John Densmore, Robby Krieger Reunite for Doors Performance to Help California Homeless
members of the Doors gathered an eclectic group of friends and peers Thursday, for a special one-night-only reunion performance at a charity concert in Los Angeles.
John Densmore and Robby Krieger were joined on stage by Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic on bass for the first-ever “Homeward Bound” concert, a fundraising event for PATH (People Assisting the Homeless), a non-profit focused on affordable housing and services for the homeless population in California.
Densmore and Krieger were supported on the bill by Ingrid Michaelson, Fitz and the Tantrums, and Jason Mraz, along with an American Idol reunion of sorts, with sets by Season 11 winner Phillip Phillips, Season 16 winner Maddie Poppe, and Season 17 runner-up Alejandro Aranda (now known as Scarypoolparty). But it was clear who the audience came to see.
Backed by a four-piece band that included Novoselic, keyboardist Ed Roth, and Willie Nelson’s youngest son, Micah Nelson, on guitar, Densmore and Krieger played a tight, 20-minute set before a sold-out crowd at The Wiltern. The two had teased surprise guests filling in for the late Jim Morrison on vocals (“Our singer is in Paris,” Densmore quipped), and they didn’t disappoint, bringing out Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart and his daughter Kaya to open with “Hello, I Love You,” off The Doors’ third studio album, Waiting for the Sun.
Another American Idol alum, Haley Reinhart, took the stage next, showing off her chops on a one-two punch of “Crystal Ship” and “People Are Strange.”
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