Category Archives: *Grateful Dead

Acid Test Flyer Advertising Handout 1966 Grateful Dead at S.F. State

Posted on July 15, 2011 by postercentral

An original advertising handbill from S.F. State College for the last legendary “Acid Test” event before LSD was made illegal in California (in October 1966). Nicknamed “Whatever It Is” or “The X Handbill,” this charismatic little piece is not great … Continue reading →

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Grateful Dead Concert Poster 1960s Bill Graham Charity Show for SNCC

Posted on June 30, 2011 by postercentral

A Bill Graham / Grateful Dead concert poster from 1966 that stands outside of Graham’s typical number series of posters for shows at the Fillmore. Known as the “snick” benefit, this eight-hour show featured the Dead plus The James Cotton … Continue reading →

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Trip or Freak Concert Poster 1967 by Mouse, Griffin & Kelley

Posted on June 21, 2011 by postercentral

The famous Halloween 1967 San Francisco psychedelic concert poster designed by Alton Kelley, Stanley Mouse and Rick Griffin. “Trip or Freak” — a take-off on “trick or treat,” of course — was a Halloween Ball featuring the Grateful Dead, Big … Continue reading →

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Grateful Dead & Jefferson Airplane Concert Poster 1967 Kaleidoscope Los Angeles

Posted on May 29, 2011 by postercentral

A uniquely shaped circular 1967 Grateful Dead concert poster from the Kaleidoscope nightclub in Hollywood, CA. This is the very first poster in a series of about 20 that the Kaleidoscope produced in 1967-68. Also on the bill on this … Continue reading →

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Human Be-In Poster 1967 San Francisco by Rick Griffin

Posted on May 25, 2011 by postercentral

A seminal and historic psychedelic concert poster from January 1967, known as the “Human Be-In” poster. It was legendary poster artist Rick Griffin’s first creation for a S.F. rock event, and everyone who was anyone was there, including all the … Continue reading →

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