row): Ron Bushy and Danny Weis

Saturday, November 26, 1966 (?): Whisky à Go Go, 8901 Sunset Boulevard at Clark Street, West Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: Buffalo Springfield, The Poor. According to Ron Bushy, Iron Butterfly played numerous unbilled performances as opening act at the Whisky à Go Go, the world famed nightclub located in the heart of the infamous L.A.'s Sunset Strip, during November and December 1966 (including this one). "One night, after we were playing at Bido Lito's, we went down and played one set at the Whisky à Go Go," Ron confirms in an interview with Jonathan Mover for Drumhead magazine. "Elmer [Valentine] and Mario [Maglieri] [the owners] hired us then and there as the house band. It was like, boom! Instantaneous. It was just amazing. So, we played there for 31 straight days as the opening act for all the big acts that came through town - The Doors, Buffalo Springfield, The Byrds, everybody from that time."

Late 1966
After the band moved from Bido Lito's to Whisky à Go Go, they needed to find another place to live and practice, and for a couple of weeks they were hosted by another local band, the Sons Of Adam, at their house on Amor Road, near the Laurel Canyon Park. "We literally gave them a place to stay when they first hit town," Jac Ttanna of the Sons Of Adam confirms, "and they had no money and nowhere else to go, and they never appreciated it. They stayed for probably a couple of weeks, and they rehearsed there too. We made them leave when we found Danny using [the Sons' bass player] Mike Port's washcloth to polish his boots. We kept our house very neat. They totally trashed it. We had a trash can beside the stove. In less that a week the stove was buried under their trash. They never helped with anything. They were all slobs except for Jerry and Darryl, who were actually pretty cool." Anyway, before let them go, the Sons Of Adam asked Ron Bushy if he wanted to play with them because their were unhappy with their current drummer. "Ron was a class act," Jac adds. "He would have been great, but he turned us down. I guess he made the right choice he he." "Yes we did house sit and rehearsed at their house, and they did try to get me to join the band… but no way," Ron confirms. However, although he turned them down, Ron at least accepted to play one gig with them at the Warehouse IX in West Los Angeles, shortly thereafter. By the way, after they were kicked off from the Sons' house, Iron Butterfly eventually find their own place, a house on Walnut Drive, also near the Laurel Canyon Park.

Friday, December 9 - Saturday, December 10, 1966: El Monte Legion Stadium, 11151 Valley Boulevard, El Monte, Los Angeles County, California (canceled)
Also on the bill: Dr. Timothy Leary.

Sunday, December 18 and Friday, December 23 - Saturday, December 31, 1966: Whisky à Go Go, 8901 Sunset Boulevard at Clark Street, West Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: The Leaves (18), The Turtles (23-31).

Saturday, December 31, 1966: 'New Years Eve Mad Mod Party', Spectrum 2000, 8433 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, Mystic Astrologic Crystal Band, W.C. Fields Band, Sleepyhollow, Sam Weatherly, Gary Berwin (MC), Mark Fisher (MC).

Saturday, January 14, 1967: Dave Hull's Hullabaloo, 6230 Sunset Boulevard, downtown Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California
The Hullabaloo launched an ambitious series of weekend after-hours concerts this night, promoted by KBLA deejay Harvey Miller, aka Humble Harve. At the first of these events, 14 groups were scheduled to play between 2:00am and 6:00am, including Iron Butterfly, Love, The Seeds, The Electric Prunes, The Mandala, Sound Machine (played between 2:00 and 3:00 am), The Sons Of Adam, Coloring Book, Smokestack Lightning, The Factory, Reasons For Being, Seeds Of Time, The Peanut Butter Conspiracy, and The Wild Ones. However, only eight of them actually made the stage. Members of The Monkees, The Mamas And The Papas, and The Miracles were in the audience.

Saturday, February 18, 1967: Valley Music Theatre, 20600 Ventura Boulevard, Woodlands Hills, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County, California (Iron Butterfly canceled?)
Iron Butterfly were billed on the poster but they possibly canceled their appearance at last minute for unknown reasons. Also on the bill: Love, Canned Heat Blues Band (canceled), The East Side Kids, Morning Glory. The show, which started at 8:00 p.m., was presented by Sherman Enterprises.

Friday, February 24, 1967: 'Dance Concert - Neptune's Notion', Avalon Ballroom, 1268 Sutter Street at Van Ness Street, Polk Gulch, San Francisco, California
Apparently Iron Butterfly played as a last minute unbilled additional act tonight. Also on the bill: Charlatans, Moby Grape. Lights by Ben Van Meter and Roger Hillyard. The show, which lasted from 9:00pm to 2:00am, was presented by Family Dog, a production company founded a year earlier by the great late Chet Helms, manager of Big Brother and The Holding Company.

Saturday, March 18, 1967: Club Galaxy, 8917 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California
Andy Warhol, in town to promote his latest movie The Chelsea Girls, was in the audience tonight.

Sunday, March 26, 1967: ‘An Offering to the City of Los Angeles - Easter Sunday Love-In’, Elysian Park, 835 Academy Road, Central Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: The Other Half, Clear Light, The Daily Flash, Peanut Butter Conspiracy, The Rainy Daze, The Factory, West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, Flamin’ Groovies, Sopwith Camel (canceled), The Kings Verses, Steve Miller Blues Band, The Turtles, The Nazz, Grateful Dead, The Seventh Son, Firesign Theatre, New Generation, West Coast Branch, Kim Fowley, Smokestack Lightning, The Yellow Brick Road, The Yerba Buena Blues Band. One free show, from 6:00am to 9:00pm, with approximately 30,000 people in attendance.

Sunday, April 23, 1967: The Cheetah, 1 Navy Street, Santa Monica (actually just over the line in Venice Beach), Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: Love, Chambers Bros. Two shows a day, 3:00pm and 8:00pm, presented by Humble Harve.

Los Angeles Free Press (April 21, 1967)

Friday, April 28 - Saturday, April 29, 1967: 'Dance Concert', Avalon Ballroom, 1268 Sutter Street at Van Ness Street, Polk Gulch, San Francisco, California
Also on the bill: Chambers Bros. Lights by Ben Van Meter and Roger Hillyard. These shows, which lasted from 9:00pm to 2:00am each day, were presented by Family Dog.

Friday, May 12 - Saturday, May 13, 1967: The Cheetah, 1 Navy Street, Santa Monica (actually just over the line in Venice Beach), Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: Alexander's Timeless Blooz Band. These shows were presented by Humble Harve.

Friday, May 19, 1967: Valley Music Theatre, 20600 Ventura Boulevard, Woodlands Hills, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: The Other Half, Peanut Butter Conspiracy. The show, which started at 8:30pm, was presented by Yesterday.

Monday, May 22 - Saturday, May 27, 1967: 'Save Bido Lito's Week', Bido Lito’s, 1608 North Cosmo Street, Downtown Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California
Love, Factory, Divine Comedy, Other Half, Iron Butterfly, and Sons Of Adam, generously donating their time and services to keep Bido Lito's open this week. Lights by Maze Light Show.

Friday, June 9, 1967: Middle Earth, 18467 Ventura Boulevard at Reseda Boulevard, Tarzana, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles Free Press (June 2, 1967)

Los Angeles Free Press (June 9, 1967)

Saturday, June 24: Valley Music Theatre, 20600 Ventura Boulevard, Woodlands Hills, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: Love, The Yellow Balloon, The International Submarine Band.

Wednesday, June 28 - Saturday, July 1, 1967: Middle Earth, 18467 Ventura Boulevard at Reseda Boulevard, Tarzana, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles Free Press (June 30, 1967)

Sunday, July 2, 1967: 'Love-In', Merry-Go-Round area, Griffith Park, 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Santa Monica Mountains, Los Feliz, Central Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: The Los Angeles Psychedelic Rock Orcherstra, The Fraternity Of Man, Phil Ochs, Merry Go Round, West Coast Branch, and many more. Elliot Mintz of KPFK was the master of cerimonies. There were perhaps 10,000 people all over the place, all hippies!

Los Angeles Free Press (July 7, 1967)

Monday, July 3, 1967: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1855 Main Street, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: The Doors, Rubber Maze. Lights by Piccadilly. The show, which started at 8:30pm, was presented by Gadfly.

Tuesday, July 4 - Monday, July 24, 1967: Club Galaxy, 8917 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California
Iron Butterfly played five sets a night for seven days a week. "That's when things really started to happen," Ron Bushy recalls in an interview with Jonathan Mover for Drumhead magazine. "We had everybody champing at the bit trying to sign us. I remember talking to Neil Young because they [Buffalo Springfield] were signed with [Charles] Greene & [Brian] Stone, a management and production company that had 'ins' to Atlantic/Atco [Records]. Greene & Stone had The Troggs, Springfield, Sonny and Cher. So we signed to Greene & Stone, and now they had the Butterfly, too." By the way, a friend of the band, Mike Lipman, recorded Iron Butterfly's set on July 4, and the recording was released as a bootleg in 2014 under the title of 'Live At The Galaxy 1967' (Purple Pyramid CLP 1762; tracklist: '1. Real Fright / 2. Possession / 3. Filled With Fear / 4. Fields Of Sun / 5. It's Up To You / 6. Gloomy Day To Remember / 7. Evil Temptation / 8. So-Lo / 9. Gentle As It May Seem / 10. Lonely Boy / 11. Iron Butterfly Theme / 12. You Can't Win').

Iron Butterfly #3, Club Galaxy, West Hollywood, July 1967 - from left: Darryl DeLoach, Doug Ingle, Jerry Penrod, Ron Bushy, and Danny Weis

Los Angeles Free Press (June 30, 1967)

Los Angeles Free Press (July 7, 1967)

Los Angeles Free press (July 14, 1967)

Los Angeles Free Press (July 21, 1967)

Friday, July 14 - Saturday, July 15, 1967: 'After Hours', The Magic Mushroom, 11345 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City, Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: Country Joe and The Fish, Sunshine Company, Hourglass, Heaven, Fraternity of Man, Canned Heat, The Factory, Vito and His Dancers.

Los Angeles Free Press (July 14, 1967)

Saturday, July 15, 1967: 'Fantasy Fair And Magic Music Festival (aka Fantasy Faire And Magic Music Festival)', Devonshire Meadows Raceway, Zelzah Avenue at Devonshire Street, Northridge, California
Iron Butterfly played during the first day of this 2-day festival promoted by RGB Productions and KHJ, a Los Angeles AM radio station. The festival was emceed by the great late Kim Fowley. Lights by Ozlylite Co. Arts & Crafts by Tribal Artisans. The bill in order of appearance: Second Coming (10am - 10:40am), Kaleidoscope (10:40am - 11am), Whirling Dervishes (11am - 11:45am), Solid State (11:45am - 12:30pm), The Doors (12:30pm - 1:15pm), Iron Butterfly (1:15pm - 2pm), Grass Roots (2pm - 2:45pm), New Delhi River Band (2:45pm - 3:30pm), Thorinshield (3:30pm - 4pm), Kaleidoscope (4pm - 4:45pm), Solid State (4:45pm - 5:30pm), The Factory (5:30pm - 6:15pm), The Kings Verses (6:15pm - 7pm), The Groupies (7pm - 7:45pm).

