Venue Address: Gold Creek Park - Woodinville, WA 
Promotion: Boyd Grafmyre Productions
Event: Seattle Pop Festival

Also Performing:

Led Zeppelin The Guess Who (Various Performers)

Setlist:
When The Music's Over
Break On Through
Light My Fire
Five To One
The End
      -Maggie M'Gill
      -Roadhouse Blues
(Incomplete)

Recordings / Film:
Backstage Interview
Professional/Soundboard Recording

Photographers:
Edd Jeffords
Vlad Keremidschieff
Scott Mauermann

Reviews / Info:
-This is the first annual Seattle Pop Festival.
-Promotional artwork by John Moehring (Poster#2;)
-Additional PR work by Geri Aquino.
-Approx. 40,000 in attendance.
-Lights by Retina Circus.
-In a backstage concession for performers, Jim Morrison proceeds to become heavily intoxicated.
-The crowd chants "We want The Doors! We Want Morrison!" prior to the performance.
-The Doors take the stage at 10:00pm.
-Jim Morrison is unrecognized by the audience.
-The Doors open the show with When The Music's Over.
-Jim Morrison is very antagonizing towards the audience during this performance.
-Jim Morrison is not well received during this performance.
-The Doors are followed by Led Zeppelin.
-The Open Door Clinic is on site and treats festival goers for drug abuse, excessive sun, etc.
-Newspapers report that a murder victim was found near the festival grounds one month later.
-The Seattle Pop Festival grosses $330,000.

16MM FOOTAGE

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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:

RECORDED & PUBLISHED INTERVIEW

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Publication: Portland New Times Journal
Issue: Vol. 1 No. 4
Interview Date: July 27th - 1969
Publish Date: September 7th, 1970
Interview Location: Limousine - Woodinville, WA

Info:
A detailed account of this attempted interview with Jim Morrison was published in the September 7th, 1970 edition of the New Times Journal, and a follow-up was written in May 2007, further chronicling the event. Prior to The Doors performance at the Seattle Pop Festival, Jim Morrison and Gram Parsons are together in a limousine, and allow Ed Leimbacher inside. Jim Morrison is said to be very difficult during this interview, and although the event is recorded, the tape is now lost.

MAGAZINE FEATURE

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Publication: Poppin
Issue: September - 1969
Author: Edd Jeffords

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NEWSPAPER PHOTO:

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REVIEW #1:

Newspaper: The Province
Author: Michael Quigley
Publish Date: July 26th - 1969
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REVIEW #2:

Newspaper: Seattle Times
Author: Susan Schwartz
Publish Date: July 28th - 1969
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REVIEW #3:

Newspaper: The Province
Author: Michael Quigley
Publish Date: July 29th - 1969
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REVIEW #4:

Newspaper: The Province
Author: Michael Quigley/Vlad Keremidschieff
Publish Date: July 29th - 1969
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REVIEW #5:

Newspaper: The Province
Author: Michael Quigley
Publish Date: August 1st - 1969
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REVIEW #6:

Newspaper: Longview Daily News
Author: Ted Natt
Publish Date: August 2nd - 1969
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REVIEW #7:

Newspaper: Northwest Passage
Author: Unknown
Publish Date: August 5th - 1969
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REVIEW #8:

Newspaper: The Province
Author: Michael Quigley
Publish Date: September 12th - 1969
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ARTICLE #1:

Newspaper: Longview Daily News
Author: Unknown
Publish Date: July 5th - 1969
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ARTICLE #2:

Newspaper: The Province
Author: Michael Quigley
Publish Date: July 18th - 1969
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ARTICLE #3:

Newspaper: The Province
Author: Michael Quigley
Publish Date: July 25th - 1969
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ARTICLE #4:

Newspaper: Tacoma News Tribune
Author: Unknown
Publish Date: August 26th - 1969
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POSTER AD #1:

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TICKET #1:

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TICKET #2:

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HANDBILL: Contributed by: BallroomDays67

Handbill Reverse:

POSTER #1:

Design By: Unknown
Dimensions: 10" x 24.25"

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POSTER #2 - VERSION #1:

Artist: John Moehring
Dimensions: 16" x 22.5"

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Artist: John Moehring
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