The following are posters and handbills that were produced for various concert venues at Michigan State University and other East Lansing, Michigan venues. I collected these posters as the concerts were happening, as I attended many of these shows.
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The following is a concert handbill from Miller Auditorium at Michigan State University. I obtained this handbill at the time of the concert.
April 17, 1972 – Jean-Luc Ponty / Larry Coryell, handbill, blank back, paper stock, size 8 15/16" X 5 3/4", edges are frayed and have minor tears, $25
The following is a concert poster from Michigan State University. I attended this concert and obtained this poster at the time of the concert.
May 15, 1973 – Jethro Tull / Brewer & Shipley, poster, cardboard stock, size 17" X 11", edges are frayed and torn, some stains (see scan), very worn, $75
The following is a concert handbill from the Plumbers Hall in Lansing, Michigan. I obtained this handbill at the time of the concert.
December 23, 1977 – The Dogs / Tool Box / Traftion (a Goodman Ballroom reunion concert), handbill, map on back, paper stock, size 8 1/2" X 5 1/2", $25
June 13, 1981 – de Spies / The Vision, poster, paper stock, size 11" X 8 1/2", $8
The following are posters for concerts I attended at Dooley's in East Lansing, Michigan.
July 8, 1980 – Robert Fripp & the League of Gentlemen / The Lips Are Back, poster, paper stock, size: 11" X 8 1/2", slight wear along right edge, $55
September 15, 1980 – Gentz, handbill, paper stock, size: 5 11/16" X 8 1/2", folded horizontally and vertically numerous times, $15
May 18 & 27, 1981 – X / The Subhumans, The Stranglers / L-Seven, poster, paper stock, size: 11" X 8 1/2", folded horizontally and vertically, $55
This Stranglers concert was very unusual. Prior to the concert, a local woman's group staged a protest in front of Dooley's, objecting to the Stranglers. They passed out a leaflet that read:
I still remember the angry crowd and still have a copy of this flyer. When the Stranglers came on stage, they immediately answered the protest with a prepared statement that they read to the crowd, which basically said that the Stranglers have always loved women, and would continue to love women every opportunity they got. I recorded the show, which was very intense, and included members of the band leaping off the stage in the middle of a song to attack audience members who attempted to take their pictures!
