Original 1st printing 24 x 36" event merchandise poster for the Grateful Dead appearing at the Bickershaw Festival, held in Wigan, Lancashire (England) on 5/7/1972. (*festival was held from 5/5-7)

 In addition to the Dead,  there were performances by Donovan, the Incredible String Band, Hawkwind (with Lemmy!), Dr. John, Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, the Kinks, Country Joe McDonald, Wishbone Ash, the New Riders of the Purple Sage, Family, Cheech & Chong, Flamin' Groovies, Maynard Ferguson, Captain Beyond and more.

 Thin glossy stock poster is in used (B-) condition; a heavy amount of edge/corner wear, numerous handling/stress bends scattered around the image area, a 3" split in the right center margin, a series of edge tears and a few small chunks out of the lower right margin, a series of hard diagonal bends in the upper left corner and the paper has dried out significantly and is fairly brittle... this particular example would benefit quite well from a good restoration/linen backing to preserve it.

 That said, this is an EXTREMELY SCARCE artifact from the Europe '72 tour that would look really impressive once it gets fixed up. Check out this fascinating piece of footage (including a brief interview with Jerry) HERE;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0vAqnq1vW0