CIC 2004 HOME
Poster display in the Exhibit HallOut of the nearly 200 submissions in the inaugural CIC Poster Contest, 48 finalists were on display in the Exhibit Hall of the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel Grand Ballroom.

Registrants were asked to vote once for their favorite poster based on design and overall effectiveness.

The winning posters - seen below - were announced during the Pollstar Concert Industry Awards show.

First place was a tie and both Bravo Entertainment and Abstract Entertainment will be awarded one full-page, four-color advertisment in Pollstar magazine. Bill Graham Presents will be awarded a full-page, black-and-white ad for its Second place finish. Third place winner, Nederlander Concerts will be awarded a half-page, black-and-white ad. Thank you to all participants and congratulations to the awards winners and finalists.

We look forward to next year's submissions!

First Place Tie

Second Place
Third Place
Tom Petty
Submitted by
Bravo Entertainment
Rancid
Submitted by
Abstract Entertainment
Second  Place - Bjork, submitted by Bill Graham PresentsBjork
Submitted by
Bill Graham Presents
Queens of the Stone Age
Submitted by
Nederlander Concerts

The following 48 posters were selected and shown at the CIC Conference.
Artist Venue Submitted By

50 Cent

Paramount Theatre - Seattle

House of Blues Concerts-N.W.

John Mayer / Counting Crows Gorge Amphitheatre House of Blues Concerts-N.W.
Ben Harper /Jack Johnson Gorge Amphitheatre House of Blues Concerts-N.W.
Radiohead Red Rocks Amphitheatre House of Blues Concerts-Denver
Ministry House of Blues - Sunset Strip House of Blues Concerts-L.A.
De La Soul House of Blues - Sunset Strip House of Blues Concerts-L.A.
Suzanne Vega House of Blues - Sunset Strip House of Blues Concerts-L.A.
Widespread Panic Red Rocks Amphitheatre Bill Bass Concerts
Widespread Panic Mid-South Coliseum - Memphis Beaver Productions
311 / G. Love & Special Sauce U.N.O. Lakefront Arena - New Orleans Beaver Productions
Allman Bros/Joe Cocker/Buddy Guy Telluride Blues & Brews Festival SBG Productions
Etta James House of Blues - New Orleans House of Blues - New Orleans
Fats Domino House of Blues - New Orleans House of Blues - New Orleans
Neil Finn Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver House of Blues Concerts Canada
The String Cheese Incident Horning’s Hideout - North Plains, OR SCI Gear
The String Cheese Incident Fox Theatre - Atlanta SCI Gear
The String Cheese Incident Orpheum Theatre - Minneapolis SCI Gear
The String Cheese Incident UIC Pavilion - Chicago SCI Gear
The String Cheese Incident
(Japan Tour)

Big Cat - Osaka; Club Quattro - Nagoya; Shibuya Ax - Tokyo

SCI Gear
Maroon5
The Fillmore - San Francisco Bill Graham Presents
Metallica The Fillmore - San Francisco Bill Graham Presents
The Dandy Warhols The Fillmore - San Francisco Bill Graham Presents
Buzzcocks The Fillmore - San Francisco Bill Graham Presents
The Jayhawks / The Thorns The Fillmore - San Francisco Bill Graham Presents
Primus Multiple Venues Bill Graham Presents
Primus Warfield Theatre - San Francisco Bill Graham Presents
Dave Attell / Lewis Black Warfield Theatre - San Francisc Bill Graham Presents
Bjork - SECOND PLACE Pier 30 / 32 - San Francisco Bill Graham Presents
O.A.R. Hammerstein Ballroom - New York Everfine Records
Badly Drawn Boy 40 Watt Club - Athens, GA 40 Watt Club
Gov’t Mule 9:30 Club - Washington D.C. Hard Head Management
Widespread Panic ALLTEL Pavilion - Raleigh Brown Cat Inc.
Yonder Mountain String Band Multiple Venues Partners in Music
Gov’t Mule / The Deepest End Saenger Theatre - New Orleans Hard Head Management
Interpol Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR Thrasher Presents
New Years Party! moe / Maceo Parker The Electric Factory / Tweeter Center Electric Factory Concerts
Neil Young The Greek Theatre - Los Angeles Nederlander Concerts
Queens of the Stone Age - THIRD The Greek Theatre - Los Angeles Nederlander Concerts
Tom Petty - FIRST PLACE TIE Snow King Amphitheater - Jackson Hole Bravo Entertainment
Robert Randolph & the Family Band Tipitina’s - New Orleans Tipitina’s
Rancid - FIRST PLACE TIE Freeborn Hall - Davis, CA Abstract Entertainment
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Hollywood Palladium Goldenvoice
Interpol Hollywood Palladium Goldenvoice
Death Cab for Cutie Henry Fonda Theatre - Los Angeles Goldenvoice
Peaches El Ray Theatre - Los Angeles Goldenvoice
BRMC - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Henry Fonda Theatre - Los Angeles Goldenvoice
Mana
Multiple Venues Viveló / CCE
Merle Haggard Ryman Auditorium - Nashville Ryman Auditorium

Posters submitted remain the property of Pollstar. Please contact postercontest@pollstar.com for more information.