Description

Hells Angels Concert Handbill

Bill Graham Presents,

New Riders of the Purple Sage

Mike Bloomfield Band

Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders

Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady

October 2, 1973

@ Winterland

San Francisco, CA

 On October 2nd of 1973 the Hells Angels held a Legal Aid Benefit at the Winterland Arena in San Francisco.  The field of skulls in the background are from the same image used on the Hells Angels Clap Clinic Benefit poster (AOR 4.13 – Hells Angels Annual Party, June 23, 1971, AOR book pg 335). A larger skull was added to the foreground on this poster. The red pass poster is considered the finished final version.

Allegedly, At the time, Sonny Barger & The Hells Angels were “in trouble”; it was decided by Graham and the Hells Angels that changing the bill was for the best.

 5 1/4″ x 7 1/4″

O-R-I-G-I-N-A-L

First Printing

Acquired from the R Tuten Archives

Designed and Signed by Randy Tuten