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Young men with helium balloons at Jimi Hendrix concert, Seattle, July 26, 1970
Order an ImageThe Jimi Hendrix Experience performed in Hendrix’s hometown of Seattle three times from 1968 to 1970, once at Seattle Center Arena and twice at the larger Seattle Center Coliseum. After the Experience dissolved, Hendrix and his band made one more appearance in Seattle, on July 26, 1970, performing outdoors at Sicks' Stadium on Rainier Avenue South. The day was rainy, but thousands of fans filled the sodden field to watch Hendrix. Back up bands Cactus and Rube Tubin & the Rondonnas warmed up the crowd, and Hendrix took the stage at 7:15, opening his set of a dozen songs with “Fire.” The concert would be the last Hendrix played in his hometown before his death in September 1970.
This photo shows three concertgoers with bunny-shaped helium balloons on the field at Sicks' Stadium before the Jim Hendrix concert.
Caption information source: "Jimi Hendrix plays Sicks' Stadium, his final Seattle show, on July 26, 1970" by Peter Blecha, HistoryLink.org Essay 21126
This photo shows three concertgoers with bunny-shaped helium balloons on the field at Sicks' Stadium before the Jim Hendrix concert.
Caption information source: "Jimi Hendrix plays Sicks' Stadium, his final Seattle show, on July 26, 1970" by Peter Blecha, HistoryLink.org Essay 21126
ID Number: 2022.11.12
Date: 1970
Creator(s):
Wyatt, Scott, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 negative : b&w ; 35 mm
Credit: MOHAI, Scott Wyatt Photographs, 2022.11.12
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
Subjects:
Performing Arts and Music