50 Years of Hip Hop Auction

Lot #68:

Swatch Watch NYC Fresh Festival Featuring RUN D.M.C. 1984 Concert Poster

BILL GRAHAM PRESENTS & PACE CONCERTS PRESENT SWATCH WATCH NYC FRESH FESTIVAL FEATURING RUN D.M.C., KURTIS BLOW, WHODINI, THE FAT BOYS AND NEWCLEUS" CONCERT POSTER. [OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA: 1984].

Vintage concert poster (11 by 16 3/4 inches), black type on yellow stock.

VINTAGE POSTER FROM AN EARLY RUN-DMC PERFORMANCE AT THE OAKLAND COLISEUM.

Run-DMC was formed in 1983 by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell, and is regarded as one of the most influential groups in the history of Hip Hop. With the release of their self-titled album in 1994, Run-DMC became the first Hip Hop group to achieve a Gold record.

Authentication: Gotta Have Rock & Roll Certificate of Authenticity.