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FOREST HILLS TENNIS STADIUM - 08/12/1967

FOREST HILLS, NY - U.S.A.

Venue Address: Forest Dr. & Park Crescent. - Forest Hills, NY
Promotion: Leonard Ruskin/WMCA
Event: Forest Hills Music Festival

Also Performing:
Simon & Garfunkel (Headlining)
Dimitris Toufexis

VOX Band Battle For Stardom:
A Bit Much
Jerry Jay and The Sheratons
Orphan Egg
Southbound Freeway

Setlist:
House Announcer (Jack Spector)
Break On Through
Light My Fire
The End
(Incomplete)

Recordings / Film:
Unavailable

Photographers:
Unidentified

Reviews / Info:
-Diet-Rite Cola runs a promotion to give away 25 tickets for each concert in the festival.
-Tickets for festival performances can be purchased from Singer sewing machine centers.
-The Doors are added to the bill at the end of July and are not listed on original promotional posters.
-8:30pm scheduled start time for The Doors.
-A VOX band battle takes place before the main performances on this date.
-Gates open at 7:30pm for a presentation of an electric organ by Dimitris Toufexis.
-The Doors reportedly lose equipment on the flight to this performance and are delayed taking the stage.
-Audience members cheer and applause The Doors upon their arrival on stage.
-Jim Morrison excites the audience with his introduction to the show by announcing "This is the end".
-The Doors perform without incident and no lack of ability during this show.
-The Doors are followed by Simon & Garfunkel.
-Audience members heckle Simon & Garfunkel and receive entertaining responses.
-A review written by John Stickney for the Williams Record (See Below) pertains to this show.
-John Stickney attends this performance with Elektra publicist Danny Fields.

ARCHIVE/MEMORABILIA:

REVIEW #1:

Newspaper: Cash Box
Author: Unknown
Publish Date: August 26th - 1967
Copyright © Cash Box
The Doors - Forest Hills Tennis Stadium 1967 - Review

Contributed by: RFritts

REVIEW #2:

Newspaper: The Williams Record
Author: John Stickney
Publish Date: October 24th - 1967
Copyright © The Williams Record
Four Doors to the Future Pt1

ARTICLE:

Newspaper: The Record
Author: Unknown
Publish Date: August 4th - 1967
Copyright © The Record
The Doors - Forest Hills Tennis Stadium 1967 - Article