Monday, January 21, 2013
Light My Fire - The Doors Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival - August 30, 1970 Tube. Duration : 13.77 Mins.


Light My Fire © The Doors 1967 Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival East Afton Farm, Isle Of Wight, UK Sun. August 30, 1970 THE LAST AVAILABLE RECORDING OF LIGHT MY FIRE WITH JIM MORRISON Venue Address: East Afton Farm - Isle Of Wight, UK Promotion: Fiery Creations Presents Scheduled start time: 1:30 am Attendance: over 600000 Until then, The Doors have avoided all of the major rock festivals, only reluctantly agreeing to appear at some of the smaller ones in Toronto and on the West Coast. Ever since the Seattle Pop Festival, they have been wary of all outdoor appearances. Now They are scheduled to appear at what is often referred to as the last of the great festivals. Prior to their appearence, The Doors, without Morrison, meet the press at a tiny riverside pub in Hammersmith. The Doors had originally been scheduled to appear directly following Ten Years After, but are delayed until after Emerson, Lake & Palmer. The Doors are exhausted from their traveling and the previous weeks' court dates in Miami. Arriving at the festival, the weary band finds themselves sandwiched between Ten Years After and Emerson, Lake & Palmer on one side, and the Who and Sly & The Family Stone on the other. Their intense reflective music is out of synch with acts renowned for their fast anf furious pacing. Sometime between one and two in the morning, The Doors take the stage at the chilly outdoor festival and are immediately troubled by the somewhat meager sound reinforcement and lighting systems ...

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