Los Angeles Free Press (July 7, 1967)

Friday, July 21 - Saturday, July 22, 1967: 'After Hours', The Magic Mushroom, 11345 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City, Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: Heaven, Fraternity of Man.

Los Angeles Free Press (July 21, 1967)

Saturday, July 22, 1967: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1855 Main Street, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California (Iron Butterfly canceled)
Iron Butterfly were scheduled to perfom but for unknown reasons they canceled their appearance and Strawberry Alarm Clock filled in for them. Also on the bill: The Yardbirds, Moby Grape, Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band, West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band. The show, which started at 8:00pm, was presented by Jim Salzer.

Los Angeles Free Press (July 14, 1967)

August 1967
Danny Weis leaves the band (he went to play with The Gentle Soul and then Rhinoceros) and was replaced by a 17-year-old kid named Rick Davis, aka Erik Brann, aka Erik Keith Brann (b. Friday, August 11, 1950, Pekin, Illinois - d. Friday, July 25, 2003, Los Angeles, of a cardiac arrest related to a birth defect that he had struggled with for years), formerly of Paper Fortress, and The Phogg. "On my way out, I sold my Mosrite guitar to Erik Brann along with my Vox Super Beatle amp and a lot of clothes. They wanted to clone me basically," Danny Weis points out. "Once I left, Jerry and Darryl decided they didn't want to stay if I was leaving, so they left also," Danny adds. Apparently, however, Darryl and Jerry remained with the band for few more days, at least for a "farewell gig".

IRON BUTTERFLY #4 (AUGUST 1967)
1) Doug Ingle
2) Darryl DeLoach
3) Jerry Penrod
4) Ron Bushy
5) Rick Davis (aka Erik Brann, aka Erik Keith Brann) vocals, lead guitar
+
6) Doug Hastings guitar (filled in for Erik Brann for one gig only)

August ??, 1967: The Hullabaloo (?), Earl Carroll Theatre, 6230 Sunset Boulevard, downtown Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California
Iron Butterfly should've debuted their new guitar player Erik Brann tonight during a gig in a club somewhere on the Sunset Strip (maybe the Hullabaloo?), but the kid still need time to learn the band's repertoire, so their old friend Doug Hastings, formerly of The Daily Flash and Buffalo Springfield, filled in for him. At that point, however, Jerry Penrod and Darryl DeLoach, uncomfortable with Brann's young age and frustated with the time it was taking for him to learn the band's set exactly, decided to leave the band too (Jerry went to play with Rhinoceros, while Darryl went to play with Nirvana, which later evolved into Two Guitars, Bass, Drums & Darryl). So, with three members of the original band that left at the same time, Iron Butterfly went now on "hiatus" at least until they will find a new bass player.

Friday, September 15, 1967: Mirage, 8205 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California
Iron Butterfly were scheduled to play here tonight, but they still need a bass player, so before the show they were going to audition a guy from The Lovin' Spoonful (maybe Zal Yanovsky who had left that band shortly before?). However, by chance, another bass player named Douglas Lee 'Doug' Dorman (b. Tuesday, September 15, 1942, St. Louis, Missouri - d. Friday, December 21, 2012, for natural causes in his car in Laguna Niguel, California), formerly of The Prophets, was there too, and he eventually also auditioned for the band and was finally hired right there on the spot. By the way, right after his live debut with the band, Dorman decided to go by his middle name, Lee, to avoid confusion with the band's leader and spokesman Doug Ingle.

IRON BUTTERFLY #5 (SEPTEMBER 15, 1967 - DECEMBER 13, 1969)
1) Doug Ingle
2) Ron Bushy
3) Erik Brann
4) Lee Dorman bass, rhythm guitar, drums, piano, vibes

Iron Butterfly #5, 1968/69 - from left: Doug Ingle, Ron Bushy, Lee Dorman, and Erik Brann

Iron Butterfly #5, 1968/69 - from left: Erik Brann, Ron Bushy, Lee Dorman, and Doug Ingle

Saturday, September 30, 1967: The Hullabaloo, Earl Carroll Theatre, 6230 Sunset Boulevard, downtown Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: Kaleidoscope, The Steve Miller Blues Band, West Coast branch, Outlaw Blues Band, Spirit, Spontaneous Combustion. Lights by John Platis. The show, which started at 8:30pm, was promoted by The Student Mobilization Committee, a large campus-oriented anti-war group.

Los Angeles Free Press (September 29, 1967)

Saturday, October 7, 1967: '118th Annual Edgar Allan Poe Electric Memorial and Breakfast - A Benefit for the Student Mobilization Committee Conference at East Los Angeles Junior College', The Hullabaloo, 6230 Sunset Boulevard, downtown Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: West Coast Branch, The Steve Miller Blues Band, W.C. Fields Memorial Electric String Band, Taj Mahal, Kaleidoscope, Bluesberry Jam, Outlaw Blues Band. Lights by Thomas Edison Memorial Flash. The show, which started at 8:30pm, was presented by The Student Mobilization Committee, a large campus-oriented anti-war group.

Los Angeles Free Press (September 29, 1967)

Wednesday, October 25, 1967: Carousel Ballroom, 10 South Van Ness Avenue at 1545 Market Street, San Francisco, California
Also on the bill: Green Jello.

Sunday, December 17, 1967: Whisky à Go Go, 8901 Sunset Boulevard at Clark Street, West Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: Sweetwater, Big Brother and The Holding Company, Moby Grape. Lights by Jerry Abrams' Headlights.

Wednesday, December 20 - Friday, December 22, 1967: The Magic Mushroom, 11345 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City, Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: Taj Mahal.

Friday, December 22 - Saturday, December 23, 1967: 'Strange Nights Are Coming - Dance In An Infinite Array Of Mind Mesmerizing Opti-Sonic Stimuli', Shrine Exposition Hall, 700 West 32nd Street at Figueroa Street, South Los Angeles, California
Iron Butterfly were scheduled to perform both days, but apparently and for unknown reasons they canceled their Friday show at last minute, and played only on Saturday. Also on the bill: The Doors, Sweetwater, Bluesberry Jam. These shows, which started at 8:30pm and with approximately 2,000 people in attendance for each day, were presented by Pinnacle. By the way, chairs are not present at this venue and the audience is required to stand or sit on the floor.

Los Angeles Times (December 10, 1967)

Los Angeles Times (December 17, 1967)

Sunday, December 31, 1967: 'New Years Eve Mad Mod Party', Spectrum 2000, 8433 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, and many others. Rhett Hamilton Walker, a KRLA deejay, was the master of cerimonies. One show, started at 7:00pm.

Friday, January 5 - Saturday, January 6, 1968: The Cheetah, 1 Navy Street, Santa Monica (actually just over the line in Venice Beach), Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: The Sunshine Company.

Monday, January 22, 1968
Iron Butterfly's debut album, 'Heavy' (Atco SD 33-227), was released in the US.

Los Angeles Free Press (May 10, 1968)

Saturday, January 27, 1968: unknown venue, Silver City, Grant County, New Mexico

Saturday, February 10, 1968: Berkeley Community Theatre, 1930 Allston Way, Berkeley, Alameda County, California
Also on the bill: The Doors, Sweetwater. Two shows, 7:30pm and 9:30pm, presented by KYA, a Bay Area radio station.

Saturday, March 2, 1968: 'American Bandstand', ABC-TV Channel 7, ABC Television Center, 4151 Prospect Avenue at Talmadge Street, Central Los Angeles, California (broadcast date)
Iron Butterfly, lip-synched 'You Can't Win' and 'The Iron Butterfly Theme', appearead on American Bandstand, Dick Clark's popular midday weekend show that was aired every Saturday at 1:30pm on ABC network. Also appeared: Tommy Roe.

Saturday, March 9, 1968: Vic Lopez Auditorium, Whittier High School, West of the corner of Whittier Avenue and Bailey Street, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Merry-Go-Round. The show, which started at 8:30pm, was sponsored by The East Whittier Junior Chamber of Commerce.

Los Angeles Free Press (March 1, 1968)

Friday, March 15, 1968: Valley Music Theatre, 20600 Ventura Boulevard, Woodlands Hills, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: Canned Heat, The Hook.

Saturday, March 16, 1968: 'Operation Nepal Evening Concert', Gymnasium, South High School, 4801 Pacific Coast Highway, Torrance, Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: The Standells, The Rose Garden, The Hook, Joey Paige, Johnny & Joe, The Daily Mail.

Sunday, March 17, 1968: 'St. Paddy's Medicine Show', Exhibition Hall, Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena Civic Center District, 300 East Green Street, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: Clear Light, Steppenwolf, Peanut Butter Conspiracy, Jackson Browne, Penny Nichols, Gordon Alexander, Bluesberry Jam, Alexander's Rag Time Band, The Rockets, The Fields, The Peace Officers.

Saturday, March 30, 1968: Bovard Auditorium, University of Southern California campus, 3551 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, California
Also on the bill: Jefferson Airplane. Lights by Headlight Light Show. Two shows, 8:00pm and 10:30pm.

Friday, April 5 - Saturday, April 6, 1968: The Cheetah, 1 Navy Street, Santa Monica (actually just over the line in Venice Beach), Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: Traffic (5), The Hook (6), Rubber Hi-Way (5-6). These shows were presented by Bob Gibson.

Wednesday, April 10, 1968: 'Teen Time USA', Anaheim Convention Center, 800 West Katella Avenue, Anaheim, Orange County, California
Iron Butterfly played on the fifth day (two shows, 6:00pm and 9:00pm) of this nine-day (April 6-14) event presented by Tommy Walker. Also on the bill: Big Brother and The Holding Company, James Cotton Blues Band.

Thursday, April 11, 1968: Fillmore Auditorium, 1805 Geary Boulevard at Fillmore Street, Fillmore District, San Francisco, California
Also on the bill: Big Brother and The Holding Company, Booker T. and The MG's. Lights by Holy See. The show, which lasted from 9:00pm to 2:00am, was presented by Bill Graham.

Friday, April 12 - Saturday, April 13, 1968: Winterland, 2000 Post Street at Steiner Street, San Francisco, California
Also on the bill: Big Brother and The Holding Company, Booker T. and The MG's. Lights by Glenn McKay's Headlights. These shows, which lasted from 9:00pm to 2:00am each night, were presented by Bill Graham.

Sunday, April 14, 1968 (?): 'The First Annual Gene Youngblood Super-Sincerity Awards', unknown venue, Los Angeles, California
Also on the bill: Hook, Sweetwater, Bert Prelutsky (MC), and more.

Friday, April 19, 1968: unknown venue, Franklin & Marshall College campus, 637 College Avenue, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Saturday, April 20, 1968: Shady Grove Music Fair, Shady Grove Street, Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland
Sunday, April 21, 1968: Westbury Music Fair, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury, Nassau County, New York
Also on the bill: Jefferson Airplane.

