Led Zeppelin, Bonzo Dog Band, Roland Kirk - Winterland, San Francisco, 1969

This poster advertised Led Zeppelin at Winterland in San Francisco for a three nights show on November 6-7-8, 1969 (with a note to fans that the Rolling Stones were coming later that week to the Oakland Coliseum). Led Zeppelin had released their second album in late October and was very active building the monster that they were to become and this was their fourth tour of North America in 1969 (to be followed by 5 tours in 1970!). Winterland, which held about 5,400 people, was Bill Graham’s alternative venue to the Fillmore West at the time, which could handle about 3,000. These were the last dates on the tour, with San Francisco still reigning as THE place to play and be recognized. The band had just released Led Zeppelin II a few weeks earlier. Also on the bill were the Bonzo Dog Band - a wacky British comedic jug band - and jazz great Roland Kirk, who insisted on being promoted as Rahsaan Roland Kirk & His Vibration Society - which one can see would not quite fit on the poster. This type of eclectic lineup was typical for a Bill Graham produced concert as he worked to broaden the musical appreciation of his audiences. This concert gave the talented rock artist Randy Tuten an opportunity to created on of the most wanted posters by the Zeppelin.