The Doors are opening the vaults. Surviving members Robby Krieger and John Densmore have assembled and sequenced a brand-new 16-track double live album, 'Unbound and Dangerous,' drawn from the band's legendary 1970 Roadhouse Blues Tour. Newly remixed by longtime engineer Bruce Botnick, the collection arrives on October 23, 2026 via Rhino — on 2-LP translucent red vinyl, CD, digital and Blu-ray.
Image: Joel Brodsky / Agency for the Performing Arts (APA), via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
The Announcement
The news broke in early September 2026, with the announcement rolling out between September 2 and 4 via Parade, music-news.com, The Music Universe and The Blues Magazine. The album was assembled and sequenced by Robby Krieger and John Densmore with longtime engineer Bruce Botnick — who also mixed it — capturing the band at its most raw and electric.
In the official press release, John Densmore said: “I knew Jim was ‘dangerous’ from the beginning. Talented and dangerous… This live album captures that wild spirit.”
Engineer Bruce Botnick added in the official promo: “The fans came in the thousands to Doors concerts looking for danger and excitement… Jim was always reading the room and knew how far to push the envelope.”
Album Details & Tracklist
Release date: October 23, 2026 · Label: Rhino · Formats: 2-LP translucent red vinyl, CD, digital, Blu-ray
The Blu-ray edition features Botnick's brand-new Dolby Atmos and hi-res 192/24 stereo mixes. The confirmed 16-track running order is:
- Introduction
- Dead Cats, Dead Rats
- Break On Through (To The Other Side)
- When The Music’s Over
- Roadhouse Blues
- Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)
- Back Door Man
- Five To One
- Build Me A Woman
- Petition The Lawd
- Light My Fire
- Crawling King Snake
- Soul Kitchen
- Bring Out Your Dead
- The End (approx. 15 minutes)
- Thank You And Good Night
All of the performances are newly remixed recordings from the 1970 Roadhouse Blues Tour — the tour behind the band's Morrison Hotel album — drawn from shows in New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Detroit. The lone exception is “Soul Kitchen,” taken from the second Aquarius Theatre show in Hollywood on July 21, 1969.
The Band’s Final Tour in Context
Formed in Los Angeles in 1965, The Doors released six studio albums and became one of rock's defining bands on the strength of classics like “Light My Fire” and “Hello, I Love You.” The Roadhouse Blues Tour was the band's final major tour with frontman Jim Morrison, who died in Paris on July 3, 1971, at the age of 27. Keyboardist Ray Manzarek died in 2013.
Unbound and Dangerous follows in the lineage of Absolutely Live, the band's landmark 1970 concert album, offering a deeper, newly mixed dive into the same era's onstage electricity.
Staying with rock history, check out Aerosmith’s ‘California, Dream On’ comeback announcement and Metallica’s ‘Life Burns Faster’ Sphere residency, along with the Slash ‘Flying Blind’ album & 2027 tour announcement. For more on rock’s legendary voices, read the Freddie Mercury biography and revisit the ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ lyrics — Queen.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When is The Doors’ Unbound and Dangerous coming out?
The 16-track double live album is released on October 23, 2026 via Rhino.
Which concerts were the recordings taken from?
Nearly everything comes from the band's 1970 Roadhouse Blues Tour, with tapes from New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Detroit. “Soul Kitchen” is the one exception, recorded at the second Aquarius Theatre show in Hollywood on July 21, 1969.
What formats will the album be available in?
The album will be released on 2-LP translucent red vinyl, CD, digital and Blu-ray. The Blu-ray includes Bruce Botnick's new Dolby Atmos and hi-res 192/24 stereo mixes.
Who assembled and mixed the album?
Guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore assembled and sequenced the set, while longtime Doors engineer Bruce Botnick handled the new mixes.
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