Pink Floyd Posters - Third U.S. Tour 1970

Pink Floyd
Third U.S. Tour
April-May 1970
Posters & Handbills

by The Pink Floyd Archives


This section of the Pink Floyd Poster Gallery documents Pink Floyd posters and handbills from their third U.S. tour in April-May, 1970.
Ads from magazines and newspapers are not included.

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Third U.S. Tour, April-May, 1970
Posters & Handbills

Pink Floyd

  1. April 1970

    1. SUNY poster, April 11, 1970
    2. Boston Tea Party poster, April 12, 1970
    3. Fillmore East handbill, April 16, 1970
    4. Electric Factory handbill, April 17 & 18, 1970
    5. Capitol Theater handbill, April 22, 1970
    6. Pink Floyd-Fillmore West, San Francisco, April 29, 1970
      1. Fillmore West calendar card, April-May 1970
      2. Fillmore West double calendar card, April-May 1970
      3. Poster
      4. Wolfgang's Vault poster reprint
      5. Card #1
      6. Card #2
      7. Card #3

  2. May 1970

    1. Blue Mountain Eagle, May 9, 1970
      1. Poster
      2. Handbill
      3. Small poster
    2. Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta handbill, May 12, 1970

  3. Posters for Pink Floyd Shows that were cancelled

    1. Dallas State Fair Music Hall handbill, May 23, 1970


The Third U.S. Tour
April-May 1970


SUNY poster
April 11, 1970

1a) SUNY at Stony Brook SAB poster
Date & Venue: Gymnasium, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York, April 11, 1970
Bands: Pink Floyd
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd concert at the Gymnasium at State University of New York in Stony Brook, New York on April 11, 1970



Boston Tea Party poster
April 12, 1970

1b) Boston Tea Party poster
Date & Venue: Boston Tea Party, Boston, Massachusetts, April 12, 1970
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Artist: Bob Driscoll
Poster Size: 17" x 17"
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd concert at the Boston Tea Party in Boston, Massachusetts on April 12, 1970



Fillmore East handbill
April 16, 1970

1c) Fillmore East handbill
Date & Venue: Fillmore East, New York City, New York, April 16, 1970
Bands: Ravi Shankar, Tom Paxton, Pink Floyd, The Incredible String Band, The Stone Monkey
Notes: A flyer for upcoming Fillmore East shows. Pink Floyd played on April 16, 1970.



Electric Factory calendar handbill
April 17 & 18, 1970

1d) Electric Factory calendar handbill
Date & Venue: The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 17 & 18, 1970
Bands: Pink Floyd, James Taylor, John Sebastian, Manfred Mann Chapter III, The Doors, Mothers of Invention, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Handbill Size: 11 x 8
Paper Thickness: .0053
Notes: A flyer for upcoming concerts at The Electric Factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in April and May 1970.



Capitol Theater calendar handbill
April 22, 1970

1e) Capitol Theater calendar handbill
Date & Venue: Capitol Theater, Port Chester, New York, April 22, 1970
Bands: Johnny Winter, Taj Mahal, Tony Williams Lifetime, Le Michaels, Pink Floyd, John Mayall, Savoy Brown, James Gang, Joe Cocker, James Taylor, Van Morrison
Handbill Size: 11 1/2" X 5 1/2"
Notes: Handbill with a calendar for the Capitol Theater in New York in April and May 1970.



(front & back)
Fillmore West calendar card
April-May 1970

1f1) Fillmore West calendar card
Date & Venue: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, April 29, 1970
Bands: Pink Floyd, and others
Handbill Artist: David Singer
Reference Number: BG 229
Notes: A two sided handbill for shows at the Fillmore West, Winterland, and Berkeley Community Center in San Francisco, California in April and May 1970.
On the front is a handbill for Joe Cocker, Mad Dogs & Englishmen, Van Morrison, and the Stonemans.
On the back of this handbill is a calendar listing April and May 1970 concerts in San Francisco including a performance by Pink Floyd at the Fillmore West on April 29, 1970.



(front & back)
Fillmore West double calendar card
April-May 1970

1f2) Fillmore West double calendar card
Date & Venue: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, April 29, 1970
Bands: Pink Floyd, and others
Handbill Artist: David Singer
Reference Number: BG 229 & BG 231
Notes: A two sided calendar card for shows at the Fillmore West, Winterland, and Berkeley Community Center in San Francisco, California in April and May 1970.
On the front is are handbills for Jethro Tull and Fairport Convention, as well as Joe Cocker, Mad Dogs & Englishmen, Van Morrison, and the Stonemans.
On the back of this handbill is a calendar listing April and May 1970 concerts in San Francisco including a performance by Pink Floyd at the Fillmore West on April 29, 1970.
Some copies were mechanically addressed to people on the Fillmore mailing list.



