The Pink Floyd concert poster All Saints Hall, Powis Gardens – 1966

The Pink Floyd – All Saints Hall, Powis Gardens concert poster

On 30 September 1966 Pink Floyd performed their first show as the resident band for a series of concerts put on under the banner of The London Free School. The shows were performed at All Saints Church Hall at Powis Gardens in London. Over the next few months, the band would perform there every Tuesday between 5pm and 8pm. In addition to the September show, the band played the venue on 14, 21 and 28th October, the 8, 11, 15, 22 and 29th November. It was during this series of concerts Pink Floyd developed their infamous early light shows.

The Pink Floyd – The artist behind the poster

The poster was originally designed by Wendy Gair who produced several colour variations of the poster as the concert run continued. This one is believed to be from the 11 November gig. In Nick Mason’s book, Inside Out, he recalls this poster saying “One of the first Pink Floyd posters, designed and printed by Wendy Gair, Andrew King’s girlfriend and later wife, for the `Pop Dances’ at All Saints Church. Wendy had been to the Central School of Art and, with two other former students, had taken a lease on the building in Alexander Street in Bayswater which became the Blackhill headquarters. There was a print table in the basement where these posters for the All Saints shows were run off. Andrew helping Wendy by working the squeegee.” 

The All  Saints Hall shows were benefits for the London Free School,  a community adult education project inspired by American free universities. The London Free School was organised by Pink Floyd’s managers Peter Jenner and Andrew King along with Joe Boyd, the producer of the group’s first single. The venture didn’t survuve very long but it did help to start The Notting Hill Neighbourhood Service (an early drug and legal advice center in London), the Notting Hill Carnival, the International Times underground newspaper, and the UFO Club which became an integral part in the development of Pink Floyd.

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The 50x70cm version has been specially produced to be used in conjunction with Ikea’s 50x70cm Ribba picture frame which currently retails for around £12. So you can bag a bargain of print and poster for just £22.