Pink Floyd 1971
Fifth U.S. Tour
October-November 1971
Posters & Handbills
Any comments, corrections or additions to this listing would be greatly appreciated.
1a1) Winterland poster
Date & Venue: Winterland, San Francisco, California, October 15, 1971
Bands: Led Zeppelin, Beautiful Day, Van Morrison, Elvin Bishop Group, Alice Cooper, Cold Blood, Glass Harp, Black Sabbath, Sweathog, Allman Brothers, Crosby & Nash, Judee Sill, Pink Floyd, Gordon Lightfoot, Donovan, Grand Funk Railroad, Traffic, Jeff Beck, Ten Years After, Sha-Na-Na, The Who
Poster Artist: Randy Tuten
Poster Size: 14 1/2" x 20 1/2"
PT: .0071"
Notes: Poster for upcoming concerts at the Berkeley Community Theater, Winterland, Oakland Coliseum, and the Civic Auditorium. Pink Floyd is listed as playing at Winterland on Friday, October 15, 1971.
Art by Randy Tuten, who said: "This was the first poster and handbill produced after the closing of the Fillmore West in July. Bill had just wanted to do an information poster with shows from all-over the bay area."
1a2) Winterland handbill
Date & Venue: Winterland, San Francisco, California, October 15, 1971
Bands: Led Zeppelin, Beautiful Day, Van Morrison, Elvin Bishop Group, Alice Cooper, Cold Blood, Glass Harp, Black Sabbath, Sweathog, Allman Brothers, Crosby & Nash, Judee Sill, Pink Floyd, Gordon Lightfoot, Donovan, Grand Funk Railroad, Traffic, Jeff Beck, Ten Years After, Sha-Na-Na, The Who
Handbill Artist: Randy Tuten
Notes: Handbill for upcoming concerts at the Berkeley Community Theater, Winterland, Oakland Coliseum, and the Civic Auditorium. Pink Floyd is listed as playing at Winterland on Friday, October 15, 1971.
Blank back.
1a3) Winterland postcard
Date & Venue: Winterland, San Francisco, California, October 15, 1971
Bands: Led Zeppelin, Beautiful Day, Van Morrison, Elvin Bishop Group, Alice Cooper, Cold Blood, Glass Harp, Black Sabbath, Sweathog, Allman Brothers, Crosby & Nash, Judee Sill, Pink Floyd, Gordon Lightfoot, Donovan, Grand Funk Railroad, Traffic, Jeff Beck, Ten Years After, Sha-Na-Na, The Who
Postcard Artist: Randy Tuten
Notes: Postcard for upcoming concerts at the Berkeley Community Theater, Winterland, Oakland Coliseum, and the Civic Auditorium. Pink Floyd is listed as playing at Winterland on Friday, October 15, 1971.
The postcard has a bulk mailing stamp on the back.
1b1) San Diego Community Concourse poster #1
Date & Venue: Golden Hall, San Diego, California, October 17, 1971
Bands: Pink Floyd, Finnegan
Poster Artist: Randy Tuten
Poster Size: 21" x 14 13/32"
PT: .0097
Notes: Poster for the Pink Floyd concert at Golden Hall in San Diego, California, October 17, 1971.
Art by Randy Tuten, who explained: "This design was done with part collage & part drawing. I worked in the Martian machines from H.G.Wells' "War of the Worlds" 1953 movie. The guys waiting for a bus on the corner of any street USA, that's why there's no lettering on the signs, and low and behold what comes along are Martians. Think they're going to pick him up? A Pink Floyd moment I think. I think there were 3,000 posters printed."
1b2) San Diego Community Concourse poster #2
Date & Venue: Golden Hall, San Diego, California, October 17, 1971
Bands: Pink Floyd, Finnegan
Poster Artist: Randy Tuten
Poster Size: 21" x 14 3/8"
PT: .0094
Notes: Poster for the Pink Floyd concert at Golden Hall in San Diego, California, October 17, 1971.
This printing was done without the red ink outline on the lettering.
