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Fact #100667

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Short story:

The Jimi Hendrix Experience plays at The Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, USA.

Full article:

Ann Wilson (fan) : The striking thing about it was the noise. I think the other bands included the Ike And Tina Turner Revue, but when Jimi came onstage the crew backed off, and the whole audience - which must have been 20 or 30,000 - backed away from the stage, just from the sheer volume of his performance. The noise was huge. It was great.


Jimmy Leverton (bass player, Fat Mattress) : The stadium had a glass dome and a revolving stage in the middle. He was playing his white Stratocaster, playing really blistering guitar. Lightning flashed overhead. The whole place