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THE ROUNDHOUSE - 09/07/1968

LONDON - U.K.

Venue Address: Chalk Farm Rd. - London, U.K.
Promotion: Middle Earth
Event: In Concert

Also Performing:
Jefferson Airplane
Terry Reid
Blonde On Blonde

Setlist:

Early Show Five To One Break On Through When The Music's Over (Incomplete)	Late Show When The Music's Over Wake Up! Light My Fire The End (Incomplete)

Recordings / Film:
16mm Professional Film (Color)
Professional Videotape - 'The Doors Are Open'
Amateur/Audience Recording (Early Show)
Amateur/Audience Recording (Late Show)

Photographers:
David Burnett
Alec Byrne
Jean-Hubert De Groot
Claude Gassian
Dezo Hoffman (ICA Gallery)
Guy Kopelowicz
Alan Messer (ICA Gallery)
Joss Mullinger (Amateur)
Brian Richards
Ethan Russell
Pete Sanders
Anthony Stern
David Toop
Chris Walter (ICA Gallery)
Barrie Wentzel
Unidentified (Amateur)

Reviews / Info:
-This is the second night of performances in London.
-7:30pm & 2:30am scheduled start times.
-Lights by Glenn McKay's Head Lights.
-Approx. 2,500 in attendance for both performances.
-The Doors and Jefferson Airplane rotate as openers each night at this venue.
-Setlists/recordings may be from the previous night at The Roundhouse.
-Photographers listed above may have attended any of the four shows at The Roundhouse.
-David Bowie is in attendance during one of the four Roundhouse performances.
-The Doors remain in London for approximately a week following the Roundhouse performances.
-A press meeting takes at place Polydor Records offices on September 9th.

"I went to so many concerts during the summers I was in England. Two in Hyde Park to see The Rolling Stones. I remember The Doors and Jefferson Airplane concert, as was the case with all the concerts I went to, weren't filled with screaming fans, it was cooler to be chill and enjoy the music. For me, because I wasn't in any kind of altered state, it was hard to contain my excitement. When the concert ended I had a stomach ache from holding it all in! Jim Morrison was all over the stage and I'm pretty sure he was drunk, but for me he could do no wrong! There was a casualness to the concert that allowed us to focus on the music, no choreographed dance routine or matching clothes. Knowing that I'm sounding like an old lady (which I am) those were the days!"

Eileen Booher
Dayton, OH
Copyright © 2020 Eileen Booher

A Special Thanks to Eileen Booher for providing her review of the concert to MildEquator.com!

THE DOORS ARE OPEN

Info:

Black and white monochrome production footage shot by Granada Television at the Roundhouse in London, 1968 for The Doors Are Open. The majority of the live concert footage seen in the documentary comes from the early show on this night due to problems with footage from the first night, however it appears that some of the filmwork shot from the previous night may have been integrated into the program. Visit our The Doors Are Open film history page for a full breakdown and description of this documentary film!

16MM COLOR FOOTAGE

Info:

This 16mm color footage from the second night of performances at the Roundhouse in London, England may or may not have been shot by the Granada film crew responsible for the filmwork in the television documentary The Doors Are Open.

ARCHIVE/MEMORABILIA:

REVIEW #1:

Newspaper: The Guardian
Author: Robin Denselow
Publish Date: September 9th - 1968
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London Roundhouse 1968 - Review

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REVIEW #2:

Newspaper: New Musical Express
Author: Nick Logan
Publish Date: September 14th - 1968
Copyright © New Musical Express
London Roundhouse 1968 - Review