LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 22, 1979 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring a collectible print advertisement for a upcoming live performances at the "WORLD'S GREATEST FUNK FESTIVAL" at the Los Angeles Coliseum on one of the four pages. 

In addition to the feature concert ad, which captures the era's unique promotional graphic design and typography, the surrounding pages provide a fascinating cultural snapshot of late 20th-century entertainment. Printed on authentic aged newsprint with genuine vintage toning, this original leaf is not a modern reprint, making it an ideal candidate for custom framing, local history display, or inclusion in a dedicated rock or pop culture memorabilia collection.

Experience music history in the making with authentic, original newspaper advertisements capturing the opening-night premieres of legendary live concert performances, sourced straight from the entertainment capital of the world.

Background: The May 26, 1979 World’s Greatest Funk Festival at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum stands as an extraordinarily rare, historic alignment of funk royalty, capturing the genre at the absolute zenith of its golden era. Produced by pioneer Leonard Smith, this marathon 11-hour spectacle drew nearly 43,000 fans to experience a star-studded roster that almost never shared the same bill: George Clinton’s massive Parliament-Funkadelic collective performing at the height of their theatrical "P-Funk" visual extravaganza, the electrifying and flamboyant Rick James during his breakout rise, Bootsy’s Rubber Band delivering signature bass grooves, alongside titans like The Isley Brothers, Rufus featuring Chaka Khan, and The Brothers Johnson. What makes the event exceptionally notable and rare in music history is not just the sheer concentration of iconic, headliner-level talent in a single venue, but its historic legacy as one of the largest single-day, stadium-scale funk concerts ever staged, cementing the L.A. Coliseum as a premier epicenter for Black pop culture and live musical performance in the 1970s.