Original 1973 Grateful Dead Concert Flyer – Shrine Exposition Hall – Steve Miller Band, Taj Mahal – Psychedelic Rock History
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Original 1973 Grateful Dead Concert Flyer – Shrine Exposition Hall – Steve Miller Band, Taj Mahal – Psychedelic Rock History
$295.00
Original 1973 Grateful Dead Concert Flyer – Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles
This is an authentic vintage concert handbill from May 13, 1973, advertising a legendary night of music featuring The Grateful Dead, with Steve Miller Band and Taj Mahal, at the iconic Shrine Exposition Hall in Los Angeles.
Printed during the golden age of psychedelic rock, this flyer captures a moment when live music wasn’t just entertainment—it was a movement, a gathering of energy, freedom, and sound. This is the kind of paper that once lived taped to record store windows, telephone poles, and café walls, calling out to anyone tuned into the counterculture frequency of the early 1970s.
The striking black-and-white graphic was created by Single Wing Turquoise Bird, a legendary psychedelic light show and design collective known for visually shaping the West Coast concert scene. Their surreal, underground style makes this piece as much art as it is music history.
✨ DETAILS
Artist: The Grateful Dead
Date: May 13, 1973
Venue: Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles
Supporting Acts: Steve Miller Band, Taj Mahal
Visuals By: Single Wing Turquoise Bird
Type: Original concert handbill / flyer
Era: 1973
Ticket Price Listed: $3.00 advance / $3.50 at the door
Condition: Very good vintage condition with light surface wear consistent with age. No major tears, folds, or writing. Back is blank. (See photos)
A Night When Rock Was Still Wild
On May 13, 1973, the Grateful Dead took the stage at the Shrine Exposition Hall in Los Angeles—at a time when the band was peaking creatively and redefining what live music could be. This wasn’t a polished stadium show. This was raw, improvisational, soul-shaking rock energy in a hall full of people who knew they were part of something bigger.
The crowd that night paid just $3.00 to step into a sonic time warp. No smartphones. No algorithms. Just guitars, amplifiers, swirling psychedelic visuals, and a shared moment that existed once—and never again.
This flyer is one of the few surviving physical echoes of that night.
It’s not a reproduction.
It’s not a mass reprint.
It’s not a decorative knockoff.
It’s an original piece of counterculture history.
Frame it. Hang it. Archive it.
Let it live another life with someone who understands what it means.