Their concert of 20 October 1973 was recorded and released as Live at the Rainbow Theatre. Genesis performed many times at the Rainbow over their career. Queen recorded a concert at the Rainbow on 19th and 20th November 1974 called Live At The Rainbow released on VHS in 1992 box set called: Box Of Tricks. Other well-known musicians, including Mike Oldfield and Robert Wyatt, also contributed to the concert. Jis date of the collaborative performance at the Rainbow Theatre by Kevin Ayers, John Cale, Nico and Brian Eno. However, the two performances that are the same on the album and the film are "Close to the Edge" and "Würm". These are not necessarily the same recordings used for the triple live album Yessongs which was recorded from February through December 1972 and released in 1973. Yes filmed their concerts on 15 and 16 December 1972 at the Rainbow for the 1975 film release Yessongs. The band also played two benefit concerts at the Rainbow on 4 November 1973 for Robert Wyatt, who had been recently paralyzed from a fall. The last night performance was partially broadcast on BBC Radio. Pink Floyd played a four-night stand at the venue during the beginning of their Eclipsed Tour, on which its main set is mostly known as the "pre-Dark Side Of The Moon" set, from 17–20 February 1972. The Who later wrote and recorded the song "Long Live Rock", which celebrates the theatre. The Odeon was converted into the Rainbow Theatre from 4 November 1971, when The Who performed the first concert in the newly named theatre. Renamed "Odeon" on 17 November 1970, the theatre was closed by the Rank Organisation on 25 September 1971 with Bill Travers in Gorgo and Hayley Mills in Twisted Nerve. The Beach Boys' album, Live In London, was recorded here in 1968. The guitar handed to Frank Zappa in Miami was also intact, but the neck was removed later and ended up badly rotted after years left exposed to damp at Zappa's house. When Jimi left the stage at The Finsbury Astoria, the guitar was intact apart from burns. Frank Zappa was given the burnt Astoria guitar by ex-Hendrix roadie 'H' at Miami, he had apparently acquired the guitar at some point and was then working for Zappa. Jimi later repeated the stunt at Monterey. Press agent Tony Garland was dispatched to purchase lighter fluid and Jimi proceeded to set fire to his Fender Stratocaster guitar on 31 March 1967 on the opening night of the Walker Brothers tour, resulting in a hospital appointment for Jimi's burnt fingers and a moment that set the precedent for rock performances.
It was at this theatre that Jimi Hendrix first burnt a guitar, with the collusion of his manager Chas Chandler and a journalist from NME. One-night concerts were held on the stage in the 1960s, with the building becoming one of the premier music venues in the capital.
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