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Concert Poster Jefferson Airplane
"Tribal Stomp" concert poster (FD-1) for the first-ever Family Dog production, held at the Fillmore Auditorium on February 19, 1966. The poster, designed by Wes Wilson and Chet Helms, advertised a concert featuring Jefferson Airplane and Big Brother and the Holding Company.
Event and Artwork Details
Bands The headlining act was Jefferson Airplane, which at the time included vocalist Signe Anderson. The opening act was Big Brother and the Holding Company, prior to Janis Joplin joining the band.
Venue & Date: The concert took place at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco on February 19, 1966.
Significance: This event marks the beginning of the Family Dog concert series, a collective formed by Chet Helms to promote rock shows in San Francisco. The poster is considered a major piece of psychedelic rock art history.
Design: Artist Wes Wilson is credited with the design and the genre-defining psychedelic lettering. The central image of Native Americans on horseback was a suggestion by Chet Helms, drawing on Native American culture that was important to the Haight-Ashbury hippie community.
Collectibility: Original first printings of this poster are extremely rare, with only about 250 copies estimated to have been printed. |
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