'Experience Hendrix' Spring Tour Dates Announced

March 11, 2011

The 2011 edition of the Experience Hendrix concert tour, presented by Fender guitars, launches in May with an all-star lineup of musical greats paying homage to the abiding genius of Jimi Hendrix.

This year's tour will include performances by Billy Cox, Steve Vai, Robert Randolph, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas (LOS LOBOS),Keb' Mo, Eric Johnson, NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALL STARS, Brad Whitford (AEROSMITH),LIVING COLOUR, Ernie Isley, Chris Layton (STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN & DOUBLE TROUBLE),INDIGENOUS and many additional special guests to be announced.

Experience Hendrix bassist Billy Cox — who first befriended Hendrix in the 101st Airborne Division of U.S. Army, played in both the JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE and BAND OF GYPSIES and performed with Hendrix at such landmark festivals as Woodstock and the Isle of Wight — is delighted to play a part in the current tour, saying, "It's a thrill for me to play Jimi's music for audiences now as it was in the 1960s." 

Experience Hendrix spring 2011 tour dates:

May 20 - Las Vegas, NV - Hilton Theatre, Las Vegas Hilton
May 22 - Dana Point, CA - Doheny Blues Festival
May 23 - Mesa, AZ - Mesa Arts Center
May 24 - Tucson, AZ - AVA Amphitheatre, Casino del Sol
May 26 - Santa Rosa, CA - Wells Fargo Performing Arts Center (SOLD OUT)
May 27 - Reno, NV - Grand Theatre, Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
May 28 - Santa Cruz, CA - Santa Cruz Blues Festival
May 29 - Avila Beach, CA - Avila Beach Blues Festival

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