Thee Experience, Entertainment venue in California, United States
Thee Experience was a psychedelic nightclub at 7551 Sunset Boulevard on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, California. Its exterior was painted as an enlarged portrait of Jimi Hendrix, with the front door forming his mouth. The club operated from its grand opening on March 14 until December 1969.
Thee Experience opened at 7551 Sunset Boulevard on March 14, 1969, after founder Marshall Brevitz moved his Florida club west at the urging of Frank Zappa and Eric Burdon. Alice Cooper played opening night; the club closed in December 1969.
The club's name, pronounced "the experience," was spelled with a double e, and its exterior was painted as an enlarged portrait of Jimi Hendrix with the front door as his mouth. Inside, bands such as Alice Cooper, who played opening night, and Big Mama Thornton performed until 3 am.
The club operated at 7551 Sunset Boulevard on the Sunset Strip and stayed open until 3 am. Period advertisements show that address, though later listings have mistakenly given 7751. The building was a converted space whose exterior was painted as a large portrait of Jimi Hendrix, with the front door forming his mouth.
The club's exterior was painted as an oversized portrait of Jimi Hendrix, with the front door forming his mouth. Hendrix himself is listed among the performers who played there during the club's run from March to December 1969.
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