Music Posters

The majority of music posters promoting a concert/tour or album/single have the following features, but all vary depending on the genre:

· Name of Artist

· Name of album/song

· Typography

· Reflects genre

· Mise-en-scene

· Layout

· Main image of artist

· Release date of album/tour

· Record label

· Place  you can buy album/tickets

· Reviews

· Price

· Features

· Website

· Age certificate

Rock

This poster is promoting a Jimi Hendrix Experience concert at The Astoria and features an image of the artist, thus adhering to convention. The typography used is very large and bold, creating a imposing effect. The red used in the text further connotes this. The poster as a whole has quite an intimidating demeanour, which is often associated with the genre. In terms of the poster's features, there are many common conventions that are missing. These include a price, a record label and reviews. Another that is missing is a website, although as the performance was in 1967, it was before the time that the internet was available.  
  

Pop

The next poster is from the pop genre, and promotes Katy Perry's 'Prismatic' world tour. As is consistent with many posters of this genre, the colours used are very bright and eye-catching. This is also more likely to attract the main target audience that is dominated by younger females. It also features the dates and location of each show of the tour, as well as the website where tickets are available for purchase. Furthermore, the album that is being toured is advertised, alongside Katy Perry's website.    

Alternative/Indie

This Mumford & Sons poster promotes one of the shows on the 'Four "Gentlemen of the Road"' tour. The poster features the name of the band, the name of the tour, a main image of the band, as well as the names of the individual band members. The style of the poster clearly represents the genre of indie/folk through the use of typical 'country' mise-en-scene and the image of a horse-drawn carriage.



 Hip/Hop

The main image of this poster creates images such as violence, theft and 'bling' that are often associated with the hip/hop genre. The typography and colours further reinforce this aggressive image. The poster follows convention with the inclusion of the dates and locations of shows, as well as a record label.