The Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco is a legendary venue known for its significant role in the 1960s counterculture music scene. It was at the Avalon Ballroom that Janis Joplin made her first public appearance with Big Brother and the Holding Company on June 10, 1966.Â
The Avalon Ballroom was renowned for its vibrant atmosphere and psychedelic light shows, making it a central hub for the San Francisco Sound. The venue operated from 1966 to 1968, and briefly reopened between 2003 and 2006,
It remains a symbol of the era's musical and cultural revolution.
