Jimi Hendrix - Live In Philadelphia 1970 (Highlights)

1 videos • 4,707 views • by Jimi Hendrix On May 16, 1970, The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia, PA. The event was promoted as a mini festival, with Cactus, the Grateful Dead, and the Steve Miller Band hired as opening acts. Before an audience estimated at 10,000, Jimi opened the performance with a high velocity medley of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," and "Johnny B. Goode" and never looked back. Don't miss this rare live concert recording featuring these 2 opening numbers. Ironically, Jimi almost missed the concert entirely. "We drove down to Philadelphia from New York in two limousines," remembers Velvert Turner. "Along the way, one of the cars broke down. We had to let the band [road manager] Gerry Stickells take our car and drive on to the gig. "[Jimi's friend's] Devon, Colette, and I stayed behind with the driver and one of the road managers until we got the car running again. We made it to the gig just in time to see Jimi play."