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*4,597 guitarists played Hey Joe, Little Wing, Wild Thing ... in Wroclaw/ Poland*

The 8th edition of the Thanks Jimi Festival took place once again on May 1st in the Wroclaw market square. This year saw 4,597 guitarists who played seven songs together under the direction of Leszek Cichoński including Guinness World Record attempt song, "Hey Joe". This year fell short of last year's success of 6,346 but was still over double the previous record. Still, the event is considered a success as the real goal is to celebrate the power of music and enjoy the truly unique atmosphere that defines this event.

On the stage, among others, were featured Greg Koch, Marek Piekarczyk (TSA), Mieczysław Jurecki (formerly of Budka Suflera), Maciej Balcar (Dżem), Mark Raduli, Egon Poka Experience, Leszek Cichoński and Zbigniew Holdys played "Hey Joe" along with the accompaniment of more than 4,500 electric and acoustic guitars and the vocals of former lead singer of Genesis, Ray Wilson.

"I always emphasize that in this event is not about just the record", says Leszek Cichoński, originator of the event, "It is a unique group encounter with music, in which all participants are performers. You arrive with teenagers and hippies, parents with their children and children with their parents - and  grandparents, to feel this amazing energy that carries the common edges. I would like to thank everyone who came to the Wrocław center, it's them who create this atmosphere and them who put my heart in my throat, when they all raise their guitars at that moment at the end of the song."

Not only the Polish media interested in the phenomenon of events in Wroclaw; Reuters released a live signal to foreign TV channels and EuroNews, which showed its viewers, the greatest guitar band to perform
together in 2010, and the beautiful center of our city, to the world - we are touched to have had comments from those that watched from around the world. The event was also watched world-wide via our live internet
connections and again saw others playing along with us including organized events in Norway, Australia, Ukraina and elsewhere.