| Tour by Jimi Hendrix | |
 In concert June 20, 1970, San Bernardino, California | |
| Location | US, Europe |
|---|---|
| Start date | April 25, 1970 |
| End date | September 6, 1970[a] |
| No. of shows | 37[b][c] |
| Jimi Hendrix concert chronology | |
The Cry of Love Tour was a 1970 concert tour by American rock guitarist and singer Jimi Hendrix. It began on April 25, 1970, at the Forum[d] in Inglewood, California, and ended on September 6, 1970, at the Love & Peace Festival in Fehmarn, West Germany.[a] The majority of the 37 shows were in the United States,[b][c] with two each in Sweden, Denmark, and West Germany, and one in England, where Hendrix was the final act at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970.
After experimenting with different lineups following the breakup of the original lineup of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Hendrix brought back drummer Mitch Mitchell with bassist Billy Cox replacing Noel Redding to record and tour. The trio would perform older tunes along with newer material from the live Band of Gypsys album and songs that Jimi was developing for a fourth album. Soon after their performance at the Isle of Wight, the tour was cut short due to Cox's illness and Hendrix was left considering his options. However, he died twelve days after the Fehmarn concert.
Several concerts were recorded and filmed that were later released on albums and film. Since their debut in 1971, the Berkeley, Atlanta, and Isle of Wight performances have been reissued several times, most recently as Blue Wild Angel: Live at the Isle of Wight (2002), Live at Berkeley (2003), and Freedom: Atlanta Pop Festival/Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church (2015).[e] Concert selections continue to be included on Hendrix retrospectives and documentaries, such as Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection (2001), which contains five songs recorded during the tour.
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- ^ Brown 1992, p. 112.
- ^ McDermott, Kramer & Cox 2009, p. 265.
- ^ Roby 2002, pp. 168, 208.
- ^ Shapiro & Glebbeek 1991, p. 695.
- ^ McDermott, Kramer & Cox 2009, pp. 245–248.
- ^ "Jimi Hendrix: Live at the Los Angeles Forum – 4/25/1970". Jimihendrix.com (official website). Retrieved August 10, 2019.