EXPERIENCE HENDRIX TOUR LAUNCHES IN MARCH
JIMI'S MUSIC PERFORMED IN CONCERT BY ALL-STAR LINE-UP
Posted:
March 8, 2010
Experience Hendrix, fourth edition, biennial concert tour featuring an all-star line up of music greats
paying homage to the music and legacy of Jimi Hendrix launches March 2010 with special performances across
the country.
Featured artists who will be performing music written and inspired by Jimi Hendrix. Include some of the
best known and most respected artists in contemporary rock and blues including Joe Satriani, Jonny Lang,
Eric Johnson, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Brad Whitford (of Aerosmith), Doyle Bramhall II, Ernie Isley,
Living Colour, Double Trouble's Chris Layton, along with bassist Billy Cox. Cox, who first befriended
Hendrix when the two were in the 101st Airborne division of the US Army. Cox played in both the Jimi
Hendrix Experience and Band of Gypsys and performed with Hendrix at such landmark festivals as Woodstock
and the Isle of Wight. Cox commented, "It's a thrill for me to play Jimi's music for audiences now as it
was in the 1960s. The Experience Hendrix tours have shown how timeless this music really is." Joe Satriani
remarked, "I finally get to pay tribute to my hero the right way, on stage with an amazing, once in a
lifetime, line up of musicians!" Sacred Steel featuring Robert Randolph, Susan Tedeschi and David Hidalgo
and Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos are also performing on selected Experience Tour dates.
Various combinations of these music greats will be performing Jimi's signature songs including "Purple
Haze," "Voodoo Child (Slight Return), "The Wind Cries Mary," "Little Wing" and "Red House." As has been
the case with previous Experience Hendrix tour incarnations, special guests are expected to sit in at many
of the dates making the concerts all that much more memorable for both new and veteran Hendrix fans. Past
special guests have included Paul Rodgers, Buddy Guy and Carlos Santana.
Kenny Wayne Shepherd, a veteran of several Experience Hendrix tours remarked, "Jimi Hendrix's music has
really inspired to push the limits of my own music. He didn't observe any boundaries musically. He was an
amazing player and a tremendous showman so I incorporated some of his showmanship in what I do." As far
as having been part of the Experience Hendrix touring phenomenon, Shepherd noted, "It touches you on the
inside and gets you fired up."
The Experience Hendrix Tour is presented by Experience Hendrix, LLC, the Hendrix family-owned company
founded by James A. "Al" Hendrix, Jimi's father, entrusted with preserving and protecting the legacy of
Jimi Hendrix. Earlier this year, Sony Music Entertainment's Legacy Division and Experience Hendrix entered
into a worldwide catalog licensing venture to make all of Jimi's extraordinary music, including classic
albums, never before heard archive recordings, and filmed concerts available through all forms of media.
Launching on the west coast, the month-long tour will bring the troupe of players, each a headliner in
his or her own right, to concert venues in major U.S. markets including Los Angeles, San Francisco,
Denver, Minneapolis, Chicago, St. Louis and Atlanta.
Notes Experience Hendrix Tour producer John McDermott, "The line-up for this tour reflects the breadth of
Jimi's ongoing influence that reaches down through the generations. The guests that have been attracted to
participate are enthusiastic about the proposition of performing with their counterparts. That mindset
underscores the fact that the Experience Hendrix tour is all about musical camaraderie and the recognition
that Jimi Hendrix, undeniably, casts the longest shadow in the realm of great music and great musicians."
Janie Hendrix, CEO of Experience Hendrix noted, "Everyday, we see how Jimi's musical legacy continues to
transcend generational and cultural boundaries. This tour is our way to give a live concert experience
that reflects the genius of his unifying spirit. Part of our mission is to share Jimi's music with
audiences of all ages and these tours continue to play a key role in fulfilling that vision. As my brother
Jimi would say, "We want our sound to go into the soul of the audience, and see if it can awaken some
little thing in their minds... Cause there are so many sleeping people.."
2010 Experience Hendrix Tour dates:
(Tickets now on sale)
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Mar 4
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Santa Barbara, CA — Arlington Theatre
SOLD OUT
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Mar 5
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Los Angeles, CA — Gibson Amphitheatre
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Mar 6
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Las Vegas, NV — The Joint By Rogue at the Hard Rock Hotel
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Mar 7
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Mesa, AZ — Ikeda Theatre (Mesa Arts Center)
SOLD OUT
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Mar 9
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Friant, CA — Table Mountain Casino Events Center
SOLD OUT
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Mar 10
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San Francisco, CA — The Warfield
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Mar 11
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San Francisco, CA — The Warfield
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Mar 12
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Reno, NV — Silver Legacy Resort Casino
SOLD OUT
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Mar 14
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Denver, CO — Paramount Theatre
SOLD OUT
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Mar 15
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Salina, KS — Stiefel Theatre For The Performing Arts
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Mar 16
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Kansas City, MO — Uptown Theatre
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Mar 17
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Minneapolis, MN — Orpheum Theatre
SOLD OUT
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Mar 18
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Chicago, IL — Chicago Theatre
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Mar 20
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St. Louis, MO — Fox Theatre
SOLD OUT
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Mar 21
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Milwaukee, WI — Riverside Theatre
SOLD OUT
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Mar 23
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Akron, OH — Akron Civic Theatre
SOLD OUT
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Mar 24
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Montclair, NJ — Wellmont Theatre
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Mar 25
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Red Bank, NJ — Count Basie Theatre
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Mar 27
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Atlanta, GA — Fox Theatre
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Mar 28
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Durham, NC — Durham Performing Arts Center
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For more information, visit www.jimihendrix.com and www.experiencehendrixtour.com
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The 2010 Experience Hendrix Tour is set to take to the highways of America this March with stops in 19 cities
from coast to coast at some of the nation's most historic live concert venues.
Tour starts March 4, 2010 ... Don't miss it!
Highlights from the critically acclaimed Jimi Hendrix tribute concerts now available on DVD
Posted; August 27, 2008
Special commemorative DVD featuring performance highlights from the all-star tributes from 2002 and 2004
is now available on DVD from Experience Hendrix & Image Entertainment
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