Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$2,040.00
Starting bid: $10.00
This Big Brother / Janis Joplin poster was produced for a January 5th performance at Fresno’s historic Rainbow Ballroom in 1968. Deep history revolves around the Rainbow Ballroom. It was originally built as the Fresno Natatorium in 1918 serving as a post-World War I Fresno indoor swimming pool complex. The ballroom flourished in the late 1960’s as a popular venue for the West Coast Sound. Legendary acts played there in their formative years including Creedence Clearwater Revival, Carlos Santana, Ike and Tina Turner Revue and Fleetwood Mac.
By the time Big Brother & Janis rocked this date (2 shows) at the Rainbow in early 1968, big things were happening for their career. It would only be a month later they would embark on their first East Coast tour starting with the historic Anderson Theatre in New York City. In early March they would begin recording sessions for their landmark album “Cheap Thrills” which reached #1 on the charts for 8 consecutive weeks.
Condition Details: Stains, tears, foxing, paper loss.
--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: Janis & Big Brother Rainbow Ballroom Poster
--GRADE: EXTRA FINE 61
--PERFORMERS: Big Brother & The Holding Company, Valley Fever
--VENUE: Rainbow Ballroom
--CITY: Fresno, CA
--DATE: 1/5/1968
--SIZE: 13.75 x 21.5"
--PRINTING: Original Pre-Concert First Printing Poster
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