25,1968 at the CIVIC OPERA HOUSE. The OPENING ACT was SOFT MACHINE. "WORD" of JIMI HENDRIX had spread through America prior to their Tour.
Though he was "NEVER SEEN" and NO RECORDS HAD BEEN RELEASED, until JUNE of 1967. This came only AFTER PLAYING at the MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL, where HE BURNED HIS GUITAR ON STAGE! The FIRST SINGLES " HEY JOE", "PURPLE HAZE" and "ARE YOU EXPERIENCED" were RELEASED in EARLY 1967 and INSTANDLY WENT TO THE TOP OF THE MUSIC CHARTS! The FIRST ALBUM "AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE" reached #3 and "ELECTRIC LADY LAND" #1 in 1868. Concert Tour was really the FIRST OPPORTUNITY for the "AMERICAN PUBLIC" to "EXPERIENCE" the "LEGENDGEND OF JIMI HENDRIX"!!! This Ticket is from a time WHEN IT WAS CUSTOMARY to "MUTILATE" ADMISSION TICKETS "AT THE DOOR", IN ORDER TO GAIN ENTRANCE!This is an AUTHENTIC TICKET STUB from A CONCERT ATTENDED BY FAMILY! AS A COLLECTORS ITEM, given that THIS TICKET IS FROM THE 1960's, IT IS STILL IN EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION! No Tears - No Holes - No Marks - No Tape! STRONG "Glossy" Cardboard, slight surface creasing! 1.2" (3.2 cm) x 1.8" (4.5 cm).
ALL SALES ARE FINAL, so PLEASE CHECK ALL THE PICTURES PROVIDED! IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS TICKET, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME! THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST! The item "RARE/Orig/JIMI HENDRIX/1968/CHICAGO/Debut/ CONCERT/TICKET/STUB/ Rock/Memorabilia" is in sale since Saturday, June 10, 2017. This item is in the category "Entertainment Memorabilia\Music Memorabilia\Rock & Pop\Artists H\Hendrix, Jimi\Other Jimi Hendrix Memorabilia".
The seller is "xedoux" and is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped to United States.