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Admission Ticket

1983 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Admission ticket for the David Bowie Let's Dance tour, Milton Keynes Bowl, 1983. Colour offset lithograph. The design is based on the Mick Haggerty, Greg Gorman and Derek Boshier sleeve work for the Let’s Dance LP, 1983. Ticket lettered Harvey Goldsmith proudly presents / David Bowie / Let's Dance / in Concert and guests / Milton Keynes Bowl. Lettered on the verso Beware of "Pirate" Programme Sellers./ The official Programme is obtainable only at Milton / Keynes Bowl from uniformed official programme sellers. Also lettered on the verso with admission conditions, travel information and an HMV shop advertisement for the Let's Dance album and cassette.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithography
Brief description
Admission ticket for the David Bowie 'Let's Dance' tour, Milton Keynes Bowl, 1983. Colour offset lithograph. Published by Harvey Goldsmith. Great Britain. 1983.
Physical description
Admission ticket for the David Bowie Let's Dance tour, Milton Keynes Bowl, 1983. Colour offset lithograph. The design is based on the Mick Haggerty, Greg Gorman and Derek Boshier sleeve work for the Let’s Dance LP, 1983. Ticket lettered Harvey Goldsmith proudly presents / David Bowie / Let's Dance / in Concert and guests / Milton Keynes Bowl. Lettered on the verso Beware of "Pirate" Programme Sellers./ The official Programme is obtainable only at Milton / Keynes Bowl from uniformed official programme sellers. Also lettered on the verso with admission conditions, travel information and an HMV shop advertisement for the Let's Dance album and cassette.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.2cm
  • Width: 6.5cm
Dimensions taken from: Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Harvey Goldsmith proudly presents / David Bowie / Let's Dance / in Concert and guests / Milton Keynes Bowl (Lettered on recto.)
  • Beware of "Pirate" Programme Sellers./ The official Programme is obtainable only at Milton / Keynes Bowl from uniformed official programme sellers (Lettered on verso.)
  • (Also lettered on the verso with admission conditions, travel information and an HMV shop advertisement for the Let's Dance album and cassette.)
Production
Series Date: 1983
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Place depicted
Associated object
E.1632-1990 (Duplicate)
Bibliographic reference
Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991. p.78 (illus.)
Collection
Accession number
E.1631-1990

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