Original 1st printing 18 x 24&1/8" concert poster featuring the final schedule of shows held at Bill Graham's Fillmore East in New York City from 5/20-6/27/1971. Performances listed include: Leon Russell appearing with Taj Mahal (5/20-23), Lee Michaels and Fanny with special guests Humble Pie (5/28-29), Laura Nyro (5/30), Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention appearing with Head Over Heels (6/4-5, including an unannounced appearance by John Lennon and Yoko Ono), Bloodrock appearing with Glass Harp and Alice Cooper (6/11-12), B.B. King (6/18-19), Johnny Winter appearing with Edgar Winter's White Trash (6/24) and the Allman Brothers Band appearing with the J. Geils Band (6/25-27 -*the last show also featured special guest appearances by the Beach Boys and Mountain). Design by (and SIGNED in black flair pen by) David Byrd, image is # 11 (the final poster) in the Bill Graham/Fillmore East series and is featured in the Art of Rock on page 158 (plate 2.93). Medium-thin glossy stock poster is in very good to excellent (B/B+ to B+) condition; a couple of tiny tears and a pair of thin horizontal bends along the top edge, a few stray light handling dings, a tiny surface stain or two, a slight discoloration in the top left corner and a tiny edge tear in the lower right margin, otherwise fine. An overall VERY sharp example of the FINAL Fillmore East poster, SIGNED by the artist himself. Check out some fascinating (weird) footage of John and Yoko sitting in with the Mothers HERE; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T039BO8Q_88
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