Hendrix visits Noel Redding at Olympic Studios during a recording session for Fat Mattress. Later that evening, Jimi Hendrix travels to Ronnie Scott’s to enjoy an evening of performances by Roland Kirk & His Quartet.
April 11, 1969 Dorton Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina With Fat Mattress
Spectrum, Philadelphia With Fat Mattress Set List: Fire Red House Foxey Lady I Don’t Live Today Hear My Train A Comin’ Stone Free Star Spangled Banner Purple Haze Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Jimi Hendrix leads The Experience through a rousing performance at the Philadelphia Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 12, 1969.
Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, Tennessee [Two Shows] With Fat Mattress Set List: [Second Show] Fire I Don’t Live Today Hear My Train A Comin’ Sunshine Of Your Love Stone Free Foxey Lady Star Spangled Banner Purple Haze Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Burdened with an exhaustive schedule of personal appearances, the tense relationship between Hendrix and bassist Noel Redding further deteriorated.
April 20, 1969 Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas With Fat Mattress, Cat Mother & The All Night Newsboys Set List: Stone Free Hear My Train A Comin’ Foxey Lady I Don’t Live Today Fire Red House Star Spangled Banner Purple Haze Voodoo Child (Slight Return) The Experience always seemed to rise to the occasion in their performances in Texas.
Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan With Fat Mattress, Cat Mother & The All Night Newsboys Set List: [partial] Fire Spanish Castle Magic Foxey Lady I Don’t Live Today Sunshine Of Your Love Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Red House
Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Wa. With Fat Mattress Set List: [Partial] Red House I Don’t Live Today Foxey Lady Purple Haze Voodoo Child (Slight Return) The Experience traveled to Hendrix’s hometown of Seattle, Washington.
Sports Arena, San Diego, Ca. With Fat Mattress Set List: Fire Hey Joe Spanish Castle Magic/Sunshine Of Your Love Red House I Don’t Live Today Foxey Lady Star Spangled Banner Purple Haze Voodoo Child (Slight Return) A superb set which yielded some of the guitarist’s best loved live recordings.
Waikiki Shell, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii With Fat Mattress Set List: [partial] Foxey Lady Red House I Don’t Live Today The Experience perform at Waikiki Shell in Honolulu. Due to technical problems with some of their amplifiers, the performance ends after only thirty minutes.
