Daily Archives: August 21, 2022

The Doors perform at Wollman Skating Rink in New York City’s Central Park 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 21 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Doors


Video: 'The Doors Live In Central Park 1972

(Monday, August 21, 1972, following the 7:00 p.m. EDT scheduled start time for opening act Phlorescent Leech & Eddie) — Two years and 49 days after lead singer Jim Morrison was found dead in a bathtub in Paris, the surviving members of the American rock group The Doors — keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore — performed tonight during the Schaefer Music Festival at the Wollman Skating Rink in New York City’s Central Park. Continue reading The Doors perform at Wollman Skating Rink in New York City’s Central Park 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 21 1972) →

Paul McCartney and Wings perform at World Forum Convention Center in The Hague, The Netherlands 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 21 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'Paul McCartney & Wings Eat At Home Live 1972'

(Monday, August 21, 1972, 8:15 p.m. Central European Time) — Paul McCartney and his new band, Wings, performed tonight at the World Forum Convention Center in The Hague, The Netherlands, on the 23rd stop of their 25-city, 26-show Wings Over Europe Tour, McCartney’s first tour of Continental Europe since The Beatles made a three-city swing through Germany in June 1966. Continue reading Paul McCartney and Wings perform at World Forum Convention Center in The Hague, The Netherlands 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 21 1972) →