Vintage rock posters are taking the auction houses by storm

A poster advertising a Rolling Stones concert was recently sold for £30,000 (about RM169,000) in London. Photo: AFP

Retro posters have been adorning our home interiors for years, but now they're taking the auction rooms by storm. Recently, a poster for a Rolling Stones show sold for £30,000 (RM169,000) in London.

This red and black poster was used by the rock band to promote one of their concerts in Windsor in the early 1960s. Mick Jagger and his bandmates were to perform at one of the events staged by the famous Ricky-Tick club, which also hosted Jimi Hendrix, The Who and Pink Floyd. Bob McGrath, leader of the R&B group Hogsnort Rupert, designed this promotional poster for the Rolling Stones' performance.