Makeover For Jimi’s Guitar @ Dimbola.
Jun 10th, 2008 | By Lucy Johnson | In: Community, Isle of Wight Festival
To celebrate the fact that there will be two Guitar Hero performances on the main stage at this year’s Isle of Wight Festival, Activision temporarily, re-branded the bronze statue of Jimi Hendrix that stands in the garden of Dimbola Lodge.
Hendrix fans need not fear, it was a photo op and Jimi’s guitar only very briefly resembled the Guitar Hero video game peripheral.
The advertising stunt was to herald the launch this week (12th June) of Activision, Incs (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock with five new song packs.
Two of the five packs will let gamers rock out with three headline acts from the Isle of Wight festival and tunes from the timeless rock icon, Motorhead.
Reliving one of the most memorable performances of the 2007 Isle of Wight festival, Kasabian’s master recording of Shoot the Runner joins 2008 headliners The Sex Pistols and Kaiser Chiefs in the Isle of Wight pack.
Available on June 12th, the track pack also features Kaiser Chief’s I Predict a Riot which climbed all the way to #9 on the UK Singles Chart. The Sex Pistols, who went into the studio for the first time in 30 years to re-record Anarchy in the U.K. specifically for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, round out the track pack with a live rendition of recorded during their 30th anniversary tour stop at Brixton Academy in London.
Jimi Hendrix played the festival in 1970. His performance was plagued by technical problems – at one point, he told the crowd to go and buy hot dogs rather than listen to him but has become legendary because it turned out to be one of his last performances.
Island Pulse: Related Links: Animals Take Tea @ Dimbola.
Hardly rock n roll but we liked it and so did the Animals and Friends when they arrived on the Isle of Wight and sped off to Dimbola Lodge Museum to see that other legend of Rock Jimi Hendrix.
The Animals and Friends line up (pictured left to right) John Williamson, Christian Madden, Peter Barton and original Animal John Steel. Unfortunately Jimi could only make the photo call in spirit, but it was good for the living legends to meet that icon of rock. (more)
