Pink Floyd
August-December 1969
Posters & Handbills
Any comments, corrections or additions to this listing would be greatly appreciated.
1a) Van Dike Club handbill
Date & Venue: Van Dike Club, Exmouth Road, Plymouth, England, August 1, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd, etc.
Handbill Artist: This handbill has a picture of Marsha Hunt at the top.
Notes: A handbill for the Van Dike Club from July 26th through August 1969. Pink Floyd is listed on August 1st, and did play the show after rescheduling twice.
2a) Sam Cutler Stage Show, Rugby Rag's Blues Festival poster
Date & Venue: Rainsbrook, Ashlawn Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, England, September 12-14, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd
Notes: A poster for the open-air Sam Cutler Stage Show, Rugby Rag's Blues Festival in Rainsbrook, Ashlawn Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, England on September 12-14, 1969.
Pink Floyd played at this festival on Saturday, September 13, 1969.
2b) Amsterdam poster
Date & Venue: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands, September 17, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd concert at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Netherlands on September 17, 1969.
2c) Leiden poster
Date & Venue: Stadsgehoorzaal, Leiden, Netherlands, September 24, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Size: 31 9/16" x 21 3/4"
PT: .0061"
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd concert at Stadsgehoorzaal, Leiden, Netherlands on September 24, 1969.
2d) Theatre 140, Brussels handbill
Date & Venue: Theater 140, Brussels, Belgium, September 26-28, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd
Handbill Size: 7" x 4 3/4"
Notes: A handbill for the Pink Floyd shows at Theatre 140 in Brussels on September 26-28, 1969.
3a1) Internationales Essener Pop & Blues Festival poster #1
Date & Venue: Gruga Halle, Essen, West Germany, October 9-11, 1969
Bands (listed on the poster): Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, Cuby & the Blizzards, Keef Hartley Blues Band, Champion Jack Dupree, The Nice, Pink Floyd, Pretty Things, East of Eden, Muddy Waters, Hardin & York, Hard Meat, Taste, Free, Fleetwood Mac.
Bands that performed:
October 9, 1969: Fashion, Keef Hartley Band, The Pretty Things, Yes, Warm Dust, Fleetwood Mac, Free, Spooky Tooth, Hard Meat.
October 10, 1969: Amon Duul II, Hardin & York, Keef Hartley Blues Band, Champion Jack Dupree & Shades, The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, Alexis Korner & New Church, Steamhammer, Muddy Waters, Taste, Shades.
October 11, 1969: Tulliver's Brain, Taste, Cuby's Blues Band, Keef Hartley Blues Band, Livin Blues, Deep Purple, Amon Duul II, The Nice, Tangerine Dream, Pink Floyd, Ekseption, Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, Xhol Caravan, Hardin & York.
Poster Artist: Georg Boskamp
Poster Size: 38 3/8" x 25 3/32"
PT: .005"
Notes: A poster for the three day Essener Pop & Blues Festival on October 9-11, 1969.
Pink Floyd performed on October 11, 1969 and played Astronomy Domine, Green Is the Colour & Careful With That Axe, Eugene, Interstellar Overdrive, and A Saucerful of Secrets.
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3a2) Internationales Essener Pop & Blues Festival poster #2:
Notes: A poster for the three day Essener Pop & Blues Festival on October 9-11, 1969, with different colors, and it has the following bands added to the poster on the right side: Alexis Korner, Amon Duul II, Deep Purple, Yes, Livin Blues, Milwaukee Coasters.
3a3) Internationales Essener Pop & Blues Festival handbill #1
Date & Venue: Gruga Halle, Essen, West Germany, October 9-11, 1969
Bands: Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, Cuby and the Blizzards, Keef Hartley Blues Band, Champion Jack Dupree, The Nice, Pink Floyd, Pretty Things, East of Eden, Muddy Waters, Hardin York, Hard Meat, Taste, Free, Fleetwood Mac.
Notes: A handbill / small poster for the Essener Pop & Blues Festival on October 9-11, 1969. Pink Floyd performed on October 11, 1969.
3a4) Internationales Essener Pop & Blues Festival handbill #2
Date & Venue: Gruga Halle, Essen, West Germany, October 9-11, 1969
Bands: Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, Cuby and the Blizzards, Keef Hartley Blues Band, Champion Jack Dupree, The Nice, Pink Floyd, Pretty Things, East of Eden, Muddy Waters, Hardin York, Hard Meat, Taste, Free, Fleetwood Mac.
Handbill Size: 8" x 3"
Notes: A handbill for the Essener Pop & Blues Festival on October 9-11, 1969. Pink Floyd performed on October 11, 1969.
3b) University College, London commemorative poster
Date & Venue: University College, London, England, October 18, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd
Notes: A commemorative poster for the Pink Floyd concert at the University College in London, England on October 18, 1969.
This is NOT a real concert poster. It is a fake concert poster made to look old by using old paper, hand painting, and putting stains on the paper. It was made in the past few years to be sold as an original (it is not).
3c1) Black Magic Rock & Roll Festival poster
Date & Venue: Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, October 31, 1969
Bands (that actually played at the festival): Plum Wine, Pluto, Ted Lucas, Frigid Pink, Frut, Teagarden & Van Winkle, The Stooges, Peter Hurkos, Sweetwater, SRC, Coven, and Savage Grace (power was cut in the middle of their set).
