Isle of Wight Festival honours Jimi Hendrix

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Press Trust of India London
Last Updated : Jun 17 2015 | 7:32 AM IST
Isle of Wight festival paid homage to guitarist Jimi Hendrix on the 45th anniversary of his legendary 1970 rock concert at the country in UK.
The organisers encouraged the 50,000 festival-goers to buy cut-out Jimi Hendrix masks in order raise money for its nominated charity WellChild.
They were hoping to break the world record for "most people wearing costume masks at once".
"Jimi's impact on the island and to popular music cannot be underestimated. His inspiration lives on today and is present each year in the artists performing this year." said John Giddings, the organiser.
Hendrix made what turned out to be his last ever UK festival performance at the Isle of Wight as months later, he died at a young age of 27.
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First Published: Jun 17 2015 | 7:32 AM IST

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