EXPERIENCE HENDRIX TOUR Comes To The Fox Theatre 11/18

Experience Hendrix, fourth edition, biennial concert tour featuring an all-star line up of music greats paying homage to the music and legacy of Jimi Hendrix will perform at Detroit's Fox Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 18 at 8:00 p.m.

The featured artists who will be performing music written and inspired by Jimi Hendrix during the Detroit performance include: Steve Vai, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Ernie Isley, Living Colour, Double Trouble's Chris Layton, Mato Nanji, the Slide Bothers, Robert Randolph, Susan Tedeschi, David Hidalgo, Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos and Billy Cox.

Cox first befriended Hendrix when the two were in the 101st Airborne division of the US Army. Cox played in both the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Band of Gypsys and performed with Hendrix at such landmark festivals as Woodstock and the Isle of Wight. Cox commented, "It's a thrill for me to play Jimi's music for audiences now as it was in the 1960s. The Experience Hendrix tours have shown how timeless this music really is."

Various combinations of these music greats will be performing Jimi's signature songs including "Purple Haze," "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)", "The Wind Cries Mary," "Little Wing" and "Red House." As has been the case with previous Experience Hendrix tour incarnations, special guests are expected to sit in at many of the dates making the concerts all that much more memorable for both new and veteran Hendrix fans. Past special guests have included Paul Rodgers, Buddy Guy and Carlos Santana.

Kenny Wayne Shepherd, a veteran of several Experience Hendrix tours remarked, "Jimi Hendrix's music has really inspired to push the limits of my own music. He didn't observe any boundaries musically. He was an amazing player and a tremendous showman so I incorporated some of his showmanship in what I do." As far as having been part of the Experience Hendrix touring phenomenon, Shepherd noted, "It touches you on the inside and gets you fired up."

The Experience Hendrix Tour is presented by Experience Hendrix, LLC, the Hendrix family-owned company founded by James A. "Al" Hendrix, Jimi's father, entrusted with preserving and protecting the legacy of Jimi Hendrix. Earlier this year, Sony Music Entertainment's Legacy Division and Experience Hendrix entered into a worldwide catalog licensing venture to make all of Jimi's extraordinary music, including classic albums, never before heard archive recordings, and filmed concerts available through all forms of media.

"The line-up for this tour reflects the breadth of Jimi's ongoing influence that reaches down through the generations," notes Experience Hendrix Tour producer John McDermott. "The guests that have been attracted to participate are enthusiastic about the proposition of performing with their counterparts. That mindset underscores the fact that the Experience Hendrix tour is all about musical camaraderie and the recognition that Jimi Hendrix, undeniably, casts the longest shadow in the realm of great music and great musicians."

Janie Hendrix, CEO of Experience Hendrix noted, "Everyday, we see how Jimi's musical legacy continues to transcend generational and cultural boundaries. This tour is our way to give a live concert experience that reflects the genius of his unifying spirit. Part of our mission is to share Jimi's music with audiences of all ages and these tours continue to play a key role in fulfilling that vision. As my brother Jimi would say, 'We want our sound to go into the soul of the audience, and see if it can awaken some little thing in their minds... cause there are so many sleeping people'..."

2010 Experience Hendrix Tour dates:
Oct 26 Pittsburgh, PA - Benedum Center
Oct 28 Toronto, ON - Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
Oct 29 Quebec City, QC - Grand Theatre de Quebec
Oct 30 Montreal, QC - Place des Arts
Nov 1 Ottawa, ON - National Arts Centre (Southam Hall)
Nov 2 Buffalo, NY - The Center for the Arts
Nov 3 Morristown, NJ - Mayo Center fore the Performing Arts
Nov 4 Mashantucket, CT - MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino
Nov 6 Albany, NY - Palace Theatre
Nov 7 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
Nov 9 Hershey, PA - Hershey Theatre
Nov 10 New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
Nov 11 Baltimore, MD - The Hippodrome Theatre
Nov 12 Richmond, VA - Landmark Theatre
Nov 13 Atlantic City, NJ - Caesars Atlantic City
Nov 16 Columbus, OH - Palace Theatre
Nov 17 Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theatre
Nov 18 Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre
Nov 19 Merrillville, IN - Star Plaza Theatre
Nov 20 Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre at Old National Centre

For more information, visit www.jimihendrix.com and www.experiencehendrixtour.com

Tickets ($25, $39.50, $59.50 and $115) go on sale Saturday, Oct. 2 at 10:00 a.m. and may be purchased at OlympiaEntertainment.com, the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices, Hockeytown Authentics in Troy (without service charge) at all Ticketmaster locations, Ticketmaster.com and livenation.com. To charge tickets by phone, call (800) 745-3000. For additional information, call (313) 471-6611.

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