War in Newport Beach

War is an American band formed in Long Beach, California, in 1969, playing funk, soul, rock, Latin music and jazz. The group first recorded with Eric Burdon, producing “Spill the Wine,” and later became known for songs including “Low Rider,” “The Cisco Kid” and “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” Its major albums include The World Is a Ghetto and Why Can’t We Be Friends?. Eric Burdon and War played Ronnie Scott’s in London in September 1970, when Jimi Hendrix joined the group for a late-night jam that became his final public performance. After Burdon’s departure, the band toured under the War name and documented its concert repertoire on War Live, recorded during a 1972 engagement at the High Chaparral in Chicago.