Who performed the final scheduled set at Woodstock 1969?

Jimi Hendrix performed the final scheduled set at Woodstock 1969.

Hendrix was scheduled to close the festival on Monday morning, August 18, after the event ran far beyond its planned Sunday finish. He began around 8:30 a.m., when many attendees had already left, but his performance became one of the festival’s defining musical moments.

His set included a striking instrumental interpretation of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” using distortion, feedback, and a wah-wah pedal to evoke the sounds of war. The performance was later included in the documentary Woodstock and became closely associated with the festival’s cultural legacy.

A common mix-up is confusing Hendrix’s closing appearance with the festival’s last large nighttime performances, which included acts such as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Paul Butterfield. Hendrix was the final scheduled performer, despite the event’s delayed timetable.