Final Auction Price
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$133.20
Starting bid: $1.00
A World Class cardboard poster featuring World Class performers in 1982's famous US Festival. This historic 3 day festival included sets by legendary names like The Police Talking Heads the late great Tom Petty and of course The Grateful Dead. This original poster showcases the Saturday Stars lineup including Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Pat Benatar the Kinks Santana and Eddie Money!
The historic Colby Poster Printing Company produced promotional material between 1948 and 2012 and they became legendary for their signature fluorescent inks and bold all-caps typography although none of the original staff had any formal design training. They were members of the letterpress union the screen printers union and the typesetters union. Original Printing Cardboard posters are super popular and remain one of the most highly sought after type of concert memorabilia ever known!
--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: The US Festival Saturday
--GRADE: EXTRA FINE 67
--PERFORMERS: Saturday: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Pat Benatar, The Kinks, The Cars, Santana, Eddie Money
--VENUE: Glen Helen Regional Park
--CITY: San Bernadino California
--DATE: 9/3-5/1982
--SIZE: 14 x 22
--PRINTING: OP-1; Original Pre-Concert First Printing Poster
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