Stanley Theater – Pittsburg, PA
This show took place on February 7, 1969 at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. In additional to the Velvet Underground, The Fugs and The Grateful Dead were on the bill. The poster mentions two shows, one at 7:00 pm and one at 10:30 pm. Printed on a goldenrod style paper with red ink, this Velvet Underground poster measures approximately 10″ x 16 1/4″.
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Boston Tea Party – Boston, MA
March 13th, 14th, and 15th in 1969 saw the Velvet Underground back at the Boston Tea Party in Boston, MA with Wilkinson’s Tricycle on the bill. Sometimes known as the “Charlie Brown” poster, this Velvet Underground poster measures approximately 17 x 22 inches and is printed on a light card stock that has a slight sheen. There is also an 8 1/2 x 11″ flyer with the same artwork. The artist is Bob Driscoll.
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Boston Tea Party – Boston, MA
This calendar/poster shows what an amazing venue the Boston Tea Party in Boston, MA was. The month of May, 1969 saw and incredible amount of talent on the stage including the Jef Beck Group, Poco, The Who, Joe Cocker, the Bonzo Dog Band, It’s A Beautiful Day, Led Zeppelin and Delaney & Bonnie. And on May 29th and 30th, 1969, The Velvet Underground shared the stage with The Allman Brothers. This Velvet Underground poster measures 11 x 17 inches and is printed on a thin card stock. The name “Engstrom” is printed on the side and I’m guessing that was the artist.
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Boston Tea Party – Boston, MA
This Velvet Underground poster advertises The Boston Tea Party Birthday Party taking place on Wednesday, January 22nd, 1969 with free admission. The poster measures approximately 11 x 17 inches and was created by artist Bob Driscoll.
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Boston Tea Party – Boston, MA
This Velvet Underground poster is for January 9th through the 11th, 1969 at The Boston Tea Party in Boston, Massachusetts. This is both a flyer and a poster and was scanned from the flyer which measures approximately 8 1/2 x 11 inches. The poster measures approximately 17 x 22 inches. The artist is David Lang. Playwright and actor, Sam Shepard was the drummer for the Holy Modal Rounders who were on the bill for these shows.
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Great Highway – San Francisco, CA
This is a postcard measuring approximately 5 1/4 x 8 1/2″ presented by Family Dog and the Common on the Great Highway in San Francisco, California November 7th, 8th, and 9th, 1969. Along with Danny Cox, Maximum Speed, Garden Of Delight, and John Adam. The artist is unknown.
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Hilltop Pop Festival – Mason, NH
The Velvet Underground headlined the Hilltop Pop Festival on August 2nd, 1969 in Mason, New Hampshire. This is a small poster measuring approximately 9 1/2″ x 12″. Artist Unknown.
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Vulcan Gas Company – Austin, TX
This is a flyer for shows at The Vulcan Gas Company in Austin, Texas from October 23rd through the 25th in 1969. The flyer measures approximately 8 1/2 x 11″ and the artist is Jim Franklin.
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Springer’s Hall – Portland, OR
November 21, 1969, Springer’s Hall in Portland Oregon. This is an 8 1/2 x 11 inch flyer on Gold card stock. There is also a ticket for this show which printed on the same paper and has a number stamped on it. It measures approximately 3 1/4″ x 2″. Artist Unknown
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