8165 - Jimi Hendrix, The Who, and Pink Floyd ‘Christmas on Earth Continued’ Concert Poster (London, 1967) - 20″ x 29.5″

Jimi Hendrix, The Who, and Pink Floyd ‘Christmas on Earth Continued’ Concert Poster (London, 1967) - 20″ x 29.5″ Vintage color 20 x 29.5 poster for the “Christmas on Earth Continued” all-night concert at Kensington Olympia in London, England, on December 22, 1967. Designed by Barry Fantoni, the poster prominently bills Jimi Hendrix, the Who, Eric Burdon & the Animals, the Move, Pink Floyd, Keith West & Tomorrow, Soft Machine, Sam Gopal Dream, and the Graham Bond Organisation, with additional attractions including John Peel, a cinema, fairground stalls, light shows, and dancing. The lower border is marked “© Barry Fantoni, 1967” and “Printed in England at the Curwen Press.” Rolled and in fine condition, with trivial scattered creases and edgewear, and a faint horizontal bend to the upper section. The Pink Floyd Archives distinguishes this version, bearing only the Curwen Press and Fantoni credits, from the event poster, which adds “for Fanprints, London, S.W.9” to the printer’s credit; it describes the shortened-credit version as quite probably a merchandise poster. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. The Olympia concert came less than three weeks after the conclusion of a 16-city UK package tour headlined by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, with the Move and Pink Floyd among the supporting acts, bringing three of the tour’s groups together again in London. Footage survives of the Experience at “Christmas on Earth Continued” performing ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,’ ‘Foxy Lady,’ and ‘Wild Thing.’ The concert also marked Pink Floyd’s final performance as a four-piece with Syd Barrett; the group made its debut as a five-piece with Barrett and David Gilmour on January 12, 1968, at Aston University in Birmingham. The Who, despite their prominent billing, did not perform, while Traffic, who are not listed on the poster, also appeared. Limited publicity and a severe winter freeze contributed to sparse attendance and a financial loss for the organizers.