Doors Last Ever Tour 1972

[TheWallsScreamedPoetry]

Full Circle Tour
The album was released in July 1972 just before the band embarked on thier final set of shows which featured support from Flo & Eddie (the artists formerly known as The Turtles) and Mac Rebennack known by his alter ego Dr John: The Night Tripper.

July 21st 1972. Aragon Ballroom, Chicago Illinois
The opening night of what is to be The Doors final tour is a lively show delivered with some praiseworthy musicianship from the entire band. Manzarek frequently makes comments about how good it is to be home in Chicago and his high spirits are contageous. They open with a bustling version of 'In The Eye Of The Sun' and conclude with an uptempo encore of 'Light My Fire' which features a rock-steady beat and swells with some fine jazz-flavoured instrumentation.

Set list from bootleg # probably incomplete

In The Eye Of The Sun
I'm Horny, I'm Stoned
Verdilac
Band Introductions
Love Me Two Times
The Mosquito
Ships With Sails
Good Rockin'
Light My Fire

August 13th 1972. Balboa Stadium, San Diego CA.
Tonights performance includes a high energy 'Light My Fire' into which Krieger incorporates segments of 'Eleanor Rigby' and 'My Favourite Things' as he did during the 1970 tour with Jim Morrison.

Set list from bootleg # probably incomplete

Intro
Tightrope Ride
In The Eye Of The Sun
I'm Horny, I'm Stoned
Band Introductions
Love Me Two Times
Verdilac
Close To You
The Mosquito
Ships With Sails
Good Rockin'
Light My Fire





Ray @ The Balboa


Ray & Dorothy @ The Balboa

August 14th Cobalt Arena, Detroit, Michigan
This most likely replaced the September 3rd appearance at the Michigan Palace. Originally scheduled for July 22nd

August 15th Ritz Staten Island, New York
the band return to the same venue a week later.

August 16th 1972. Sunset On The Common Series. Boston Common, Masssachusetts.
The Doors perform a tight well paced set to almost 12,000 people who enthusiastically cheer throughout the show and refuse to let the band leave after only one encore. The band get off to a good start with 'Tightrope Ride'. Each member of the band displays superb musicianship including Ron Starr who performs a superb flute solo during 'Verdilac'.
The Boston Globe reports: The Doors piut together a fine rocking set last night at the Sunset Series on the Common. The group has modified its sound in the last year or so. Most of last nights numbers were from thier new albums which venture a little more boldly into a jazz sound. They are still however basically a rock band and a good one. The Doors have always had an appeal to a variety of people because of thier hard edge rock and because they as a performing group that communicate directly to the audience in a way that goes beyond music. The group got stonger as they went on last night. Thier last three numbers left both them and the crowd in tatters.
Ray Murphy: Boston Globe August 17th 1972.

[TheWallsScreamedPoetry]

August 19th 1972. Leews Theater, Providence, Rhode Island.

August 20th 1972. DAR Constitution Hall, Washington DC.
For whatever reason neither The Doors or Dr John have good shows tonight. The Doors opening songs are apparently so rough that a number of people actually head for the exit. Flo and Edie steal the show.

August 21st 1972. Central Park, NY







The Schaefer Music Festival - Wellman Memorial Rink - The Doors' final appearance in New York, the city that had so passionately embraced them from the start, is met by an exceptionally enthusiastic audience. It is a polished show that clearly evidences the strong influence that jazz is having on the direction of the band. After opening with a smooth "Tightrope Ride," the band continues with an effective version of "In the Eye of the Sun," which prominently features the increasing subtlety of Krieger's slide guitar. During "Verdillac," they are joined by Charles Lloyd,and they do a lengthly version of the song. Toward the conclusion of the performance, the Doors do an expansive "Ships with Sails," which has evolved into a jazz-flavored piece featuring extended percussion and flute segments. The feeling of the song is appreciably different from previous versions, even though the structure is essentially the same. Even the succeeding "Light My Fire" now features a sax instrumental following Manzarek'straditional one on keyboard. After the instrumental, Manzarek comes in a little late on the verses, and the crowd,which had actually been clapping in time during the passage jumps right in with the lyrics and continues to sing along with the band through the conclusion. There is an unmistakable fondness for the band in the air tonight. To wrap up the show, Charles Lloyd joins the band again for their grand finale of "Close toYou."



Variety reports: "[The] original members of the Doors led the revised combo through a stirring set at the Schaefer Music Festival in Central Park last Monday, one of the summer season's best Gotham concerts. Charles Lloyd, a top jazz musician, joined on tenor on 'Verdillac,' as he does on disk, and flute on 'Ships with Sails.' The rousing encore was their oldie 'Light MyFire.' Manzarek's strong organ playing and vocals did justice to his composition, which had been associated with Jim Morrison, the Doors' late vocal star. Krieger was solid on lead guitar, as was Densmore on drums."
Krib, Variety, Aug. 30, 1972
The Doors On TheRoad



Set list from bootleg # probably incomplete

Tightrope Ride
In The Eye Of The Sun
The Mosquito
Love Me Two Times
Verdilac
I'm Horny, I'm Stoned
Ships With Sails
Light My Fire
Close To You








