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January 1, 2000 |
Justin Hayward's mother, Gwendolyn Binks Hayward, passed away. |
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January 31, 2000 |
Media appearance in "Parade" (Sunday tabloid supplement to US newspapers) Media appearance in "Kalamazoo Gazette" |
The column "Walther Scott's Personality Parade" included a question from a reader requesting an update on the Moody Blues. The answer included a photo of Hayward and Lodge, and a brief quote from Lodge. Reported in "Higher and Higher" #43, p.11. This 1/3-page article included quotes from Graeme Edge. Reported in "Higher and Higher" #43, p.11. |
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February, 2000 |
Media appearance in "Bass Player" (magazine) |
John Lodge was interviewed in a 2.5 page article by Mikael Jansson, noted in "Higher and Higher" #43, p. 11. |
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Strange Times US Tour (continued - Part 1) |
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General Tour Notes: Tour dates reported on the website of "Higher and Higher" magazine www.moodies-magazine.com Set list reported by Linda Bangert from the February 18, 2000 show. There was an intermission between "The Story in Your Eyes" and "Your Wildest Dreams". At several shows on this tour, "The Other Side of Life" was omitted from the set list due to time constraints, particularly at the casinos. The full set was played on February 18. Additional musicians - Bias Boshell (keyboards), Paul Bliss (keyboards), Gordon Marshall (percussion), Sue Shattock (backing vocals) and Tracy Graham (backing vocals) Due to this tour visiting areas of the country normally snowbound in February, the fans nicknamed this the "Tundra Tour" |
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February 1, 2000 |
The Mark, Moline, IL |
The Voice |
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February 2, 2000 |
Holiday Star, Merrilville, IN |
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February 3, 2000 |
Holiday Star, Merrilville, IN |
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February 4, 2000 |
Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI |
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February 5, 2000
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Casino, Traverse
City, MI |
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February 6, 2000 |
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI |
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February 7, 2000 |
off |
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February 8, 2000 |
Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY |
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February 9, 2000 |
State Theater, New Brunswick, NJ |
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February 10, 2000 |
Landmark Theater, Syracuse, NY |
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February 11, 2000 |
Oakdale Music Theater, Wallingford, CT |
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February 12, 2000 |
State Theater,
Eason, PA |
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February 13, 2000 |
Fox Theater, Foxwoods, CT |
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February 14, 2000 |
off |
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February 15, 2000 |
Paul Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MA |
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February 16, 2000 |
Shea's Performing Arts Center, Buffalo, NY |
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February 17, 2000 |
Wicomico Civic Center, Salisbury, MD |
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February 18, 2000 |
Constitution Hall, Washington, DC |
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February 19, 2000 |
Tropicana Casino, Atlantic City, NJ |
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February 20, 2000 |
Tropicana Casino, Atlantic City, NJ |
Tour date and venue reported by Carol Mullen |
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Strange Times UK Tour |
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General Tour Notes: Tour dates reported on the website of "Higher and Higher" magazine www.moodies-magazine.com Set list from a video boot of the May 1 show (which omits the Overture) and the official release (CD and DVD), The Moody Blues Hall of Fame: Live from Royal Albert Hall (which omits "The Voice", "For My Lady", "Strange Times", "Steppin' in a Slide Zone", "The Other Side of Life" and "Nothing Changes"). Additional musicians - Bias Boshell (keyboards), Paul Bliss (keyboards), Gordon Marshall (percussion), Sue Shattock (backing vocals) and Tracy Graham (backing vocals) |
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April 14, 2000 |
Brighton Centre, Brighton Two-disc set Strange Times and The Very Best of the Moody Blues was released in UK |
Overture # |
Release of two-disc set reported in "Higher and Higher" # 43, p. 30. |
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April 15, 2000 |
NEC, Birmingham |
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April 16, 2000 |
Empire, Liverpool Media appearance in "Sunday Express" (UK newspaper) |
Graeme Edge was interviewed in the weekly "Question of Money" column. |
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April 17, 2000 |
City Hall, Newcastle |
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April 18, 2000 |
Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow |
Venue also known as "The Armadillo" |
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April 19, 2000 |
off |
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April 20, 2000 |
Bournemouth
International Centre |
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April 21, 2000 |
International Centre, Cardiff |
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April 22, 2000 |
Pavilions, Plymouth |
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April 23, 2000 |
Apollo, Oxford |
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April 24, 2000 |
off |
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April 25, 2000 |
Apollo, Manchester |
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April 26, 2000 |
City Hall, Sheffield |
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April 27, 2000 |
Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham |
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April 28, 2000 |
off |
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April 29, 2000 |
Fan gathering at the original Hard Rock Café, London Royal Albert
Hall, London |
Kristian Lodge included interviews with fans from this gathering in his companion DVD, Access All Areas. Special guests included original Moody bassist, Clint Warwick, Gordon Marshall and Emily Lodge, as well as brother, Kristian. These shows were with an orchestra, and opened the set list with the Overture. The May 1 show was recorded and released on CD and DVD as The Moody Blues Hall of Fame: Live from Royal Albert Hall. The man doing handsprings up the aisle between Ray and Justin during "Your Wildest Dreams" is Danish fan Jens Koppen, reported in "Higher and Higher" #43, p. 29. |
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April 30, 2000 |
Royal Albert
Hall, London |
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May 1, 2000 |
Royal Albert
Hall, London |
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May 27, 2000 |
Graeme Edge's second grandchild, Jade, is born to daughter Samantha. |
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May 28, 2000 |
Ray Thomas' second grandchild, Marcus Dylan, is born to daughter Zoe. |
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Strange Times US Tour (continued - Part 2) |
