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Monday,
17 February, 2003
Doors Planning North American And European Dates
Darryl Morden
www.yahoo.com
The Doors hope to hit the road this spring and summer. Coming off
the success of their recent performances at the Universal Amphitheater
in Los Angeles and at The Palms in Las Vegas, the band's booking
agency is looking at offers from promoters for shows in the Midwest
and East for April and May along with summer shows in Europe.
While the group's representatives said former
Police drummer Stewart Copeland is still considered a member of
the group, it is not known if he will participate in upcoming tour
dates along with original Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek, original
guitarist Robby Krieger, singer Ian Astbury of The Cult, and bassist
Angelo Barbera. Copeland was unable to play at the Universal concert
due to an elbow injury, so Ty Dennis took the drum chair and will
do so on other dates if Copeland has to bow out.
The band's reunion actually began last year, thanks
to motorcycle manufacturer Harley Davidson's 100th anniversary concert
series. Manzarek explained how it happened. "Robby called me
and said, 'Hey, Harley wants us to play,'" Manzarek said. "Now
Robby's done a lot of things for Harley – - The Love Ride, and all
kinds of charities – - and they said 'get The Doors back together'
and we said, 'Yeah, what a good idea, let's do it, man.'"
The Doors reunion took place last September at
the California Motor Speedway in Fontana, California, in front of
tens of thousands of people, and Krieger said it certainly inspired
him to continue on. "Well, it was quite amazing for me, because
I hadn't played a huge, you know, outdoor thing like that, for,
as The Doors or anybody else for a long time," Krieger said.
"And it was just great to see all those people, and man they
were so into it, you know, it was incredible."
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