{"product_id":"d-o-a-original-1978-concert-flyer-legion-hall-vancouver-pre-fame-canadian-punk","title":"D.O.A. ORIGINAL 1978 Concert Flyer Legion Hall Vancouver Pre-fame Canadian Punk","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is one of the earliest known surviving concert documents for D.O.A. — the band widely credited as the inventors of hardcore punk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat you're holding is an original 1978 hand-drawn, photocopied concert flyer for a show at the Legion Hall, 2613 W. 4th Avenue, Vancouver, BC — Friday, March 24th, 1978, 8:00 PM. The bill: Victorian Pork \/ The Stiffs \/ D.O.A. Presented by Jailbait Inc. Tickets $2.50 advance at Quintessance Records, Ernie's Hot Wax, and Yellow Submarine. $3.00 at the door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe historical weight of this document cannot be overstated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eD.O.A. was formed in 1978 by Joey Keighley — known as Joey Shithead — previously of The Skulls.  (eBay) This flyer documents one of their earliest known public performances — just weeks after the band formed. The D.O.A. concert archive confirms this exact show: March 24, 1978, at The Legion Hall, Vancouver, opening for Victorian Pork, with The Stiffs.  Their debut single Disco Sucks wouldn't be released until June 1978 — this show predates their first record entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVictorian Pork was the band that effectively seeded the entire Vancouver punk scene — in February 1978, members of Victorian Pork went on to form D.O.A., the Subhumans, and the Pointed Sticks.  (EVISU) This flyer captures that exact moment of genesis — Victorian Pork headlining, with their own spinoff band D.O.A. opening below them, weeks after the split.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Legion Hall on W. 4th was one of the key all-ages venues of the Vancouver punk scene — community halls rented by bands and promoters were the backbone of the scene before permanent venues existed.  (eBay) Ticket outlets listed — Quintessance Records and Yellow Submarine — were the nerve centers of Vancouver's underground music community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hand-drawn artwork — a vocalist screaming into a microphone rendered in photocopied halftone — is quintessential first-wave punk DIY production. No\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eprofessional design, no budget, no infrastructure. Just a scene building itself from nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a reproduction. This is not a reprint. This is a surviving physical artifact from the birth of Canadian hardcore — 47 years old, never pinholed, minimal edge wear, in remarkable condition for its age and format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApproximate size: 8.5 x 11 inches.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ZipZappa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56837311627642,"sku":null,"price":548.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/8524\/5719\/files\/s-l1600_229ec625-a123-4261-be2b-24f2f8b687c1.webp?v=1777117704","url":"https:\/\/www.zipzappa.com\/es\/products\/d-o-a-original-1978-concert-flyer-legion-hall-vancouver-pre-fame-canadian-punk","provider":"ZipZappa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}