This is the first ever festival that JIMI HENDRIX appeared on..it predates Woodstock, The Ilse of White and Glastonbury Festivals, and also featured Cream (with Eric Clapton) and Pink Floyd.
It is important to me, as l was a local lad, in a loacl band Sounds Force 5 who shared the festival with Jimi. l had the pleasure of meeting him, talking to him, and getting to know him, at a time before he was such a musical rock icon.
The object is one of the only original posters that l removed from the door after the festival, and it is important in music history, as little is know of this the UK's first TRUE music festival
Jimi Hendrix's first music festival
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- 11. At 17:12 on 26 September 2010, Bruce wrote:
- 12. At 13:32 on 1 October 2010, DoctorBeeker wrote:
- 13. At 19:23 on 22 April 2011, John Hitchins wrote:
pages 1Â 2ÂI was there. Arrived early and was at the front and I seem to remember that I was sitting on a railing right next to the stage. Not the first time I had seen Hendrix. He had previously (I'm pretty sure) played Boston.
Lovely to hear about this gig. Many people are unbelieving of the line-up. Now I have the proof. Someone at school (in Worcester) organised a coach trip to get there. Years later I met someone who had been involved in organising the event, but I can't remember his name. He was a sports reporter for local ITV in Plymouth. Am I right in thinking that Hendrix was playing with a bandaged wrist?
I went to this gig with some friend's and it more than met my expectation's.I had not heard that much about Jimi Hendrix prior to this event but he was awesome. I remember that he set his guitar on fire and smashed it up at the end of his act,and a stage hand came out with a fire extinguisher to make sure that the flames were out. It was then placed in a bin near the stage,and despite my effort's to retrieve it i could not get through the crowd (i wished i had tried a bit harder though).