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Original General Artists Corporation (GAC) performance contract, one page, both sides, 8 x 10.75, October 20, 1964. The contract engages the Rolling Stones for a performance at the Balboa Park Bowl in San Diego, California, on November 1, 1964. The agreement calls for the “Rolling Stones only,” with the purchaser responsible for furnishing the other acts for the remainder of the show, and guarantees the group $6,000 against 50% of the gross receipts after taxes. The venue capacity is listed as approximately 4,500, with the scale of admission “to be advised.” Signed on both sides in blue ballpoint by purchaser Robert J. Hodge of KDEO, with his El Cajon, California, address and telephone number listed on the front. In very good condition, with scattered creasing, staining, paper loss, and edge tears and partial separations to the horizontal folds. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. The Rolling Stones’ November 1st appearance at Balboa Park Bowl came during their second American tour, which had begun less than two weeks earlier. The contract was drawn up on October 20th, the same day the band arrived in the United States to begin the tour.
