BABYLONBERKELEY
Babylon, 2504 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA
Latest Update: December 4, 2010
Copyright © 2004-2011 Ross Hannan and Corry Arnold. All Rights Reserved. |
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Not exactly sure when Tito's closed and the Babylon opened - but around July 20, 1969. Again, we don't know exactly when the Babylon became the Longbranch - but it was during May 1971.
2504 San Pablo Avenue through the years ...
Babylon - Some Art
Babylon - A Performance History
Date | Babylon 2504 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA | |
Thursday | 24 July 1969 | Purple Earthquake (may have been the opening event) |
Friday | 25 July 1969 | Purple Earthquake |
Saturday | 26 July 1969 | Purple Earthquake |
Tuesday | 29 July 1969 | Purple Earthquake |
Wednesday | 30 July 1969 | Purple Earthquake |
Tuesday | 09 September 1969 | Peace, Bread & Land Band |
Tuesday | 16 September 1969 | Peace, Bread & Land Band |
Friday | 19 September 1969 | Wilderness |
Tuesday | 23 September 1969 | Peace, Bread & Land Band |
Friday | 26 September 1969 | Purple Earthquake |
Saturday | 27 September 1969 | Purple Earthquake |
Sunday | 28 September 1969 | Peace, Bread and Land Band |
Tuesday | 30 September 1969 | Marriah |
Wednesday | 01 October 1969 | Fantazia, Turkish Billy Dance Group |
Thursday | 02 October 1969 | Something New |
Friday | 03 October 1969 | Purple Earthquake |
Saturday | 04 October 1969 | Purple Earthquake |
Sunday | 05 October 1969 | Peace, Bread & Land Band |
Monday | 06 October 1969 | Closed |
Tuesday | 07 October 1969 | Marriah |
Wednesday | 08 October 1969 | Belly Dancers |
Thursday | 09 October 1969 | Jim Carter and Dale Jerred |
Friday | 10 October 1969 | Purple Earthquake |
Saturday | 11 October 1969 | Purple Earthquake |
Sunday | 12 October 1969 | Peace, Bread & Land Band |
Tuesday | 14 October 1969 | Marriah |
Wednesday | 15 October 1969 | Belly Dancers |
Thursday | 16 October 1969 | Jim & Dale, Flamenco dancers |
Sunday | 26 October 1969 | Peace, Bread & Land Band |
Monday | 03 November 1969 | Peace, Bread & Land Band |
Sunday | 09 November 1969 | Peace, Bread and Land Band |
Friday | 14 November 1969 | Purple Earthquake |
Saturday | 15 November 1969 | Purple Earthquake |
Sunday | 16 November 1969 | Sonny Street Blues Band |
Wednesday | 19 November 1969 | Belly Dancers: Bedia, Khalisa, Zania, Hoda |
Thursday | 20 November 1969 | Sonny Street Blues Band |
Friday | 21 November 1969 | Purple Earthquake |
Saturday | 22 November 1969 | Sonny Street Blues Band |
Sunday | 23 November 1969 | Peace, Bread and Lan Band |
Tuesday | 25 November 1969 | Marriah |
Wednesday | 26 November 1969 | Bedia, Khalifa, Zania, Hoda (Belly Dancers) |
Thursday | 27 November 1969 | Sonny Street Blues Band |
Sunday | 30 November 1969 | Peace, Bread and Land Band |
Thursday | 11 December 1969 | Lazarus |
Monday | 15 December 1969 | Lazarus |
Thursday | 18 December 1969 | Lazarus |
Saturday | 27 December 1969 | Grand Canyon |
Tuesday | 30 December 1969 | Andrew Hallidie |
Wednesday | 31 December 1969 | Bedia, Khalifa, Zania, Hoda (Belly Dancers) |
Thursday | 01 January 1970 | Lazarus, Purple Earthquake |
Friday | 02 January 1970 | Lazarus, Purple Earthquake |
Saturday | 03 January 1970 | Alistair Crowley |
Sunday | 04 January 1970 | Hades Blues Works |
Monday | 05 January 1970 | Surprise band |
Tuesday | 06 January 1970 | Belly Dancers, Canterbury Fair |
Wednesday | 07 January 1970 | Lazarus |
Saturday | 17 January 1970 | Alistair Crowley |
Sunday | 18 January 1970 | Hades Blues Works |
Friday | 23 January 1970 | Purple Earthquake |
Saturday | 24 January 1970 | Backwater Rising |
Sunday | 25 January 1970 | Hades Blues Works |
Monday | 26 January 1970 | Closed |
Tuesday | 27 January 1970 | Tide |
Wednesday | 28 January 1970 | Black Ghost, Zephyr |
Thursday | 29 January 1970 | Black Ghost, Zephyr |
Friday | 30 January 1970 | Purple Earthquake, Robert Savage Group |
Saturday | 31 January 1970 | Purple Earthquake, Robert Savage Group |
Sunday | 01 February 1970 | Purple Earthquake, Robert Savage Group |
Tuesday | 03 February 1970 | Emily |
Wednesday | 04 February 1970 | Sunrise |
Thursday | 05 February 1970 | Day And Night Blues Band |
Tuesday | 10 February 1970 | Thompson Brothers |
Wednesday | 11 February 1970 | Hades Blues Works |
