Sib Hashian’s collection of over 70 backstage passes for concerts performed by Boston and other legendary rock groups like KISS, Black Sabbath, Aerosmith, Van Halen, Fleetwood Mac, and more, with concerts dated between 1976 and 2009, including: a backstage pass for a Boston and Blue Oyster Cult show on October 16, 1976; a stage pass for a Boston and the Outlaws concert at the Swing Auditorium in San Bernardino, California on March 18, 1977; a backstage pass for a Boston concert at the RPI Field House on May 8, 1977; a backstage pass for an Aerosmith concert at the Boston Music Hall on March 28, 1978; a pair of all area access passes for Boston’s 1978 Tour marked “Sib Hashian”; a sticker pass for KISS’ 1977-1978 All World Tour; a sticker guest pass for a Boston, Black Sabbath, Van Halen, and Sammy Hagar concert at Anaheim Stadium on September 23, 1978; two passes for Boston’s 1979 European Tour; an all area access pass for Ozzy Osbourne’s 1982 Diary of a Madman Tour; a guest pass for a Hall and Oates concert for their 1991 World Tour; a pass for Van Halen’s 1993 North American Tour, marked on the back, “Sib Hashian”; an after show stick pass for KISS’ 1996-1997 Alive/Worldwide Tour; a VIP sticker pass for the 1999 Ozzfest Tour, stamped “Black Sabbath”; an artist pass for Rocksimus Maximus Tour featuring KISS and Aerosmith for a concert in Boston on November 26, 2003; a laminated all access badge for an Ernie and the Automatics concert on October 10, 2009; a Universal Ozzfest pass marked “Sib Hashian 3,” and many more. In overall very good to fine condition. Also included is a large group of ephemera from Hashian’s personal collection, which includes buttons, guitar picks, handbills, concert tickets, newspaper clippings, a CD mix, a few handwritten notes, and a Kowloon’s 50th Anniversary program signed in black felt tip by Boston guitarist Barry Goudreau.
Provenance: From the Sib Hashian Collection, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Hashian family. Proceeds to benefit The Sib Hashian Scholarship Fund.
