Venue Address: 50 East Congress Parkway - Chicago, IL
Promotion: Belkin Productions/22nd Century
Event: In Concert
Also Performing:
The Staple Singers
Setlist: |
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Early Show House Announcer (Jimmy Staggs) When The Music's Over Back Door Man Tell All The People Touch Me The Soft Parade Light My Fire Maggie M'Gill (Incomplete) |
Late Show House Announcer (Dick Biondi) Tell All The People Touch Me The Soft Parade Light My Fire Five To One The End (Incomplete) |
Recordings / Film:
Radio Promotional Advertisement
Photographers:
Douglas Cameron (Roadie)
Allan Koss
Reviews / Info:
-The Doors return to the stage for their first performance since Miami.
-Promotion is assisted by Dick Gassen of 22nd Century Inc.
-7:30pm & 10:30pm scheduled start times.
-Both performances are sold out.
-Approx. 4,000 in attendance during both performances.
-Early and late shows are approx. 2 hours each.
-The late show begins around midnight.
-The Doors performance concludes at 2:15am on June 15th.
-The Doors gross $44,608 in ticket sales for these shows.
RADIO PROMO SPOT
Broadcast Date: May > June 14th - 1969
Station ID: WCFL
Programming: Concert Promotion
Host: Various
Recording Date: May - 1968
Recording Location: Unknown - Chicago, IL
Info:
A WCFL promotional advertisement by Dick Biondi from 1969 for The Doors concert on June 14th. Dick Biondi announces that Jimmy Staggs will MC the early show, and he himself will MC the late show. Most likely broadcast on various dates.
PUBLISHED INTERVIEW
Publication: Chicago Daily News
Issue: June 16th
Interview Date: June 14th - 1969
Publish Date: June 16th - 1969
Interview Location: Backstage Chicago Auditorium Theatre - Chicago, IL
Info:
In between the early and late shows at the Chicago Auditorium Theatre in 1969, James Spurlock is granted an interview with Jim Morrison. Questions about Miami are not to be asked, and portions of the interview are published in the June 16th edition of the Chicago Daily News.
ARCHIVE/MEMORABILIA:
REVIEW:
Newspaper: The Chicago TribuneAuthor: Sally Simpson
Publish Date: June 16th - 1969
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ARTICLE #1:
Newspaper: The Chicago TribuneAuthor: Unknown
Publish Date: June 13th - 1969
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ARTICLE #2:
Newspaper: Amusement BusinessAuthor: James Brosseau
Publish Date: June 21st - 1969
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