Friday, April 26 - Saturday, April 27, 1968: Fillmore East, 105 2nd Avenue at East 6th Street, East Greenwich Village, New York City, New York
Also on the bill: Traffic, Blue Cheer. Lights by The Joshua Light Show. These shows, two each night (8:00pm and 11:30pm), were presented by Bill Graham.

East Village Other (April 5, 1968)

East Village Other (April 12, 1968)

East Village Other (April 26, 1968)

East Village Other (May 3, 1968)

Sunday, April 28, 1968: Shapiro Athletic Center, Brandeis University campus, 415 South Street, Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Iron Butterfly were wrongly billed as 'Also: from SF [San Francisco]' on the poster. Also on the bill: Jefferson Airplane. Two shows, 4:30pm and 8:30pm.

Sunday, April 28, 1968: unknown venue, Lowell Technological Institute campus, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Friday, May 3 - Saturday, May 4, 1968: The World, Biscayne Boulevard at Northeast 142nd Street, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Also on the bill: The Seven Of Us, Echo. Also on the bill: The Seven Of Us, Echo. These shows were presented by WQAM, a local radio station.

Friday, May 10 - Sunday, May 12, 1968: Electric Factory, 2201 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Also on the bill: Chuck Berry, Henry Crowdog. Lights by Fillmore Light Show. One show each day on Friday and Saturday (8:30pm to 4:00am), and two shows on Sunday (2:00pm to 7:00pm, and 8:30pm to 4:00am).

Philadelphia Inquirer (May 9, 1968)

Friday, May 17, 1968: Exhibit Hall, Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center, 848 M Street, Fresno, California
Also on the bill: Bo Diddley, Smokestack Lightning, Mint Tattoo, ? (unnamed local band).

Sunday, May 19, 1968: 'Rock For McCarthy', The Blue Law, 19840 South Hamilton Avenue, Torrance, Los Angeles County
Also on the bill: Quicksilver Messenger Service, Mothers Of Invention (cancelled), LA Smog and Refinery. One show, from 2:00pm to 1:00am.

Sunday, May 19, 1968: 'American Field Service Benefit (aka Benefit for AFS at Pasadena High Schools)', Pasadena Civic Auditorium, 300 East Green Street, Pasadena, Los Angeles County
Also on the bill: Big Brother and The Holding Company, Spontaneous Combustion. Lights by St. Almo's Fire and Northwestern Light Co. One show, started at 7:30pm. Proceeds from the performance will benefit the American Field Service Chapters at John Muir, Pasadena and Blair high schools.

Pasadena Independent (May 16, 1968)

Independent Star News (May 18, 1968)

Thursday, May 23, 1968: Memorial Hall, Phoenix Indian School campus, 300 East Indian School Road, Encanto, City of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
Also on the bill: Alice Cooper.

Friday, May 24, 1968: Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Arizona State Fairgrounds, 1826 West McDowell Road, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
Also on the bill: Jefferson Airplane. The show, which lasted from 8:00pm to 12 midnight, was presented by Scenic Sounds Productions Company.

Saturday, May 25, 1968: Swing Auditorium, 689 South East Street, San Bernardino, California
Also on the bill: Jefferson Airplane, Boston Tea Party, The Drift.

Friday, May 31 - Saturday, June 1, 1968: The Kaleidoscope, 6230 Sunset Boulevard at Vine Street, West Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: Life, Things To Come. Lights by Bob Holt. One show each night, from 9:00pm to 11:00pm.

Los Angeles Free Press (May 31, 1968)

Friday, June 7 - Sunday, June 9, 1968: 'Dance Concert', Avalon Ballroom, 1268 Sutter Street at Van Ness Street, Polk Gulch, San Francisco, California
Also on the bill: Velvet Underground, Crome Syrcus. Lights by Retina Circus. These shows, which lasted from 9:00pm to 2:00am each day, were presented by Family Dog.

San Francisco Express Times (June 6, 1968)

Friday, June 21 - Sunday, June 23, 1968: Eagles Auditorium, 1416 Seventh Avenue at Union Street, Seattle, King County, Washington
Also on the bill: Uncle Henry.

Tuesday, July 2, 1968: Convention Hall, Community Concourse, 202 C Street, San Diego, California

Thursday, July 4 - Sunday, July 7, 1968: Avalon Ballroom, 1268 Sutter Street at Van Ness Street, Polk Gulch, San Francisco, California
Also on the bill: Indian Head Band, The Collectors. Lights by The Electroluminecense. These shows, which lasted from 9:00pm to 2:00am each day, were presented by Family Dog.

Monday, July 8, 1968: Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento Convention Center Complex, 1515 J Street, downtown Sacramento, California
Also on the bill: The Who, Neighbourhood Children. Lights by The Light Brigade. One show, started at 8:30pm.

Wednesday, July 10, 1968: Kings Beach Bowl, North Lake Avenue, North Lake Tahoe, Sierra Nevada, California
Also on the bill: The Working Class.

Friday, July 12, 1968: 'Benefit Harmony Planning', Cow Palace, 2600 Geneva Avenue, Daly City, San Mateo County, California
Iron Butterfly played at this rock benefit dance for Harmony, a new utopian International Research Center and School to be established in the Santa Cruz area. The free school will span all educational periods of a student's life. Also on the bill: Vanilla Fudge, Creedence Clearwater Revival (filled in for Phoenix), Canned Heat, Kai Moore, Sweet Rush, West, Sandy Bull, Wedge, Initial Shock. One show, from 4:00pm to 1:00am.

San Francisco Express Times (July 10, 1968)

Berkeley Barb (July 12, 1968)

Friday, July 12 - Saturday, July 13 or Friday, July 26 - Saturday, July 27, 1968: Crystal Ballroom, 1332 West Burnside Street at N.W. 14th Avenue, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon (canceled)

Saturday, July 13, 1968: Valley Music Theatre, 20600 Ventura Boulevard, Woodlands Hills, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County, California (canceled and relocated to Pasadena)

Saturday, July 13, 1968: Exhibition Hall, Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena Civic Center District, 300 East Green Street, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California

Sunday, July 14 - Wednesday, July 17, 1968: Sanctuary, Highway 50, South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, California

Friday, July 19 - Saturday, 20, 1968: 'Dance Concert', Shrine Exposition Hall, 700 West 32nd Street at Figueroa Street, South Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: Barry Goldberg Reunion, The Collectors. Lights by Thomas Edison - Castle Lighting. These shows, which lasted from 7:30pm to 2:00am each day, were presented by Fresh Air.

Los Angeles Free Press (July 12, 1968)

Los Angeles Free Press (July 19, 1968)

Friday, July 19 - Saturday, July 20, 1968: Concord Coliseum, 1825 Salvio Street, Concord, Contra Costa County, California

Tuesday, July 23, 1968: The Jaguar, 12 North 3rd Street, St. Charles, DuPage and Kane Counties, Illinois

Wednesday, July 24, 1968: 'In Dance Concert', Aaron Russo's Electric Theatre, 4812 North Clark Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Also on the bill: Jefferson Airplane, Conqueror Worm. Two shows, 7:00pm and 10:00pm, presented by Aaron Russo.

Thursday, July 25 - Sunday, July 28, 1968: Aaron Russo's Electric Theatre, 4812 North Clark Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Also on the bill: Conqueror Worm. These shows were presented by Aaron Russo.

Monday, July 29, 1968: Mill Run Playhouse, on the grounds of the Golf Mill Shopping Center, 600 Golf Mill Center, Niles, Cook County, Illinois

Tuesday, July 30, 1968: The Kaleidoscope, 519 West Zane Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky

August 1968: Houston Music Hall, 800 Bagby Street, Houston, Harris County, Texas

Friday, August 2 - Sunday, August 4, 1968: Fillmore West, 10 South Van Ness Avenue at 1545 Market Street, San Francisco, California
Also on the bill: Canned Heat, Initial Shock. Lights by Holy See. These shows, which started at 8:30 (or 9:00pm) each day, were presented by Bill Graham.

Sunday, August 4, 1968: '1st Annnual Newport Pop Festival', Orange County Fairgrounds, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, Orange County, California
Iron Butterfly played on the second day of this 2-day (August 3-4) pop festival presented by Wesco-Scenic Sounds Productions and Humble Harve. Also on the bill: Grateful Dead, Eric Burdon And The Animals (possible day 3), Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Byrds, Things To Come, Illinois Speed Press, Blue Cheer. One show, from 10:00am to 6:00pm.

Los Angeles Free Press (July 5, 1968)

Los Angeles Free Press (July 12, 1968)

Los Angeles Free Press (July 19, 1968)

Los Angeles Free Press (August 2, 1968)

Thursday, August 8, 1968: 'Playboy After Dark', CBS Television City, 7800 Beverly Boulevard, Fairfax, Los Angeles County, California (filmed date)
Iron Butterfly played 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida'. Also appeared: Bill Cosby, The Blossoms, Bill Medley, Kaye Stevens, Shel Silverstein 'The Unicorn', Reverend Malcom Boyd. This episode of the show, which was hosted by the late Playboy magazine founder's Hugh Hefner, was aired at 9:00pm on Friday, January 31, 1969 on KTLA Channel 5 in the Los Angeles area, and at 11:30pm on Saturday, March 8, 1969 on WWOR Channel 9 in the New York area.

Friday, August 9, 1968: Kiel Auditorium, 1401 Clark Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri
Also on the bill: Big Brother and The Holding Company, Spirit, Hour Glass, The Ford Theatre, Truth, Touch, Good Feelin, Aardvaarks. Lights by Castaway Electric Co.

Saturday, August 10, 1968: The Henry and Edsel Ford Memorial Auditorium (aka Ford Auditorioum), 80 East Jefferson Avenue, downtown Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Also on the bill: Sly and The Family Stone, Chambers Brothers. Two shows, 5:30pm and 9:30pm.

Monday, August 12 - Wednesday, August 14, 1968: La Cave, 10615 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Cleveland Plain Dealer (August 9, 1968)

Thursday, August 15, 1968: 'Eugene McCarthy Day Rally', Murat Shrine Center, 502 North New Jersey Strert, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

Saturday, August 17, 1968: The Jaguar, 12 North 3rd Street, St. Charles, DuPage and Kane Counties, Illinois

Saturday, August 24, 1968: 'Upbeat', WEWS TV (Channel 5), WEWS Television Studios, 3001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (broadcast date)
Typically the show would be rehearsed from about 9:00am until noon, working on the technical aspects like blocking and lighting. After that, the production team and talent would break for lunch and come back at 1:00pm to do the taping. It would take two to three hours to tape the one-hour show. This episode - that also featured Richard Barbary, Chuck Berry, Wayne Cochran, Bobby Curtola, Johnny Daye, Steppenwolf, The Main Attraction, The Swamp Seeds, and The Temptations - was broadcast today at 5:00pm, supposedly on the same day of the taping.

Saturday, August 24, 1968: Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, Maryland
Also on the bill: Country Joe and The Fish.

