Ray Manzarek of The Doors performs at the Sunset Strip Music Festival launch party celebrating The Doors at the House of Blues on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

It's official. The 5th annual Sunset Strip Music Festival is underway.

Thursday night's Launch Party at the House of Blues kicked off the three-day event with an appearance by original Doors Ray Manzerek and Robbie Krieger and John Densmore.

Manzerek is seeing a lot of action during the Festival performing again tonight with X at the Roxy and again Saturday at the Street Festival with Marilyn Manson.

"The Doors are honored to be celebrated by the magical, legendary Strip," Manzarek said in a statement when the fest was announced. "A great leap forward from the Summer of Love to today. What a great time we're going to have! The Sunset Strip. Live bands, loud music, Rock and Roll. It's the '60s all

Ray Manzarek, left, and Robby Krieger, right, two of the original members of The Doors, pose with Marilyn Manson at the Sunset Strip Music Festival launch party celebrating The Doors at the House of Blues. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
over again, and everyone is welcome. Dancing in the Streets. Joy, Love, Peace. And we want to get it all together just One - More - TIME! Could this be the beginning of the new Golden Age? Let it be so."

Tonight, the legendary L.A. band X takes the stage at the Roxy, with a host of local bands appearing at other venues on the Strip including The Key Club, Viper Room and Whiskey A Go-Go. Other performers scheduled to appear Friday night and Saturday at the Street Festival include Marilyn Manson, The Offspring, Steve Aoki, Bad Religion, The Untouchables, RZA, Unwritten Law, James Ingram and many more!

The Street Festival includes two outdoor stages on Sunset between San Vicente and Doheny. For more information, visit www.sunsetstripmusicfestival.com/