The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed at the Marquee club for the first time on the night of the 24th of January, 1967. This was the first of just three appearances at the Marquee, but Hendrix took the club by storm and broke all the records of attendance attracting 1,400 people. This show has remained as one of the most important moments in the history of the club and rock music. By word of mouth, every guitarist in the city had heard about the wonders of this American black guitarist and was there. Five days later, on the 29th of January, 1967, Jimi Hendrix protagonized an historical event at the Marquee club announced as The Battle of the Bands. The event was a special tribute memorial show to the infamous manager of the Beatles, Brian Epstein, who had passed away on 27th of August 1967, and it featured an historical jam session with the Who.

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