Custom Concert and Gig Posters
- Free shipping
- Free proof — pay after you approve
- Our designer emails your free proof within 1 business day. You're charged only once you approve it. Changes are free, and you can cancel free any time before you approve.
- Semi-gloss paper — rich color, no heavy glare
- Won’t stick to the glass when framed
- Ready to frame · frame not included
How it works
- Upload your filePhoto, artwork or PDF. No file yet? Order now, upload later.
- Free proofA designer checks crop and sharpness, then emails it within 1 business day.
- Printed in 2 daysOn semi-gloss poster paper, 2 business days after you approve.
- Ships free, flatUp to 15″ goes in a rigid mailer that won’t bend.
- Ships free, rolledOver 15″ ships rolled in a sturdy tube.
On real walls
How to get it right
Band, date, venue - in that order
A gig poster is read on the way past. The band name has to land first, then the date, then the venue; the support acts, the price and the ticket link are for the people who stop. Artwork-led posters are the ones that end up kept, but the date still has to survive the design - put it where the eye lands second.
Tour posters and merch
The same artwork often ends up as a tour poster sold at the merch table. Print the tour version with every date listed at 18x24 or 24x36, and the promo version with one date per city. Band logo stickers are the usual companion to posters on a merch table.
Getting them to the venues on time
Venues usually want posters up two to three weeks before the show. Production is two business days after proof approval and shipping takes 3-5 business days, so order about a month ahead of a gig to put posters up with time to work.
Laying out a poster with a full lineup
A one-band gig poster and a festival-style bill with five acts need different hierarchies, even at the same 18x24 size. The headliner's name should be roughly twice the point size of the openers, set in one clear line rather than stacked with equal weight - a poster that gives every band the same size type reads as a list, not a show. Doors and set times can sit in a single small line near the bottom, since the people who need that detail will look for it, and the people glancing past the poster on a wall will not miss it if it is small. A single strong image usually beats a poster crammed with every band's own logo.
One design, a different quantity for every stop
A short run of shows in different towns can share one poster design as long as the date and venue don't need to change per city - a tour with a listed itinerary can print the whole run on one 18x24 and order enough copies for every stop in a single quantity, rather than treating each city as a separate design and proof. If a date or venue does need to change city to city, each version becomes its own design with its own quick proof, but the artwork underneath - the band name, the tour title, the image - only needs approving once, since only the small print at the bottom differs between versions.
Questions people ask about these
What size is a standard gig poster?
18x24 inches for venues and shop windows; 11x14 for crowded noticeboards; 24x36 for a tour poster sold at the merch table.
Can I order a small run for different venues?
Yes. If each venue has its own date, each is its own design with its own proof; identical posters are one design with a quantity.
Can I print one poster to sell as merch?
Yes - one per design is a normal order. Test the print before ordering a run for the merch table.
How early should gig posters go up?
Two to three weeks before the show. Allow two business days in production and 3-5 business days in shipping on top of that.
Are they glossy?
Semi-gloss: rich color without heavy glare, and it does not stick to frame glass if someone frames it.
How do I size the band names on a poster with several openers?
Give the headliner roughly twice the type size of the supporting acts, set on its own line. Equal-sized names for every band reads like a list rather than a poster and makes it harder to tell who is actually playing.
Can the tour poster include a full list of tour dates?
Yes - list every date and city on one poster, or print a version per city with just that date and venue. Either way, a single design with a full itinerary needs only one proof before the whole run goes to print.
