Remember your first Brisbane gig? Step back into Brisbane’s underground music scene of the 1970s and 80s with a curator’s tour of State Library’s latest exhibition Cut Copy: Brisbane music posters 1977-87.

State Library’s exhibition curators will reveal the DIY design ethos of the era as you discover the stories behind the posters and handbills, and the bands and venues that inspired them.

From The Go-Betweens to The Leftovers, Razar to The Riptides, dig deep into Brisbane’s alternative music past and the design work that took it to the streets.

Register now to reserve your place.

Dates: 

Free curator's tours occur on the second Saturday of every month at 2pm from December 2020 to April 2021. The list of dates for the curators tours are:

• 5 December 2020
• 12 December 2020
• 9 January 2021
• 13 February 2021
• 15 March 2021
• 10 April 2021
• 24 April 2021

Time: 2pm - 3pm

Where: slq Gallery, level 2, State Library of Queensland

If you are unable to attend this event please advise us via email at qldmemory@slq.qld.gov.au or phone 07 3840 7887 as soon as possible so we can offer your place to someone else. State Library of Queensland films, records and photographs events for use in marketing and communications. If you do not wish to be filmed, recorded or photographed please advise our staff upon your arrival.

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We are open in line with the Queensland Government’s Roadmap to easing restrictions under our COVID-Safe Site Plan. The health and safety of our staff and visitors is our top priority. Numbers are restricted in each space in accordance with Queensland Health guidelines. Check our alerts page for the latest information.

Please note the following conditions of entry before your visit to State Library:

1) You will not be able to enter State Library if:

• You currently have COVID-19.
• You have been told to quarantine.
• You are unwell or are displaying COVID-19 or cold/flu symptoms, no matter how mild.
• You have been in contact with anyone diagnosed with COVID-19 in the last 14 days.
• You have returned from overseas travel in the last 14 days.
• You have returned from a declared COVID-19 hotspot in the last 14 days.

2) Use the hand sanitiser provided before you enter.

3) Your details will be requested via our booking systems, and this information may be forwarded to Queensland Health if necessary for COVID-19 contact tracing procedures.

4) You must leave the building following your booking to allow for spaces to be sanitised in between sessions.

5) Keep 1.5 metres away from others at all times.

6) Only EFTPOS transactions are available at this time (no cash accepted).

The conditions may be subject to change.

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