The Schaefer Music Festival Summer 1972 Programme

August 23rd 1972. Ritz Staten Island, New York

August 24th 1972. Norfolk City Hall Vermont

August 25th 1972. Atlanta Municipal Auditorium, Georgia.
CANCELLED
The Atlanta city officials again insist on cancelling this performance (as they had done in March citing the band as a riot-causing act) despite the fact that Jim Morrison is dead. When it is explained to them that drastic changes have been made to the band they repeatedly refer back to articles detailing Morrison's legal difficulties. All attempts to provide them with factual information proves fruitless.
August 25th 1972. The Dick Cavett Show" ABC 56th Street Theatre - New York.
Instead The Doors head for New York and appear on the Dick Cavatt show recording an early evening spot that featured 'The Mosquito' and 'Good Rockin' which is shown later that night.

August 27th 1972. County Music Hall, Memphis, Tennessee.

September 1st 1972. Majestic Theater, Dallas, Texas.

September 2nd 1972 New Orleans City Auditorium, Louisiana.

September 3rd 1972Michigan Palace, Detroit, Michigan.
concert likely replaced by Cobo Hall gig earlier.

September 10th 1972: The Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles California.
See thread on last ever Doors gig
newdoorstalk.proboards43.com/index.cgi?board=DiscusstheDoorscirca1971to1973&action=display&thread=1105553669

[TheWallsScreamedPoetry]

As part of the last tour The Doors headline a couple of what would be today known as 'one day festivals'. This shows the power the bands name still has in the States as even without Jim they are a big draw at major one-day events.

July 23rd 1972, Milwaukee Summerfest Ampitheatre, Main Stage.
A near ten hour day sees The Doors headline an imprssive lineup of talent in front of almost 60,000 people that begins at 3.00 in the afternoon and does not let up until The Doors conclude thier set at 12.40 in the morning. The Doors are precluded by a two hour set from Quicksilver Messenger Service and the event features an early date from the then unknown Mahavishnu Orchestra featuring soon to be guitar legend John McLaughlin.

August 18th 1972, Dillon Stadium, Hartford, Connecticut.
The Doors headline this event in Hartford which features several major acts and an audience of nearly 20,000. The Kinks are followed by an intermittent rainstorm that shuts the concert down for an hour after which The Beach Boys perform a superb set followed by The Doors who keep the momentum going till 1.30 in the morning.

September 4th 1972, Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival, Bull Island in the Wabash River, Carmi, Illinois.
Doors appearance cancelled



Although the festival does occur it is reportedly a farce due to the difficulties the overwhelmed promoters have to endure when threats of injunctions disrupt their plans at Chandler Raceway park and a final festival site could not be secured until Friday.
By Monday 3 days of chilling rain and a lack of food convince most of the audience they have had enough and they begin pouring out of the festival site. The promoters expect 75,000 people but the crowd is estimated at 275,000. On the final day aggrieved audience members burn the stage, topple the lighting towers and participate in various acts of destruction.
Apparently The Doors never appeared on the Monday evening concert nor did The Faces, Fleetwood Mac, or Nazareth. The Allman Brothers and John Mayall did perform.

[jimbo]

do recordings exist of the post-morrison tours? What about their performance of The mosquito on tv?

[darkstar]

Try these links to the DCM. You might find something of interest. :-)

CDR
www.doors.com/liveshow/CDR.html

Cassettes:
www.doors.com/liveshow/livetape.html

DVD
www.doors.com/liveshow/DVD.html

VHS
www.doors.com/liveshow/videolist.html

[TheWallsScreamedPoetry]

I have a couple of good ones and I have heard a few others.....not bad shows really.....
the Balboa stadium is a good gig and features Mosquito.
The Cavet Show is knocking around somewhere but don't think I have seen it...

[stuart]

Alex Mate, I got a post morrison cd from my mate it's from july 21 1972 at the aragon ballroom, chicago,Il, i have heard VERY little post morrison stuff, i love this gig, great songs like"In The Eye Of Sun" and a roaring version Of "I'm Horny, I'm Stoned" great gig imo .

[TheWallsScreamedPoetry]

Early Poster for the final Doors tour....
NB# Interesting as before the tour actually began several dates were rearranged or cancelled altogether.

Michigan Palace, Detroit was on the 3rd not 4th September
with the Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival appearance replacing that date on the 4th. The Doors show there was eventually cancelled as the festival descends into chaos.

[TheWallsScreamedPoetry]

This photo on the cover of this keyboard song book is of a great deal of interest.
It shows Ray's set up from the Mark II Doors era and is really interesting as the band have a sax player present.
This means it must be the 1972 Full Circle tour as the sax player must be Charles Lloyd who joined them from time to time on flute and sax.
The band incorporated a sax solo into LMF on the few times he appeared.
The Schaefer Music Festival was one of those occasions and this photo is probably from there as if you look at the pix of that gig Ray and Robby are wearing the same clothes.

[Richard]

I was backstage at the Aug. 18, 1972 concert at Dilon Stadium in Hartford as a guest of the promoters. I remember holding an umbrella onstage as the Beach Boys performed and the Doors were disappointed as there was only time for 3 or 4 songs for them. This concert ended later in afternoon with their last song, not in the wee hours of the morning.