Wednesday, August 28, 1968: Swing Auditorium, National Orange Show Grounds, 689 South East Street, San Bernardino, California
Also on the bill: Love. Local deejays Don McCoy and Jim Conniff were the masters of ceremonies.

Thursday, August 29, 1968: Portland Civic Auditorium, 222 SouthWest Clay Street, downtown Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
The show, which started at 8:00pm, was presented by Diamond Productions.

Friday, August 30, 1968: Swing Auditorium, National Orange Show Grounds, 689 South East Street, San Bernardino, California
Also on the bill: Caretakers, The End, Stack (?). The show, which started at 8:00pm, was originally scheduled for Friday, August 23, but then it was postponed for a week for unknown reasons.

Los Angeles Free Press (August 23, 1968)

Los Angeles Free Press (August 30, 1968)

Friday, September 6, 1968: Hollywood Bowl, 2301 North Highland Avenue, downtown Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: Big Brother and The Holding Company, Fraternity of Man. The show, which started at 8:30pm, was produced by Sight & Sound and presented by KRLA, a local radio station.

Los Angeles Free Press (August 23, 1968)

Friday, September 20 - Saturday, September 21, 1968: 'Grand Opening', The Mill, 1131 C Street, Sacramento, California
Also on the bill: The Spooky Tooth. One show each day, started at 8:00pm.

Friday, October 4, 1968: Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, California
Also on the bill: The Standells.

Saturday, October 5, 1968: Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Arizona State Fairgrounds, 1826 West McDowell Road, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
Also on the bill: Sweetwater, Blue Cheer, The Standells, The Byrds. The show was presented by Scenic Sounds Productions.

Saturday, October 5, 1968: 'American Bandstand', ABC-TV Channel 7, ABC Television Center, 4151 Prospect Avenue at Talmadge Street, Central Los Angeles, California (broadcast date)
Iron Buttefly, lip-synched 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida', appearead on 'American Bandstand', Dick Clark's popular midday weekend show that was aired every Saturday at 1:30pm on ABC network. Also appeared: Eddie Floyd.

Sunday, October 6: ‘San Francisco International Pop Festival,’ 500-acres land, Searsville Lake, San Mateo County, California (cancelled)
In August, Iron Butterfly were scheduled to play on the second day of this 2-day (October 5-6, from 11am to 7pm daily) festival presented by Rich Romanello of Top Star Productions Inc., 31 Fountain Alley, San Jose. Also scheduled to perform on that second day were Creedence Clearwater Revival, Joan Baez, Blue Cheer, Country Joe & The Fish, Loading Zone, Ike & Tina Turner Revie, and many more still in negotiations by that date. However, the festival, which Romanello announced that would have been recorded and an album would have been released, was cancelled at last minute and re-scheduled for October 26-27 at another Bay Area location.

Berkeley Barb (August 23, 1968)

San Francisco Examkiner (September 8, 1968)

Sunday, October 6, 1968: 'Rock Festival', Family Park, Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, 344 Tully Road, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California
Also on the bill: Country Joe and The Fish, Traffic (canceled), Barry Goldberg, Rejoice, and others. One show, from 11:00am to 6:00pm.

Friday, October 12, 1968: The Terrace Ballroom, 464 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah
Also on the bill: Holden Caulfield. Lights by Five Fingers On My Hand.

Sunday, October 13, 1968: 'Tijuana Pop Festival', Plaza Monumental de Tijuana (aka Plaza Monumental de Playas de Tijuana, aka Bullring by the Sea), Playa de Ti 551, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico (Iron Butterfly canceled)
Iron Butterfly canceled their appearance due to a money dispute. Also on the bill: Eric Burdon and The Animals (canceled because their equipment never made it to the gig), Chicago Transit Authority, The Collectors, Yellow Payges, Patchwork Security Blanket, Peace and Love. The festival, which lasted from 11:00am 'till dusk, was sponsored by Professor Leo S. Blum. 3,000 people were in attendance.

Los Angeles Free Press (October 18, 1968)

Thursday, October 17 - Saturday, October 19, 1968: Fillmore West, 10 South Van Ness Avenue at 1545 Market Street, San Francisco, California
Also on the bill: Sea Train, Sir Douglas Quintet plus 2. Lights by Brotherhood of Light. These shows, which started at 8:30pm each day, were presented by Bill Graham.

Friday, October 25, 1968: 'Fall Pop Music Concert', AVC Gymnasium (?), Antelope Valley College campus, 3041 West Avenue K, Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: 13th Floor, Evergreen Blues.

Saturday, October 26, 1968: ‘San Francisco International Pop Festival,’ Alameda County Fairgrounds, 4501 Pleasanton Avenue, Pleasanton, Alameda County, California
Iron Butterfly played on the first day of this 2-day (October 26-27) festival which was presented by Rich Romanello of Top Star Productions Inc., 31 Fountain Alley, San Jose, and was originally scheduled for October 5-6 in Searsville Lake. Also on the bill: Johnny Rivers, Jose Feliciano, Eric Burdon and The Animals, Fraternity of Man, Buddy Miles Express, Rejoice, Lee Michaels, Mad River. The festival, which lasted from 10am to 6pm daily, was recorded.

Berkeley Barb (October 18, 1968)

Sunday, October 27, 1968: Chastain Park Amphitheatre, Chastain Park, 4469 Stella Drive Northwest, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia (Iron Butterfly canceled)
Iron Butterfly canceled their appearance for unknown reasons and Terry Reid filled in for them. Also on the bill: Cream. Two shows presented by Durwood C. Settles.

Friday, November 1 - Saturday, November 2, 1968: Shrine Exposition Hall, 700 West 32nd Street at Figueroa Street, South Los Angeles, California
Also on the bill: Albert King, Creedence Clearwater Revival. Lights by Phonton Drive. These shows, which started at 8:30pm each day, were presented by Scenic Sounds.

Friday, November 8, 1968: Gymnasium, Tyndall Northside Armory, 711 North Pennsylvania Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Also on the bill: Canned Heat, Fraternity of Man. Lights by Psychedelic Power and Light Company. Two shows, 7:00pm and 10:00pm, presented by Odyssey.

The Spectator (December 3, 1968)

Saturday, November 9, 1968: The Rock Pile, 888 Yonge Street at Davenport Road, Toronto, British Columbia, Canada

Friday, November 15, 1968: Bristol Gymnasium, Hobart and William Smith Colleges (collectively, The Colleges of the Seneca), 300 Pulteney Street, Geneva, Ontario County, New York

Saturday, November 16, 1968: Baldwin Gymnasium, Baldwin Hall, Drew University campus, Route 24, Madison, Morris County, New Jersey

Friday, November 22 - Saturday, November 23, 1968: Fillmore East, 105 2nd Avenue at East 6th Street, East Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York
Also on the bill: Canned Heat, Youngbloods. Lights by Joshua Light Show. Two shows each day, 8:00pm and 11:30pm, presented by Bill Graham.

East Village Other (October 11, 1968)

East Village Other (November 8, 1968)

East Village Other (November 22, 1968)

East Village Other (October 18, 1968)

East Village Other (November 15, 1968)

East Village Other (October 25, 19689

East Village Other (November 1, 1968)

Wednesday, November 27, 1968: Baltimore Civic Center, 201 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland
A tape of the show exist.

Thursday, November 28, 1968: 'In Concert', Atlanta Municipal Auditorium, 30 Courtland Street, downtown Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
Also on the bill: The Turtles. Lights by Inner-Media Light Show. The show, which started at 8:30pm, was presented by Spatial Productions.

Great Speckled Bird (December 9, 1968)

Saturday, November 30, 1968: 'Upbeat', WEWS TV (Channel 5), WEWS Television Studios, 3001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (broadcast date)
Iron Butterfly played 'Iron Butterfly Theme'. Also appeared: The Brooklyn Bridge, Pacific Gas & Electric, Tingling Mother's Circus, The Vogues, The Cherry People, Clarence Carter, Rotary Connection, Andy Kim, King Cobras, Harvey Mandel, Peppermint Trolly Co., Gene Chandler & Barbara Acklin. This episode was broadcasted today at 5:00pm, supposedly on the same day of the taping.

December ?, 1968: Thee Image, 18330 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach, northeast of Miami-Dade County, Florida
According to an eyewitness named GL Sullivan, guitarist Erik Brann collapsed on stage and left in an ambulance! "I was there also," another eyewitness named Glade Hoffman recalls. "Erik came out on stage wearing only cut-offs. He was bare-footed, with no shirt. He was playing 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida' and when it came to the intrumental part for lead guitar Erik took the microphone and began to run it across the guitar frets and because he was soaking wet with sweat he shorted out and shocked himself. He collapsed on the floor and the ambulance came. When it happened the entire audience began to cheer. Wild."

Friday, December 6, 1968: 'The 2nd Quaker City Rock Festival', The Spectrum, 3601 South Broad Street, Phiadelphia, Pennsylvania
Also on the bill: Grateful Dead, American Dream (filled in for Creedence Clearwater Revival), Sly and The Family Stone, Steppenwolf, Procol Harum (canceled), Al Kooper (MC and also sat-in with American Dream). The festival, which started at 7:00pm, was presented by Larry Magid.

Saturday, December 7, 1968: Bowen Field House, Eastern Michigan University campus, 900 Oakwood Street, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan
Also on the bill: Rotary Connection. Two shows, 7pm and 10pm, presented by the Kappa Phi Alpha Fraternity.

Thursday, December 12, 1968: Laughlin Fieldhouse, Morehead State University campus, 150 University Boulevard, Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky
The show, which started at 8:00pm, was presented under the Student Council Entertainment Tax. "I was there as a student at the time," recalls eyewitness Jeff McCurdy. "My roomate had his eyebrows singed off by the flashpots on the front of the stage during the show finale, Iron Butterly Theme!"

The Trail Blazer (December 10, 1968)

Iron Butterfly #5, Morehead State University, December 12, 1968 - from left: Lee Dorman, Ron Bushy, and Erik Brann

Iron Butterfly #5, Morehead State University, December 12, 1968 - from left: Doug Ingle, Lee Dorman, and Ron Bushy

Ron Bushy

Iron Butterfly #5, Morehead State University, December 12, 1968 - from left: Lee Dorman, Ron Bushy, and Erik Brann

Iron Butterfly #5, Morehead State University, December 12, 1968 - from left: Doug Ingle and Lee Dorman

Iron Butterfly #5, Morehead State University, December 12, 1968 - from left: Doug Ingle, Lee Dorman, and Ron Bushy

from left: Ron Bushy and Erik Brann

Doug Ingle

Iron Butterfly #5, Morehead State University, December 12, 1968 - from left: Doug Ingle, Lee Dorman, Ron Bushy, and Erik Brann

Friday, December 13 - Saturday, December 14, 1968: Aaron Russo's Kinetic Playground, 4812 North Clark Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Also on the bill: Master Of Deceit. These shows were presented by The Electric Theatre Company.

Kaleidoscope (November 22, 1968)

Thursday, December 19, 1968: Fountain Street Church, 24 Fountain Street Northwest, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan
Also on the bill: The Smoke. Lights by Electric Wallpaper Co.

