25 Creative, Beautifully Designed Gig Posters

As a designer, one of the most creative pieces of work you may be asked to do is to design a gig poster. Unlike web sites, logos & apps, gig posters are unique in that they only have minimal design constraints.

There’s very rarely a set brief and you’re usually allowed to have full creative control to design something that suits the mood, music & personality of the band. Of course, that brings with it a challenge – when you have a completely empty canvas prints, it can be extremely difficult to know where to start.

There’s also something that music lovers cherish about gig posters. While some might just see them as an advert for a show, there’s a huge group of music fans that collect gig posters because of the interesting, creative design. This obviously doesn’t happen often with typical adverts – there are very few people who collect print ads, after all – so what is it about gig posters that makes them so special? We believe beautifully, creatively designed gig posters not only capture the personality & style of the music and the band, but – when done right – they’re worth keeping.

We’ve brought together a showcase of creative, beautifully designed gig posters to help inspire you for your next print project.

Creative Gig Posters

Phish

The National Gig Poster (Sad Version)

Franz Ferdinand

Acoustic Night Poster

Sonic Arboretum

The Wooden Sky

The Ringo Jets

A Night Sky Gig Poster

Andrew Bird Gig Poster

She and Him Gig Poster

Snow Patrol

Bloc Party

The Shins

Humaine, Early Adopters Gig Poster

Daniel Higs

Why I Like Robins Poster

Gig Poster

Bonobo Poster

Mountain Goats Poster

Built to Spill

Boston Globe – Google

Break Your Routine

Concert poster #1

The Great Gatsby Jazz Funk Odyssey

Avett Brothers

Are there any creative gig posters that you’ve found that deserve a mention? Let us know in the comments.