The Doors headline Toronto Rock and Roll Revival 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 14 1969)


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(Sunday, September 14, 1969, approximately 12:50 a.m. EDT) — The Doors performed at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival music festival early this morning at Varsity Stadium.


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Despite sharing a bill with John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band at the last minute, The Doors remain the headliner of this festival.

While The Doors did not allow filming of their performance by American documentary filmmaker D. A. Pennebaker, who was hired to film performances by all artists at the festival, brief clips of the band’s escort from the airport to the venue by the Vagabonds motorcycle gang can be seen his film “Sweet Toronto.”


Video: 'John Lennon Sweet Toronto 1969' (shots of Vagabonds motorcycle gang escorting musical artists, including John Lennon and The Doors, from the airport to Varsity Stadium begins at :38)