Posters done for Vampire Weekend’s UK Tour - supporting their album - “Modern Vampires of the City.” The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts. This marks the second time Vampire Weekend has achieved such an historic feat: its sophomore album Contra also debuted at #1 in 2010, making this the first time an independent rock band has entered at #1 with two consecutive releases.
Took a playful graphic approach to these posters, and tried to build consistencies between the two. The double-decker buses that are iconic to London were being phased out, and I saw this as a last ride. The ideas was a Noah’s Ark of vampire animals. In the second piece, I wanted to use the idea of raining blood, but make it friendly. The umbrellas are used to reinforce the vampire idea, by forming a bat shape together.
Thanks to SJM Concerts and Vampire Weekend for the work.