On what date did Jimi Hendrix close the 1969 Woodstock festival?

Jimi Hendrix closed the 1969 Woodstock festival on August 18, 1969.

Hendrix was booked as the festival’s headliner, but severe delays pushed his performance into Monday morning. He took the stage around 8:30 or 9:00 a.m., after most of the original crowd had already departed. His appearance therefore came on the festival’s fourth calendar day, even though Woodstock was promoted as “Three Days of Peace & Music.”

Hendrix performed with Gypsy Sun and Rainbows, an expanded band formed after the breakup of the Jimi Hendrix Experience. The set included his celebrated electric-guitar interpretation of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” followed by songs such as “Purple Haze” and “Hey Joe.”

The common mistake is choosing August 15, 16, or 17, the dates when most of Woodstock’s performances occurred. Hendrix was scheduled for the closing slot on Sunday night, but delays meant that the actual finale happened after midnight and into the morning of August 18.