London Fog 1966 is a live album by the American rock band the Doors, released on December 16, 2016 by Rhino Records. It focuses on a previously unreleased live performance at the London Fog in May 1966, recorded by spectator Nettie Pena before the band's highly successful debut album. Considered the earliest known live recording of the Doors, London Fog 1966 includes versions of eventual album tracks and covers of blues standards.

Issued to coincide with celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Doors' first album, London Fog 1966 was overseen by the band's producer Bruce Botnick and Pena. Among the lavish packaging for the live album, each disc appears in an enlarged box set, and each copy of the set is individually numbered. While London Fog 1966 presents only a portion of the Doors' performance, it is recognized by music critics as a enthralling insight into the early history of the group as they attempted to formulate their own individual style.

A few months after the Doors formed they earned their first steady gig in February or March 1966 at the London Fog, a nightclub on the Sunset Strip. The band earned $5 per night, playing for relatively few patrons; new to performing, Jim Morrison frequently sang with his back toward the small crowd.Ray Manzarek remarked that the London Fog was where the group "became a collective entity, this unit of oneness". Although they covered some blues standards, most of the time the Doors honed their signature sound and material that later appeared on their first two albums – The Doors and Strange Days – also adding improvised solos to extend the set times.

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