Friday, December 20 - Saturday, December 21, 1968: 'An Electric Christmas', Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River at Beverly Court, 1 block south of Joy Road, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
These shows, which started at 8:30pm each day, were presented by Russ Gibb.

Friday, December 27, 1968: Grande Cleveland, 5000 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
The show was presented by Russ Gibb.

Sunday, December 29, 1968: 'Christmas Shower of Stars', Civic Arena, 66 Mario Lemieux Place, downtown Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Also on the bill: Canned Heat, Derek, Bob Seger System, The Goodies. The show, which started at 8:00pm, was presented by KQV, a local radio station.

Monday, December 30, 1968: 'Miami Pop Festival', Gulfstream Park Racing and Casino, 901 South Federal Highway, Hallandale Beach, Broward County, Florida
Iron Butterfly played on the final night of this 3-day (December 28-30) pop festival produced by Tom Rounds. Also on the bill: Jose Feliciano, Sweetwater, The Turtles, Canned Heat, The Grass Roots, Jr. Walker and The All Stars, Ian and Sylvia, Charles Lloyd Quartet, Sweet Inspirations, and The Joe Tex Revue. One show, from 1:00pm to 10:00pm. 99,000 people were in attendance (for all the three days).

Kaleidoscope (December 6, 1968)

East Village Other (November 15, 1968)

Kudzu (December 17, 1968)

unknown date, 1969: Arena Theatre, 7326 Southwest Freeway, Houston, Harris County, Texas

Friday, January 10 - Saturday, January 11, 1969: The Unicorn Coffee House, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Wednesday, January 15 or Friday, January 17, 1969
Iron Butterfly's third album, 'Ball', was released in the US.

Friday, January 17 - Saturday, January 18, 1969: Electric Factory, 2201 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Also on the bill: Sweet Nothin, Lee Michaels (cancelled). Lights by Fillmore Light Show.

The Morning Call (January 17, 1969)

Thursday, January 23 - Sunday, January 26, 1969: Fillmore West, 10 South Van Ness Avenue at 1545 Market Street, San Francisco, California
Also on the bill: James Cotton Blues Band, A.B. Skhy. These shows, which started at 8:30 (or 9:00)pm each day, were presented by Bill Graham.

Friday, January 31 - Saturday, February 1, 1969: Fillmore East, 105 2nd Avenue at East 6th Street, East Greenwich Village, New York City, New York
For unknown reasons Iron Butterfly did not played Friday's second show and were replaced by The Edwin Hawkins Singers. Also on the bill: Led Zeppelin, Porter's Popular Preachers (filled in for the early advertised The Move). Lights by The Joshua Light Show. These shows, two each night (8:00pm and 11:30pm), were presented by Bill Graham.

East Village Other (December 20, 1968)

East Village Other (January 24, 1969)

East Village Other (January 3, 1969)

East Village Other (January 31, 1969)

East Village Other (January 17, 1969)

Saturday, February 1, 1969: 'American Bandstand', ABC-TV Channel 7, ABC Television Center, 4151 Prospect Avenue at Talmadge Street, Central Los Angeles, California (broadcast date)
Erik Brann only was interviewed on American Bandstand, Dick Clark's popular midday weekend show that was aired every Saturday at 1:30pm on ABC network. Also appeared: The Buddy Miles Express, Barry Ryan.

Sunday, February 2, 1969: Massey Hall, 178 Victoria Street, Garden District, downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also on the bill: The Turtles.

Doug Ingle, Massey Hall, Toronto, February 2, 1969

Massey Hall, Toronto, February 2, 1969 - from left: Lee Dorman and Ron Bushy

Massey Hall, Toronto, February 2, 1969 - from left: Dug Ingle and Ron Bushy

Lee Dorman, Massey Hall, Toronto, February 2, 1969

Massey Hall, Toronto, February 2, 1969 - from left: Doug Ingle, Lee Dorman, and Ron Bushy

Massey Hall, Toronto, February 2, 1969 - from left: Doug Ingle, Lee Dorman, Ron Bushty, and Erik Brann

Massey Hall, Toronto, February 2, 1969 - from left: Lee Dorman, Ron Bushy and Erik Brann

Wednesday, February 5, 1969: Memorial Hall, 600 North 7th Street, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas
Also on the bill: Grateful Dead.

Thursday, February 6, 1969: Kiel Auditorium, 1401 Clark Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri
Also on the bill: Grateful Dead.

Friday, February 7, 1969: Denver Auditorium Arena, 14th Street at Arapahoe Street, Denver, Colorado
Also on the bill: Steve Miller Band, Alice Cooper.

Saturday, February 8, 1969: Albuquerque Civic Auditorium, Grand Avenue, Downtown Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Also on the bill: Buffalo Springfield, Lincoln Street Exit. One show, started at 8:00pm.

Saturday, February 15, 1969: Swing Auditorium, National Orange Show Grounds, 689 South East Street, San Bernardino, California
Also on the bill: Sweetwater (filled in for Steve Miller), Pacific Gas & Electric, Blues Image, Davy Jones (MC). The show, which started at 8:00 (or 8:30)pm, was presented by Tom Nieto's Scenic Sounds.

San Bernardino Sun (February 14, 1969)

Friday, February 21, 1969: Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, 301 Mercer Street, Seattle, King County, Washington
Also on the bill: Collectors. The show was presented by Boyd Grafmyre.

Helix (February 6, 1969)

Saturday, February 22, 1969: Gymnasium, PSU Campus Recreation Center, Portland State University campus, 1800 Southwest 6th Avenue, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon

Friday, February 28, 1969: Gymnasium, Simi Valley High School, 5400 Cochran Street, Simi Valley, Ventura County, California
One show, started at 8:00pm.

Saturday, March 1, 1969: Arena, Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, California
Also on the bill: Steve Miller Band (canceled?), Blues Image, Santana Blues Band. The show, which started at 8:00pm, was presented by Scenic Sounds.

Friday, March 7, 1969: San Diego International Sports Arena, 3500 Sports Arena Boulevard, San Diego, California
Also on the bill: The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour (movie).

Friday, March 14 - Saturday, March 15, 1969: 'A Dance Concert!', The Rose Palace, 835 South Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: Steve Miller Band, Blues Image. Sound by Black and Gold. These shows, which were presented by Scenic Sounds, were originally scheduled to be held at the Shrine Exposition Hall in Los Angeles.

Saturday, March 22, 1969: HemisFair Arena (aka Convention Centre Arena), 601 Hemisfair Way, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Also on the bill: The Laughing Kind, The Children.

Monday, March 31 - Wednesday, April 2, 1969: ‘Teen Expo ‘69,’ Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, 344 Tully Road, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California
Six rock bands a day were booked to play the daily evening dance shows promoted by Bob Blodgett and that were one of the events of the 10-day (March 28-April 6) annual teenage exposition which begin daily at 2pm and ended at midnight. Among them, Iron Butterfly which played on March 31 and April 1-2. Lights by Pulse.

Wednesday, April 9, 1969: Westchester County Center, 198 Central Avenue, White Plains, Westchester County, New York
Also on the bill: Rush (or maybe another unknown band?).

Thursday, April 10, 1969: The Field House, University of Toledo campus, 3000 West Centennial Drive, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
Also on the bill: Krack. The show, which started at 8:30pm, was co-presented by Lunarmoth Productions and WTTO, a local Top 40 AM radio station.

Ann Arbor Argus (March 28, 1969)

Friday, April 11, 1969: Auditorium Theatre, Auditorium Building, 50 East Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Two shows, 7:00pm and 10:00pm.

Friday, April 11, 1969: Aragon Ballroom, 1106 West Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Also on the bill: The Steve Miller Band. Two shows, 8:30pm and 10:30pm, presented by Triangle Theatrical Productions and Franklin Fried.

Saturday, April 12, 1969: The Singer Center, Oakland Mall, 412 West 14 Mole Road, Troy, Oakland County, Michigan
From 3:00pm to 5:00pm, Iron Butterfly did a promotional visit to The Singer Center to sign copies of their albums.

Saturday, April 12, 1969: Cobo Arena, 301 Civic Center Drive, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Also on the bill: Steve Miller Band. The show, which started at 8:00pm, was presented by Station WKNR & Triangle Theatrical Productions Inc.

Friday, April 18, 1969: 'The Cleveland Pop Festival', Public Auditorium (aka Public Hall), 500 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Also on the bill: Tim Buckley, Blood, Sweat and Tears. The festival, which started at 8:00pm, was presented by WIXY 1250 and Belkin Productions.

Friday, April 25, 1969: Agriculture Hall, The Allentown Fairgrounds, 302 North 17th Street, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Also on the bill: American Dream.

Sunday, April 27, 1969: Westbury Music Fair, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury, Nassau County, New York
Also on the bill: Rotary Connection.

Friday, May 9 - Saturday, May 10, 1969: Electric Factory, 2201 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Also on the bill: Black Pearl.

Friday, May 23, 1969: a revolving stage in the middle of the arena, Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 1826 West McDowell Road, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
Also on the bill: Alice Cooper, Blues Image (filled in for Zephyr). The show, which started at 8:00pm, was produced by Feyline Productions. 10,633 people were in attendance. Alice Cooper's guitar player Glen Buxton joined Iron Butterfly on stage for their final song, 'Possession'.

Saturday, May 24, 1969: Anaheim Convention Center, 800 West Katella Avenue, Anaheim, Orange County, California
Also on the bill: Chicago Transit Authority (cancelled), Blues Image, Taj Mahal (filled in for CTA). The show, which started at 8:00pm, was presented by KRLA, a local radio station, and produced by Sight and Sound Productions, and Concert Associates.

June ?, 1969: Tacoma Sports Arena, South Tacoma Way and South 38th Street, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington

Saturday, June 14, 1969: Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento Convention Center Complex, 1515 J Street, downtown Sacramento, California
Also on the bill: Charlotte's Harlots. The show, which started at 8:30pm, was presented by Tower Productions.

Sunday, June 22, 1969: revolving stage, Oakdale Musical Theatre, 95 South Turnpike Road, Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut
Iron Butterfly, who were paid $5,000, performed for 80 minutes with 2 encores! One show, started at 8:00pm.

Tuesday, June 24 - Thursday, June 26, 1969: Fillmore West, 10 South Van Ness Avenue at 1545 Market Street, San Francisco, California
Also on the bill: Cold Blood, Sanpaku. Lights by Little Princess #109. These shows, which started at 8:30pm each day, were promoted by Bill Graham.

Friday, June 27, 1969: 'Denver Pop Festival', Mile High Stadium, 2755 West 17th Avenue, Denver, Colorado
Iron Butterfly appeared on the first day of this 3-day (June 27-29) pop festival promoted by Barry Fey. Also on the bill: Big Mama Thornton, The Flock, Three Dog Night, Taj Mahal (canceled), Sweetwater (canceled), AUM (canceled and rescheduled for 29), The Mothers Of Invention.

