(RED BANK, NJ) -- The Experience Hendrix Tour, the only official multi-artist celebration of Jimi Hendrix's musical genius that made a triumphant return this year after a half-decade hiatus, has just announced its 2025 edition, including a stop at the Basie Center's Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
The tour once again presents a diverse, star studded lineup and features Experience Hendrix Tour mainstays such as Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Zakk Wylde (Pantera, Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne) and Eric Johnson, as well as Devon Allman (Allman Betts Family Revival), Samantha Fish and Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram. Also appearing at the Basie Center April 1 will be Noah Hunt, Ally Venable, Chuck Campbell and Calvin Cooke of The Slide Brothers, Mato Nanki of Indigenous, Dylan Triplett, Henri Brown, Chris Layton from Stevie Ray Vaughn’s Double Trouble and Kevin McCormick.
“Jimi has long been a big influence in my musical journey,” said Mississippi-born blues guitar phenomenon Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram, who is both a Grammy Award winner and was named Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year at least year’s Blues Music Awards. “The opportunity to join the Experience Hendrix Tour in fall 2024 was fantastic, so I look forward to hitting the stage with the Hendrix crew this spring as we bring this exciting show to more North American cities.”
Tickets go on sale on Friday, November 15 at 10:00am through theBASIE.org, the Count Basie Center box office at 99 Monmouth Street in Red Bank, charge-by-phone at 732.842.9000 and through Ticketmaster.
Guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Devon Allman has been making music since the 1990s in various bands (Honeytribe, Royal Southern Brotherhood) and as a solo artist, before founding The Allman Betts Band in 2018 with Duane Betts. There is a familial connection, as their fathers Duane Allman and Dickey Betts were in The Allman Brothers Band, who played the 1970 Atlanta International Pop Festival with the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Devon Allman’s musical style ranges from Southern Rock to soul to blues, making him a perfect candidate for taking on the immense challenge of doing Hendrix’s music justice in a live setting. “Really looking forward to celebrating the eternal, cosmic music of Jimi Hendrix,” stated Devon Allman. “His singing voice has inspired me just as much as his ethereal, Martian, liquid-esque guitar. It’s gonna be a stone cold groove...be with us!”
In addition to having released multiple solo albums since the age of 20, Grammy-nominated singer/guitarist Samantha Fish collaborated with Cassie Taylor and Dani Wilde for the Girls with Guitars album in 2011 and joined forces with Jesse Dayton last year for the album Death Wish Blues. She is the recipient of the Living Blues Award, Blues Music Award, Blues Blast Music Award and 22 Independent Blues Awards, and has also achieved the #1 slot on the Billboard Top Heatseekers and Top Blues Albums charts numerous times. Her live performances, in which she effortlessly blends blues, rock and soul, are a testament to her status as a true musical powerhouse.
Fish stated, “2024 was my first year with the event. It’s really cool to see so many stellar musicians celebrating Jimi Hendrix’s legacy and catalog of music. It’s amazing that one musician can have such an impact on artists for generations, and it’s really awesome to hear how everyone interprets his music. I’m really looking forward to what’s coming next year.”
Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s soulful and pitch-perfect guitar playing has been a key component of the Experience Hendrix Tour for many years. The five-time Grammy nominee and recipient of two Billboard Music Awards commented, “I’m excited to be a part of the Experience Hendrix Tour again. This tour always offers fans a unique opportunity to see artists from multiple genres of music all honoring the great Jimi Hendrix. The diversity of the artists that take part every year only goes to show the vast reach of Jimi Hendrix’s influence.”
The 2025 Experience Hendrix Tour is sponsored by Marshall, Fender Musical Instruments and Dunlop. Marshall amps have long been associated with Jimi Hendrix and were his amplifiers of choice during his career. Fender is now celebrating the 70thanniversary of the Fender Stratocaster, the guitar most often associated with Jimi Hendrix. Dunlop makers of gear and accessories, recently launched line of Authentic Hendrix ’68 Shrine Series of stomp boxes/effects pedals.
2025 Experience Hendrix Tour dates:
March 11 – Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theatre
12 – Columbus, OH – Palace Theatre
13 – Greensburg, PA – Palace Theatre
14 – Northfield, OH – MGM Northfield Park
15 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall
18 – Waukee, IA – Vibrant Music Hall
19 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater
20 – Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theatre
21 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
22 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre
23 – Buffalo, NY – Kleinhans Music Hall
25 – Syracuse, NY – Landmark Theatre
27 – Lynn, MA – Lynn Memorial Auditorium
28 – Westbury, NY – Flagstar at Westbury Music Fair
29 – Wallingford, CT – Toyota Oakdale Theatre
30 – Wilkes-Barre, PA – F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts
April 1 – Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Center for the Arts
2 – Morristown, NJ – Mayo Performing Arts Center
3 – Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
4 – Atlantic City, NJ – Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort
5 – Washington, DC – Warner Theatre
6 – Durham, NC – Durham Performing Arts Center
8 – North Charleston, SC – North Charleston Performing Arts Center 9 – Charlotte, NC – Ovens Auditorium
10 – Knoxville, TN – Tennessee Theatre
11 – Greenville, SC – Peace Center Concert Hall
12 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre
