Ten Years After’s Woodstock set came to a close with the fan favorite “I’m Going Home,” an Alvin Lee original released on the 1968 live album, Undead. Alvin Lee’s workout defined the term hot, as he frenetically burned up the fretboard for ten minutes with some of the highest-octane music delivered at the festival. He included a long breakdown section in the middle of the song, drifting into snatches of old rock and roll standards like Carl Perkins’ “Blue Suede Shoes” and Jerry Lee Lewis’ “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On.” The crowd went ballistic at the end of this, baying for an encore that Ten Years After did not play. Alvin Lee walked off the Woodstock stage with his band having pulled off a legendary performance despite the odds, and he was even given a celebratory watermelon to take with him.
I’m Going Home was the last song in the Ten Years After setlist performed Sunday Night, August 17, from 8:30 to 9:30 pm, at Woodstock.
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