THE BOB MASSE EXPERIENCE

Throughout the decades, Bob Masse left a fingerprint on the music industry with his colorful psychedelic concert posters. The eye gazing incognito parodies of major musical artists shaped and influenced music history.

He began his journey by making posters for the acts performing in town when he was in school in Vancouver, British Columbia. It became a great way for him to meet the musicians and share his art with the music world.

Bob Masse personally provided the excerpts for each of the posters highlighted below for Miami's Hard Rock Cafe special Bob Masse Experience. We are so appreciative of his artistry and the impact it has made in the arts and music throughout the years!

Learn more about this amazing artistry at his website and experience this beautiful blend of music and art and learn more about these collectible posters through each excerpt.

Thank you Bob Masse for continuing to share your art with the world, its art that is experienced and felt through your love of music and amazing talent! 

AC/DC
"This poster commemorates an AC/DC concert in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1991."

CLASSIC ROCK STOCK
"This poster was done for a 1992 event in Vancouver, Canada, featuring local bands plus some rock
legends, like Eric Burdon and War. It combines Masse's love of art nouveau, and psychedelic handlettering."

VANCOUVER ISLAND MUSICFEST
"This poster was done for the 10th anniversary of the Vancouver Island Music Fest, a 3-day annual
festival on beautiful Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, with multiple stages and more than
30 performers. Past performers have included legends such as Bo Diddley, Don McLean, Roberta
Flack, and Emmylou Harris."

HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH
"This poster was for a 1996 Hootie & the Blowfish concert at General Motors Place in Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada."

STRING CHEESE INCIDENT
"The poster was done for a String Cheese Incident concert at Camp Verde, Arizona in 2000."

30TH ANNIVERSARY SUMMER OF LOVE
"This poster was done for the 30th Anniversary of the Summer of Love, held in Golden Gate Park, San
Francisco in 1997. The original Summer of Love, in 1967, was a major social phenomenon, with as
many as 100,000 people, mostly young hippies, beatniks, and counterculture figures, converging in San
Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district and Golden Gate Park. The 30th anniversary celebration was a day
of music, with performers including Country Joe McDonald, Jefferson Starship, Ray Manzarek of The
Doors, and Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters."

DONOVAN
"This poster was for Donovan's 1992 Mellow Yellow Tour of British Columbia, Canada. He toured
with Tom Northcott, a Canadian folk-rock singer with hits in the late 1960s and early 1970s."

TORI AMOS
"This poster was done for a Tori Amos fan club in 1999. The key symbol near the bottom of the poster
is a nod to RAINN (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network), the US's largest anti-sexual violence
organization. Tori Amos was the first national spokesperson for RAINN."

MEETING OF THE MINDS
"This poster was for the 7th annual convention of the official Jimmy Buffett fan club, Parrot Heads in
Paradise (PHiP). PHiP has a network of more than 200 clubs around the U.S. plus international clubs
in Canada, Europe, the Caribbean, and Australia. Besides being lovers of Jimmy Buffett's music, PHiP
members are involved in raising millions of dollars for a variety of charities."

STEVIE NICKS WHITE-WINGED DOVE
"This poster features a portrait of Stevie holding a white dove, in honour of her hit song “Edge of
Seventeen (Just Like the White-winged Dove)” from her debut solo album Bella Donna, released in
1981."

WOMEN OF ROCK
"This poster commemorating women in rock features a classic art-nouveau female figure with the names
of dozens of women performers in the border."

FIONA APPLE
"This poster features singer-songwriter Fiona Apple in an art nouveau pose and setting. Apple released
five albums from 1996 to 2020, all of which reached the top 20 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. She
has received numerous awards and nominations, including 3 Grammy Awards."

NO DOUBT
"This poster was done to promote a 2009 No Doubt concert in Austin, Texas. It features Gwen Stefani
in a classic pin-up pose, against an art nouveau background."

RAINN
"This art nouveau-inspired poster was produced as a fundraiser for RAINN (Rape, Abuse and Incest
National Network), the charity for which Tori Amos was the first national spokesperson."

PARROT STOCK
"This poster was commissioned by the Jimmy Buffett fans' Parrot Head Clubs of the Southeast for
“Parrot Stock 2002”, their gathering in Charleston which took place in June 13-16, 2002. The event
was a benefit for Paramedics for Children, and the Carolina Raptor Center."

VISION FEST
"This 1997 poster was for the 1st annual Vision Fest at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado.
Vision Fest, started by Mimi Fishman, mother of John Fishman, drummer for the band, Phish, raised
money to benefit the American Glaucoma Society. Diagnosed with this disease at a young age, Mimi
was deeply committed to educating the public about the importance of early testing and treatment.
Mimi’s condition never slowed her down and she was often seen dancing away the night at live Phish
shows. Mimi passed away in early 2001, but her passion and commitment to giving lives on through
the work of The Mimi Fishman Foundation."

JET
"Jet is an alternative rock band which formed in 2001 in Melbourne, Australia and has had several
international hits. This poster was for their 2004 tour. They split in 2012 but reformed in 2016."

LASER GRATEFUL DEAD
"This print was produced for a 1995 “laser and light spectacular” show at the Vancouver Planetarium,
featuring the music of the Grateful Dead."