Poster Artist: Linz
Poster Size: 22 17/64" x 14 29/64"
Reference Number: G/G-691031-P
Notes: This is a fake Pink Floyd concert poster. Although they are listed on the poster, Pink Floyd were never booked to appear at this festival. Their name was put on the poster to sell more tickets.
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The Black Magic Rock & Roll Festival was an actual event that was held at Olympia Stadium in Detroit, Michigan on October 31, 1969. This festival was poorly organized and numerous bands that were advertised on the poster were not even signed to appear. Big name artists, such as Pink Floyd (who were in England at the time) were never scheduled to appear. The promoter just fradulently put their names on the poster to lure people into buying tickets.
While the festival took place with local Michigan acts performing (see above), 14,000 fans were not happy that the artists they had paid to see were not there. To make matters worse, the stadium had only been leased until 1 a.m., at which time the power to the stage was turned off, right in the middle of Savage Grace's set. Both the Frost and the Amboy Dukes, who were scheduled to play after Savage Grace, couldn't perform. A riot ensued.
The bands that did not play, but were listed on the poster, were: Pink Floyd (was not there), Arthur Brown (was not there), Bonzo Dog Band (was not there), Kim Fowley (was not there), MC5 (was not there), Alice Cooper (was not there), Bob Seger System (was not there), All the Lonely People (was not there), Pleasure Seekers (was not there), Sky (was not there), Frost (did not play due to lack of power), and the Amboy Dukes (did not play due to lack of power). Timothy Leary also did not appear at the show.
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Two cards were also made with the same information as the poster:
3c2) Black Magic Rock & Roll Festival handbill #1
Date & Venue: Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, October 31, 1969
Bands: See notes.
Card Artist: Linz
Card Size: 6 3/4" x 4 1/4"
PT: .0105"
Reference Number: G/G-691031-PC-A
Notes: A handbill for the Black Magic Rock & Roll Festival at Olympia Stadium in Detroit, Michigan on October 31, 1969.
Card with Groove Shoppe on the back, back of the card is blue.
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3c3) Black Magic Rock & Roll Festival handbill #2
Date & Venue: Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, October 31, 1969
Bands: See notes.
Card Artist: Linz
Card Size: 6 24/32" x 4 3/16"
PT: .013"
Reference Number: G/G-691031-PC-B
Notes: A handbill for the Black Magic Rock & Roll Festival at Olympia Stadium in Detroit, Michigan on October 31, 1969.
Card with Groove Shoppe on the back, back of the card is black.
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3c4) Handbill reprint.
Handbill Size: 11 x 8 33/64" or 16 21/32" x 10 43/64"
Notes: A bootleg reprint of this card was done on orange colored paper in 2000. It is black print on orange paper.
4a) Manchester University handbill
Date & Venue: Manchester University Students Union, Oxford Road, Manchester University, Manchester, England, November 1, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd, Stone the Crows
Notes: A handbill for Pink Floyd in the Student Union Building, Manchester University in Manchester, England on November 1, 1969.
4b1) Nuremberg poster (cancelled Pink Floyd show)
Date & Venue: Messehalle, Nuremberg, West Germany, November 21, 1969
Bands: Pretty Things, Pink Floyd, Steamhammer.
Notes: A poster for a cancelled show by Pink Floyd in Nuremberg, West Germany on November 21, 1969. Pink Floyd pulled out of the tour due to recording commitments in Italy, and was replaced by Fat Mattress on the tour.
4b2) Frankfurt poster (cancelled Pink Floyd show)
Date & Venue: Volksbildungsheim, Frankfurt, West Germany, November 22, 1969
Bands: Pretty Things, Pink Floyd, Steamhammer.
Poster Size: 23 9/16" x 33 3/4"
PT: .0058"
Notes: A poster for a cancelled show by Pink Floyd in Frankfurt, West Germany on November 22, 1969. Pink Floyd pulled out of the tour due to recording commitments in Italy, and was replaced by Fat Mattress on the tour.
4b3) Hamburg poster (cancelled Pink Floyd show)
Date & Venue: Star Club, Hamburg, West Germany, November 23, 1969
Bands: Pretty Things, Pink Floyd, Steamhammer.
Notes: A poster for a cancelled show by Pink Floyd in Hamburg, West Germany on November 23, 1969. Pink Floyd pulled out of the tour due to recording commitments in Italy, and was replaced by Fat Mattress on the tour.
4c) Dunstable poster
Date & Venue: Queensway Hall, Civic Center, Dunstable, November 26, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd show in Queensway Hall, Civic Center, Dunstable, England on November 26, 1969.
5a1) AFAN Festival of Progressive Music poster
Date & Venue: AFAN Lido Indoor Sports Centre, Port Talbot, South Wales, December 6, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd, Fairport Convention, East of Eden, Sam Apple Pie, Samson, Daddy Long Legs, Solid State.
Poster Size: 29 6/8" x 20 1/16"
PT: .004"
Notes: A poster for the AFAN Festival of Progressive Music at the AFAN Lido Indoor Sports Centre, Port Talbot on December 6, 1969. Pink Floyd headlined the festival.
5a2) AFAN Festival of Progressive Music handbill
Date & Venue: AFAN Lido Indoor Sports Centre, Port Talbot, South Wales, December 6, 1969
Bands: Pink Floyd, Fairport Convention, East of Eden, Sam Apple Pie, Samson, Daddy Long Legs, Solid State.
Notes: A handbill for the AFAN Festival of Progressive Music at the AFAN Lido Indoor Sports Centre, Port Talbot on December 6, 1969. Pink Floyd headlined the festival.
