Santana, Grateful Dead, Steppenwolf – Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, Aug 27/ Sep 1, 1968

The famous "Lion's Head" concert poster signed by Lee Conklin. One of the most popular images to emerge from the psychedelic poster scene of the 1960's created by the esteemed Mr. Conklin. So popular that Santana appropriated the poster's central artwork for their debut album cover the following year, turning the already highly admired art into legend. This poster performed double duty, advertising two sets of shows. To the left of the lion you had Steppenwolf, whose first hit, "Born to Be Wild," was the #2 record in the country right now; plus the venerable Staple Singers and that unknown local rookie blues-rock band led by a Hispanic guitarist, Santana. Those shows were on weeknights from August 27-29. For the weekend, on the lion's right, naturally the Grateful Dead led the charge, whose second album, Anthem of the Sun, was entering Billboard's album chart this very week. They were supported by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and the Sons of Champlin, the latter misspelled by a letter.