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Tyrannosaurus Rex (August 8, 1969) – Today’s Highlights Concert Listing – The San Francisco Examiner

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Tyrannosaurus Rex
Aug 7, 1969
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The 8 August 1969 edition of The San Francisco Examiner lists Tyrannosaurus Rex in the “Today’s Highlights” rock section for a show at the Family Dog on the Great Highway.


Publication: The San Francisco Examiner Date: August 8, 1969

Country: United States

Under the heading “TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS,” the Rock listing reads: Country Joe and the Fish, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Tongue and Groove and Kevin, tonight through Sunday from 9 to 2 at the Family Dog on the Great Highway.

CONTEXT AND NOTES 

The notice records Tyrannosaurus Rex’s multi-night engagement at the Family Dog venue in San Francisco.

FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS 

Event: Concert listing

Era: 1969 (Tyrannosaurus Rex acoustic era)

Tone: Informational Photography: Text-only listing (no photograph)

WHAT THE CLIPPING SHOWS

  • Heading “TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS”

  • Rock bill including Tyrannosaurus Rex

  • Dates: tonight through Sunday, 9 to 2

  • Venue: Family Dog on the Great Highway

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