THAT DAY

The Doors in Boston, April 10, 1970

On April 10, 1970, the "Roadhouse Blues Tour", which aims to promote the album "Morrison Hotel" is in full swing. The DOORS perform that day at the Arena in Boston, Massachusetts.

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As was customary in the 60s and 70s, the group gave 2 performances the same evening (7 p.m. and 10 p.m.). Jim Morrison is particularly drunk, which is probably the reason why the second concert will only start after midnight...

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Both performances are recorded for the album "Absolutely Live!". Finally, it is a power outage that will put a stop to this late concert, while the group plays "Maggie M'Gill". Morrison then chants an insult and throws his microphone to the ground.

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Several titles rarely played in concert by the group are interpreted such as "The Spy" or "Been Down So Long" as well as many blues songs like "Rock Me", "Mystery Train", "Cross Road Blues", "Fever, Summertime" or "St. James Infirmary Blues." Robby and Ray, carried away by the atmosphere, will try out instruments other than their own on the last two titles of the evening (Ray on guitar and Robby on bass).

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The next evening (April 11, 1970), when the DOORS were to perform at the "Salt Palace" in Salt Lake City, the promoter decided to cancel the event when he learned of Morrison's drunken state. the day before.

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All of the recordings of this evening in Boston were released on Bright Midnight Records on July 24, 2007 in an album comprising 3 CDs.

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(Below: photos of Peter Tarnoff and an anonymous fan)