Three posters for The Police in concert

Lot 137. Including a silkscreen poster from a January 22nd, 1978 show at the Marquee Club in London, a 1980 tour of Japan poster and a Wembley Arena poster circa 1983. 20 x 28 in. (50.8 x 71.1 cm.) and smaller - Estimate: $300-500

Provenance : The Estate of  Ian Copeland

Note : Ian Copeland (1949-2006) was a pioneer in the field of music promotion and is credited with helping to launch the New Wave movement in the United States. Founding Frontier Booking International (FBI) in 1979, Copeland represented many of the premier musical acts of the 1980s and 90s, including The Police, The Go-Go's, R.E.M., Sting, Morrissey, Simple Minds, The Smiths and many others. In 1997, Copeland opened the Backstage Café in Beverly Hills, which he owned and ran until his death in 2006 and where much of the following collection was on display.

Christie's. Rock & Pop Memorabilia. 30 November 2007, 10:00 am & 2:00 pm. 20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York