Pink Floyd
May-June 1972
Posters & Handbills
Any comments, corrections or additions to this listing would be greatly appreciated.
1a) West Berlin poster
Date & Venue: Deutschlandhalle, West Berlin, West Germany, May 18, 1972
Bands: Pink Floyd
Poster Artist: Design: Eri Foerster. Band photograph by Storm Thorgerson & Aubrey Powell
Notes: A poster for the Pink Floyd concert at the Deutschlandhalle in West Berlin, West Germany on May 18, 1972.
1b1) 2nd British Rock Meeting Open Air Festival, Mannheim poster
Date & Venue: Friesenheimer Insel, Mannheim, West Germany, May 20-22, 1972
Bands: Pink Floyd, Humble Pie, Osibisa, Atomic Rooster, Incredible String Band, Home, Strawbs, Curved Air, Quiver, Tom Paxton, Linda Lewis, Roy Young Band, Frumpy, Ekseption, A.R.Machines, Amon Duul, Guru Guru, Pacific Gas & Electric, Buddy Miles Express / The Faces, The Kinks, Family, Rory Gallagher, Savoy Brown, Status Quo, Beggar's Opera, Brinsley Schwartz, Sam Apple Pie, Nazareth, The Doors, Country Joe McDonald.
Poster Artist: Eri Foerster
Poster Size: 23 5/16” x 33”
PT: .0053”
Notes: The original poster for the 2nd British Rock Meeting Open Air Festival that was planned to be held in Mannheim, West Germany on May 21, 1972.
This poster was printed with Mannheim listed as the site of the festival, and a blue background on the poster.
However, when the Mannheim city council refused to allow the festival to be held in Mannheim, the festival organizers (Marcel Avram and Marek Lieberberg of MAMA Concerts) first relocated the festival to Korsika, and then to Hockenheim where they planned to hold it at the racetrack. But once again the local city council objected.
Finally the festival was moved to Grun in Germersheim, West Germany. A new poster with a red background (see below) was printed with the location changed to Germershiem.
It should be noted that the Germersheim city officials also tried to stop the festival from happening (they issued a police order to stop the festival the day before it was scheduled to take place), but they eventually relented and the festival took place in Germersheim.
1b2) 2nd British Rock Meeting Open Air Festival, Mannheim handbill
Date & Venue: Friesenheimer Insel, Mannheim, West Germany, May 20-22, 1972
Bands: Pink Floyd, Humble Pie, Osibisa, Atomic Rooster, Incredible String Band, Home, Strawbs, Curved Air, Quiver, Tom Paxton, Linda Lewis, Roy Young Band, Frumpy, Ekseption, A.R.Machines, Amon Duul, Guru Guru, Pacific Gas & Electric, Buddy Miles Express / The Faces, The Kinks, Family, Rory Gallagher, Savoy Brown, Status Quo, Beggar's Opera, Brinsley Schwartz, Sam Apple Pie, Nazareth, The Doors, Country Joe McDonald.
Handbill Artist: Eri Foerster
Handbill Size: 8 ¼” x 11 11/16”
PT: .0045”
Notes: A small poster / handbill for the Pink Floyd performance at the 2nd British Rock Meeting Open Air Festival that was planned to be held in Mannheim, West Germany on May 21, 1972.
This festival was moved to Germersheim, West Germany after this handbill was printed.
1b3) 2nd British Rock Meeting Open Air Festival, Germersheim poster
Date & Venue: Insel Grun, Germersheim, West Germany, May 20-22, 1972
Bands: Pink Floyd, Humble Pie, Osibisa, Atomic Rooster, Incredible String Band, Home, Strawbs, Curved Air, Quiver, Tom Paxton, Linda Lewis, Roy Young Band, Albert Mangelsdorff, Pacific Gas & Electric, Buddy Miles Express, The Doors, The Faces, The Kinks, Family, Rory Gallagher, Savoy Brown, Status Quo, Beggar's Opera, Brinsley Schwartz, Sam Apple Pie, Nazareth, Frumpy, Ekseption, A.R.Machines, Amon Duul, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Billy Joel, Spencer Davies, East of Eden, Jerusalem, Lindia Fame, Max Merrit, Country Joe McDonald, Uriah Heep.
