Appearing on stage for the final day of the Love-and-Peace-Festival on the Baltic island of
Fehmarn this day in 1970, artist Jimi Hendrix gave his last concert performance on the seashore outside of the village of Flรผgge, the West German event one of the first attempts to recreate the atmosphere of
Woodstock and the
Isle of Wight and was sponsored in large part by
Beate Uhse. Hendrix’ performance began around noon on a blustery day with organisers, fans and volunteers weary and irritable from three days of chaos but felt it was worth the wait. From 1995 to 2010, a local tribute band held a revival concert on the first Saturday in September. Other acts included Ten Years After, Canned Heat,
Procol Harum,
Mungo Jerry, Sly & the Family Stone and Danish progressive rock band the Burnin Red Ivanhoes.
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