Friday, July 4 - Saturday, July 5, 1969: Fillmore East, 105 2nd Avenue at East 6th Street, East Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York
Also on the bill: Blues Image, Man. Lights by Pablo. Two shows a day, 8:00pm and 11:30pm, promoted by Bill Graham.

East Village Other (May 28, 1969)

East Village Other (June 4, 1969)

Friday, July 11, 1969: Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Boulevard, Hampton Beach, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Also on the bill: The Spectras.

Sunday, July 13, 1969: Musicarnival, Warrensville Center Road, Warrensville Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Tuesday, July 15, 1969: Tanglewood, 297 West Street, Lenox, Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Sunday, July 20, 1969: Frank Connelly's Carousel Theatre, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
The show was presented by Frank Connelly and Gerald Roberts.

Friday, August 1, 1969: 'Atlantic City Pop Festival - Music-Carnival & 3-Day Exposition', Atlantic City Race Course, 4501 Black Horse Pike, Mays Landing, Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey
Iron Butterfly performed on the first day of this 3-day (August 1-3) pop festival. Also on the bill: Santana Blues Band, Johnny Winter, Chicago Transit Authority, Chambers Brothers (filled in for the early advertised Crosby Stills & Nash), Sweet Stavin Chain, Procol Harum, Joni Mitchell, Mother Earth, Booker T. and The MG's (canceled and rescheduled for August 2). One show, from 2:00 (or 3:00)pm to 12 midnight. 100,000 plus people attended the festival.

The Seed (June 1, 1969)

The North Carolina Anvil (July 26, 1969)

Saturday, August 2, 1969: Asbury Park Convention Hall, 1300 Ocean Avenue, Asbury Park, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Also on the bill: Chicago Transit Authority.

August ?, 1969: Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, Maryland
A tape of the show exist.

Friday, August 8 or Saturday, August 9, 1969: Illinois State Fair, 801 East Sangamon Avenue, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

Sunday, August 10, 1969: Main Floor, Curtis Hixon Hall, 600 Ashley Drive, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
Also on the bill: Blues Image.

Wednesday, August 13, 1969: Action House, 50 Austin Boulevard, Island Park, Nassau County, New York
Also on the bill: Howl, Rosicrucian.

Sunday, August 17, 1969: 'Woodstock Music & Art Fair presents An Aquarian Exposition - 3 Days Of Peace & Music' (aka 'Woodstock', aka 'Woodstock Festival'), Max Yasgur’s dairy farm, White Lake, Bethel, Sullivan County, Woodstock Valley, New York (Iron Butterfly canceled)
Iron Butterfly were scheduled to perfom on the last day of this now legendary 3-day music festival, but they were forced to canceled their performance because they were unable to get there. On August 15, the day the festival opened, the band's quipment truck was stuck in traffic about 20 miles from the festival site. The group was waiting at their hotel in Manhattan, New York City, for word from their manager on how to get to Woodstock, and once they arrived, what equipment they'd be using. "We were told that the Who was going to let us their amps and drums, and that Sly Stone would let us his Hammond organ, so that was solved," Lee Dorman recalls in an interview with Marti Smiley Childs and Jeff March for their book Echoes of the Sixties (2011). "Our manager told us to go to the Port Authority Building at 10:15 a.m. to catch a helicopter, but it never showed up. So the entire weekend we went back and forth from our other to the heliport until our manager finally called back at 7 or 8 o'clock Sunday evening and said, 'Come home. It's over with.' It's just too bad that we weren't there because we, along with so many of the bands that were there, were part of an era, and I don't think anybody knew that was the end. That was, for some reason, the changing of the guard. We had no idea of its significance at the time." "Iron Butterfly was booked for Sunday afternoon, but John Morris [production coordinator and stage MC] told me that their agent had called with a last-minute demand for a helicopter to pick them up," festival co-creator Michael Lang confirms in his book The Road to Woodstock (2009). "Apparently, the agent had a real attitude, and we were up to our eyeballs in problems. So I told John to tell him to forget it; we had more important things to deal with." Also on the bill: Blood, Sweat and Tears, Jeff Beck Group (canceled), Joe Cocker and The Grease Band, Country Joe and The Fish, Ten Years After, The Band, Johnny and Edgar Winter, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Butterfield Blues Band, Sha Na Na, Jimi Hendrix. Lights by Joshua Light Show.

Friday, August 29, 1969: 'The Summer Music Festival - Shower of Stars', Civic Arena, 66 Mario Lemieux Place, downtown Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Also on the bill: Mind Garage, Rhinoceros. The show, which started at 8:30pm, was presented by KQV, a local radio station.

Saturday, August 30, 1969: 'Pop Festival Labor Day Weekend', Indiana Beach (amusement park and resort), 5224 East Indiana Beach Road, Lake Shafer, Twin Lakes, Monticello, Union Township, White County, Indiana
Iron Butterfly played on the third day of this 4-day (August 28-31) pop festival. Also on the bill: REO Speedwagon. One show, from 8:30pm to 12:15am.

Sunday, August 31, 1969: 'New Orleans Pop Festival', Louisiana International Speedway, U.S. Highway 61 (aka Airline Highway), Gonzales, Ascension Parish, Louisiana
Iron Butterfly performed on the second day of this 3-day (August 30 - September 1) pop festival produced by Frank Andrews. Also on the bill: Flower Power, Snow Rabbit, Spiral Starecase, Oliver, Smyth, The Youngbloods, It's A Beautiful Day, Country Joe and The Fish, The Byrds, Canned Heat, Janis Joplin, Santana, Doug Kershaw, White Clover (canceled due to the late hour), Sweetwater (canceled due to the late hour), 'Jam Session' (probably canceled due to the late hour). Lights by Glenn McKay's Headlights. One show, started at 11:00am. "We were flown in via military helicopter - big Hueys - which was an experience in and of itself," Doug Ingle recalls in an interview with Marti Smiley Childs and Jeff March for their book Echoes of the Sixties (2011). "Janis [Joplin] was on stage just prior to our going on, and after the show, she ran up to me, threw her arms around me, crying, saying, 'Doug, what am I going to do? They don't like me.' Up to this point I didn't know if she knew me from Adam. I was flabbergasted. But the best I could come up with was, 'Janis, you know, they're slow to respond. They absoloutely love you. I saw the twinkle in their eyes and you triggered their imagination. You gave them everything you've got. Bottom line is they're waiting to hear 'Piece of My Heart' the way they heard it on the record. And until they have a little bit more time, they're not going to know how to respond to the new material until it's more familiar, until they've heard it a few more times on the radio.' And that was the last time I saw her."

Kudzu (August 3, 1969)

Friday, September 5, 1969: Hollywood Bowl, 2301 North Highland Avenue, Downtown Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: John Mayall, Lee Michaels. One show, started at 8:30pm.

Saturday, September 6, 1969: Swing Auditorium, 689 South East Street, San Bernardino, California
Also on the bill: John Mayall, Blues Image. Lights by Thomas Edison.

Saturday, September 13, 1969: Mothers, High Street, Erdington, Birmingham, Warwickshire, UK

Friday, September 19 - Saturday, September 20, 1969: New York State Pavilion, Flushing Meadows Park, Perimeter Road and Meridian Road, Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York
Also on the bill: Muddy Waters, Blues Image.

Tuesday, September 23, 1969: 'The Red Skelton Show', CBS TV Show, CBS Television City, 7800 Beverly Boulevard, Fairfax, Los Angeles County, California (broadcast date)
Iron Butterfly played 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida' and 'Soul Experience'. Also appeared: Peter Graves. The show lasted from 8:30pm to 9:30pm.

Iron Butterfly with Red Skelton, September 1969 - from left: Lee Dorman, Doug Ingle, Red Skelton, Ron Bushy, and Erik Brann

Thursday, September 25 - Saturday, September 27, 1969: The Commodore Ballroom, 870 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Also on the bill: Holy Smoke.

Friday, September 26, 1969: P.N.E. (Pacific National Exhibition) Agrodome, 2901 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Saturday, September 27, 1969: Seattle Center Arena, corner of Mercer Street and 4th Avenue North, Seattle, King County, Washington
Also on the bill: Blues Image.

Friday, October 3, 1969: Baltimore Civic Center, 201 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland
A tape of the show exist. Also on the bill: Spirit, Joe Smith, Lemon-Lime. The show, which started at 8:00pm, was presented by Premier Attractions.

Sunday, October 19, 1969: Masonic Temple, 7th Street and Brady Street, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa
Two shows, 6:00pm and 8:30pm, presented by Fred Epstein. Also on the bill: Crow.

The Daily Iowan (October 16, 1969)

Saturday, November 1 or Sunday, November 2, 1969: Recreation Building (aka Rec Hall), University Park campus, Pennsylvania State University, Curtin Road, State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Also on the bill: ? (unknown local band). "I remember at the Penn State concert they had to use the opening act's instruments because their van was held up at the Canadian/US border," an eyewitness named Sandy recalls. "Erik [Brann] looked pretty whipped at the end of the show."

Friday, November 7 - Saturday, November 8, 1969: Aaron Russo's Kinetic Playground, 4812 North Clark Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Also on the bill: Poco, King Crimson. These shows were presented by The Electric Theatre Company. By the way, a fire after the first show (7) caused the second show (8) to be canceled, and closed the venue!

Madison Kaleidoscope (November 1, 1969)

Friday, November 14, 1969: Municipal Auditorium, 701 West Riverside Drive, Austin, Travis County, Texas

Sunday, November 16, 1969: HemisFair Arena (aka Convention Centre Arena), 601 Hemisfair Way, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Also on the bill: Blues Image. The show, which started at 7:30pm, was presented by Jam Productions and KTSA, a local radio station.

Saturday, November 22, 1969: Crenshaw Gymnasium, Randolph-Macon College campus, 106 East Patrick Street, Ashland, Hanover County, Virginia
Iron Butterfly were paid a whopping $7,500 (that's substantial for this period). Also on the bill: Steel Mill, Natural Wildlife.

Sunday, November 23, 1969: Freedom Hall, on the grounds of the Kentucky Exposition Center, 937 Phillips Lane, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
The show was presented by WAKY, a local FM radio station.

Friday, November 28, 1969: 'Palm Beach Pop Festival (aka First Annual Palm Beach International Music and Arts Festival)', Palm Beach International Raceway, 17047 Beeline Highway, Jupiter, Palm Beach County, Florida
Iron Butterfly appeared on the first day of this 3-day (November 28-30) pop festival. Also on the bill: Sweetwater, Chambers Brothers, Pacific Gas & Electric, Country Joe & The Fish, Johnny Winter, and more. By the way, 33,000 people were in attedance that first day.

Great Speckled Bird (November 10, 1969)

Great Speckled Bird (November 17, 1969)

Independent Press-Telegram (November 30, 1969)

Saturday, December 13, 1969: San Diego Sports Arena, 3500 Sports Arena Boulevard, San Diego, California
Also on the bill: It's A Beautiful Day. Erik Brann leaves Iron Butterfly right after the show, frustated by the band's unwillingness to move in a harder rock direction (a year later he formed Flintwhistle along his former bandmates Jerry Penrod and Darryl DeLoach). At that point, the band replaced him with not one but two neew guitar players, Carlos Michael 'Mike' Pinera (b. Wednesday, September 29, 1948, Tampa, Florida), formerly of Blues Image, and Larry Reinhardt, aka 'El Rhino' (b. Wednesday, July 7, 1948, Florida - d. Wednesday, January 2, 2002, of cirrhosis of the liver), formerly of The Second Coming. Apparently Pinera and Reinhardt had already been secretly rehearsing with the the band since September, after Brann had voiced his objections in continuing with them.

IRON BUTTERFLY #6 (DECEMBER 14, 1969 - FEBRUARY ??, 1971)
1) Doug Ingle
2) Ron Bushy
3) Lee Dorman
4) Mike Pinera lead guitar, vocals
5) Larry Reinhardt (aka El Rhino) lead guitar

Iron Butterfly #6, 1970

Friday, December 19, 1969: Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, 344 Tully Road, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California
Also on the bill: Blues Image.

Saturday, December 20, 1969: Counties Building (A), California Exposition and State Fair (Cal Expo), 1600 Exposition Boulevard, Sacramento, California
Also on the bill: AUM. One show, started 8:00pm

Saturday, December 27 - Monday, December 29, 1969: 'Indian Creek Celebration and Music Appreciation Seminar', San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California (canceled)
Also on the bill: Bycycle, Blues Image, Blue Mountain Eagle, The Byrds, Chambers Bros., Country Joe and The Fish, Sweetwater, John Savages, Eric Mercury, Pacific Gas & Electric, Rotary Connection, Spirit, Vanilla Fudge, Johnny Winter, Bobby Womack, Youngbloods, Zephyr, and others. A local Los Angeles organisation of promoters calling itself Mid-Winter Pop Festival Inc. books several acts for a three-day festival, the 'Indian Creek Celebration and Music Appreciation Seminar', to be held in a wooded area of rolling hills just north-east of San Luis Obispo, CA, a couple of days before New Year's Eve. The promoters reputedly shell out £300,000 to reserve at least 18 acts, including Sweetwater exactly, and expect attendance in the region of 200,000-300,000. By the weekend of December 20-21, people arrive at Indian Creek with tents and sleeping bags. The recently Altamont disaster has left local California authorities unwilling to give permission for any gathering of large crowds, and lawmen practically see red when a gathering equals a rock festival. Despite clever attempts to draw attention away from the bad image that festivals have gained or hide the festivities under a different guise (the Indian Creek Festival, for example, is a "seminar"), the San Luis Obispo project is doomed. The local sheriff, the governor's office, the state disaster office, and nearby city and county authorities join forces to stop the organisers. On December 24, County Supervisors unanimously adopt an ordinance forbidding assemblies of more than 5,000 persons for a period of three months - and that's the end of the seminar.

Great Speckled Bird (December 8, 1969)

Los Angeles Free Press (December 12, 1969)

Los Angeles Free Press (December 19, 1969)

Los Angeles Free Press (January 9, 1970)

February ?, 1970: unknown venue, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

Friday, February 6, 1970: Music Hall at Fair Park, 901 1st Avenue, Dallas, Texas

Saturday, February 7, 1970: Sam Houston Coliseum, 801 Bagby Street, Houston, Harris County, Texas
The show, which started at 8:00pm, was presented by Concerts West.

Sunday, February 8, 1970: Memorial Hall, 600 North 7th Street, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas
Also on the bill: Blues Image.

Saturday, February 14, 1970: The Spectrum, 3601 South Broad Street, Phiadelphia, Pennsylvania
Also on the bill: Savoy Brown, Catfish. Sound and Lights by The Festival Group.

Friday, February 20 - Saturday, February 21, 1970: Howard Stein's Capitol Theatre, 149 Westchester Avenue, Port Chester, Westchester County, New York
Also on the bill: Cold Blood.

Friday, February 27, 1970: unknown venue, Saint Vincent College campus, 300 Fraser Purchase Road, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
The show, which started at 8:00pm, was produced by University Attraction.

Saturday, February 28, 1970: Virginia Beach Civic Center (aka the Dome), 19th Street and Pacific Avenue, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Friday, March 13, 1970: Minneapolis Auditorium, 1301 2nd Avenue Street, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Also on the bill: Mason Proffit. One show, started at 8:30pm.

Saturday, March 21, 1970: Auditorium Theatre, Auditorium Building, 50 East Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Two shows, 7:00pm and 10:30pm, presented by 22nd Century. A tape of the show exist.

Madison Kaleidoscope (February 4, 1970)

Tuesday, March 24, 1970: Whisky à Go Go, 8901 Sunset Boulevard at Clark Street, West Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: Family.

Los Angeles Free Press (March 13, 1970)

Los Angeles Free Press (April 3, 1970)

Friday, March 27 - Sunday, March 29, 1970: 'Winter's End Festival', outdoor area close to the Bithlo Speedway, Bithlo, Orange County, Florida (canceled)
Also on the bill: Canned Heat, Steve Miller Band, Joe Cocker, Grand Funk Railroad, B.B. King, Richie Havens, The Kinks, Little Richard, John Mayall, Sly & The Family Stone, Ten Years After, Ike & Tina Turner, Sweetwater, Country Joe and The Fish, Mountain, Johnny and Edgar Winter, The Hog Farm, Wavy Gravy (MC).

Sunday, March 29, 1970: unknown venue, New Orleans, Louisiana

Sunday, April 5, 1970: unknown venue, Tallahasse, Leon County, Florida

Friday, April 17, 1970: Macon Coliseum, 200 Coliseum Drive, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia
Also on the bill: Love, Simon Stokes And The Nighthawks. The show, which started at 9:00pm, was promoted by Pure Cane Concerts.

Great Speckled Bird (April 17, 1970)

Wendesday, April 22, 1970: '1st Annual Earth Day', Fairmount Park, Reservoir Drive, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Also on the bill: Country Joe and The Fish.

Saturday, April 25, 1970: Salem-Roanoke Valley Civic Center, 1001 Roanoke Boulevard, Salem, Roanoke County, Virginia
Also on the bill: Black Oak Arkansas.

Saturday, May 2, 1970: Anderson Arena, Memorial Hall, Bowling Green State University campus, Ridge Street, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio

Wednesday, May 6, 1970: unknown venue, Louisiana Tech University campus, 201 Mayfield Avenue, Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
Also on the bill: Black Oak Arkansas.

Sunday, May 10, 1970: unknown venue, Elon College campus, 50 Campus Drive, Elon, Alamance County, North Carolina

Saturday, May 16, 1970: Memorial Stadium, Western Carolina University campus, 111 Memorial Drive, Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina
Also on the bill: Allman Bros., Smith, All You Can Eat.

Saturday, May 23, 1970: Will Rogers Coliseum, 3401 West Lancaster Avenue, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas

Friday, June 12, 1970: Shipyard Drive-In Theatre, 135 Harbourside Boulevard, Providence, Rhode Island
Also on the bill: The Herbie Mann Quartet.

Friday, June 19 - Saturday, June 20, 1970: Pirates World, Sheridan Street, Dania, Broward County, Florida
One show each day, started at 9:30pm. A tape of one of these shows (probably the one on Friday) exist. A footage of the band while they played their 19-minute live version of 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida' at one of these shows, was filmed by legendary low-budget filmmaker Barry Mahon and included in his latest movie Musical Mutiny, which was released in theatres later that same year.

Friday, June 26 - Saturday, June 27, 1970: Mammoth Gardens, 1510 North Clarkson Street, Capitol Hill, Denver, Colorado
Also on the bill: Black Oak Arkansas.

Thursday, July 23 - Saturday, July 27, 1970: 'Riviera Festival', unknown venue, Valbonne, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
The festival, which was presented by Le Club Music Evolution, was banned by the authorities, who used the risk of forest fires as an excuse. It did go ahead but the lack of information ensured that the attendance was low and the promoters lost a lot of money. Many bands weren't paid. Also on the bill: Moving Gelatine Plates, Warm Dust, Swegas, Le Gong (Daevid Allen), Mothers of Invention, Frank Zappa, Jean-Luc Ponty, Brigitte Fontaine, Guilain, King Harvest, Ame Son, Ihre Kinder, Amon Dull II, Red Noise.

Saturday, August 8 - Sunday, August 9, 1970: 'Pop Festival Saint Raphael', Stade Municipal, Saint-Raphaël, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France (canceled)
This 2-day festival never even got underway, despite extensive publicity, due to local authority objections. Also on the bill: Kevin Ayes and The Whole World, Steamhammer, Geno Washington and The Ram Jam Band, Hardin & York, Edgar Broughton Band, Little Free Rock, Ginger Johnson and His African Drummers, Pink Floyd, Cuby and The Blizzards, Exception, Frank Zappa & Hots [sic] Rats, Family, Deep Purple, Keef Hartley Blues Band.

Friday, August 21, 1970: Convention Hall, Community Concourse, 202 C Street, San Diego, California
Also on the bill: Black Oak Arkansas. The show, which started at 8:00pm, was produced by Concert Associates.

Saturday, August 22, 1970: The Forum, 3900 West Manchester Boulevard, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: Canned Heat, Herbie Hancock. A tape of the show exist.

Monday, August 24 - Wednesday, August 26, 1970: Fillmore West, 10 South Van Ness Avenue at 1545 Market Street, San Francisco, California
Also on the bill: AUM, Black Oak Arkansas. Lights by Crimson Madness. These shows were presented by Bill Graham.

Saturday, August 29, 1970: 'Man-Pop Festival', Winnipeg Arena, 1430 Maroons Road, Polo Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Iron Butterfly were paid $8,000 for their appearance. The festival started at 12 noon in the Winnipeg Stadium, but then at 5:15pm a thunderstorm lashed the stadium so the organizers (Manitoba Centennial Corporation) moved the festival to the nearby indoor Winnipeg Arena (where Iron Butterfly played their set) until 3:00am when the festival was closed. Also on the bill: Led Zeppelin, Youngbloods, Euphoria, Diane Heatherington and The Merry Go Round, Sugar 'N Spice, The Mongrels, Haymarket Riot, The Fifth, Chopping Block, Justin Tyme, Ides Of March, Chilliwack. Over 20,000 people were in attendance.

Monday, August 31, 1970: Paramount Northwest, 911 Pine Street at 9th Avenue, downtown Seattle, King County, Washington
Also on the bill: Sugarloaf.

Sunday, September 6, 1970: 'The Groovy Show', KHJ-TV Channel 9, KHJ TV Studios, 5515 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California (broadcast date)
Also appeared: Tina Turner & The Ikettes, Mungo Jerry, Arkade, Lee Montgomery, Shango.

Friday, September 11, 1970: Main Floor, Curtis Hixon Hall, 600 Ashley Drive, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida

Wednesday, September 16, 1970: The Warehouse, 1820 Tchoupitoulas Street, New Orleans, Louisiana

Monday, September 28 - Wednesday, September 30, 1970: The Boston Tea Party, 15 Landsdowne Street, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Also on the bill: Awakening.

