Psychedelic rock concert posters are “trippy.” The graphics are wavy, freaky, and imaginative. Sometimes the band or a band member, like Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix, are incorporated into the artwork. Free form lettering is weaved into the poster layout. The posters are designed to create a visual response from the reader. The delivery of concert information was secondary. Local artist Owsley Bear Stanley, Strange, Leslie Bell, Dail W. Beeghley, Allan Reid, Jim Franklin, And Charles Moehring created memorable Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Grateful Dead and the Doors concert posters. Most psychedelic rock concert posters were printed locally.