Fillmore West poster
April 29, 1970

1f3) Fillmore West poster
Date & Venue: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, April 29, 1970
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Artist: Pat Hanks (David Singers name appears on the poster because artist Pat Hanks stripped in the image for the ticket outlets that had Singers name on it).
Poster Size: 21 15/16 x 14 1/16
PT: .0084"
Printing Information: Printed by Tea Lautrec Litho. Color offset lithograph. True brown on porous yellow paper.
Quantity Printed: apx. 500
Reference Number: BG-230
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd show at the Fillmore West in San Francisco, California on April 29, 1970. The number 230 appears just above and to the right of the d in Pink Floyd.
The poster image is a picture of Pink Floyd's roadies with their equipment, taken from the Ummagumma album. Around the picture is a drawing of a bird with feathers.
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1f4) Wolfgang's Vault poster reprint:

Poster Size: 31 13/32 x 20 3/8"
PT: .0095"
Quantity Printed: 500
Notes: This poster was reprinted in 2014 by the Bill Graham Archives LLC. It was printed on glossy cover stock and has the notation "Wolfgang's Vault" in the lower right hand margin.



Fillmore West handbill
April 29, 1970

1f5) Fillmore West handbill
Date & Venue: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, April 29, 1970
Bands: Pink Floyd
Handbill Artist: Pat Hanks
Handbill Size: 7 1/64" x 4 5/8"
Reference Number: BG-230-PC-A
Notes: A handbill for the Pink Floyd concert at the Fillmore West in San Francisco, California on April 29, 1970.
Issued as a card with blank back. Image color is true brown. Porous yellow paper.
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1f6) Card #2:
Reference Number: BG-230-PC-B
Card Size: 7 1/16" x 4 5/8"
Note: Image color is gray with slight brown tones. Porous yellow paper.
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1f7) Card #3:
Reference Number: BG-230-PC-C
Card Size: 7 1/16" x 4 5/8"
Note: Image color is gray with slight brown tones. Tan colored paper.



Blue Mountain Eagle poster
May 9, 1970

2a1) Blue Mountain Eagle poster
Date & Venue: Terrace Ballroom, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 9, 1970
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Artist: Rob Brown
Poster Size: 25 x 18 3/8
PT: .0099"
Print Run: 500
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd concert at the Terrace Ballroom in Salt Lake City, Utah on May 9, 1970.
The picture on the poster is a Conan the Barbarian battle scene.
Approximately 90 copies of this poster were signed in the lower right corner in black felt tip pen by Rob Brown in 1988.




Blue Mountain Eagle handbill
May 9, 1970

2a2) Blue Mountain Eagle handbill
Date & Venue: Terrace Ballroom, Salt Lake City, May 9, 1970
Bands: Pink Floyd
Handbill Artist: Rob Brown
Handbill Size: 6 3/8 x 4
PT: .008"
Notes: A handbill, with a blank back, for the Pink Floyd concert at the Terrace Ballroom in Salt Lake City, Utah on May 9, 1970.



Blue Mountain Eagle small poster
May 9, 1970

2a3) Blue Mountain Eagle poster
Date & Venue: Terrace Ballroom, Salt Lake City, May 9, 1970
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Artist: Rob Brown
Poster Size: 7 1/4" x 9 1/2"
Notes: A small poster for the Pink Floyd concert at the Terrace Ballroom in Salt Lake City, Utah on May 9, 1970.



Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta handbill
May 12, 1970

2b) Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta handbill
Date & Venue: Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, May 12, 1970
Bands: The Guess Who, Pink Floyd
Notes: A handbill for the Pink Floyd concert at the Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia on May 12, 1970.


Posters for Cancelled Concerts

All concerts after May 16, 1970 on this U.S. tour were cancelled due to equipment theft in New Orleans.


Dallas State Fair Music Hall handbill
May 23, 1970

3a) State Fair Music Hall handbill
Date & Venue: State Fair Music Hall, Dallas, Texas, May 23, 1970
Bands: Grand Funk Railroad, Pink Floyd
Handbill Size: 9 1/4" x 12"
Notes: A handbill with blank back. Glossy stock. Pink Floyd did not play this concert.