Nottingham (Theatre Royal) : 3 décembre 1967

Nottingham (Theatre Royal) : 3 décembre 1967


Setlist partielle :

- Sgt. Pepper        
- Purple Haze

NOTTINGHAM EVENING NEWS & POST - ‘Jimi's A Real Live Wire’ by Richard Williams:
“Only the entire resources of the East Midlands Electricity Board can have averted a major power-cut in Nottingham last night, when the Jimi Hendrix Experience, the Move, and a host of lesser lights shook the Theatre Royal with thunderous electronic reverberations in Nottingham's best pop concert for years. The audience, older than most, gave a reception which was scarcely more than polite to most of the groups, and it was not until the arrival of Hendrix, a 22-year-old guitarist from Los Angeles, that they really went wild. Starting off with a deafening ‘Sgt. Pepper’, he built a climax right through his act until, in his hit song ‘Purple Haze’, the theatres sedate foundations threatened to crumble under the weight of his assault. Although he was not quite at the top of his game, an out-of-form Hendrix can still carve any other blues group into ribbons.”

"I have a number of very strong memories from the night - Keith Emerson of The Nice throwing his old Hammond around, The Move's Trev Burton walking out and kicking over an amp, Syd Barrett failing to show and The Nice's Davey O'List standing in for him with Pink Floyd, Andy Fairweather-Low in white suit going down on his knees to sing Gin House with the totally-out-of-place teenybop band Amen Corner.

But it was The Jimi Hendrix Experience I was there to see. As I faced the stage, Jimi stood to the left, Noel to the right with Mitch in the middle. Jimi was wearing a wonderful jacket with horizontal waves of orange, beige and black which I have never seen in a photo. I think he was also wearing a white ruffled shirt and orange trousers but it's the jacket that sticks in the mind.

Being an early show, Jimi didn't really pull out the stops. I recall an entertaining but workmanlike trot through the hits and a couple of album tracks including some trademark playing with teeth and behind the head. Again, I can't be 100% sure but I'd say the set list included Hey Joe, Purple Haze, Wind Cries Mary, Burning of the Midnight Lamp, Foxey Lady and Spanish Castle Magic. There was certainly no Killing Floor, Like a Rolling Stone or Wild Thing which at that time I had read about but never heard."

Phil J. Ellis
Source :
http://novdec1967.blogspot.fr/2010/02/3-december-1967-theatre-royal.html