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As a sideshow to performances by groups such as Fleetwood
Mac, Blur and The Prodigy, thousands of music fans donned masks
bearing the face of the guitar hero to try to get the most
people wearing the same mask in the same place.
Hendrix played at the Isle of Wight Festival shortly before his
death aged 27 in September 1970. Footage from that performance
was beamed on Saturday from the stage, renamed "The Electric
Church" for the occasion in honor of his music.
A spokeswoman said organizers were still establishing whether a
world record had been set. Proceeds from the masks, one pound
each, will go to children's charity Well Child, with 5,000
pounds ($7,750) raised so far.
Electronic music band The Prodigy were among the first acts to
perform at the June 11-14 festival off the English south coast,
followed by 1990S Britpop act Blur and rock band Fleetwood Mac
who closed the event.
"Happy" singer Pharrell Williams also performed.
The festival is considered the first major music festival in the
British summer calendar ahead of Glastonbury later this month.
(Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Alison
Williams)
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