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1986 The Moody Blues & The Fixx concerts ad...
1986 The Moody Blues & The Fixx concerts ad...
Item # 717419
July 01, 1986
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 1, 1986
* Rare triple bill concerts advertisement
* Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with
* Grateful Dead and Bob Dylan performances
* Rich & RFK Stadiums - Buffalo & D.C.
Page 83 has a half page advertisement for upcoming concerts that featured: "Grateful Dead" "Tom Petty" & "Bob Dylan" at RFK Stadium in Washington D.C. The Rich Stadium event featured just Bob Dylan and Tom Petty.
background: On July 4, 1986, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers performed at Rich Stadium in Buffalo, NY, drawing a crowd of about 80,000. Petty opened with his own set and then backed Dylan, with Stevie Nicks joining for select songs. On July 7, 1986, the tour stopped at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., featuring a rare triple bill: The Grateful Dead, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and Bob Dylan. The Dead played a full set, followed by Petty’s set and then Dylan, again backed by Petty’s band. Both shows were highlights of the True Confessions Tour, blending major rock acts in unique collaborations.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
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Complete with 160 pages, tabloid-size, one crease across the center, very nice condition.
Provenance note: This issue comes from The Village Voice's own archives, part of their in-house collection used to create their digital archive. Rare as such.
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Category: The 20th Century
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