On the 24th of September 1966 Jimi Hendrix arrived in England for the first time and joined the house band for an impromptu session on stage at The Scotch of St. James. It was on this night that Hendrix met Kathy Etchingham who became his girlfriend. On 25 October 1966 the Jimi Hendrix Experience played their first UK gig as a private showcase still here, which is also the place where Paul McCartney had first met Stevie Wonder, after his live performance on the 3rd of February 1966.
At the the height of 1960s swinging London the venue served as a historically significant meeting place for London’s rock elite (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Who, Rod Stewart, The Moody Blues, the Spencer Davis Group, Eric Burdon, The Animals, Sonny and Cher were regulars here). The club was restored and re-opened by a group of investors in January 2012. It has since hosted performances by musicians such as Miles Kane, Jack White, Mark Ronson, and John Legend, and among its regular haunters are the likes of Kate Moss, Cara Delevigne, and Georgia Jagger.
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