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Four masks had quietly been removed from the building prior to the fire. http://www.detroitfunk.com/?p=4516 Beginning in 1969, Eastown's stage hosted famous performers like Alice Cooper, the Doors, Pink Floyd, Jefferson Airplane, Bob Seger, Jethro Tull and the Grateful Dead.
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1984 until 1990, the Eastown was host to a performing arts group. Photos of the fire are at http://www.detroitfiregroundimages.com/Fire-Scenes/Detroit-2nd-Alarm-Harper/13266211_ykGYv#963611023_wEowz Many residents feel the fire was suspicious. Patrick wrote athttp://www.detroityes.com/mb/showthread.php?t=6633 The cause of the August 9th fire is undetermined. No accusations of foul play have been alleged by authorities at this time. . Contributed by R. Anton Montalban-Anderssen |
After
the Eastown Theatre burned to the ground, local Detroit residents are
wondering if the disappearance of the
Pictures of the Eastown
Theatre Fire
Half of Eastown Theatre building destroyed by fireposted
by Steelbeard on August 12, 2010 at 7:44 am
DETROIT,
MI — A suspected arson fire has destroyed the apartments portion of the
long abandoned Eastown
Theatre. As a result, what’s left of the building is expected to be
torn down. Photos and video of the aftermath can be found fromDetroitFunk.com as well as at DetroitFiregroundimages.com After
its days as a movie theater ended, the Eastown was best known as a rock
concert venue in the 1970s. This is a sad loss for what was once a
gorgeous Cinema Treasure serving the east side of Detroit. Rock & Roll Bands at the Eastown
between 1969-1973 May 29, 1969: SRC / Teegarden & Van Winkle / Savage Grace / Catfish "Grand Opening Night" June 6-7, 1969: MC5 (6-7) / Illinois Speed Press (6-7) / The Stooges (6) / Up (7) June 13-14, 1967: The Bonzo Dog Band (13-14) / Smokestack Lightning (13-14) / Wilson Mower Pursuit (13) / Frijid Pink (14) June 27-28, 1969: The Buddy Miles Express / The Amboy Dukes / Rush July 6, 1969: The Stooges July 11-12, 1969: Muddy Waters / Big Mama Thorton / Head Over Heels July 13, 1969: The Stooges / MC-5 / Up "Legal Self Defense Presents The People Of Michigan Salute John Sinclair for his Heroic Work in the Community" July 18-19, 1969: Howlin' Wolf / SRC / 20th Century Zoo July 25-26, 1969: Grand Funk Railroad / Howlin' Wolf (unconfirmed) August 1-2, 1969: Sweetwater / Head Over Heels/ The Früt August 8-9, 1969: Alice Cooper / Savage Grace / All the Lonely People August 13, 1969: Terry Reid Eastown closes until mid-September after this above gig...... September 19-20, 1969: B. B. King / Albert King / Savoy Brown September 26-27, 1969: Eric Burdon & War / Mountain / The Flock October 3-4, 1969: The Steve Miller Band / Pacific Gas & Electric / Head Over Heels October 10-11, 1969: Savage Grace / The Stuart Avery Assemblage / Carousel / Shiva October 17, 1969: Sly & The Family Stone / Lee Michaels October 24-25, 1969: The Chambers Brothers / Lighthouse / Aum October 31, 1969: Spirit / Blodwyn Pig / Canned Heat November 1, 1969: Spirit / Blodwyn Pig / Taj Mahal November 11-12, 1969: Jefferson Airplane / The Sons / King Crimson November 28-29, 1969: Chicago December 5-6, 1969: Fleetwood Mac / The Buddy Miles Express / Eric Mercury December 12-13, 1969: The Litter / Love Sculpture / Valhalla / All the Lonely People December 19-20, 1969: Terry Reid / Zephyr / Head Over Heels / Catfish December 26-27, 1969: The Flock / The Stooges / Savage Grace December 31, 1969: Grand Funk Railroad / Savage Grace / Head Over Heels /Bobby Franklin Insanity January 2-3, 1970: Alice Cooper / The Flamin' Groovies / SRC January
