1999

DATES

VENUES

SET LIST

NOTES

January 10, 1999

TV appearance (supplying voices to animated versions of themselves) on "The Simpsons" (episode title "Viva Ned Flanders")


For more information see www.toadmail.com/~notten/FAQ-9-06.htm





Casino Tour

General Tour Notes:

Tour dates reported on the website of Higher and Higher magazine www.moodies-magazine.com.

Set list from an audio boot of the March 19 show.

Additional musicians - Bias Boshell (keyboards), Paul Bliss (keyboards), Gordon Marshall (percussion), Sue Shattock (backing vocals) and Tracy Graham (backing vocals)

February 26, 1999

Caesar's Palace, Lake Tahoe, NV

Late Lament
The Voice
Tuesday Afternoon
For My Lady
Steppin' in a Slide Zone
Strange Times
Never Comes the Day
Lean on Me (Tonight)
I Know You're Out There Somewhere
The Story in Your Eyes (? not on boot)
Isn't Life Strange?
The Other Side of Life
I'm Just a Singer (in a Rock 'n' Roll Band)
Nights in White Satin
Legend of a Mind
Question
Ride My See-Saw


February 27, 1999

Caesar's Palace, Lake Tahoe, NV


February 28, 1999

off


March 1, 1999

off


March 2, 1999

off


March 3, 1999

off


March 4, 1999

Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, NV


March 5, 1999

Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, NV


March 6, 1999

Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, NV
(2 shows)


March 7, 1999

Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, NV


March 8, 1999

off


March 9, 1999

off


March 10, 1999

off


March 11, 1999

Horseshoe Casino, Robinsonville, MS


March 12, 1999

Horseshoe Casino, Robinsonville, MS


March 13, 1999

Grand Casino, Biloxi, MS


March 14, 1999

Grand Casino, Biloxi, MS


March 15, 1999

off


March 16, 1999

off


March 17, 1999

Oakdale Music Theater, Wallingford, CT


March 18, 1999

Caesar's Palace, Atlantic City, NJ


March 19, 1999

Caesar's Palace, Atlantic City, NJ

At this show Graeme goofed and morphed "Late Lament" into "The Dream"

March 20, 1999

Caesar's Palace, Atlantic City, NJ
(2 shows)


March 21, 1999

Caesar's Palace, Atlantic City, NJ






May 4, 1999

venue unknown, Barcelona, Spain


The Moody Blues performed with the 41-piece Barcelona Symphony at these corporate events for an unknown multinational technology company, reported by Eric Powell.

May 5, 1999



May 5, 1999

venue unknown, Barcelona, Spain






August 3, 1999

Justin Hayward and John Lodge answered 20 questions submitted by fans on "Entertainment Tonight Online" (internet broadcast)

Justin Hayward and John Lodge were interviewed on "America Online Live/Studio i" (internet broadcast)



August 4, 1999

Radio appearance on "Rockline" (syndicated US show)


Justin Hayward and John Lodge are guests on the live 90-minute show.





August 9, 1999

Live TV appearance on "Good Morning America" (Hayward, Lodge, Thomas, Edge)

Nights in White Satin
English Sunset
Tuesday Afternoon (few lines only at the end of the show)

Hayward, Lodge, Thomas and Edge chatted and performed with Paul Bliss on keyboards.





Strange Times Tour

General Tour Notes:

All shows with orchestra except where noted , reported in the tour book and also reported by Brian Kutcher for Pine Knob, Emma Baker for Kennewick, Sue Cutlip for Cincinnati, Jane Fieberts for New York and Bob Hardy and Janet Colmenero for Dallas.

Tour dates reported on the website of "Higher and Higher" magazine www.moodies-magazine.com

Set list posted to Lost Chords by Christi Huett, reporting the August 15, 1999 show (with the addition of the Overture). According to an audio boot from the August 18 show and confrimed by a set list typed on Larry Baird's letterhead found taped to the stage floor after the August 23 show, (a scan of which is posted on Mike Bartley's website at www.mikebartley.com/moody_blues/nissan/setlist99.jpg) the setlist was revised during the tour with "Steppin' in a Slide Zone" and "Strange Times switching places. There was an intermission between "The Story in Your Eyes" and "Your Wildest Dreams". Shows without orchestra omitted the Overture from the set list. The set list was the same for both legs of the tour.

