The original venue was located at 22nd & Arch Streets and operated from 1968 to 1973. The “current” venue opened in 1994. The current location on North 7th Street is still holding concerts featuring a variety of artists and is now known as Franklin Music Hall.
In 2018, the Electric Factory was sold to The Bowery Presents, who temporarily called it “North Seventh” while they held a contest to rename the venue. In October 2018, the new name was announced as Franklin Music Hall.
Notable Concerts Held At Electric Factory Include:
1/31/1970 – The Kinks
1/10/1970 – The Allman Brothers Band
2/11/1970 – B.B. King
4/18/1970 – Pink Floyd
11/21/1970 – Van Morrison
9/6/1969 – Chicago
3/30/1969 – Procol Harum
1/24/1969 – Lee Michaels
2/22/1968 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
2/10/1968 – The Chambers Brothers
3/24/1968 – The Mothers of Invention
3/16/1968 – Big Brother & the Holding Company
3/9/1968 – Vanilla Fudge
3/2/1968 – Country Joe and the Fish
4/12/1968 – The Grass Roots
4/21/1968 – Cream
5/9/1968 – Iron Butterfly
6/7/1968 – Canned Heat
10/26/1968 – Jeff Beck Group
11/18/1968 – Jefferson Airplane
11/16/1968 – Steppenwolf
Electric Factory – Franklin Music Hall
421 N. 7th ST.
Philadelphia, PA 19123
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