1970-AOR 4.221-OP-1-The Who-Tommy-Metropolitan Opera House Concert Poster-FIRST CERTIFIED APPEARANCE! CGC Graded 7.5

closed on Friday, February 19, 2021

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$540.00
Starting bid: $1.00

Presenting the FIRST CGC Graded example to appear in our auction! This Original silver-foil Poster is often requested by collectors. Artist David Byrd created this poster to promote The Who performing their rock opera "Tommy" at the Metropolitan Opera House Lincoln Center in New York. The "Tommy" fall tour started the year prior including their performance at Woodstock in August. This caused their popularity in the United States to increase drastically. This June 1970 date (two shows) would be one of the last runs the group would play in small US venues of this size. It would only be a few years later the group was playing concerts in very large stadiums. A cool poster for The Who's rock masterpiece at a legendary New York venue!

Poster – The Who’s Tommy at the Metropolitan Opera House
Grade – CGC 7.5
Bands/Bill – The Who Tommy
Venue – Metropolitan Opera House Lincoln Center
City – New York NY
Date – 6/7/1970
Dimensions – 18 ¼ X 26”
Printing – OP-1 Original Pre-Concert First Printing
Series/Promoter – Bill Graham Nathan M. Weiss & New Action LTD.
Artist – David Byrd
Condition Details – 100% Original with no restoration. View the detailed high res photo of this lot. Click on the thumbnail photo to see an enlarged photo. Click a second time on the magnifying glass in the upper right corner of the enlarged photo. A super high res image with every millimeter will now be clearly displayed. For a personalized eyewitness examination call 410-464-6180 11:00 am to 6:00 pm eastern.

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