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Concert poster handbill from May 1968 for shows at the Shrine Exposition Hall in Los Angeles, California. The artwork, which is a famous piece of psychedelic rock art, was designed by John Van Hamersveld for Pinnacle Productions.
The handbill functions as a calendar for various concerts that month, featuring a legendary lineup of bands:
Featured Performers
Big Brother and the Holding Company (with Janis Joplin)
The Grateful Dead
The Velvet Underground
The Yardbirds (on their final U.S. tour)
Steve Miller Band
The Chambers Brothers
B.B. King
Sons of Champlin
Pacific Gas & Electric
This particular design is highly sought after by collectors and is featured in the book The Art of Rock on page 255. |
| poster was washed and bleached, no restoration was performed |
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