Experience Hendrix Tour live at Chicago Theatre The Xavierite
This past Friday, I had the pleasure of accompanying my brother, Nick and our two friends, Lana & Jadon at The Chicago Theatre to experience the legacy of Jimi Hendrix.
Jimi Hendrix was a rock star who had the world by storm for only four years before passing away at age 27. What makes him even more special was only releasing three albums in his entire career.
Though no one currently has the pleasure to see Hendrix perform live, his musical peers still honor him and his contributions to music through a tour of honor and remembrance.
The Chicago performance included Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Marcus King, Eric Johnson, Devon Allman, David Hidalgo, Cesar Rosas, Noah Hunt, Mato Naji, Henri Brown, Ally Venable, Kevin McCormick, Dylan Triplett, Tony Beard, Sam Bryant, and Orlando Wright.
The concert was absolutely like no other. I’ve been a fan of Jimi Hendrix since I was about 15 years old and I always had the one wish to experience a Hendrix concert.
To be fair, I never thought it would be possible since Jimi Hendrix passed away in the 70’s, so a girl could only imagine. My thoughts came to life when I saw his family and musical peers touring as a tribute to honor his music.
I purchased tickets the day they were released from pure excitement and it was certainly worth every moment leading up to it. I had to surprise my brother with them as he is the biggest fan of Jimi Hendrix that I’ve ever known.
The concert started directly at 8 p.m. and opened with “Foxey Lady” off of “Are You Experienced” which is surely the best way to start a Hendrix show, even more so if you’ve seen the scene in Wayne’s World when Garth danced to the same song.
This was one of the best concerts I’ve had the pleasure of attending. It was one of those shows where you wish it never ended and it could start over in case you missed anything the first time.
The emotional tie between an artist and their fan base is like no other. As he is one of my favorite artists, the emotional buildup of hearing his music live grew my love for music even more.
He was one of those artists where his music was mystical and psychedelic to the ear. His music enchanted you with his insane guitar melodies and lyrics took you on a trip you never knew you could travel.
My brother and I shared memories of our favorite Hendrix songs including “Gypsy Eyes” off of “Electric Ladyland” as we were hoping that song would be featured at the show. Surprisingly, right after we spoke, that was the next song on the set.
Words cannot convey the talent of every artist that was on that stage or how much joy radiated from the crowd of everyone singing the same songs and even shouting “play Voodoo Child!” on a loop until it was played.
If there is any concert to be recommended for anyone in the future, it would totally be Experience Hendrix as it truly honors the legacy of the late Jimi Hendrix and his devout fan base surely appreciates all the hard work his family and the musicians put into the show.
If anyone is looking for a new artist to add to their playlist, your ears will thank you later once you’ve listened to Jimi Hendrix.