Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$390.00
Starting bid: $10.00
This is not a poster we see come through the door often, and even though it is a reprint, it is in great condition - particularly for being on super thin paper! Approximately 30,000 people attended the 1970 Sound Storm Festival held in Poynette, Wisconsin, about 30 miles north of Madison. Although Ken Kesey is listed on the poster, he was not in attendance. The Grateful Dead performed on Sunday, the 26th. At first glance, the vast majority of the groups listed to perform were smaller local bands. However, promoter Peter Obranovich was determined to bring a real, larger-scale hippie rock festival to Wisconsin.
Obranovich was friends with Jerry Garcia, and the Grateful Dead agreed to play for $9 500, which was well within the promoter's budget. They played for over 4 hours, and extra-long versions of “Turn on Your Lovelight” and “Dark Star” were performed. The funny thing about the Dead was: at large festivals like Woodstock, they had the habit of bombing; however, at low-key, tiny festivals like this one, they would always play an amazing show.
--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: Soundstorm Festival RP2
--GRADE: Near Mint 89
--PERFORMERS: Grateful Dead, Ken Kesey & The Pranksters, Illinois Speed Press, Galactic Vision, Baby Huey, more.
--VENUE: Aquarian Express Farm
--CITY: Madison, WI
--DATE: 4/24-26/1970
--SIZE: 11 x 17"
--PRINTING: RP-2; Post-Concert Second-Printing Poster
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