 |
1969 Grateful Dead concert handbill/poster designed by graphic artist Cab Covay.Artwork and Concert Overview The artwork features a striking, Halloween-esque graveyard scene complete with tombstones and a rising ghostly figure beneath the band's name. Known in collector circles as catalog number AOR-4.57 (Art of Rock series), this piece was created to promote a two-night run on November 7–8, 1969.The shows took place at the "Ol' Fillmore" Auditorium located at Fillmore and Geary in San Francisco, California. During this period, promoter Bill Graham had already moved his main operations over to the Fillmore West. As a result, the original Fillmore Auditorium sat mostly empty and was occasionally leased out by independent producers—such as the one behind this specific concert line-up.Performance Line-Up The billing showcases classic late-60s counterculture acts alongside the headliners:Grateful Dead Crimson Madness So. Bay Experimental Flash Alligator |
|
|
