Jimi Hendrix Experience Frankfurt Show January 17, 1969

American guitarist Jimi Hendrix and his band the Experience came to Germany in January 1969 for a European tour. Vintage Rock Posters is searching for original concert posters and tour blanks produced by Gunther Kieser. The promoter was Lippmann + Rau, whose name is printed just below Hendrix's on each poster's top.

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On January 17, Jimi Hendrix and the Experience arrived in Frankfurt to play the Centennial Hall. Many notable American artists performed there, including Genesis, Grateful Dead, Earth Wind and Fire, Frank Sinatra, the Beach Boys, Johnny Cash, the Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, James Brown, Ray Charles, and The Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

Fans that attended the Hendrix concert said it was fantastic, and he played behind his back and with his tongue. Jimi Hendrix starts the concert by explaining that the show would be high energy and "free-jam" oriented. One fan mentioned that the "Jahuha shook."

Jimi Hendrix Experience Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt Ticket

The concert starts with "Come On (pt.1)" with Hendrix saying it was "outtasight." Next was a ten-minute version of "Red House" with a wah-wah segment capping off "Little Wing." The band played Cream's "Sunshine of Your Love", ending the song with an instrumental flourish and feedback. Before they start "Hey Joe", Jimi introduces Mitch Mitchell, Noel Redding, and himself to the audience. The concert ends with "Purple Haze."

The band played for about an hour with this song list.

• "Come On (pt.1)"

• "Fire"

• "Red House"

• "I Don't Live Today"

• •"Little Wing"

• "Foxy Lady"

• "Sunshine of Your Love"

• "Hey Joe"

• "Purple Haze"

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