1968 Grimshaw Sinclair MC5 Wayne State Signed 2x Poster

This vintage original poster is signed by both the artist, Gary Grimshaw and John Sinclair!

This RARE poster promoted an event in February 1968 featuring music from the MC5, The Up, The Pink Peach Mob, and a poetry reading from John Sinclair! It took place at Wayne State University in Detroit. Sinclair managed the MC5 at this time, and was sentenced to prison in 1969 for marijuana possession. A protest movement led by prominent figures of the day ensued.

The great MC5 started their music career in Michigan and developed a reputation for energetic and polemical live performances. They were a mainstay at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit. Their 1969 debut album Kick Out the Jams, released the year following this event, landed them into the history books. Their lifespan was unfortunately short-lived and in 1972 the band came to an end - just three years after their debut record.

--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: Grimshaw Sinclair Mc5 Wayne State Univ
--GRADE: MINT 91
--PERFORMERS: Mc5, The Up, The Pink Peach Mob, John Sinclair
--VENUE: Community Arts Aud. - Wsu
--CITY: Detroit
--DATE: 02/08/68
--DIMENSIONS: 10.375 in. x 8.5 in.
--PRINTING: OP-1; Poster