Posters from the past

December 31, 2008 12:36 PM

Let's say I wanted to a find a poster, any poster, from a concert or exhibit, etc., that had my exact birth date on it. How would I go about doing this?

I was born in the springtime in the mid-80s, and I've tried searching google, ebay, allposters.com and the like. I realize this might be tedious/impossible/time-consuming. Any suggestions?

posted by girlmightlive to media & arts (7 comments total)

For concerts, you could try searching for your birthdate on rock history sites (these google results are a good starting place). A lot of the sites list memorable and/or famous concerts by date. Then, once you have that information you can narrow your search for the specific event on poster sites.
posted by amyms at 1:27 PM on December 31, 2008

Try googling your birthday. I got some interesting results for mine, and the wikipedia entry was worth a look.
posted by wile e at 2:43 PM on December 31, 2008

if there's a particular venue you find appealling, like The Fillmore in SF, you could google that AND your birthdate.

Or try looking at a rock poster store like this one Artrock. (This isn't an endorsement - they're near my work and I walk by them from time to time is all.)
posted by smartyboots at 3:35 PM on December 31, 2008

Search your birth month and year at Wolfgang's Vault ("the archive of promoter Bill Graham in addition to nine other music and memorabilia archives") for all sorts of memorabilia.
posted by ericb at 3:40 PM on December 31, 2008

like The Fillmore in SF

BTW -- Bill Graham "operated the famous venues the Fillmore West and Winterland (both in San Francisco) and the Fillmore East (in New York City), where the best up-and-coming acts would come to play."
posted by ericb at 3:43 PM on December 31, 2008

cool idea. my google-fu doesn't seem to turn up anything for me, yet.
posted by madh at 6:16 PM on December 31, 2008

Tough challenge. A lot of rock concert posters don't have the year on them. I'd suggest what others have suggested: searching on various concert lists for your birth month and year.

Also, try searching on the word "setlist" - a lot of band/artist fan sites include setlists of past concerts, which will contain the date and venue.

Once you've got a couple of concerts that might be a good fit, try searching for posters for those specific artists, particularly including the name of the tour, if it was given one. Good luck!
posted by myrrh at 5:44 PM on January 2