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COW PALACE - 07/25/1969

DALY CITY, CA - U.S.A.

Venue Address: 2600 Geneva Ave. - Daly City, CA
Promotion: Bill Graham Presents
Event: In Concert

Also Performing:
Lonnie Mack
The Elvin Bishop Group

Setlist:
Back Door Man
Five To One
Break On Through
Love Me Two Times
Tell All The People
When The Music's Over
Touch Me
Wild Child
Mystery Train
The Soft Parade (Power Cut)
House Announcer (Unknown)
The Soft Parade
Light My Fire
(Incomplete)

Recordings / Film:
Radio Promotional Advertisement
8mm Amateur/Audience Film
16mm Stage Film
Closed Circuit (See Below)

Photographers:
Janice Leider-Mallette (Amateur)
Mark Lindner (Amateur)
Cas Oorthuys
Michael Parrish (See Below)
Unidentified

Reviews / Info:
-Promotional artwork by Randy Tuten (Poster;Handbill)
-8:30pm scheduled start time.
-The Doors perform 17 songs over the course of a two hour show.
-An unidentified conga player, possibly Reinol Andino, joins The Doors on stage.
-An intoxicated teenager fights four policemen during the show and two are sent to hospital.
-Power is cut to the stage during the introduction of The Soft Parade.
-Jim Morrison argues to have the power back on and The Doors are granted an extended set.
-The Soft Parade is performed in its entirety and is followed by a short encore of Light My Fire.
-Closed circuit screens are in use during this show.
-An audience member films a segment of this show with an 8mm camera.
-Road manager Vince Treanor films a portion of this show from the stage with a 16mm camera.
-The Doors finish their performance at 12:30am.

THE SOFT PARADE & COW PALACE RADIO PROMO

Broadcast Date: July 2x - 1969
Station ID: KYA
Programming: Unknown
Host: Unknown
Recording Date: July 2x - 1969
Recording Location: KYA Studio - San Francisco, CA

Info:
In the weeks leading up to The Doors performance at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, local radio station KYA runs a promo to announce the "new album" The Soft Parade. Following the album ad, DJ's announce The Doors upcoming show at Cow Palace, with a mention of ticket prices and where to get them. The Doors performance at Cow Palace was likely advertised many times over the radio in the days leading up to the show.

16MM FOOTAGE

The Doors - Aquarius Theater & Cow Palace 16mm

Info:

400' of high quality 16mm silent color footage shot from the stage by road manager Vince Treanor at the Aquarius Theater on July 21st 1969, the Cow Palace on July 25th, and the Seattle Pop Festival on July 27th. Although Vince parted with the recordings he made of Vancouver, Seattle and Bakersfield 1970 in the 1990's, this 16mm roll of film remained his personal property until purchased by a collector in 2022. For years, this footage was said to have been shot only at the Cow Palace, however a transfer of the film and a comparison with photos reveals that footage from the Aquarius Theater and the Seattle Pop Festival is also included.

ORIGINAL FILM CAN:

8MM FOOTAGE

Info:

For years, this silent color 8mm footage was said to have been shot at the Seattle Pop Festival, however new clues point towards the idea that this was in fact filmed at the Cow Palace. Running at approximately six minutes, the footage includes Lonnie Mack.

CLOSED CIRCUIT FILM FOOTAGE

Info:

In various photographs taken during this performance, The Doors can be seen on a closed circuit monitor at the foot of the stage, as well as a stage projection screen. There is currently no evidence that this footage was recorded or preserved.

ARCHIVE/MEMORABILIA:

REVIEW #1:

Newspaper: San Francisco Examiner
Author: Philip Elwood
Publish Date: July 26th - 1969
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REVIEW #2:

Newspaper: The Times
Author: Unknown
Publish Date: July 26th - 1969
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ARTICLE #1:

Newspaper: The Daily Review
Author: Unknown
Publish Date: July 15th - 1969
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ARTICLE #2:

Newspaper: Oakland Tribune
Author: Unknown
Publish Date: July 16th - 1969
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ARTICLE #3:

Newspaper: San Francisco Examiner
Author: Unknown
Publish Date: July 19th - 1969
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ARTICLE #4:

Newspaper: Datebook
Author: Unknown
Publish Date: Week of July 20-26 - 1969
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