This museum-grade, beautifully paired original concert ticket and matching VIP backstage pass portfolio—dated January 8, 2010—stands as an exceptional artifact of modern music history and live concert promotion archaeology. Personally hand-signed across the primary seating grid by the immortal "King of the Blues" and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee B.B. King, this archive captures a tangible record of a late-career showcase. Executed during a celebrated twilight corridor of his life, this portfolio evokes the era when the blues patriarch relentlessly toured with his beloved Gibson guitar "Lucille," delivering his iconic vibrato to multi-generational audiences.
The admission ticket maps out the precise geographical and temporal coordinates securing King's presence at a high-profile regional showcase:
Preserved in magnificent condition, the gloss-coated ticket stock and fabric credential remain exceptionally clean and structurally stable. Free from creases, fading, or smudging, this certified live-performance archive comes safely housed within a premium, thick acrylic display case secured with high-tensile brass corner screw closures to ensure permanent preservation.
Consignor Notes
B.B. King signed concert ticket from January 8, 2010, signed backstage at the Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville, TN, where B.B. King was performing (along with Rachel Cantu).
This beautiful, bold signature is signed across the front of the ticket and comes with the backstage pass that was used to meet B.B. King.
B.B. King is an iconic music legend, and having his signature on a concert ticket seemed ideal, as B.B. King was a road warrior known for his years of concert tours around the world. It was too hard to ignore when I saw it in an online auction several years ago.
- The Historic Venue: Formally printed for a production at the beautifully restored Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville, Tennessee.
- The Performance Series: Logged along the right margin as part of the elite regional series: Lexus of Knoxville Legendary Performances Featuring B.B. King.
- Seating Metadata: Documents premium location placement within the historic auditorium layout, specifically Section C (Orchestra Center), Row R, Seat 106, displaying an original box office entry valuation of $68.00.
- The VIP Backstage Pass: Enhancing the collection is a pristine, fabric-textured tour credential pass. The upper quadrant showcases King's iconic crown graphic above a high-contrast vintage portrait illustration of the blues master performing on his signature semi-hollow body guitar.
- Iconic Bold Autograph: Positioned flawlessly across the primary seating layout, the music titan hand-penned a breathtaking, exhibition-quality signature: "B.B. King". Written in rich black paint-pen ink, the script captures his globally recognized calligraphy, highlighted by massive initial loops on the capital "B" and a stylized capital "K" sweeping across the temporal fields.
- Logistical Tracking: The base of the ticket features pristine computer-generated barcodes and transactional indices tracking to the original purchaser under system index code 18200834233962 / BBK / A2.
This museum-grade, beautifully paired original concert ticket and matching VIP backstage pass portfolio—dated January 8, 2010—stands as an exceptional artifact of modern music history and live concert promotion archaeology. Personally hand-signed across the primary seating grid by the immortal "King of the Blues" and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee B.B. King, this archive captures a tangible record of a late-career showcase. Executed during a celebrated twilight corridor of his life, this portfolio evokes the era when the blues patriarch relentlessly toured with his beloved Gibson guitar "Lucille," delivering his iconic vibrato to multi-generational audiences.
The admission ticket maps out the precise geographical and temporal coordinates securing King's presence at a high-profile regional showcase:
Preserved in magnificent condition, the gloss-coated ticket stock and fabric credential remain exceptionally clean and structurally stable. Free from creases, fading, or smudging, this certified live-performance archive comes safely housed within a premium, thick acrylic display case secured with high-tensile brass corner screw closures to ensure permanent preservation.
Consignor Notes
B.B. King signed concert ticket from January 8, 2010, signed backstage at the Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville, TN, where B.B. King was performing (along with Rachel Cantu).
This beautiful, bold signature is signed across the front of the ticket and comes with the backstage pass that was used to meet B.B. King.
B.B. King is an iconic music legend, and having his signature on a concert ticket seemed ideal, as B.B. King was a road warrior known for his years of concert tours around the world. It was too hard to ignore when I saw it in an online auction several years ago.
- The Historic Venue: Formally printed for a production at the beautifully restored Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville, Tennessee.
- The Performance Series: Logged along the right margin as part of the elite regional series: Lexus of Knoxville Legendary Performances Featuring B.B. King.
- Seating Metadata: Documents premium location placement within the historic auditorium layout, specifically Section C (Orchestra Center), Row R, Seat 106, displaying an original box office entry valuation of $68.00.
- The VIP Backstage Pass: Enhancing the collection is a pristine, fabric-textured tour credential pass. The upper quadrant showcases King's iconic crown graphic above a high-contrast vintage portrait illustration of the blues master performing on his signature semi-hollow body guitar.
- Iconic Bold Autograph: Positioned flawlessly across the primary seating layout, the music titan hand-penned a breathtaking, exhibition-quality signature: "B.B. King". Written in rich black paint-pen ink, the script captures his globally recognized calligraphy, highlighted by massive initial loops on the capital "B" and a stylized capital "K" sweeping across the temporal fields.
- Logistical Tracking: The base of the ticket features pristine computer-generated barcodes and transactional indices tracking to the original purchaser under system index code 18200834233962 / BBK / A2.