1b3) San Diego Community Concourse poster #3
Date & Venue: Golden Hall, San Diego, California, October 17, 1971
Bands: Pink Floyd, Finnegan
Poster Artist: Randy Tuten
Poster Size: 11" x 8 9/16"
Paper Thickness: .004"
Notes: A smaller sized poster / handbill for the Pink Floyd concert at Golden Hall in San Diego, California, October 17, 1971.
Red ink outline only on the lettering over the picture.
1c) Eugene, Oregon poster
Date & Venue: National Guard Armory, Eugene, Oregon, October 19, 1971 & Salem Armory Auditorium, Salem, Oregon, October 21, 1971
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Size: 11" x 6 1/2"
Notes: A small poster for the Pink Floyd concerts at the National Guard Armory in Eugene, Oregon on October 19, 1971, and at the Salem Armory Auditorium in Salem, Oregon, October 21, 1971.
1d) Salem Armory Auditorium commemorative poster
Date & Venue: Salem Armory Auditorium, Salem, Oregon, October 21, 1971
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Size: 11 1/2" x 8 3/4"
PT: .004"
Printing Information: Semi-gloss paper.
Notes: This is not an authentic concert poster. It is a commemorative poster, made after the show, for the Pink Floyd concert at the Salem Armory Auditorium on October 21, 1971.
1e1) Paramount Theater poster
Date & Venue: Paramount Theater, Seattle, Washington, October 22, 1971
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Size: 22 3/8" x 14 27/32"
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd concert at the Paramount Theater in Seattle, Washington on October 22, 1971.
1e2) Paramount Theater handbill
Date & Venue: Paramount Theater, Seattle, Washington, October 22, 1971
Bands: Pink Floyd
Notes: A handbill for the Pink Floyd concert at the Paramount Theater in Seattle, Washington on October 22, 1971.
1f) Vancouver Gardens poster
Date & Venue: Vancouver Gardens, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, October 23, 1971
Bands: Pink Floyd
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd concert at Vancouver Gardens in Vancouver, B.C., Canada on October 23, 1971.
1g1) Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor poster
Date & Venue: Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 28, 1971
Bands: Pink Floyd, Guardian Angel, Parliament Funkadelic, Quicksilver, Catfish
Poster Artist: Gary Grimshaw
Poster Size: 21 13/16" x 14 27/32"
PT: .0085"
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd concert at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 28, 1971.
1g2) Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor poster
Date & Venue: Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 28, 1971
Bands: Pink Floyd, Guardian Angel, Parliament Funkadelic, Quicksilver, Catfish
Poster Artist: Gary Grimshaw
Poster Size: 21 13/16" x 14 27/32"
PT: .0085"
Notes: This is a copy of the Hill Auditorium poster with slightly different colors.
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1g3) Poster artwork:
Notes: This is the original artwork for the poster. Note that the band names and venue have been added to the artwork on strips of paper.
1g4) Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor handbill #1
Date & Venue: Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 28, 1971
Bands: B.B. King, Howlin' Wolf, Pink Floyd, Parliament Funkadelic, Quicksilver
Handbill Artist: Gary Grimshaw
Handbill Size: 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
Notes: A B.B. King handbill with upcoming concerts listed on the back, including the Pink Floyd concert at Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 28, 1971.
1g5) Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor handbill #2
Date & Venue: Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 28, 1971
Bands: Pink Floyd, Guardian Angel, Parliament Funkadelic, Black Ensemble, Quicksilver, Catfish, Ike & Tina Turner Revue, Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna
Handbill Artist: Gary Grimshaw
Handbill Size: 5 1/2" x 4 1/2"
PT: .0085"
Notes: A handbill for the Pink Floyd concert at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor, Michigan on October 28, 1971.
1h) University of Toledo poster
Date & Venue: Fieldhouse, University of Toledo, Ohio, October 31, 1971
Bands: Pink Floyd
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd concert in the Fieldhouse at the University of Toledo, Ohio on October 31, 1971.
2a1) Central Theater, New Jersey poster
Date & Venue: Central Theater, Passaic, New Jersey, November 3, 1971
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Size: 24" x 20"
Printing Information: Printed on thick construction type paper.
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd concert at the Central Theater in Passaic New Jersey on November 3, 1971.
