Here is an authentic JIMI HENDRIX unused ticket from June 6th, 1970 at the Sam Houston Coliseum.
This ticket is in awesome condition, new old stock. As my fairly high resolution photos reveal on this 50+ year old specimen, you can see very light wear on the corners/edges and the age-related yellowing/darkening of the edges of the card stock that has occured over the years. Otherwise it's basically in NM- shape.
This was an almost sold out performance, so it is nearly impossible to find any other unused tickets from this show as I wound up with the few extras that were left. Even the stubs are extremely rare. I purchased this ticket directly from the QuickTick Company owner (Don Andrews) based out of Houston. He was in business for over 50 years printing concert tickets until finally closing shop in 2017. At the time of this show, he was also involved in some local concert promoting and may have had some involvement in promoting this event. Either way, he had kept the extras and I bought them from him. So if requested at time of purchase, I can email you a photo of his hologram embossed business card and a COA on his Quick Tick letterhead showing provenance.
Purchase with confidence, I deal only in original vintage items guaranteed authentic. This ticket is fully guaranteed to pass PSA authentication. You have 6 months after sale date, but have no worries as it will pass will flying colors!
Photos for illustration only
1968 at Flushing Meadow, NYC.
Setlist:
Jimi Hendrix
Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX, USA
Cry of Love Tour - U.S. Leg
Johnny B. Goode
Hear My Train a Comin'
Fire
Foxy Lady
I Don't Live Today
Purple Haze
Red House
Ezy Ryder
Machine Gun
The Star-Spangled Banner
Hey Joe
Here's a great film from Jimi in Maui about 2 months before on July 30th 1970. It has minor brief missing video footage but the sound is excellent. It's one of the best concert footage of Jimi out there. Paste this into YouTube:
HERE ARE 2 LOCAL NEWS ARTICLES THAT HAD REVIEWED THE 1970 HOUSTON SHOW:
HOUSTON CHRONICLE -‘Gypsies in Coliseum: Hendrix Hypnotism’ by Jill Melichar: “A
gold star to Concerts West for one of the finest rock concerts that
Houston’s hip audiences have ever experienced. Even the Coliseum didn’t
seem like such a bad place for Jimi Hendrix since the show began
practically on time and the near capacity crowd had surprisingly few
gendarmes to trip over. Ball and Jack from Seattle, Wash. opened. It is a
good jazz rock group with six tremendously talented musicians. They
totally captured the audience with their hypnotic music and message of
brotherhood. After a decently brief intermission Jimi Hendrix and his Band of Gypsies strolled on stage. The audience rose to its feet – more
a gesture of homage than anything else. Hendrix, one of the brighter
peacocks among superstars, was a rainbow-like sight to behold. He wore
black leather flared pants, tie-dyed chiffon shirt, multi-hued sequined
vest, a super-colorful silk headband and a multi-colored rope belt. Too
much!
Hendrix and his guitar ran the gamut of an unbelievable
repertoire: rock ‘n’ roll, rock (‘Johnny B Goode’), blues rock (‘Getting
My Heart Back Together’), acid rock (‘Let Me Stand’ and ‘Foxy Lady’),
hardest rock (‘Will I Live Tomorrow?’) and much more. Every number had
that undeniably dynamic Hendrix magnetism and smooth professionalism.
Hendrix is better than ever. He has mellowed greatly since his days with
The Experience. He has his head together.”
THE DAILY COUGHER - ‘Hendrix Offers Brash, Sexual Concert’ by Eric Gerber “Dressed in leather pants, multi-hued voile blouse, and a sequined bolero jacket, this gypsy’s garb
was as loud as the music he played. On a stage guarded by two black
sheriffs was Billy Cox, bearded Mitch Mitchell, and Hendrix who told the
crowd of 8,000, “Uh, let me get this pubic [sic, public] saxophone in
tune and we’ll get into our own world.” One minute later he broke into a
version of ‘Johnny B Goode’ that wasn’t very Chuck Berry and continued to play for over two hours. He had been preceded by Ballin’ the Jack [sic], a Seattle group riding the wave of popularity created by such brass-oriented bands as Chicago and Blood, Sweat, and Tears. They were well
organized, but prone to sickly-sweet chit-chat between numbers. The
highlight of their set came when they let loose with a Dixieland ending
that would have made Pete Fountain proud. After a finale called “Hold On”
that included a plea for peace, freedom, and apple pie, they left to
thunderous applause.[ ..]… from the fourth row the sound was deafening;
Hendrix’s new Woodstock sound system consists of his old one, three 250-watt Marshall amps, being re-amplified through the PA. Frightening!
He played many of the “moldies” such as “Fire,” “Foxy Lady,” “Purple Haze,” and his superb blues number “Red House.” He also introduced (to Houston anyway) “Easy Rider,” “Machine Gun,” and, from the movie Woodstock, “The Star Spangled Banner” which he insists on calling “America.” The crowd was made up of middle-class “hippies” shooting the peace sign at anything that moved. The climax came as Hendrix started “Hey Joe” and the crowd surged forward trying to be part of everything that was happening. The guards, choosing discretion in place of valor, let them come and it wasn’t long until girls began to climb up boyfriends’ backs and lunged at Jimi, screaming nothing in particular, just screaming until it was over.”
