Posters for A Perfect Circle’s 2018 European Tour.
In early June, A Perfect Circle arrived from the US and commenced a string of highly anticipated tour dates across Europe.
As you’ll no doubt know, A Perfect Circle are a rock supergroup, formed in 1999 by Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan. Perhaps less well known are how enthusiastic their fans are for screenprinted concert posters, and how gracious the band are in giving their fans what they want!
There is a huge scene in the US for collectable gig posters, and it’s been steadily growing on this side of the Atlantic, in the UK and Germany especially. It’s always an exciting prospect when an American band tours Europe because the desire for gig posters comes with them, and in the case of A Perfect Circle’s tour, they really went to town with commissioning artists for each and every date.
We had the great pleasure of screenprinting eight posters for the European leg of A Perfect Circle’s tour, which we worked on over a busy nine-day period in early June. With all AP's long since in the hands of the artists, and having never shared these posters on our blog, it's exciting to reveal this fantastic body of work.
Below you’ll find all eight posters, complete with print details, behind-the-scenes photos, and links to the artists.
Poster: Coiled
Artist: Sam Dunn
Show: London, 14th June 2018
Spec: 18”x24”, 7 colours
Edition: 125 + AP’s
Poster: Lady of Atlantis
Artist: Thanarit Prompa (namsing_loong)
Show: Stockholm, 5th June 2018
Spec: 18”x24”, 4 colours
Edition: 125 + AP’s
Poster: Checked Vision
Artist: Aaron von Freter
Show: Oslo, 6th June 2018
Spec: 18”x24”, 2 colours
Edition: 125 + AP’s
Poster: Extraterrestrial Octopus
Artist: JustaDrummy
Show: Manchester, 12th June 2018
Spec: 18”x24”, 4 colours
Edition: 125 + AP’s
Poster: Brixton Moon
Artist: Essy May
Show: London, 13th June 2018
Spec: 18”x24”, 9 colours
Edition: 125 + AP’s
Poster: Finned Maiden
Artist: Brookesia Studio
Show: Berlin, 17th June 2018
Spec: 18”x24”, 7 colours
Edition: 125 + AP’s
Poster: Invitation
Artist: Aaron von Freter
Show: Zurich, 20th June 2018
Spec: 18”x24”, 3 colours
Edition: 125 + AP’s
Poster: Life
Artist: Charles Degeyter
Show: Luxembourg, 23th June 2018
Spec: 18”x24”, 3 colours
Edition: 125 + AP’s
It is simply not often enough, that in a single project one finds such a showcase of great gig poster art. Hats off to all the artists involved, and it was a great pleasure working on this project with Global Merch.
We loved printing every one of these posters, and cannot wait for bands to be out there touring again!