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General Tour Notes: Tour dates reported on the website of "Higher and Higher" magazine www.moodies-magazine.com Set listfrom an audio boot of the July 29 show, reported by Eric Powell. There was an intermission between "The Story in Your Eyes" and "Your Wildest Dreams". Additional musicians - Bias Boshell (keyboards), Paul Bliss (keyboards), Gordon Marshall (percussion) and Tracy Graham (backing vocals) |
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VENUES |
SET LIST |
NOTES |
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July 7, 2000 |
Sunrise Music Theater, Sunrise (Fort Lauderdale), FL |
Overture |
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July 8, 2000 |
Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL |
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July 9, 2000 |
Chastain Park, Atlanta, GA |
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July 10, 2000 |
off |
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July 11, 2000 |
Palace, Myrtle Beach, SC |
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July 12, 2000 |
Meriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD |
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July 13, 2000 |
Summerstage, Wilmington, DE |
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July 14, 2000 |
The Meadows, Hartford, CT |
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July 15, 2000 |
Ives Center, Danbury, CT |
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July 16, 2000 |
Meadowbrook Farms, Gilford, NH |
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July 17, 2000 |
off |
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July 18, 2000 |
Artpark, Buffalo, NY |
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July 19, 2000 |
Harbor Lights, Boston, MA |
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July 20, 2000 |
Harbor Lights, Boston, MA |
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July 21, 2000 |
Jones Beach, Wantagh (New York), NY |
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July 22, 2000 |
PNC Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ |
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July 23, 2000 |
Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis, MA |
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July 24, 2000 |
off |
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July 25, 2000 |
Cain Park, Cleveland, OH |
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July 26, 2000 |
Star Lake Amphitheater, Pittsburgh, PA |
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July 27, 2000 |
Rosemont Theater, Rosemont (Chicago), IL |
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July 28, 2000 |
Grand Casino, Hinckley, MN |
Corrected from "Rosemont Theater, Chicago, IL" by Jannine Ragan and Carole Rider |
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July 29, 2000 |
Marcus Amphitheater (Summerfest), Milwaukee, WI |
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July 30, 2000 |
Crystal Grand Music Theater, |
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Wisconsin Dells, WI |
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July 31, 2000 |
off |
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August 1, 2000 |
Pine Knob, Clarkston (Detroit), MI |
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August 2, 2000 |
Zoo Amphitheater, Toledo, OH |
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August 3, 2000 |
Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center, Canandaigua (Rochester), NY |
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August 4, 2000 |
Tropicana Casino, Atlantic City, NJ |
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August 5, 2000 |
Tropicana Casino, Atlantic City, NJ |
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August 6, 2000 |
Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, NY |
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October 2000 |
Justin Hayward receives the ASCAP "Golden Note" lifetime achievement award |
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Strange Times US Tour (continued - Part 3) |
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General Tour Notes: Tour dates reported on the website of "Higher and Higher" magazine www.moodies-magazine.com Set List from and audio boot of the November 7 show, reported by Steve Davis. There was an intermission between "The Story In Your Eyes" and "Your Wildest Dreams". Additional musicians - Bias Boshell (keyboards), Paul Bliss (keyboards), Gordon Marshall (percussion) and Tracy Graham (backing vocals) |
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DATES |
VENUES |
SET LIST |
NOTES |
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October 20, 2000 |
Caesar's Palace,
Lake Tahoe, NV |
The Voice |
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October 21, 2000 |
Caesar's Palace,
Lake Tahoe, NV |
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October 22, 2000 |
Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA |
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October 23, 2000 |
Universal Amphitheater, Universal City (Los Angeles), CA |
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October 24, 2000 |
off |
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October 25, 2000 |
California Convention Center, Visalia, CA |
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October 26, 2000 |
Viejas Casino, San Diego, CA |
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October 27, 2000 |
Arizona State Fair, Phoenix, AZ |
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October 28, 2000 |
House of Blues,
Las Vegas, NV |
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October 29, 2000 |
Fantasy Springs Casino, Palm Springs, CA |
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October 30, 2000 |
off |
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October 31, 2000 |
World Arena, Colorado Springs, CO |
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November 1, 2000 |
Civic Center, Amarillo, TX |
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November 2, 2000 |
Smirnoff Music Center, Dallas, TX |
Venue formerly called Starplex |
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November 3, 2000 |
Horseshoe Casino, Shreveport, LA |
Corrected from "Casino" by George Harris |
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November 4, 2000 |
Goldstrike
Casino, Tunica, MS |
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November 5, 2000 |
V. B. Civic Center, Huntsville, AL |
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November 6, 2000 |
off |
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November 7, 2000 |
E. J. Thomas Performing Arts Center, Akron, OH |
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November 8, 2000 |
University of Illinois, Champaign, IL |
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November 9, 2000 |
Van Andel Auditorium, Grand Rapids, MI |
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November 10, 2000 |
Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH |
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November 11, 2000 |
Center for the
Performing Arts, Sewell, NJ |
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November 12, 2000 |
Elmira Civic Center, Elmira, NY |
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November 13, 2000 |
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These shows were announced, but tickets never went on sale. |
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November 14, 2000 |
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November 17, 2000 |
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November 18, 2000 |
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Updated January
2, 2007 |
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