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2a2) Commemorative concert poster
Notes: This mis not an authentic concert poster. It is a commemorative poster, made after the show, for the Pink Floyd concert at the Central Theater in Passaic New Jersey on November 3, 1971.
2a3) Central Theater, New Jersey handbill
Date & Venue: Central Theater, Passaic, New Jersey, November 3, 1971
Bands: Pink Floyd
Notes: A handbill for the Pink Floyd concert at the Central Theater in Passaic New Jersey on November 3, 1971.
2b) Hunter College, New York City poster
Date & Venue: Assembley Hall, Hunter College, Columbia University of New York, Brooklyn, New York, November 5, 1971
Bands:
October 23, 1971 - Phil Ochs and Country Joe McDonald
November 5, 1971 - Pink Floyd
November 19, 1971 - The James Gang & Jimimie Spheeris
December 3 & 4, 1971 - John Mayall & Band
Poster Size: 26 1/4" X 8 15/16"
PT: .0238"
Notes: The original poster for concerts at Hunter College in October, November, and December 1971. These shows were Fantasia Productions in association with The Hunter Concert Bureau.
Includes a listing for the Pink Floyd concert at Assembley Hall, Hunter College, Columbia University of New York in Brooklyn, New York on Friday, November 5, 1971 at 8 p.m.
It was on this day that the album Meddle was released.
Songs performed at this concert were:
The Embryo, Fat Old Sun, Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun, Atom Heart Mother, One of These Days, Careful with that Axe, Eugene, Cymbaline, Echoes, with A Saucerful of Secrets as the encore.
2c) Emerson Gym, CWRU poster
Date & Venue: Emerson Gym, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, November 6, 1971
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Size (large): 19 1/2"" X 14"
Poster Size (small): 13" X 8 1/2"
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd concert in the Emerson Gym at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio on November 6, 1971.
At the bottom of the poster, it says: "brought to you by A Friend." "A Friend" was a rock and roll promotion and production company that was owned by Roger Abramson. They produced the concert.
2d1) Boston Music Hall poster
Date & Venue: Pink Floyd-Boston Music Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, November 11, 1971
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Size (large): 21 16/32" x 16 12/32"
Poster Size (small): 10 3/4" x 8 3/8"
PT: .0042"
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd concert at the Boston Music Hall in Boston, Massachusetts on November 11, 1971.
2e) Williams College, Massachusetts poster
Date & Venue: Chapin Hall, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, November 13, 1971
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Size: 22" x 14"
Printing Information: Printed on thick cardboard.
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd concert at Chapin Hall, Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts on November 13, 1971.
2f) Stony Brook, New York poster
Date & Venue: Gymnasium, State University of New York, Stony Brook, Long Island, New York, November 14, 1971
Bands (listed on the poster): Allman Bros. Band, Beach Boys, Shawn Philips, David Pomeranz, Youngbloods, No Place to Be Somebody, Frank Zappa & the Mothers, Holy Modal Rounders, J Geils Band, Bill Vandveer/John McGowan, Flying Burrito Bros., Jonathon Edwards, Pink Floyd, Donny Hathaway, Kinks, Billy Preston, John McLaughlin, Ralph Nader.
Poster Size: 18" x 12 1/8"
Printing Information: homemade silkscreen, thick brown paper.
Notes: A poster for Stony Brook College fall concerts in September-December 1971.
This poster lists the Pink Floyd concert at the Gymnasium, State University of New York, Stony Brook, Long Island, New York, November 14, 1971
2g) Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh handbill
Date & Venue: Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 19, 1971
Bands: Neil Diamond, Leon Russell, Jethro Tull, Grand Funk Railroad, Pink Floyd
Notes: A handbill / flyer that mentions the Pink Floyd concert at the Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh on November 19, 1971.
2h) Taft Auditorium, Cincinnati poster
Date & Venue: Taft Auditorium, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 20, 1971
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Size: 11" x 8 1/2"
Notes: A small poster for the Pink Floyd show at Taft Auditorium in Cincinnati, Ohio on November 20, 1971.
At the bottom of the poster, it says: "brought to you by A Friend." "A Friend" was a rock and roll promotion and production company that was owned by Roger Abramson. They produced the concert.
