Random Most Haunting Final Performances Before Artist’s Death (12 items)

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  (#7) Jimi Hendrix (1970)

  Just two days before his death on September 18, 1970, Jimi Hendrix joined his friend Eric Burdon as a guest performer during a show in London. It was 10 days after his last solo performance. Hendrix jammed on "Tobacco Road."

  Later on, Burdon recalled:

  Hendrix made his entrance during the second set. There was a crack in the air. I introduced Jimi to the audience... the typical London jazz crowd tried to show indifference as he took the stage, but a ripple of applause greeted the greatest guitar player in the world.

  After the show, Hendrix vaguely described the new music he was working on, but the music never came to fruition. He died in his sleep. 
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  (#8) Daryle Singletary (2018)

  Country musician Daryle Singletary's last song at his final show in Louisiana was a version of Johnny Paycheck's "Old Violin." It concludes with these eerie lines: 

  We'd give our all to music

  And soon, we'd give our life

  Many in the music community mourned the 46-year-old's death on February 12, 2018. The Grand Ole Opry said:

  Our hearts are breaking at the loss of Daryle Singletary this morning. He was a great friend to us all, and our thoughts and prayers are with his family.
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  (#2) Chris Cornell (2017)

  Chris Cornell's final performance took place in Detroit, MI,  just a short while before he took his own life on May 18, 2017. The show ended with a performance of "Slaves and Bulldozers," which seemingly included a bit of Led Zeppelin's "In My Time of Dying."

  Soon after, Cornell's body was found. In response, his publicist mentioned:

  His wife, Vicky, and family were shocked to learn of his sudden and unexpected passing, and they will be working closely with the medical examiner to determine the cause.
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  (#9) Sib Hashian (2017)

  Former Boston drummer Sib Hashian was mid-performance during the Legends of Rock cruise in 2017 when he suddenly collapsed. The iconic drummer received CPR, but it was too late. He died of a massive heart attack. 

  Tributes quickly poured in, mourning the drummer, including one from Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, the father of Hashian's granddaughter. 

  "Don't know why things have to happen the way they do sometimes," Johnson wrote in a social media post, expressing sadness because the musician left their family "suddenly without having a chance to say goodbye." 
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  (#12) Avicii (2016)

  Nearly two years before his April 20, 2018 death, popular DJ and musician Avicii - whose real name was Tim Bergling - announced his retirement. He performed his final show at the open-air dance club, Ushuaïa Ibiza, in Spain. During the event, Avicii alluded to his retirement, thanking fans for their support:

  I know I am blessed to be able to travel all around the world and perform, but I have too little left for the life of a real person behind the artist...

  I could not ask for a better last show. Thank you so much for coming; you’re awesome.
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  (#10) Mike Scaccia (2012)

  Mike Scaccia, a guitarist for groups like Ministry and Rigor Mortis, died while onstage in Fort Worth, TX, performing at a birthday celebration for a bandmate on December 23, 2012. Rushed to the hospital, Scaccia met his end; no one could revive him. 

  Former Ministry bandmate, Al Jourgensen, shared:

  I just lost my lil' brother and my best friend - the 13th Planet compound is devastated, completely in shock and shattered.

  Mikey was not only the best guitar player in the history of music, but he was a close, close, close part of our family - and I just lost a huge chunk of my heart today. Our lives are forever changed. Life without Mikey is like orange juice without pulp - kind of bland. I have no words to express what this guy meant to me, my family, my career... Everything!

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