1968-Orange County Fairgrounds-Newport Pop Festival Grateful Dead Concert Program-PAE Graded Excellent '79'

closed on Friday, October 11, 2019

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$72.00
Starting bid: $1.00

The 1968 Newport Pop Festival was one of the earliest large-scale festivals. Held at the Orange County Fairgrounds the attendance was estimated at 140 000. The Grateful Dead played on Sunday August 4th. The full lineup of performers for the festival included Jefferson Airplane Sonny & Cher The Byrds Tiny Tim Country Joe & the Fish Eric Burdon and the Animals and more. 

 

This program features great photos of all the bands essays historic period advertisements and artwork. Vintage tour programs from the 60’s are harder to find with each passing year. As quantities of available programs decrease the more collectible they become. Early Grateful Dead material (especially with Pigpen photos) is constantly being scooped up by collectors and this lot will prove to be no different! Read our Blog Dated 8/1/18 where we discuss the recent growth of the Dead’s legacy with today’s younger generation and the impact this has on authentic material in our collectors world.

 

Program - Newport Pop Festival Orange County Fairgrounds 1968

Grade – PAE Excellent 79

Bands/Bill – Grateful Dead Jefferson Airplane Sonny & Cher The Byrds Tiny Tim Country Joe & the Fish Eric Burdon and the Animals and more.

Venue – Orange County Fair Grounds

City – Costa Mesa CA

Date – 8/3-4/68

Dimensions – 8 1/2" x 11"

Printing – Original Pre-Concert First Printing

Series/Promoter – Wesco Scenic Sounds Productions

Condition Details - 100% Original with no restoration. Toning moisture discoloration cover and edges creases handling. View the detailed high res photo of this lot. Click on the thumbnail photo to see an enlarged photo. Click a second time on the magnifying glass in the upper right corner of the enlarged photo. A super high res image with every millimeter will now be clearly displayed. For a personalized eyewitness examination call 410-464-6180 11:00 am to 6:00pm eastern.

 

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