Which act performed immediately before Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock?

Sha Na Na performed immediately before Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock, making the retro rock-and-roll group the festival’s penultimate act.

Their appearance came in the early morning of August 18, 1969, after an extraordinarily long, rain-delayed schedule. Sha Na Na stood out from the festival’s predominantly contemporary rock, folk, blues, and psychedelic performers by presenting a deliberately nostalgic show built around 1950s rock and roll.

The group’s set included “At the Hop,” a 1957–58 hit, and its energetic presentation earned a standing ovation and an encore. Their performance was also included in the Woodstock documentary, which helped make Sha Na Na nationally famous and contributed to the 1950s revival that later influenced projects such as Grease, American Graffiti, and Happy Days.

A common mix-up is to place Hendrix directly after another major rock act. In fact, Hendrix closed the festival, and Sha Na Na was the final scheduled performance before his famous Monday-morning set.