Venue Address: 300 N Winning St. - Portland, OR
Promotion: KISN
Event: In Concert
Also Performing:
Glen Campbell
Setlist:
Back Door Man
Soul Kitchen
Gloria
Unhappy Girl
People Are Strange
Light My Fire
The End (Not Performed)
Recordings / Film:
Amateur Audience Recording
Hotel Interview
Photographers:
Douglas Kent Hall
Reviews / Info:
-The Doors stay at the Holiday Inn.
-8:00pm scheduled start time.
-Jon Keliehor of The Daily Flash fills in for John Densmore at this show.
-During Light My Fire, Jim Morrison jumps off the stage and yells "The blueberries have the guns, but we have the power!"
-Audience members rush the stage.
-Local police warn Jim Morrison to return to the stage and he does not comply.
-When Light My Fire concludes, police end the show.
-The Doors intend to perform The End but do not after the show is halted.
-This performance is allegedly recorded by two high school students along with a hotel interview with Jim Morrison at the Holiday Inn. (See Below)
INTERVIEW BY MARK MALICOAT & PETER BAUER
Publication: Teen Datebook
Issue: April 1968
Interview Date: December 2nd - 1967
Publish Date: April 1968
Interview Location: Portland Memorial Coliseum
Info:
High school students Mark Malicoat and Peter Bauer head to the Holidady Inn immediately following The Doors performance in Portland on December 2nd, 1967 for a chance to interview Jim Morrison. They succeed, and the students allegedly record this interview along with the concert, however the tape is now said to be lost. During the interview, Jim discusses the reasons why certain songs weren't performed, and why the show was cut short. He explains that the band was going to perform The End but police put a stop to the performance. A full setlist for the Portland performance is included in the article.
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