Concert Ticket
1978 (printed)
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A pictorial concert ticket for Rod Stewart's 1978 tour featuring a voluptuous woman, wearing only, and barely covered by, a fur coat, exemplifying the kind of woman that Stewart was writing about in his album Blondes Have More Fun.
This ticket was for a concert held at the Brighton Centre, one of a three-night residency and an international year-long tour. Stewart's popularity in 1978 wasn't reflected in the music press of the time, who were more interested in the punk scene, but his international success on the concert circuit and in the music charts was notable, with Number One albums and singles in both Britain and America. He even kept the Sex Pistols' God Save the Queen from reaching Number One in the British charts.
This ticket was for a concert held at the Brighton Centre, one of a three-night residency and an international year-long tour. Stewart's popularity in 1978 wasn't reflected in the music press of the time, who were more interested in the punk scene, but his international success on the concert circuit and in the music charts was notable, with Number One albums and singles in both Britain and America. He even kept the Sex Pistols' God Save the Queen from reaching Number One in the British charts.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Offset lithographic print on paper |
| Brief description | Ticket for a concert by Rod Stewart at the Brighton Centre, 12 December 1978 |
| Physical description | Concert ticket, printed with a drawing of a voluptuous blonde woman in fur coat and pearls, the top of the ticket cut round the shape of her head. Lower half of the ticket is printed with details of the concert. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Gallery label | Tokens and tickets
Theatres issued metal tokens as a sign of payment as early as 1755. Later, card or paper tickets were introduced. The first card tickets were produced for benefit performances. Often beautifully decorated, they were kept as souvenirs in their own right.
Today many tickets are just computerised receipts and can be printed from the internet. Or, where security is an issue, tickets are exchanged for wrist bands.
Token for the Margate Theatre, Kent
1791
Metal
Museum no. S.132-1986
Ticket for the Metropolitan Theatre, London
Benefit for W. Gower and J. Torry
1878
Letterpress
Museum no. S.2558-1986
Ticket for a Rod Stewart concert
1978
Brighton Centre, Brighton
Offset litho
Museum no. S.22-2008
Wristbands for a Led Zeppelin concert
2007
02 Arena, London
Plastic
Museum no. CONS.3-2008(2008) |
| Production | Attribution note: Overprinted with details of particular date and venue of concert. |
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| Summary | A pictorial concert ticket for Rod Stewart's 1978 tour featuring a voluptuous woman, wearing only, and barely covered by, a fur coat, exemplifying the kind of woman that Stewart was writing about in his album Blondes Have More Fun. This ticket was for a concert held at the Brighton Centre, one of a three-night residency and an international year-long tour. Stewart's popularity in 1978 wasn't reflected in the music press of the time, who were more interested in the punk scene, but his international success on the concert circuit and in the music charts was notable, with Number One albums and singles in both Britain and America. He even kept the Sex Pistols' God Save the Queen from reaching Number One in the British charts. |
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| Accession number | S.22-2008 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2008 |
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