***** THE
MOODY BLUES TOUR &
SET LIST PROJECT *****
(under
construction as time permits)
Listings compiled by
Linda
Bangert.
Please send notice of
any broken links
to Neil Ottenstein (otten@toad.net), and any additions or corrections
to these
listings to Linda Bangert (lsbangert@aol.com).
Files that are in
particular need
of help are marked with
, and general Moody Mysteries are listed here.
This listing of tour dates, set lists, opening acts, additional
musicians, album and single releases, and other items of interest
was derived from many sources, as noted in each file. Of particular
help were
"Higher and Higher" magazine and website and the
Moody Blues Official Fan Club (OFC) Newsletters. Here is a complete listing
of people who contributed.
Particular
thanks go to Neil Ottenstein, who hosts these pages, and to Bob Hardy,
who
helped me get these pages converted to html.
Additional information can be found
in the
Moody Blues FAQ at http://otten.freeshell.org/moodyblues/FAQ-TOC.htm.
Set lists which were determined from bootleg audio or videotapes
(noted
as "audio boot" or "video boot") may be incomplete, and
I've taken educated guesses, noted with question marks. For instance,
"Nights in White Satin" and "Ride My See-Saw" have been
mainstays in the set list since the Hayward/Lodge Moodies stopped
playing
rhythm and
blues, so if they aren't included on the boot, chances are they really
were
played.
I've construed "additional musicians" to be those who played on
stage in addition to the members of the Moody Blues.
If you are looking for information that cuts across years, or
aren't
sure which tour you're looking for, click here
to
download a 269K .pdf file that has all the files together, from
earliest
to most recent. This file will be updated in due course, but not as
often as
the individual date files below. To search the file, use the "find"
feature in Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you need Adobe Acrobat Reader,
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2003 --->
Present
The current
Moody Blues are Justin
Hayward, John Lodge and Graeme Edge
1978 --->
2002
Justin
Hayward, John Lodge, Ray Thomas and Graeme Edge
Mike
Pinder reunited with the others
to make
the Octave album in 1978, but he did not participate in
subsequent
tours. Patrick
Moraz toured with the Moody Blues from 1978 through 1990, and although
he was
legally determined to be a contract player, and not a member of the
Moody Blues,
I have omitted him from the listing of additional musicians for
brevity. Note that there is no file for 1982 because the band did
not tour, and spent much of the year recording The Present.
Ray
Thomas' last tour with the Moody Blues ended in
November 2002.
"The Hiatus"
1974 --> 1977
During these years, the band members took a break and produced solo works.
1966 -->
1974
Justin
Hayward, John Lodge, Mike Pinder,
Ray Thomas and Graeme Edge
In mid-1966 Justin Hayward replaced Denny Laine as lead singer/guitarist and John Lodge replaced Clint Warwick / Rod Clarke on bass. This lineup continued to "the hiatus". Mike Pinder's last tour with the Moody Blues ended in March 1974.
1965 -->
1966
Denny Laine,
Clint Warwick,
Mike
Pinder, Ray Thomas and Graeme Edge
Clint Warwick left the band sometime in 1966 and was briefly replaced with Rod Clarke.
Before They
Were the
Moody Blues
Before
They Were the Moody Blues
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