1977 Frank Zappa Des Moines Veterans Auditorium Poster Extra Fine 63

closed on Sunday, February 22, 2026

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$181.20
Starting bid: $10.00

This cardstock poster announced Frank Zappa's FIRST EVER appearance in Des Moines, Iowa, on September 20th, 1977, at the Des Moines Veterans Auditorium. C35258his was the first year since 1969 that Zappa did not release new music, but he would release dozens more albums in his lifetime before he died in 1993. We've never offered another example of this poster in our auction!

 

Condition Details: Paper loss, tears, creases, holes, stains

 

--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: Frank Zappa Des Moines Veterans
--GRADE: Extra Fine 63
--PERFORMERS: Frank Zappa
--VENUE: Des Moines Veterans Auditorium
--CITY: Des Moines, IA
--DATE: 9/20/1977
--SIZE: 11.38 x 17"
--PRINTING: OP-1; Original Pre-Concert First Printing Poster


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