Roadhouse Blues Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:Roadhouse Blues Tour
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Artist:the Doors
Type:Promotional
Start Date:January 1970
End Date:August 1970
Number Of Shows:26

The Roadhouse Blues Tour was a 1970 tour undertaken by rock band the Doors. The group recorded many of the concerts which have been subsequently released through Elektra Records, Rhino Records and Bright Midnight Records.

Background

Following the Doors' controversial concert in Miami, Florida, where lead singer Jim Morrison performed while he was intoxicated,[1] the band started touring to promote their upcoming album, Morrison Hotel. The tour began in January 1970, and ended in August of the same year.

The Doors played 24 dates in the United States and Canada throughout the first half of 1970.[2] One of the tour's concerts was held in Felt Forum, which marked the start of the tour as well. Some of these recordings were later captured on the live album Absolutely Live.[3] One such performance of that concert included an extended version of "The End" in which Morrison incorporated the line "Bring out your dead".[4] The Doors were accompanied by Harvey Brooks on bass, the only time the Doors performed with a bass player live.[5]

The tour's last concert was performed in Isle of Wight Festival on August 29. The band played alongside Jimi Hendrix, the Who, Joni Mitchell, Jethro Tull, Taste, Leonard Cohen, Miles Davis, Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Sly and the Family Stone. Two of their songs from the show were featured in the 1995 documentary Message to Love.[6]

Tour dates

Per sources:[7] [3]

!Date!City!Country!Venue!Notes
January 17, 1970New York CityUnited StatesFelt Forum2 shows
January 18, 19702 shows
February 5, 1970San Francisco
February 6, 1970
February 7, 1970Long BeachLong Beach Arena
February 13, 1970Cleveland2 shows
February 14, 1970
February 15, 1970ChicagoAuditorium Theatre2 shows
April 10, 1970BostonBoston Arena2 shows
April 12, 1970DenverUniversity of Denver Arena
April 18, 1970HonoluluHonolulu International Centre
May 1, 1970PhiladelphiaSpectrum
May 2, 1970PittsburghPittsburgh Civic Arena
May 8, 1970DetroitCobo Arena
May 9, 1970ColumbusVeterans Memorial Auditorium
May 10, 1970BaltimoreBaltimore Civic Center
June 5, 1970SeattleSeattle Center Coliseum
June 6, 1970VancouverCanadaPacific Coliseum
August 21, 1970BakersfieldUnited StatesBakersfield Civic Auditorium
August 22, 1970San DiegoInternational Sports Center
August 29, 1970Afton DownUnited KingdomIsle of Wight Festival

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jan . E. Morris. The Miami Incident . Doors.com . September 19, 2020 . dead . https://archive.today/20120628235302/http://www.doors.com/miami/one.html . June 28, 2012.
  2. Web site: The Doors Concert Dates & Info 1970 . Mildequator.com . March 20, 2021.
  3. Web site: Doors 1970 - The Doors Interactive Chronological History . Doorshistory.com . June 3, 2022.
  4. Book: Weidman, Rich . The Doors FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Kings of Acid Rock. October 1, 2011 . . 299 . 978-1-61713-110-3.
  5. Web site: January 20, 2012 . Interview: Julian Casablancas of The Strokes Talks to The Doors . Complex.com . April 18, 2023.
  6. Web site: Isle of Wight Festival . Richie . Unterberger . Richie Unterberger . . September 19, 2020.
  7. Web site: The Doors Concert Dates & Info 1969 . Mildequator.com . March 20, 2021.

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