Product description
A 1969 concert poster with Grateful Dead on the bill (San Jose State Halloween Dance).
About The Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead formed in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1965 and became famous for long, improvised live shows. Grateful Dead posters and album art, from skeletons and roses to dancing bears, are central to psychedelic design. By the 1970s, concert promotion moved to arenas and stadiums, and posters advertised ever larger shows. This poster advertised a 1969 show. The late 1960s saw a boom in psychedelic poster art, with swirling hand-drawn lettering and clashing colours. Promoters like Bill Graham and Chet Helms commissioned a new poster for almost every weekend of shows.
Styling this Grateful Dead concert poster
This 1969 poster for Grateful Dead brings a slice of 1960s music history to the wall. At 24×36″ it becomes a statement piece, while 11×14″ or 12×18″ fits shelves, desks and gallery walls. Finish this Grateful Dead concert poster with a black or antique-gold frame for a clean, gallery-style look. For a gallery wall, pair this Grateful Dead concert poster with two or three smaller prints, spaced 2–3 inches (5–8 cm) apart. For the most natural view, place the centre of this Grateful Dead concert poster at eye level, around 57 inches (145 cm) high.
At a glance
- Type: Grateful Dead concert poster
- Band: The Grateful Dead
- Year: 1969
- Style: Vintage concert posters
- Collections: Grateful Dead Posters, Vintage Concert Posters
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Available physical sizes: 8×10″, 11×14″, 12×18″, 16×20″, 18×24″, 20×30″, 24×36″
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