ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, ðə bˈænd tˈʊɹd ðə wˈɛst kˈoʊst ænd spˈɛnt ðə sˈʌmɚɹ ʌv lˈʌv ɪn sˌæn fɹænsˈɪskoʊ, lˈɪvɪŋ æt ðə sˌɔːzɐlˈiːɾoʊ hˈɛlɪpˌoːɹt, ænd plˈeɪɪŋ æt plˈeɪsᵻz lˈaɪk ðə mˈeɪtɹɪks, ðə stɹˈeɪt θˈiəɾɚ, ðə hˈeɪt ˈeɪ, nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənz hˈaʊs, ænd ðə fˈɪlmoːɹ wˈɛst, wˌɛɹ ðeɪ ˈoʊpənd fɔːɹ kɹˈiːm.
In 1967, the band toured the West Coast and spent the Summer of Love in San Francisco, living at the Sausalito Heliport, and playing at places like The Matrix, The Straight Theater, the Haight A, New Orleans House, and the Fillmore West, where they opened for Cream.