The Thanks Jimi Festival is all about beating the world record for the most amount of people playing “Hey Joe” altogether at once. In 2006 there were only 1581 participants. This number was up to 7344 in 2014, and this year it’s estimated that there were over 8000 players. The event is held in Wrocław, Poland. It includes workshops, concerts, and the big event of beating the Guinness world record. Players that featured this year are Al di Meola, Scott Henderson, Status Quo, Dragonforce and Within Temptation.
The founder of the event, Leszek Cichoński, stated: “Most of the festival’s young participants would never have learned about Jimi Hendrix and never could listen to his music if not for the event. And, here in Wroclaw, they not only listen, but perform, and feel that we are all playing together to create this universal vibration. Sometimes, I feel that Jimi looks down and takes care of us.”
Check out the footage that has emerged from the event below. You can also stream the entire concert (proshot) by going here: http://www.ajctv.pl/.
