har setat sedan 08.46 och tittat på konserter. First up Jimi Hendrix and the Gypsy Sun and Rainbows at woodstock 1969 Hendrix's popularity eventually saw him headline the Woodstock music festival on August 18, 1969. Due to enormous delays caused by bad weather and other logistical problems, Hendrix did not appear on stage until Monday morning, by which time the audience, which had peaked at over 500,000 people, had been reduced to, at most, 180,000, many of whom merely waited to catch a glimpse of Hendrix before leaving. The band was introduced at the festival as The Jimi Hendrix Experience, but Hendrix quickly corrected this to Gypsy Sun and Rainbows and launched into a two hour set (the longest of his career) that was plagued with technical difficulties. Hendrix suffered microphone level and guitar tuning problems, and one of his guitar strings snapped while performing Red House (though he kept playing regardless). Moreover, it was apparent that Jimi's new, much larger band had not rehearsed enough, and at times simply could not keep up with him. Despite this, Hendrix managed to deliver a historic performance, which featured his highly-regarded rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner", a solo improvisation which became a defining moment of the 1960s.

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December 2007