Grateful Dead 1977 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Best Show Ever? Concert Poster

Concert Poster uses a white, light gray, and slate gray palette in a vertical design.

About The Grateful Dead

Grateful Dead fans, known as Deadheads, followed the band from city to city for decades. The Grateful Dead formed in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1965 and became famous for long, improvised live shows. Concert posters capture a moment in music history, down to the venue and the date. It was designed to promote a 1977 concert. In the 1970s, rock moved into arenas and its posters became bigger, bolder and more graphic. Concert posters are often the only surviving record of a particular line-up on a particular night.

Styling this Grateful Dead concert poster

A 1977 souvenir of Grateful Dead, it suits a listening room, studio or hallway. Its tall format suits narrow walls, hallways and the space beside a doorway, with 18×24″ a versatile middle size. A black or antique-gold frame suits this Grateful Dead concert poster well and keeps the focus on the image. This Grateful Dead concert poster also anchors a gallery wall well; surround it with smaller pieces at even 2–3 inch gaps.

At a glance

• Type: Grateful Dead concert poster
• Band: The Grateful Dead
• Year: 1977
• Style: Vintage concert posters
• Orientation: portrait
• Collections: Grateful Dead Posters, Vintage Concert Posters