The Live Rooms in Chester will soon sing out with the sounds of 60s rock music.
This winter, the city’s specialist in live musical experiences is opening its doors to “The Doors Alive”, a tribute to iconic Californian band, The Doors.
Touring widely, the group of accomplished artists is billed as the most well-travelled tribute to the quartet that featured a classic line-up of vocalist Jim Morrison, guitarist Robby Krieger, drummer John Densmore and keyboard player Ray Manzarek.
Although London-based, their journeys have seen them play in countries including France, The Netherlands, Belgium, Lebanon, Turkey, Australia, Ireland, Poland, Greece, Malta, Slovenia, UAE, Germany and even Chile, where they performed in an arena show for an audience of 4,500. The band also played at the famous Isle of Wight Festival and shared a bill with top-rated musicians such as Status Quo, Nazareth, Canned Heat, Uriah Heep, Kris Kristofferson and Manfred Mann’s Earth Band.
Mirroring The Doors, the band also contains four members, with Mike Griffoen as frontman, Buzz Allan on drums, Norbert Varga on keys and Baz Meyer playing guitar. To produce an authentic sound, the band use vintage instruments including a Rhodes Piano Bass, a Gibson SG and a Gibson G101 organ.
Pure Magazine once wrote that to call the band a tribute act was a massive disservice, describing the group as the closest experience to a real Doors concert without using a time machine.
The Doors Alive will take over the stage of The Live Rooms on Saturday, February 7. The nightspot is situated on Station Road in Chester, and the gig will begin at 7.30 pm.