Venue Address: 100 N. Renfrew St. - Vancouver, B.C. 
Promotion: West Coast Promotions
Event: In Concert
Also Performing:
Albert King
Setlist:
House Announcer (Terry David Mulligan)
Roadhouse Blues
Alabama Song >
Back Door Man >
Five To One
When The Music's Over
-All My World
Love Me Two Times
Little Red Rooster*
Money*
Rock Me*
Who Do You Love*
Petition The Lord With Prayer
Light My Fire
-My Favorite Things (Instrumental)
-Fever
-Summertime
-St. James Infirmary
-Don't Fight It
The End
-Across The Sea
-Ensenada
House Announcer (Terry David Mulligan)
* Featuring Albert King on Guitar
Recordings / Film:
Stage Recording
Amateur/Audience Recording
Photographers:
Stuart Clugston (Richmond Review)
Brian Kent (Vancouver Sun)
Frank Lisciandro
Tracey McGrath (Georgia Straight)
Tony Nassief (Georgia Straight)
James O'Mara
Reviews / Info:
-This is The Doors 9th and final performance in Canada with singer Jim Morrison.
-Promotional artwork by John Van Hamersveld (Poster;Handbill;).
-8:00pm scheduled start time.
-Approx. 9,000 in attendance.
-35 police officers are present at the venue.
-The Doors arrive at the venue at 9:45pm.
-City official Milton Harold threatens to ban The Doors if Jim Morrison does not behave.
-The Doors are introduced on stage by Terry David Mulligan.
-Jim Morrison invites Albert King onstage during the set to perform blues songs with The Doors.
-Jim Morrison compliments the audience on their beautiful city.
-This performance is recorded by The Doors road manager Vince Treanor through stage microphones. (See Below)
-An audience member plants a tape recorder under the stage and captures the complete performance.
-This performance ends at 11:45pm.
-Ihor Todoruk drives Jim Morrison to The Parlor in a Mercedes following this show.
-Jim Morrison performs more blues songs with Elijah at The Parlor.
-A poor review of this performance written by Michael Bennett is published in newspapers across Canada in late July.
"...I did see The Doors two more times: the summer of '68 and the summer of '70. Both times were in Vancouver, Canada. I don't remember much about the '68 concert performance - too stoned on LSD. Although, I believe they were promoting songs off of their Waiting for the Sun album. I have more of a memory of the 1970 performance being that I was straight at the time - I believe that Albert King was the opening act and he was not received very well. So when The Doors came on, Jim Morrison was really quite upset about the whole thing. He got Albert King to come on stage and perform with the band on the fifth or sixth song. It wasn't a very good show. Jim Morrison had a full beard and was overweight. In between every song, the lights would go out for 3 or 4 minutes before they would perform another song."
Tadeusz Roblewsky
Lethbridge, AB
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A Special Thanks to Tadeusz Roblewsky for providing his review of the concert to MildEquator.com!
VINCE TREANOR III - STAGE RECORDINGS
In the first half of 1970, The Doors road manager Vince Treanor III is gifted a consumer grade 4-track Sony TC-630 Reel-To-Reel tape recorder by The Doors themselves, and the deck is put to use capturing three of The Doors 1970 concerts on tape. Two-track 1/4" stereo tape and two AKG Acoustic D 1000E cardioid microphones are selected for the recording of these performances, and the microphones are placed selectively around the stage for optimal recording quality. Various tape speeds are used throughout the shows, and although the intention is to capture these shows in their entirety, two of the performances run on for a short while after the night's tape has run out. Concerts recorded by Vince Treanor include Seattle (Unknown Speed), Vancouver at 1 7/8 ips, and Bakersfield at 3 3/4 ips.
Hidden away as personal possessions for almost three decades, the Vince Treanor tapes are offered up for sale in late 1997 to the general public, along with a roll of 16mm film shot in 1969. The Doors Music Co. quickly seizes the opportunity to acquire the tapes for future release, and a deal is struck for all three shows. Although many bootlegs go into circulation since the deal is made, 2010 sees the first complete and official issue of the tapes with The Doors Live In Vancouver on a two-disc set. On November 24th, 2023 The Doors release Live In Bakersfield on Vinyl and CD.
ARCHIVE/MEMORABILIA:
REVIEW #1:
Newspaper: The Vancouver SunAuthor: Jurgen Hesse
Publish Date: June 8th - 1970
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REVIEW #2:
Newspaper: The ProvinceAuthor: Brian McLeod
Publish Date: June 8th - 1970
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REVIEW #3:
Newspaper: Richmond ReviewAuthor: Stuart Clugston
Publish Date: June 10th - 1970
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REVIEW #4:
Newspaper: Richmond ReviewAuthor: Stuart Clugston
Publish Date: June 12th - 1970
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CANADIAN PRESS REVIEW BY MICHAEL BENNETT:
Newspaper: The Calgary Herald
Author: Michael Bennett
Publish Date: July 22nd - 1970
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Newspaper: The Kitchener Waterloo Record
Author: Michael Bennett
Publish Date: July 22nd - 1970
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Newspaper: The Brantford Expositor
Author: Michael Bennett
Publish Date: July 22nd - 1970
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Newspaper: The Owen Sound Sun
Author: Michael Bennett
Publish Date: July 22nd - 1970
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Newspaper: St. Catherine Standard
Author: Michael Bennett
Publish Date: July 22nd - 1970
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Newspaper: The Leader Post
Author: Michael Bennett
Publish Date: July 25th - 1970
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Newspaper: Niagara Falls Review
Author: Michael Bennett
Publish Date: July 25th - 1970
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Newspaper: The Star-Phoenix
Author: Michael Bennett
Publish Date: July 28th - 1970
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Newspaper: The Sherbrooke Record
Author: Michael Bennett
Publish Date: July 31st - 1970
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Newspaper: The Nanaimo Daily News
Author: Michael Bennett
Publish Date: August 6th - 1970
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ARTICLE #1:
Newspaper: The Richmond ReviewAuthor: Stuart Clugston
Publish Date: June 5th - 1970
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ARTICLE #2:
Newspaper: The ProvinceAuthor: Brian McLeod
Publish Date: June 5th - 1970
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TEST PRINTING POSTER:
Artist: John Van HamersveldDimensions: 12 3/4" X 8"
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POSTER:
Artist: John Van HamersveldDimensions: 23 1/16" X 14 7/16"
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HANDBILL:
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Artwork: © John Van Hamersveld
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TICKET #1:
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TICKET #2:
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PRINT AD #1:
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BRIGHT MIDNIGHT ARCHIVES: LIVE IN VANCOUVER 1970
ARTICLE WITH RAY MANZAREK
Newspaper: The Vancouver SunAuthor: John Mackie
Publish Date: November 20th - 2010
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THE VANCOUVER SUN - THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
Newspaper: The Vancouver SunAuthor: Unknown
Publish Date: June 6th - 2012
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