The City of West Hollywood has declared today, August 16, as The Doors Day.
Ray Manzarek, Photo Ros O'Gorman
Tonight the Sunset Strip Music Festival will open with a celebration of the group at the House of Blues at 8430 Sunset Boulevard. The festivities will include comments from friends of the group along with a performance by an all-star group including original members of the Doors.
The schedule of major appearances for the festival:
- Thursday, August 16
- SSMF Celebrates the Doors (House of Blues)
- Peter Murphy (The Roxy)
- Quiet Riot (Key Club)
- Jack Russell’s Great White Featuring Faster Pussycat, Bullet Boys (Whiskey A Go-Go)
- Friday, August 17
- Robby Krieger & Rich Robinson (Viper Room)
- X with Ray Manzarek
- RZA (Key Club)
- Hank Williams III (House of Blues)
- Mickey Avalon
- James Ingram, Teddy Campbell Band (Whiskey A Go-Go)
- Saturday, August 18
- Marilyn Mansion (Street Festival)
- Offspring (Street Festival)
- Steve Akoi (Street Festival)
- Bad Religion (Street Festival)
- Zakk Wylde, Black Label Society (Street Festival)
- Far East Movement (Street Festival)
- De-La-Soul (Street Festival)
- Dead Sara (Street Festival)
- T. Mills (Street Festival)
- Mowgli’s (Street Festival)
- Das Racist, Wallpaper, Matt Skiba, more (The Roxy)
- Bolts, JJAMZ, Family of the Year, more (The Roxy)
- After Party, Breaking the Law, Blackburner, Mad Temple, more (Key Club)
- Leif Garrett, Hurricane, Beowulf, more (Whiskey A Go-Go)
