Auction Name: 2025 December 14 Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Showcase Auction

Lot Number: 4007

Shortcut to Lot: HA.com/41197*4007

BG-61 Buffalo Springfield 1967 Fillmore Auditorium Concert Poster Graded 9.6. First-printing San Francisco concert poster for Buffalo Springfield, the Steve Miller Blues Band and Freedom Highway playing at the Fillmore Auditorium on Friday through Sunday nights, April 28-30, 1967. Designed by Wes Wilson and known as BG-61 in the Bill Graham numbered series, this poster was graded a very strong 9.6 Near Mint Plus by CGC (the Certified Guaranty Company).

This weekend's shows took place the month after ATCO Records had re-released Buffalo Springfield's first album, this time including the hit single "For What It's Worth." The move paid off, as that 45 had just concluded its run as the group's biggest and only Top 10 hit.

Second-billed Steve Miller Blues Band would soon drop "Blues" from their name. It was the following year, 1968, that Miller started his recording career for Capitol Records. And Freedom Highway, a journeyman San Francisco band who did some recording in 1968-69 but never issued any records, was the third-billed act.

This specimen was designated as BG-61-OP-1 by the Eric King poster guide, for the shade of its yellow/chartreuse coloring. Measures 14" x 21 1/2". From the David Swartz Concert Poster Collection. COA from Heritage Auctions.

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