I have heard some of the past shows on CD courtesy of The DCM so I sort of knew what to expect. The band started with "Roadhouse Blues" in which Ray and Robby did some killer solos. "Break On Through" was next with an improvisation of Ray saying "George Bush is gonna get high." The audience responded with laughter then the crowd erupted with "When The Music's Over." Ian was extremely animated during the song, jumping around and dancing in homage to Jim. "Love Me Two Times" featured a so-called "duel" between Ray and Robby. Ray would solo while Robby would counter. You could tell these two loved every minute of it. Angelo playing bass instead of Ray proved to be beneficial during "Moonlight Drive" because Ray was able to really play a piano instrumental towards the end while singing "Louie, Louie." A treat. This lead into "Horse Latitudes" where Ian mistakenly sang a verse out of order—we forgive you Ian! A rockin’ version of "Wild Child" sent the crowd into a fury. Then the "highlight" of the night occurred, if you could pick one. I had heard about the new Doors 21st Century original "Cops Talk" before and waited to hear it for the first time at the show. What a song! I can't wait for the new album. They are taking a step in the right direction. Ray and Ian switched singing the vocals. The background video started while the band played "Alabama Song" featuring prohibition era footage. "Back Door Man" was next with images of Willie Dixon in the background—a nice touch I thought. Footage of riots was the backdrop for "Five to One." Angelo and Ty took a break while Ian, Robby and Ray sat down on stools to do "Crystal Ship" along with an awesome version of "People Are Strange"—just an awesome slower version of the song. It was Robby's turn to take center stage as he performed some flamenco guitar like no other which of course lead to "Spanish Caravan." Next was "Maggie M’Gill" a song I didn’t expect to hear since it's not one of the band's "greatest hits." Ray's “LA Woman” video started, and I knew what was next. The great, longer version of "LA Woman" was a treat since it’s rarely heard live.

The band then left the stage to furious applause, expecting more as the band delivered. Thunder was heard as the band went into "Riders On The Storm." This too was awesome since the song wasn’t normally heard live. "Light My Fire" was the second encore song, and they seemed to play it forever. Angelo did a cool bass solo as well along with a little tribute to Bob Marley, "Get Up Stand Up" within the song. The band left again and I thought the show was over, swept away. The roadies started to disassemble the equipment and told us the show was over but the crowd would not let the band leave without giving one last moment. They came back out to play "Soul Kitchen" as everyone really wanted to stay there all night. An awesome moment, show, event, and so on that I would never forget. Some random notes...Ian had a goatee growing in which looked different...Jim's photo was never shown at all during the show which I felt was wrong...crowd was never quiet...I sat in the 7th row...2 1/2 hours approximately….

Cleveland Set List:
1. “Roadhouse Blues”
2. “Break on Through”
3. “When The Music’s Over”
4. “Love Me Two Times”
5. “Moonlight Drive”
6. “Horse Latitudes”
7. “Wild Child”
8. “Cops Talk”
9. “Alabama Song”
10. “Back Door Man”/“Crossroads”
11. “Five To One”
12. “Crystal Ship”
13. “People Are Strange”
14. Robby Flamenco Solos
15. “Spanish Caravan”
16. “Maggie M’Gill”
17. “LA Woman”
Encore I:
18. “Riders On The Storm”
19. “Light My Fire”
Encore II:
20. “Soul Kitchen”