Original 1st printing 5&1/2 x 8&1/2" schedule/marquee-style concert handbill for a series of concerts held at the Kinetic Playground (formerly Electric Theatre) in Chicago, IL from 5/23-6/22/1969. Performers listed include: Led Zeppelin with Pacific Gas & Electric and Illinois Speed Press from 5/23-24 (ISP only 5/25), the Who appearing with Buddy Rich and His Orchestra and Joe Cocker & the Grease Band from 5/29-31, Soup on 6/1, Vanilla Fudge appearing with Muddy Waters and Rotary Connection (featuring Minnie Ripperton) from 6/6-7 (Muddy and R.C. only on 6/8), Eric Burdon appearing with the Zombies and It's A Beautiful Day from 6/13-14, (Zombies and IABD only on 6/15) and the Crazy World of Arthur Brown appearing with the Youngbloods on 6/20-21 (Youngbloods only on 6/22). Art by (and SIGNED in pencil by) Mark Twain Behrens, image is featured in the Art of Rock on page 295 (plate 3.127). Thin flat index card stock handbill is in GORGEOUS mint/near mint to near mint (A/A- to A-) condition; an ULTRA-sharp, basically pristine ARTIST-SIGNED example of this semi-scarce Chicago psychedelic ballroom artifact with an UNREAL lineup of acts.
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