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Gig Posters Volume 1: Rock Show Art of the 21st Century Paperback – May 13, 2009

by Clay Hayes (Author)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 112 ratings
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Since 2001, Gigposters.com has been the Internet's first and best resource for rock-show poster art; their massive online database showcases more than 90,000 posters from 7,000 different designers, including all of today's top poster studios. Gig Posters Volume I highlights the 700+ best examples in their collection, including 101 perforated and ready-to-hang posters for bands such as Radiohead, Wilco, the Decemberists, the Shins, Arcade Fire, Sleater-Kinney, and more. Among the many designers contributing to this collection are Rob Jones (of White Stripes fame), The Decoder Ring (house artists for Modest Mouse), Patent Pending, Tara McPherson, and more. Packaged in an oversized 11-by-14-inch paperback, Gig Posters Volume I is a spectacular compilation of rock show art (and one hell of a cheap way to decorate a dorm room or apartment).
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  1. Print length
    208 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Quirk Books
  4. Publication date
    May 13, 2009
  5. Dimensions
    11 x 0.75 x 14 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    9781594743269
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1594743269
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Clay Hayes is the creator and proprietor of GigPosters.com. The Web site launched in 2001 and has grown to become the world’s largest historical archive of posters, with more than 100,000 works from thousands of designers. Visitors can browse and comment on gig posters, chat with fellow enthusiasts, purchase posters, upload their own creations, and more. To join the community online, please visit us at www.gigposters.com.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1594743266
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Quirk Books; First Edition (May 13, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781594743269
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1594743269
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.01 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 11 x 0.75 x 14 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 112 ratings

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Hunchola
5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST, most awesome Gig Poster Book Ever!
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2010
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Well it is IMHO. Got it yesterday and haven't been able to put it down. Simply put this book is fantastic and I was blown away. I bought it based on these other reviews as I hadn't seen a copy in real life. Glad I took the plunge.

I really like the way it is printed on nice, heavier stock and each page comes with perforations so you can tear out and display selected pieces as posters. It is a larger book (dimension-wise) and this lends itself well to the fact that it IS a poster book. Nothing worse than getting a new book on art posters or design and the like, only to find that the images are smaller than you'd like them to be and you miss out on great detail.

I'm often doing music and gig posters, so for me this is a great little asset for inspiration. It has a little write-up on each of the artists/creative studios with a website for each which is handy and personally always appreciated. I highly recommend this book. There is a wide range of artists and tons of stuff I haven't seen before.

There are something like 700 images and 100 rip out posters. I will now have to get a second copy so I can stick a few around the office and keep one for reference :)
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Christina
5.0 out of 5 stars He loved it!
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2012
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My boyfriend (and pretty much everyone I showed this too before i gifted it) loved this book! It's bigger than I expected, but that's good because of the fact that you can take the posters out and hang them up (like my boyfriend is intending to do). All of the even pages have a full color gig poster that is each beautiful and the artist's comments about their work on the page opposite it are really interesting and fun! I loved this book and so did he!
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Dana Medina
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome inspiring book!
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2011
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I bought this book for my boyfriend who is an aspiring graphic designer, he is really into these kinds of books. This book has an amazing compilation of gig posters and each one keeps you interested for what will be on the next page. When I gave it to my boyfriend he looked through the book thoroughly and must have post-it noted ever page! I really recommend this book to anyone who is interested in these types of things or to anyone who is a designer looking for inspiration.
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Jessi
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Cool
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2012
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It is very cool book and some very creative posters in it. It will keep you busy looking at it for a while and when you look at it again and again you always seem to find something you missed. Also you have 101 posters that you can eaisly take out and frame if you want to. My only complaint is on a lot of the artist they seem to pick the more lame posters to enlarge and the just show you all the way cooler ones that you would rather have enlarged to frame.
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Sammo219
5.0 out of 5 stars Fan-Fricking-Tastic!
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2012
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I bought this book for a co-worker. He is one of those hard to buy for people. When I started thinking about how much of a music buff he was, and how eclectic his taste was this book became the obvious choice.
Of course I took a quick peek through it before I wrapped. I have to say I will be buying a copy for myself! There are some posters that are removable for framing and display but I think I will leave my book whole.
It's great to see posters from small to large venue shows.
Don't know what else to say, if you are a music fan of any genre this book is definitely for you!
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Kevin65721
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2015
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Very cool book. I love the fact that I can pull out the posters and use them how I want. I've put a few in frames and they look great. Nice material on the artists in the book as well. I can't wait to get Volume 2!
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AmazonNV
5.0 out of 5 stars Cool book and memories galore
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2016
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Love this book -- wish that more of them for different genre's and times were available. Reading about the artists is great -- but the best part is picking out your favorite posters and framing them up. I love having all the reminders and memories hanging on the walls... especially now that the t-shirts are all worn out! :-)
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Jokergeorge
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2013
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This book has over 700 "gig" posters from a great assortment of bands that have played from the year 2000 to present.There are 2 pages that showcase each artist(7 posters each)+also a summary of each artist.It also has over 100 posters that are perforated+can be framed as well. A+++++
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Daniel Garcia
5.0 out of 5 stars Está chidito
Reviewed in Mexico on September 1, 2017
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Muy completo, aunque esperaba una mejor calidad de papel, al final del día lo que importa son las entrevistas con los diseñadores, con anécdotas divertidas sobre el proceso de crear pósters. Si tienes un librero grande, éste libro es para tí.
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Lukas Radtke
5.0 out of 5 stars Großes Inspirations-, Zeig- und Stöberbuch
Reviewed in Germany on March 27, 2018
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Da ich mich selber sehr für Plakatgestaltung interessiere, selber schon welche gestaltet habe und mich auch sehr für Musik interessiere, musste ich hier zugreifen. Nicht übel ist vor allem, dass man jedes der Plakat auch heraustrennen kann und, wenns einem gefällt, aufhängen kann.
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Roger Santen
5.0 out of 5 stars Some classic show posters
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2016
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If you're a lover of music and in particular american indie then i'm sure you'll love this book.
Lots of great rare and unusual posters which just go to show how much of a shame it is that the gig poster seems to be dying out.
The pages themselves are about A4 sized and come on perforated pages which make it easy to rip out any poster you wish to hang.
I have a few round my house and i could've picked loads.
The only shame is that by ripping pages out i'm left with less to leaf through when i pick up the book for a quick peruse.
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J. Dirom
5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for people who love the art that is ...
Reviewed in Canada on September 16, 2016
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Each page contained a full sized poster gig. A great book for people who love the art that is associated with old school concert posters. Lots of artwork from lots of top tier groups and artists!

A fantastic coffee table book, and a great resource for graphic artists.
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Franco Mannucci
5.0 out of 5 stars Super soddisfatto acquistero' anche il secondo volume
Reviewed in Italy on December 14, 2015
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Bellissimo, formato molto grande. Inizia con piccole immagini in ogni pagina dispari con spiegazioni e date concerti mentre in quelle pari a fianco abbiamo una gigantografia. Sarebbero tutte da ritagliare per farci dei quadri. Sono rimasto meravigliato e stupito. Spedizione nei termini. Ottimo imballaggio. Libro arrivato in ottime condizioni. Soddisfatto. Acquistero' sicuramente anche il secondo Volume.
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