Name/Title
(1969) The Velvet Underground at Vulcan Gas Company, Austin, Texas, October 23–25, 1969Description
The Velvet Underground
Ramon, Ramon and the Four Daddyos & Crowbar (Thurs.–Sat)
Water Brothers (Fri.)
Vulcan Gas Company, 316 Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas
October 23–25, 1969
Artist: Jim Franklin (signed “JFKLN 69”)
Offset lithograph
This concert poster advertises three nights of performances by The Velvet Underground at the Vulcan Gas Company in Austin, Texas. Supporting acts are listed as Ramon, Ramon and the Four Daddyos & Crowbar, with the Water Brothers appearing Friday only. Advance tickets were priced at $2.00.
The design features a cross-sectional grave revealing a coffin below ground level, rendered in dense black linework against a saturated orange field bordered in purple. A circular inset labeled “VELVET” appears below the coffin, and the artist’s monogram “JFKLN 69” confirms authorship and year.
The Vulcan Gas Company (1967–1970) was a central venue in Austin’s late-1960s psychedelic music culture. This poster documents The Velvet Underground’s October 1969 appearance there and is cataloged as AOR 3.126 in The Art of Rock.Create Date
August 1, 2025Update Date
October 15, 2026