Light My Fire
© The Doors 1967

Live At The Boston Arena (Late Show),
Boston, MA.
Fri. April 10,1970

The second performance is outstanding despite the stage power being cut off when the show goes overtime. morrison hits the stage in a fury of energy that never seems to subside as he spins and reels about the stage throughout the show. During Alabama Song he slips while climbing a speaker stack, landing flat on his back in front of the speaker and proceeds with
the song that way without missing a beat.
The late show opens with a vigourous Break On Through with Morrison bulleting out onto the stage right after the introductory notes and erupting into the song. The show starts at 12:18 am and is running excessively late when the frustrated hall manager loses all patience and disconnects the band's stage power around 2:00 am. The electric intruments all go down, but the house PA system, including Jim's mike, is still live. As the crowd screams for more, Jim is furious that their power has been cut and clearly growls "Cocksukers!" into the live mike. He continues with "We should all get together and have some fun, because they're going to win if you let them!" Manzarek leaps from his keyboards, cups Jim's mouth, and emphatically
reminds him that any controversial incidents could further damage the already excessively scrutinized tour. Morrison then angrily smashes his microphone stand into the floor and follows Ray off the stage. The following day Morrison tells a reporter from Melody Maker: "When I freak out on stage it's usually for one reason, I can't stand them stopping the show. It happened again last night in Boston. Just as we got the audience going some-comes up and pulls the plugs. I got mad not just for us but for the audience who had been cheated as well. the result was that they cancelled the next booking in Salt Lake City."
("Super Jim, the angel faced Rasputin" ©Melody Maker,
May 2, 1970)

Venue address: 238 Saint Botolph St - Boston, MA. 02115
Capacity: 6,300
Scheduled shows at 7:00 pm & 10:00 pm
Also performing: Gordon Lowe; Axis
Promotion: Fred Samango

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