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Jimi Hendrix Experience

Extraordinarily rare full ticket and program for Hendrix's historic showing at the Royal Albert Hall

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Extraordinarily rare full ticket and program for Hendrix's historic showing at the Royal Albert Hall

Original full 3.75 x 2.25 ticket for a concert headlined by “The Jimi Hendrix Experience” at London’s famed Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 1969, issued for Row 26 and Seat 2 in Section F. Included with the ticket is the corresponding original program, which was specially produced for the band’s performances at the Royal Albert Hall, 12 pages, 8.25 x 10, featuring images and information about the Experience, The Soft Machine, and Mason, Capaldi, Wood & Frog. In overall fine condition, with a light central vertical bend to the program. The Jimi Hendrix Experience's two gigs at the Royal Albert Hall, on February 18 and 24, 1969, were their first and final headline performances at the iconic venue.

Tensions had been growing between band members and management for several months, but these were put aside for these two concerts, which would be remembered as some of the band’s best and most successful late performances. Throwing out their usual set list, Hendrix and the band instead included several of his blues songs, including 'Hear My Train a Comin’,' 'Red House,' and 'Bleeding Heart.' These shows would be the final European performances by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, and would go on to immortalize Jimi’s legacy.

Ticket stubs for these concerts are very rare, and full tickets are virtually nonexistent. This full ticket is one of the true 'Holy Grail' finds in ticket collecting and is the only example known to have surfaced.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts
  • Dates: #604 - Ended March 10, 2021