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Concert poster designed by the artist known as
"Gut" (Allen Turk) for a Grateful Dead and Quicksilver Messenger Service show.
Event Details
Bands: The Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Jerry Abrams Head Lights.
Venue: Carousel Ballroom at Market & Vanness.
Date: January 17, 1968, from 8:30 PM to 2:00 AM. This date was Benjamin Franklin's 262nd birthday, which inspired the $100 bill design of the poster.
Admission: $2.50 at the door.
Significance: This concert was the grand opening for the Carousel Ballroom under management by the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane, and the Dead debuted two songs: "China Cat Sunflower" and "The Eleven". |
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