EARTH VOICE
"This poster was produced for the 1992 Earth Voice Festival, at Seabird Island in British Columbia,
Canada. The 3-day festival featured several Canadian bands, including The Jeff Healey Band,
Barenaked Ladies, Randy Bachman, and Blue Rodeo."

GRASSROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL
"This poster was produced to promote the 2000 Grassroots Music Festival in Angola, Indiana. The
line-up for the 2-day festival included Merl Saunders Band, Leftover Salmon, Might as Well, Bill
Miller, and Brand New Bag. The piece features Masse's signature combination of art nouveau design
and psychedelic hand-lettering."

BOB DYLAN & PAUL SIMON
"This poster was for a concert during the Bob Dylan and Paul Simon 1999 tour."

SANTANA
"This poster for legendary Mexican-born guitarist Carlos Santana features a classic art nouveau figure
with an Aztec mandala in the background. Santana, and his band of the same name, has won
numerous awards, including eight Grammy Awards, and three Latin Grammy Awards. The band was
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998."

STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN
"This poster pays tribute to legendary American blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, who died tragically
in a helicopter crash in 1990, at the age of 35."

JIMMY BUFFETT
"This poster was for a Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band concert at the Meadows in Hartford,
Connecticut in August 1996."

DAVID BOWIE as ZIGGY STARDUST
"David Bowie's August 19, 1972 concert at the Rainbow Theatre in Finsbury Park, London was one of
the most famous and important Ziggy Stardust concerts ever staged, as it was here that Bowie
introduced theatre and multi-media to rock concerts in England. This concert was later described as the
most extravagant rock show ever produced in Britain. This print by Bob Masse, with photo by Brian
Ward, commemorates this historic concert."

DAVID BOWIE as PHARAOH
"This poster pays tribute to legendary British rocker David Bowie. It features Bowie in an Egyptian
headdress against an ornate, highly detailed background."

WOODSTOCK 45TH ANNIVERSARY
"This 2014 poster commemorates the 45th anniversary of Woodstock. The photo is of John Sebastian of
The Lovin' Spoonful, on stage at the original Woodstock, looking out at a sea of faces."

JANIS JOPLIN 1967
"This psychedelic art nouveau-inspired poster commemorates iconic 1960s singer-songwriter Janis
Joplin."

JANIS JOPLIN AVALON BALLROOM
"This art nouveau-inspired poster commemorates a November 25, 1967 concert by iconic singersongwriter
Janis Joplin, at the historic Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco."

JANIS JOPLIN ROSES
"This poster features an art nouveau-inspired border surrounding a beautiful photo of iconic singersongwriter
Janis Joplin."

PINK FLOYD MAD HATTER'S TEA PARTY
'This poster commemorates a 1966 Pink Floyd concert at the Marquee Club in London, England.
The Marquee Club opened in 1958 in the heart of London's West End. In March 1964, the club moved
a short distance to what became its most famous venue, with an entrance at 90 Wardour Street. Almost
every major rock band played on the tiny stage here over the next 25 years. Pink Floyd’s first
appearance at the Marquee Club was on January 30, 1966."

PINK FLOYD DIVISION BELL ANNIVERSARY
"This poster commemorates the 25th anniversary of Pink Floyd's The Division Bell album. The
Division Bell was Pink Floyd's 14th studio album and was released Mar 28, 1994."

PINK FLOYD MARQUEE CLUB
"This poster commemorates a 1967 Pink Floyd concert at the Marquee Club in London. The Marquee
Club opened in 1958 in the heart of London's West End. In March 1964, the club moved a short
distance to what became its most famous venue, with an entrance at 90 Wardour Street. Almost every
major rock band played on the tiny stage here over the next 25 years."

SYD BARRETT
"This poster pays homage to Pink Floyd founding member Syd Barrett. Barrett was an English singer,
guitarist and songwriter who co-founded Pink Floyd in 1965. Until his departure in 1968, he was Pink
Floyd's frontman and primary songwriter, known for his whimsical style of psychedelia, and stream-ofconsciousness
writing style. In 1972, Barrett left the music industry, retired from public life and
guarded his privacy until his death. Pink Floyd recorded several tributes and homages to him,
including the 1975 song suite “Shine on You Crazy Diamond”. In Bob Masse's tribute, the muse
annoints a young Barrett with a diamond. Barrett died in 2006."

ARETHA FRANKLIN
"This highly detailed art nouveau-inspired poster commemorates legendary singer, songwriter, and
pianist, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. During her incredible career, Franklin was awarded 18
Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Arts, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1987, she
became the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She died in 2018."

THE BAND LAST WALTZ ANNIVERSARY
"This 2016 poster commemorates the 40th anniversary of Canadian-American rock group The Band's
Last Waltz concert at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. The photo is by John Scheele. The
original Last Waltz was held on American Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1976, at Winterland
Ballroom in San Francisco. It was advertised as the Band's “farewell concert appearance”, and they
were joined by more than a dozen special guests, including Ronnie Hawkins, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton,
Neil Diamond, Joni Mitchell, Ronnie Wood, and Neil Young."