When the European leg of the Cry of Love tour began, Hendrix was
longing for his new studio and creative outlet, and was not eager to
fulfill the commitment. On September 2, 1970, he abandoned a performance
in Aarhus after three songs, stating: "I've been dead a long time".[244] Four days later, he gave his final concert appearance, at the Isle of Fehmarn Festival in Germany.[245]
He was met with booing and jeering from fans in response to his
cancellation of a show slated for the end of the previous night's bill
due to torrential rain and risk of electrocution.[246][nb 34] Immediately following the festival, Hendrix, Mitchell, and Cox travelled to London.[248]
Three days after the performance, Cox, who was suffering from severe paranoia after either taking LSD or being given it unknowingly, quit the tour and went to stay with his parents in Pennsylvania.[249] Within days of Hendrix's arrival in England, he had spoken with Chas Chandler, Alan Douglas, and others about leaving his manager, Michael Jeffery.[250] On September 16, Hendrix performed in public for the last time during an informal jam at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in Soho with Eric Burdon and his latest band, War.[251]
They began by playing a few of their recent hits, and after a brief
intermission Hendrix joined them during "Mother Earth" and "Tobacco
Road". His performance was uncharacteristically subdued; he quietly
played backing guitar, and refrained from the histrionics that people
had come to expect from him.[252] He died less than 48 hours later.[253]
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