Thursday | 12 February 1970 | Johnny Mars Blues Band |
Friday | 13 February 1970 | Purple Earthquake |
Saturday | 14 February 1970 | Black Ghost |
Sunday | 15 February 1970 | Purple Earthquake |
Tuesday | 17 February 1970 | Aba-z-Aba |
Wednesday | 18 February 1970 | Hades Blues Works |
Thursday | 19 February 1970 | Flying Circus |
Friday | 20 February 1970 | Hades Blues Works |
Saturday | 21 February 1970 | Purple Earthquake |
Sunday | 22 February 1970 | Hades Blues Works |
Monday | 23 February 1970 | Closed |
Tuesday | 24 February 1970 | Mike Wolff Quintet |
Wednesday | 25 February 1970 | Artichoke Jones |
Thursday | 26 February 1970 | Backwater Rising |
Friday | 27 February 1970 | Purple Earthquake |
Saturday | 28 February 1970 | Backwater Rising |
Sunday | 01 March 1970 | Rags |
Tuesday | 03 March 1970 | Sunrise |
Wednesday | 04 March 1970 | Faun |
Thursday | 05 March 1970 | Sunrise |
Friday | 06 March 1970 | Purple Earthquake |
Saturday | 07 March 1970 | Alistair Crowley |
Tuesday | 10 March 1970 | Nymbus Motherfred |
Wednesday | 11 March 1970 | Hades Blues Works |
Thursday | 12 March 1970 | Sunrise |
Friday | 13 March 1970 | Rags, Thompson Brothers |
Saturday | 14 March 1970 | Purple Earthquake |
Sunday | 15 March 1970 | Rags, Thompson Brothers |
Tuesday | 17 March 1970 | Bartley |
Wednesday | 18 March 1970 | Hades Blues Work |
Thursday | 19 March 1970 | Rags |
Friday | 20 March 1970 | Jonny Mars Blues Band |
Saturday | 21 March 1970 | Purple Earthquake |
Sunday | 22 March 1970 | Johhny Mars Blues Band |
Friday | 03 April 1970 | Purple Earthquake |
Saturday | 04 April 1970 | Cleveland Wrecking Company |
Sunday | 05 April 1970 | Black Ghost |
Tuesday | 07 April 1970 | Auditions, Bus |
Wednesday | 08 April 1970 | Backwater Rising |
Thursday | 09 April 1970 | Canyon |
Friday | 17 April 1970 | Robert Savage |
Saturday | 18 April 1970 | Black Ghost |
Sunday | 19 April 1970 | Black Ghost |
Tuesday | 21 April 1970 | Virgin Forest, Auditions |
Wednesday | 22 April 1970 | Chambray |
Thursday | 23 April 1970 | The Roaches |
Friday | 24 April 1970 | Purple Earthquake |
Friday | 14 August 1970 | Harbinger |
Saturday | 15 August 1970 | Mendelbaum |
Sunday | 16 August 1970 | Fine Arts |
Monday | 17 August 1970 | Fine Arts |
Tuesday | 18 August 1970 | Hoot |
Wednesday | 19 August 1970 | Poor Edgar |
Friday | 21 August 1970 | Crabs |
Saturday | 22 August 1970 | Crabs |
Sunday | 23 August 1970 | Loose Gravel |
Monday | 24 August 1970 | John Bettis |
Tuesday | 25 August 1970 | Carol Towers, Meadows |
Wednesday | 26 August 1970 | Marriah |
Thursday | 27 August 1970 | Marriah |
Friday | 28 August 1970 | Harbinger |
Saturday | 29 August 1970 | Harbinger |
Thursday | 17 September 1970 | Charlie Musselwhite |
Friday | 18 September 1970 | Harbinger, Beans |
Saturday | 19 September 1970 | Harbinger |
Sunday | 20 September 1970 | Sambo Annie |
Monday | 21 September 1970 | Charlie Musselwhite |
Tuesday | 22 September 1970 | Brince Bakaradi, Milk & Cookies |
Wednesday | 23 September 1970 | Naked Lunch |
Thursday | 24 September 1970 | Harbinger |
Friday | 25 September 1970 | Harbinger |
Saturday | 26 September 1970 | Crabs |
Thursday | 01 October 1970 | Sambo Annie |
Friday | 02 October 1970 | Harbinger, Sambo Annie |
Saturday | 03 October 1970 | John Shine Company |
Sunday | 04 October 1970 | John Shine Company |
Monday | 05 October 1970 | Closed |
Tuesday | 06 October 1970 | Metro Sound Company |
Wednesday | 07 October 1970 | Rubber Band |
Thursday | 08 October 1970 | Sunny Street |
Friday | 09 October 1970 | Sunny Street |
Saturday | 10 October 1970 | Foxglove |
Sunday | 11 October 1970 | Foxglove |
Thursday | 22 October 1970 | Prince Bakardi |
Friday | 23 October 1970 | Full Moon (formally Womb), Sambo Annie |
Saturday | 24 October 1970 | Full Moon (formally Womb), Sambo Annie |
Sunday | 25 October 1970 | Nazgul |
Monday | 26 October 1970 | [Acoustic Concert] |
Wednesday | 28 October 1970 | John Lee Hooker |
Thursday | 29 October 1970 | Cleveland Wrecking Company |
Friday | 30 October 1970 | John Shine Company |
Saturday | 31 October 1970 | Sunny Street |
Sunday | 01 November 1970 | [Acoustic Concert] |
Monday | 02 November 1970 | [Auditions] |
Tuesday | 03 November 1970 | [Auditions] |
Wednesday | 04 November 1970 | Berkeley Brickyard, Joe Crime and the Joodoo Rhythm Devils |