Poster Artist: Eri Foerster
Poster Size: 23 5/16” x 33”
PT: .0053”
Notes: Poster for the 2nd British Rock Meeting Open Air Festival that was held in Germersheim, West Germany on May 21, 1972. Poster background is red.
This poster has the new location and the following bands have been added to the poster: Uriah Heep, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Billy Joel, Spencer Davies, East of Eden, Jerusalem, Lindis Fame, Max Merrit, Albert Mangelsdorff.
Guru Guru, and A.R. Machines have been removed from the poster.
Pink Floyd performed as headliner on the second day of the festival, on May 21, 1972.
The Faces, The Doors, and Country Joe McDonald did not play.
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1b4) Alternate printing:
Notes: Poster with a red background and a white border around the outside. Believed to be a reprint.
1b5) 2nd British Rock Meeting Open Air Festival, Germersheim handbill
Date & Venue: Insel Grun, Germersheim, West Germany, May 20-22, 1972
Bands: Pink Floyd, Humble Pie, Osibisa, Atomic Rooster, Incredible String Band, Home, Strawbs, Curved Air, Quiver, Tom Paxton, Linda Lewis, Roy Young Band, Albert Mangelsdorff, Pacific Gas & Electric, Buddy Miles Express, The Doors, The Faces, The Kinks, Family, Rory Gallagher, Savoy Brown, Status Quo, Beggar's Opera, Brinsley Schwartz, Sam Apple Pie, Nazareth, Frumpy, Ekseption, A.R.Machines, Amon Duul, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Billy Joel, Spencer Davies, East of Eden, Jerusalem, Lindia Fame, Max Merrit, Country Joe McDonald, Uriah Heep.
Handbill Artist: Eri Foerster
Notes: A small poster / handbill for the 2nd British Rock Meeting Open Air Festival, now announced to be held in Germersheim, West Germany on May 20-22, 1972.
Handbill background is red with the new location in white at the bottom.
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1b6) Overseas Weekly handbill #2:
Date & Venue: Insel Grun, Germersheim, West Germany, May 20-22, 1972
Bands: Pink Floyd, Humble Pie, Osibisa, Atomic Rooster, Incredible String Band, Home, Strawbs, Curved Air, Quiver, Tom Paxton, Linda Lewis, Roy Young Band, Albert Mangelsdorff, Pacific Gas & Electric, Buddy Miles Express, The Doors, The Faces, The Kinks, Family, Rory Gallagher, Savoy Brown, Status Quo, Beggar's Opera, Brinsley Schwartz, Sam Apple Pie, Nazareth, Frumpy, Ekseption, A.R.Machines, Amon Duul, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Billy Joel, Spencer Davies, East of Eden, Jerusalem, Lindia Fame, Max Merrit, Country Joe McDonald, Uriah Heep.
Handbill Artist: Eri Foerster
Notes: This handbill was also issued as an advertising supplement to Overseas Weekly.
At the top of this handbill, it says: "Overseas Weekly presents"
At the bottom of this handbill, it says: "Advertising supplement to Overseas Weekly, May 1972, Page X."
1c1) The Amsterdam Rock Circus 1972 poster
Date & Venue: Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 22, 1972
Bands: Pink Floyd, Donovan, Gene Clark, Spencer Davis & Sneaky Pete, Dr. John the Nighttripper, Tom Paxton, Buddy Miles, Memphis Slim, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Pacific Gas & Electric, Sgt. Peppers Band, Het Gewestelijk Orkest.
Poster Artist: Leender LeDuc
Poster Size: 29 3/8” x 19 ¼”
PT: .0045"
Notes: A poster for The Amsterdam Rock Circus 1972 in Amsterdam, Netherlands on May 22, 1972. Pink Floyd performed at the festival.
1c2) The Amsterdam Rock Circus 1972 handbill
Date & Venue: Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 22, 1972
Bands: Pink Floyd, Donovan, Gene Clark, Spencer Davis & Sneaky Pete, Dr. John the Nighttripper, Tom Paxton, Buddy Miles, Memphis Slim, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Pacific Gas & Electric, Sgt. Peppers Band, Het Gewestelijk Orkest.
Handbill Size: A5
Notes: A handbill for The Amsterdam Rock Circus 1972 in Amsterdam, Netherlands on May 22, 1972. Pink Floyd performed at the festival.
