{"product_id":"gravediggaz-press-photo-promo-stickers-flyer-copy","title":"Def Jam \u0026 RUN DMC Tour itinerary archive","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal touring documents for Def Jam and Run DMC’s 1987 and 1988 (respective) tours.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt includes a detailed Def Jam 1987 Itinerary, dated Tuesday, June 16, mapping out a run of dates across the American South and Midwest such as Baltimore, Memphis, New Orleans, Nashville and beyond.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIssued by Norby Walters Associates - the artists' representatives who booked some of the most significant hip-hop package tours of the 1980s- the documents feature hand drawn notations relating to logistics and behind-the-scenes venue contacts. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 1987 Def Jam tour brought together LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Eric B. \u0026amp; Rakim, Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew, and Stetsasonic on a single bill. It is widely remembered as one of the defining hip-hop package tours of the decade, helping establish Def Jam Recordings as the genre's dominant commercial force.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccompanying it is a routing sheet for a Run-DMC tour dated March 28, 1988, along with further itinerary pages listing additional tour dates and city-by-city schedules into the late 1980s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Details \u0026amp; Collectability\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e· Original Def Jam '87 Itinerary, dated June 16, 1987\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e· Run-DMC tour routing sheet, dated March 28, 1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e· Additional handwritten and typed itinerary pages with venue and promoter details\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e· Tour routing for one of hip-hop's most significant package tours, featuring LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Eric B. \u0026amp; Rakim, Whodini and Stetsasonic\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e· Connected to Stetsasonic and Prince Paul's early touring history\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Poetics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54765703692617,"sku":"ATL_PP_0010","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/9992\/files\/NYC_PP_009_3_0_png.jpg?v=1783002438","url":"https:\/\/waxpoetics.com\/products\/gravediggaz-press-photo-promo-stickers-flyer-copy","provider":"Wax Poetics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}