Venue Address: 100 Princes Blvd. - Toronto, ON 
Promotion: Cheuba Productions (John Brower)/CKFH
Event: In Concert

Also Performing:
Earth Opera
City Muffin Boys
Influence

Setlist:
House Announcer (Kenny Wells & Glen Walters)
Alabama Song
Love Me Two Times
When The Music's Over
Light My Fire
The Unknown Soldier
(Incomplete)

Recordings / Film:
16mm Professional Film - 'Feast of Friends'
16mm Newsreel Film

Photographers:
Tara Greene (Amateur)
Don & Jim Hickman (Amateur)
Barry Philp

Reviews / Info:
-This is The Doors 2nd appearance in Toronto.
-On March 9th John Brower confirms his intention to book The Doors at the C.N.E. for a fee of $1,200.
-Footage from The Doors arrival at the Toronto International Airport is shot for Feast of Friends. (See Below)
-The Doors are filmed for CBC's The Way It Is (See Below).
-Promotional artwork is designed with a ball-point pen by artist John Fraser (Poster;Ticket;).
-8:00pm scheduled start time.
-Approx. 6,000 in attendance.
-The Doors perform through a sub-par sound system to a disappointed audience.
-Reviews are critical of the promoter's choice of venue and multiple unknown opening acts.
-The Unknown Soldier jumps up the radio charts in Toronto following this show.

SEE OUR SHOWCASE ITEM 'A DAY WITH THE DOORS' BY JIM HICKMAN! >

---

THE WAY IT IS

Info:

The Doors appear on CBC's weekly half hour public affairs program The Way It Is produced by Ross McLean, and hosted by journalist-interviewer Warren Davis. Shot in black and white, the band visits CBC's studio complex at 400 Jarvis St. following their arrival in Toronto on April 20th, 1968. Concert promoter John Brower appears in the program, announcing over the phone that the band has arrived. Original audio is native to the program and Jim Morrison is heard commenting "What are all these people doing here? I hate people." Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger also appear. This footage is intercut with performance footage of The Doors and other news footage. Also included in the program is Toronto folk singer Bonnie Dobson who performs four songs. This episode was broadcast on May 26th, 1968.

Photographers:
Tara Greene (Amateur)
Don & Jim Hickman (Amateur)
(Various Unidentified)

Broadcasts:
05/26/1968 - CBC 10:00pm - Canada (Nationwide)

Photo by Tara Greene

FEAST OF FRIENDS:

---

Info:

This black and white footage of the band's arrival at the Toronto International Airport was shot on April 20th, 1968 and includes filmwork of The Doors as they step off the plane, greet fans, and make their way through the terminal. In-flight segments of footage of the band and crew are shot as they travel from New York. Other black and white film segments from this time period may have been shot backstage at the Toronto concert venue, however performance footage does not appear to exist. Alternate 16mm black and white newsreel footage of Jim Morrison shot backstage by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation includes native audio and confirms the date & location of various segments of 'Feast of Friends' footage. Babe Hill is present during this filming, recording audio with the Nagra.

Following their arrival in Toronto, The Doors are taken to CBC Studio's in Toronto where they are filmed and photographed by various media outlets and fans, including CBC themselves. It was previously thought that these footage segments were shot backstage at the CNE Coliseum, however newly released segments indicate that no filming was done at the venue or during the performance.

ARCHIVE/MEMORABILIA:

---

REVIEW #1:

Newspaper: The Toronto Star
Author: John Macfarlane
Publish Date: April 22nd - 1968
Copyright © The Toronto Star

Contributed By: MildEquator.com

REVIEW #2:

Newspaper: The Toronto Star
Author: John Macfarlane
Publish Date: April 27th - 1968
Copyright © The Toronto Star

Contributed By: MildEquator.com

REVIEW #3:

Newspaper: The Harbinger
Author: Jim Roger
Publish Date: May - 1968
Copyright © The Harbinger

Contributed By: jim4371

REVIEW #4:

Newspaper: RPM
Author: Howard Joynt
Publish Date: May 4th - 1968
Copyright © RPM

Contributed By: jim4371

TYPE AD:

Contributed By: MildEquator.com

TICKET #1:

Contributed By: Rockaway Records - http://www.rockawayrecords.com

TICKET #2:

Contributed By: BallroomDays67

---

Back