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1 October 2002

After 30 years, The Doors have re-grouped and have now performed two concerts as part of the Harley-Davidson 100th Anniversary "On The Road Tour". The first show was in Fontana, California, on September 6. The second show was in Barrie, Ontario (Canada) on September 29. Although both shows were poorly promoted, with attendance under 6,000 at each show, The Doors played to enthusiastic audiences at both locations. Fronting The Doors is The Cult's lead singer, Ian Astbury. And playing drums is former Police drummer, and record producer, Stewart Copeland. According to keyboardist Ray Manzarek we can expect a new album and a tour sometime in 2003. (www.robbykrieger.com)

Set list: 1. Roadhouse Blues / 2. Break On Through / 3. When The Music's Over / 4. Love Me Two Times / 5. Alabama Song / Back Door Man / Five To One / 6. Strange Days / 7. Ghost Song / The Hill Dwellers / 8. Spanish Caravan / 9. Moonlight Drive / Horse Latitudes / 10. Wild Child / 11. Summer's Almost Gone / 12. L.A. Woman / 13. Light My Fire / Encore: 14. Riders On The Storm.

Toronto Sun, Monday, September 30, 2002
Doors of deception
Kieran Grant

THE DOORS, Molson Park, Barrie, Sunday, September 29, 2002

Jim Morrison left The Doors ajar when he shuffled off this mortal coil three decades ago. But while the surviving band members continued to play on over the ensuing years, the touring version of the band that rolled into Molson Park as part of Harley-Davidson's Open Road Show last night has sparked enough fuss you'd almost think old Jimbo was still at it. This workable incarnation of the group offered a faithful rendering of their oeuvre, with Astbury and, in particular, Copeland chipping in enough of their own respective touches to keep it from being a totally shameful Morrison mock-up. Manzarek and Krieger, their sound rounded out by a bassist (they didn't have one in the early days), noodled in familiar style, the funhouse organ intermingling with blues-edged guitar to generate a modicum of enthusiasm. It was weird then, that the show's strongest feature, apart from the hits, was the substitutes themselves. Copeland – sitting in for original Door John Densmore, who's out of action with hearing problems – was totally at ease, almost running away with the show with his feather-touch/powerhouse balance. The well-suited Astbury's Morrisonisms were no more blatant than usual, with the tunes coming across in his Cult-era yowl. It's too bad "Two Original Doors With Two Surprisingly Good Replacements" wouldn't fit on the bill.