9-10, 1970: MC5 / Kaleidoscope / Mr. Clean January 16-17, 1970: Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels (16-17) / The Tea (16) / Head Over Heels (16-17) / Jack Burningtree (16-17) / The Früt (17) January 23-24, 1970: Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes / Cold Blood / Steve Booker Jnauary 25, 1970: MC5 / Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels / The Rationals / The Bob Seger System / Wilson Mower Pursuit / Commander Cody / All the Lonely People / Speakers: Ed Sanders, Skip Taube "Free John Sinclair Fund Benefit" January 30-31, 1970: Alice Cooper / The Stooges / The Früt February 6-7, 1970: Chuck Berry / The Flamin' Groovies / The Woolies February 13-14, 1970: Jack Bruce & Friends (13-14) / Savage Grace (13) / The Tea (13-14) / Steve Booker (13-14) / Teegarden & Van Winkle (14) February 20, 1970: Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes / The Frost / Brownsville Station February 27-28, 1970: Savoy Brown / Renaissance (with Keith Relf) / Southwind March 6-7, 1970: Ten Years After / Pig Iron / Fiddler Crab March 13-14, 1970: War (with Eric Burdon) / Family / Shiva March 20-21, 1970: Joe Cocker / Mountain / Stone The Crows March 27-28, 1970: John Mayall (27) / Savage Grace (27-28) / Rose (27-28) / The Rationals (27-28) / Taj Mahal (28) April 3-4, 1970: Rod Stewart & The Faces / Zephyr / Argent April 10-11, 1970: Lee Michaels (10-11) / Ronnie Hawkins (10-11) / The Bump (10) / Savage Grace (11) April 24-25, 1970: Pink Floyd / The Frost May 1-3, 1970: Rod Stewart & The Faces (1-3) / Hard Meat (1-2) / Justice (1-2) / The Tea (1) / Richmond (2-3) / Savoy Brown (3) May 8-9, 1970: Blue Cheer / Troyka / John Drake's Shakedown May 15-16, 1970: Savage Grace / Fairport Convention / Cradle May 20, 1970: Mountain / Savage Grace May 22-23, 1970: Lee Michaels / Cold Blood / Sky May 29-30, 1970: Jethro Tull / Mott The Hoople / Shorty (with Georgie Fame) / Clouds June 5-6, 1970: Traffic (5-6) / The Third Power (5) / Steve Booker (5-6) /Justice (6 and maybe 5 too) June 12-13, 1970: Dr. John / Gypsy / Catfish June 19-20, 1970: Ten Years After / Ambergris / Salvage June 26-27, 1970: Procol Harum / Brethren / Cradle July 3-4, 1970: The Stooges / Blodwyn Pig / John Drake's Shakedown July 10-11, 1970: Leon Russell / Savage Grace / All the Lonely People July 14, 1970: Jethro Tull / Cactus / Justice July 17-18, 1970: Cactus / The Frost / The Up July 23-25, 1970: Procol Harum / Silver Metre / Everlon Nevermore July 31 and August 1, 1970: Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes / Toe Fat / The Rationals August 7-8, 1970: closed due to the Goose Lake Pop Festival... August 14-15, 1970: Johnny Winter / Alice Cooper / Tin House August 21-22, 1970: The Frost / Savage Grace / Chicken Shack / Justice September 4-5, 1970: Fleetwood Mac / The Stooges / Springwell September 11-12, 1970: Savoy Brown (11-12) / Illusion (11-12) / The Frost (11) / Justice (12) September 18-19, 1970: Mountain / Mylon / Cradle / Humble Pie / Magic Veil September 25-26, 1970: Cactus (25-26) / The Bob Seger System (25) / Universal Family (25-26) / Frijid Pink (26) October 2-3, 1970: Lee Michaels / Catfish / Hard Meat October 9-10, 1970: Alice Cooper / Cradle / Mutzie / Chicken Shack (unconfirmed) October 16-17, 1970: Rod Stewart & The Faces / Mungo Jerry / Haystack's Balboa October 23-24, 1970: Brethren October 28, 1970: Jethro Tull October 30-31, 1970: Leon Russell / Clouds / Ballin' Jack November 6-7,1970: Procol Harum (6) / Mylon (6-7) / May Blitz (6-7) / Power of Zeus (6-7) / Traffic (7) November 13-14, 1970: Mott The Hoople / The Stooges November 20-21, 1970: The Edgar Winter Group / The Frost November 25-26, 1970: Savoy Brown / Black Sabbath / Quartermass November 27-28, 1970: Elton John / If / Catfish / Jam Band (unconfirmed) December 3, 1970: Derek & The Dominoes / Toe Fat / Damnation of Adam Blessing December 4-5, 1970: Van Morrison / The Siegel-Schwall Blues Band / David Rea December 11-12, 1970: The Kinks / Quartermass / The Bob Seger System December 18-19, 1970: Mountain (18-19) / Mutzie (18) / Milan (18-19) / Humble Pie (18-19; unconfirmed) / Elephant (19) December 25-26, 1970: Love / Alice Cooper / The Früt December 31, 1970: Illusion / Sweetwater / Catfish / Mutzie / Head Over Heels / Elephant January 8-9, 1971: Free / The Siegel-Schwall Blues Band / Hammer January 15-16, 1971: Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes / Ry Cooder / Alice Cooper (unconfirmed) January 22-23, 1971: Lee Michaels / Brethren / Salvage January 29-30, 1971: Canned Heat (29) / Butterfield Blues Band (30) / MC5 (29-30) / The Third Power (29-30) February 5-6, 1971: Mylon / Spencer Davis & Peter Jameson / Cradle February 26-27, 1971: The Allman Brothers Band / The J. Geils Band / Mutzie March 5-6, 1971: Cactus / The J. Geils Band / The Sunday Funnies March 12-13, 1971: Fleetwood Mac / Black Sabbath / Sir Lord Baltimore March 19, 1971: Eric Burdon & War / Badfinger / Wishbone Ash March 20, 1971: Mountain / McKendree Spring / Wishbone Ash March 26, 1971: Canned Heat / John Lee Hooker / Dada March 27-28, 1971: Hunble Pie / Johnny Winter / Dada April 2-3, 1971: The Kinks (2-3) / Mylon (2-3) / Zephyr (2-3) / Bob Seger (3; unconfirmed) April 9-10, 1971: Butterfield Blues Band / T-Rex / Tower of Power April 16-17, 1971: Procol Harum / The J. Geils Band / Trapeze April 23-24, 1971: Emerson, Lake & Palmer / Curved Air / Crowbar / Sweathog April 30 and May 1, 1971: John Mayall / Mandrill / Randall's Island May 7-8, 1971: Mott The Hoople / The Siegel-Schwall Blues Band / Swallow May 14-15, 1971: Lee Michaels / Boz Scaggs / Mason Proffitt May 21-22, 1971: The Stooges / Illusion / Fanny May 28-29, 1971: Buddy Miles (28-29) / Teegarden & Van Winkle (28-29) / The Third Power (28) / Mutzie (29) June 4-5, 1971: Alice Cooper / The Flamin' Groovies / Wild Man Fischer / Glass Harp June 11-12, 1971: The Allman Brothers Band / The J. Geils Band / Cowboy June 18-19, 1971: Edgar Winter's White Trash / Mott the Hoople / Sweathog June 25-26, 1971: The Rascals / Rita Coolidge & The Dixie Flyers / Cradle July 2-3, 1971: no shows due to the "Detroit Rock Roll Revival" at the State Fairgrounds... July 9-10, 1971: Bloodrock / The Hampton Grease Band / Suite Charity July 16-17, 1971: Savage Grace / Humble Pie / Soft Machine / Yes July 23-24, 1971: Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes / Blue Scepter (formerly SRC) / Glass Harp / The Früt September 3-4, 1971: Savoy Brown / The Atomic Rooster / Skid Row September 10-11, 1971: Chuck Berry / The J. Geils Band / The Woolies September 17-18, 1971: Cactus / Savage Grace / Boomerang September 24-25, 1971: Mountain / David Rea / Mutzie October 8-9, 1971: Traffic / Fairport Convention October 15-16, 1971: Fleetwood Mac / Angus / Tucky Buzzard October 23-24, 1971: Grateful Dead / New Riders of the Purple Sage October 26, 1971: Pink Flyd October 29-30, 1971: Lee Michaels / Mylon LeFevre & Holy Smoke / Rory Gallagher November 6, 1971: Quicksilver Messenger Service November 12-13, 1971: Procol Harum / King Crimson / Blues Project November 15-16, 1971: Emerson / Lake & Palmer / Yes November 18-19, 1971: "Jesus Christ Superstar" November 20, 1971: The Doors / The Wackers November 25-27 (25 not confirmed), 1971: Savoy Brown / Atomic Rooster / Potliquor December 2, 1971: James Gang / Jake Jones / Julia December 3-4, 1971: King Crimson / Sweathog / Rock 'N Foo / Wylie December 9-10 (9 not confirmed), 1971: Humble Pie / The J. Geils Band / The Früt December 11, 1971: Mountain / Belle Arc / Cradle "last show of venue's original run" December 13, 1971: Mayor Gribbs makes Detroit safe for Democracy by shutting down the Eastown on this date... December 17-18, 1971: Dr. John / Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes / Flower Travelling Band"cancelled with love by the City of Detroit..." July 19, 1973: Joe Walsh / REO Speedwagon / Estus "the Re-Opening of the Eastown..." August 3-4, 1973: Bloodrock / Mahogany Rush September 21-22, 1973: Quicksilver / White Witch / Marcus |
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