Saturday, October 3, 1970: The Armory, Iowa State University campus, Osborn Drive & Bissell Road, Ames, Story County, Iowa
Also on the bill: The Byrds. The charity show was sponsored by ISU’s Campus Chest.

Thursday, October 15, 1970: 'The David Frost Show', CBS-TV Show, WNEW Studios, 565 Fifth Avenue at 46th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York (broadcast date)

Saturday, October 17, 1970: Louisville Gardens, 525 West Walnut Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Sunday, October 18, 1970: Franklin County Veterans Memorial, 300 West Broad Street, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
Also on the bill: Osiris. Two sold out shows, 2:30pm and 7:00pm.

Columbus Dispatch (October 19, 1970)

Friday, October 30, 1970: 'Brooklyn Rock', 46th Street Rock Palace, 4515 New Utrecht Avenue at 46th Street, Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Two shows, 8:00pm and 11:30pm, presented by J.I.T. Productions. Lights by Provost.

Friday, October 30 - Saturday, October 31, 1970: Academy Of Music, East 14th Street, b/w Irving Place and Third Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York
Also on the bill: Rhinoceros, Black Oak Arkansas. These shows were presented by Howard Stein.

Sunday, November 1, 1970: Memorial Building, University of Detroit campus, 4001 West McNichols Road, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Also on the bill: Jam Band. The show, which started at 8:30pm, was presented by University of Detroit's Department for the Performing Arts 'Town & Gown'. Less than 1,000 people were in attendance!

The Fifth Estate (October 29, 1970)

University of Detroit, November 1, 1970

Sunday, November 22, 1970: 'Benefit for So. Cal. Free Clinic', Hollywood Bowl, 2301 North Highland Avenue, downtown Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California
Also on the bill: Canned Heat, Sweetwater.

Saturday, November 28, 1970: 'WVOK Fall Shower of Stars', Birmingham Municipal Auditorium, 1930 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, Birmingham, Jefferson and Shelby Counties, Alabama
Also on the bill: Grass Roots, The Carpenters, Dawn, Tony Joe White, Kenny Rogers & The First Edition, Mike Nesmith.

Friday, December 4, 1970: Seattle Center Arena, corner of Mercer Street and 4th Avenue North, Seattle, King County, Washington
Also on the bill: Paul Butterfield.

Friday, December 4, 1970: Edmonton Gardens, Southwest corner of 118 Avenue and 73 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Saturday, December 5, 1970: Sales Pavilion Annex, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
One show, started at 8:30pm.

Sunday, December 6, 1970: P.N.E. (Pacific National Exhibition) Agrodome, 2901 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Also on the bill: Paul Butterfield Blues Band. The show, which started at 8:00pm, was presented by Concerts West.

December ??, 1970: The Hump, Marco Polo Resort Hotel, 19201 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida

Friday, January 8, 1971: Stadsschouwburg, Theaterpad 1, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Also on the bill: Yes. There was a jam between the two bands at the end of show.

Saturday, January 9, 1971: Concertgebouw, Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Also on the bill: Yes.

Sunday, January 10, 1971: De Doelen, Schouwburgplein 50, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Also on the bill: Yes. There was a jam between the two bands at the end of show.

Wednesday, January 13, 1971: Green's Playhouse, 126 Reinfield Street, Glasgow, Scotland
Also on the bill: Yes, Dada. The show, which started at 7:30pm, was presented by Derek Block for Hemdale.

Thursday, January 14, 1971: City Hall, Northumberland Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK
Also on the bill: Yes, Dada. The show, which started at 7:30pm, was presented by Derek Block for Hemdale.

Friday, January 15, 1971: Great Hall, Bailrigg campus, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, Lancashire, UK
Also on the bill: Yes, Dada. A jam with Yes at the end of show dropped. The show, which started at 7:30pm, was presented by Derek Block for Hemdale.

Saturday, January 16, 1971: unknown venue, Portsmouth Polytechnic campus, University House, Winston Churchill Avenue, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
Also on the bill: Yes, Dada. The show, which started at 7:30pm, was presented by Derek Block for Hemdale.

Sunday, January 17, 1971: Colston Hall, Colston Street, Bristol, UK
Also on the bill: Yes, Dada. The show, which started at 7:30pm, was presented by Derek Block for Hemdale.

Monday, January 18, 1971: Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, South Kensington, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London
Also on the bill: Yes, Dada. The show, which started at 7:30pm, was presented by Derek Block for Hemdale. There was a jam between Iron Butterfly and Yes at the end of show.

Tuesday, January 19, 1971: Town Hall, Victoria Square, Birmingham, Warwickshire, UK
Also on the bill: Yes, Dada. The show, which started at 7:30pm, was presented by Derek Block for Hemdale.

Thursday, January 21, 1971: Guildhall, West Marlands Road, Southampton, Hampshire, UK
Also on the bill: Yes, Dada. The show, which started at 7:30pm, was presented by Derek Block for Hemdale.

Saturday, January 23, 1971: Vejlby - Risskov Hallen, Vejiby Centervej 51, Risskow, Aarhus, Denmark
Also on the bill: Yes. There was a jam between the two bands at the end of show.

Sunday, January 24, 1971: Konserthuset, Götaplatsen 8, Göteborg, Sweden
Also on the bill: Yes. A tape of the show exist, although not of the encore jam played by the two bands at the end of it.

Monday, January 25, 1971: Falkoner Teatret, Falkoner Center, 9 Falkoner Allé, Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark
Also on the bill: Yes. Also on the bill: Yes. A tape of the show exist (including the encore jam between the two bands).

Thursday, January 28, 1971: 'Beat-Club', ARD (Radio Bremen) TV Show, unknown filmed location, Bremen, West Germany (filmed date)
Iron Butterfly played 'Easy Rider' and 'Butterfly Bleu'. Also appeared: Yes. This episode of the show was broadcasted on Saturday, January 30.

Friday, January 29, 1971: Église catholique Saint-André à Lille, 121 Rue Royale, Lille, France
Also on the bill: Yes.

Saturday, January 30, 1971: Amphithéâtre des Trois Gaules, Lugdunum, Lyon, France
Also on the bill: Yes.

Sunday, January 31, 1971: 'Beat Festival', Palais des Sports, 34 Boulevard Victor, Paris, France (Iron Butterfly canceled)
Also on the bill: Gong, Kevin Ayers & The Whole World, Soft Machine. The concert degenerated into a riot after the first two bands' performances (Gong, and Kevin Ayers & The Whole World), leading to the cancellation of Soft Machine, Yes, and Iron Butterfly's performances.

Tuesday, February 2, 1971: Palais des Beaux-Arts, Rue Ravenstein 23, Bruxelles, Belgium
Also on the bill: Yes. There was a jam between the two bands at the end of show.

February ?, 1971
Not totally on board with the new guitar-oriented blues and soul direction of the music and wanting to get off the road, Doug Ingle leaves the band after they returned from their European tour.

IRON BUTTERFLY #7 (FEBRUARY ?, 1971 - APRIL 1971)
1) Ron Bushy
2) Lee Dorman
3) Mike Pinera
4) Larry Reinhardt

Saturday, March 20, 1971
Today edition of Billboard magazine announced that "Iron Butterfly has decided to break up following a 25-date tour during April and May. The split is due to the members wanting to pursue separate artistic objectives, according to their manager, Lee Weisel and Sheldon Krechman." The farewell tour will go under the name of 'Music Belongs to the People'.

April 1971
Doug Ingle rejoined Iron Butterfly to play the above mentioned farewell tour with them but, at the same time, Ron Bushy suffered a shoulder injury so he was unable to play on it! "I never got to play that tour," lamented Ron in an interview with Marti Smiley Childs and Jeff March for their book Echoes of the Sixties (2011). "While I was getting off the plane at 4 a.m. in Nashville, I was carrying two Halliburton camera cases, and as I threw one over my left shoulder, it ripped my arm right out of the shoulder socket. They drove me to a hospital, which seemed 100 miles away." At that point the band replaced him with Manuel 'Manny' Bertematti, formerly of Blues Image. Ron, in the meantime, rented a car and tagged along to seven or eight concerts. "I remember this one gig," he adds. "I was out in the audience with my arm in a sling. I just couldn't take it anymore, so I ran up on stage, got on the drums and played the solo. I paid dearly for that in pain."

IRON BUTTERFLY #8 (APRIL 1971 - MAY 23, 1971)
1) Doug Ingle
3) Lee Dorman
3) Mike Pinera
4) El Rhino
5) Manny Bertematti drums

Monday, April 19, 1971: 'Music Belongs to the People', Memorial Coliseum, Auburn University campus, 650 Biggio Drive, Auburn, Lee County, Alabama
Also on the bill: Black Oak Arkansas.

Thursday, April 22, 1971: 'Music Belongs to the People', Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse, 2590 5th Avenue, Huntington, Cabell and Wayne Counties, West Virginia
Also on the bill: Black Oak Arkansas.

Saturday, April 24, 1971: 'Music Belongs to the People', The Mosque, 6 North Laurel Street, Richmond, Virginia
Also on the bill: Black Oak Arkansas.

April or May 1971: 'Music Belongs to the People', unknown venue, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University campus, Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia
Also on the bill: Black Oak Arkansas.

Monday, May 3, 1971: 'Music Belongs to the People', Fred Young Fieldhouse or Memorial Gymnasium, Illinois Wesleyan University campus, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois
Also on the bill: Black Oak Arkansas.

Wednesday, May 5, 1971: 'Music Belongs to the People', Brewer Fieldhouse, University of Missouri campus, Columbia, Boone County, Missouri
Also on the bill: Black Oak Arkansas.

Thursday, May 6, 1971: 'Music Belongs to the People', Indian Fieldhouse, Arkansas State University campus, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas
Also on the bill: Black Oak Arkansas, John Manning. The show, which started at 7pm, was presented by Arkansas State Student Government Association.

Thursday, May 20, 1971: unknown venue, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
Also on the bill: Black Oak Arkansas.

Saturday, May 22, 1971: 'Music Belongs to the People', ASISU Minidome, Idaho State University campus, 550 Memorial Drive, Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho
Also on the bill: Black Oak Arkansas, ? (unknown local band).

Sunday, May 23, 1971: 'Music Belongs to the People', Mazama Gymnasium, Central Oregon Community College campus, 2600 Northwest College Way, Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon
Also on the bill: Black Oak Arkansas. Iron Butterfly's last gig. Following the breakup of the band, Doug Ingle retired from the music scene, Mike Pinera formed a new group called Ramatam, Ron Bushy built a recording and rehearsal studio he called Bushwack and formed a group called Gold, Manny Bertematti went to play with The New Cactus Band, while Lee Dorman and Larry Reinhardt formed a new group together called Captain Beyond. By the way, Iron Butterfly has reunited several times since the mid 1970s, and they are currently touring with some of original members still alive, but that's another story…