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Ray Manzarek, Photo Ros O'Gorman

Ray Manzarek, Photo Ros O'Gorman

West Hollywood’s Sunset Strip Celebrates Doors Day

by Roger Wink, VVN Music on August 17, 2012

in Live,News

The City of West Hollywood has declared today, August 16, as The Doors Day.

Ray Manzarek, Photo Ros O'Gorman

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)

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