During the first half of 1970 , Hendrix sporadically worked on material for what would have been his next LP . Many of the tracks were posthumously released in 1971 as '' The Cry of Love '' . He had started writing songs for the album in 1968 , but in April 1970 he told Keith Altham that the project had been abandoned . Soon afterward , he and his band took a break from recording and began the Cry of Love tour at the L.A. Forum , performing for 20,000 people . Set-lists during the tour included numerous Experience tracks as well as a selection of newer material . Several shows were recorded , and they produced some of Hendrix 's most memorable live performances . At one of them , the second Atlanta International Pop Festival , on July 4 , he played to the largest American audience of his career . According to authors Scott Schinder and Andy Schwartz , as many as 500,000 people attended the concert . On July 17 , they appeared at the New York Pop Festival ; Hendrix had again consumed too many drugs before the show , and the set was considered a disaster . The American leg of the tour , which included 32 performances , ended at Honolulu , Hawaii , on August 1 , 1970 . This would be Hendrix 's final concert appearance in the U.S
Atlanta International Pop Festival
Atlanta International Pop Festival (1970)
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