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(x) 'Muse: A Seaside Rendezvous': 2 Serif Display Types (1 spikey outlined) on Gig Poster - Covington, Bicycle {Mike Y, Tamas}

MYMYMY

Hello Typophile community!

Although I've been a visitor to Typophile for a while now, this is my first actual post here. I was hoping someone could help identify the typefaces used in this gig poster:

I'm pretty certain that the word 'MUSE' is in Futura, or a similar geometric sans. However, I can't figure out the rest of the type on the poster. It looks to me like the words 'A SEASIDE RENDEZVOUS' are in some kind of Western/Circus style font? I've tried using 'What The Font' and 'Identifont', but neither of them brought up successful results.

I've singled out what I considered to be some of the more distinctive letters in the hope that this will make them a bit easier to identify:

I originally thought that the rest of the info on the poster was all in the same typeface as 'A SEASIDE RENDEZVOUS', but looking at it closely I think that the rest of the information, such as the dates and the location, and the words 'MUSIC' and 'LIGHTS', are actually in a third typeface. The serifs on '2009' seem different, and the 'M' clearly has a contrast between thick and thin lines which isn't present in the typeface for 'A SEASIDE RENDEZVOUS'. I know the type on the jpg is all quite small and may be hard to identify, but I think the best chance is with the unusual descender on the uppercase 'G', found at the bottom of the poster. I can't think of any typefaces where I've seen a 'G' like that before, so hopefully it will be the key to solving the problem.

If anyone knows what either of the typefaces are, or any similar ones, it would be hugely appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Matthew Young
MY MY MY

Michael Yanega

I think the solid serif is Covington by Derek Vogelpohl, a freebie font from the Apostrophic Lab. Find at TypOasis.

- Mike Yanega

Michael Yanega

The SEASIDE RENDEZVOUS font is proving harder to locate. So far the two closest have been Red Rooster faces Yeoman Gothic and Commander, but both do not have the right R structure. I also searched Dafont, since the other font had been a freebie, but I found no similar serif there.

- Mike Yanega

Michael Yanega

By the way, here is the page where you can download Covington SC or Regular.

- Mike Yanega

MYMYMY

Mike - thanks so much for your help. Covington is spot on, and Yeoman Gothic and Commander are both good alternatives if I can't find out what the proper font is for the header.

If anyone else knows what the 'SEASIDE RENDEZVOUS' type is, it'd still be hugely appreciated.

Atwe

That's Bicycle by Gaut Fonts.

--- Tamas Ferencz ---

MYMYMY

Brilliant! Many thanks to both Mike and Tamas for your help.

Michael Yanega

So they had it under Retro fonts. That's why I didn't find it. I was looking at Serif fonts.

Good work Tamas.

- Mike Yanega

oller

I was about to start this exact same thread! I doubt as well written though...

I'd only like to chip in further and ask if anyone can recall where the banners might have come from. They're quite distinctive, haven't found anything similar in my searching.

Thanks!

Michael Yanega

I'd guess those were computer drawn artworks, or possibly hand-drawn.

- Mike Yanega

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