Additional musicians - Bias Boshell (keyboards), Paul Bliss (keyboards), Gordon Marshall (percussion), Sue Shattock (backing vocals) and Tracy Graham (backing vocals)

DATES

VENUES

SET LIST

NOTES

August 13, 1999

Civic Center, Tallahassee, FL

Overture
The Voice
Tuesday Afternoon
For My Lady
English Sunset
Words You Say
Steppin' in a Slide Zone
Strange Times
Haunted
I Know You're Out There Somewhere
The Story in Your Eyes
Your Wildest Dreams
Isn't Life Strange?
The Other Side of Life
Nothing Changes
I'm Just a Singer (in a Rock 'n' Roll Band)
Nights in White Satin
Legend of a Mind
Question
Ride My See-Saw


August 14, 1999

Coral Sky Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, FL


August 15, 1999

Ice Palace, Tampa, FL

Corrected from "Sundome" by Jannine Ragan and Bill Wilkinson

August 16, 1999

off

Album Strange Times is released worldwide


August 17, 1999

Bi-Lo Center, Greenville, SC


August 18, 1999

First Music Center, Antioch (Nashville), TN

Venue formerly called Starwood Amphitheater, and, although the concert was advertised as First Music Center, the venue had again changed name before the show to become AmSouth Amphitheatre. Reported by Keith Greenfield and Cheryl Richardson.

August 19, 1999

off

Scheduled for Finley Stadium, Chattanooga, TN, but canceled.

August 20, 1999

Freedom Hall, State Fair, Louisville, KY

This show was without an orchestra, and the Overture was omitted from the set list.

Corrected from "State Fair" by Dan Johnson.

August 21, 1999

Rosemont Theater, Rosemont (Chicago), IL
(2 shows, 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.)


August 22, 1999

State Fair, Des Moines, IA

This show was without an orchestra, and the Overture was omitted from the set list.

August 23, 1999

off


August 24, 1999

State Fair, Pueblo, CO

This show was without an orchestra, and the Overture was omitted from the set list.

August 25, 1999

Event Center, Casper, WY


August 26, 1999

Auditorium, Sioux City, IA


August 27, 1999

Sandstone Amphitheater, Kansas City, KS


August 28, 1999

Riverport Amphitheater, St. Louis, MO


August 29, 1999

Polaris Amphitheater, Columbus, OH


August 30, 1999

off


August 31, 1999

Bankboston Pavilion, Boston, MA

Venue formerly called Harbor Lights, reported by Sandy Brill

September 1, 1999

Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center, Canandaigua (Rochester), NY


September 2, 1999

E Center, Camden, NJ


September 3, 1999

Star Lake Amphitheater, Pittsburgh, PA


September 4, 1999

Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ


September 5, 1999

Jones Beach, Wantagh (New York), NY


September 6, 1999

Montage Mountain, Scranton, PA


September 7, 1999

off


September 8, 1999

Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, VA


September 9, 1999

Blockbuster Pavilion, Charlotte, NC


September 10, 1999

Chastain Park, Atlanta, GA


September 11, 1999

Walnut Creek Amphitheater, Raleigh, NC


September 12, 1999

Virginia Beach Amphitheater, Virginia Beach, VA


September 13, 1999

off


September 14, 1999

Deer Creek, Noblesville (Indianapolis), IN


September 15, 1999

Pine Knob Music Theater, Clarkston (Detroit), MI

This show was without an orchestra, and the Overture was omitted from the set list.

September 16, 1999

Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, OH

This show was without an orchestra, and the Overture was omitted from the set list.

September 17, 1999

Rosemont Theater, Rosemont (Chicago), IL


September 18, 1999

Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee, WI


September 19, 1999

Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN






September 23, 1999

TV appearance on "The View" (with Hayward, Lodge, Thomas and Edge)

Tuesday Afternoon
English Sunset

Hayward, Lodge, Thomas and Edge chatted and performed with Paul Bliss on keyboards.





October 14, 1999

TV appearance on "Women2Women" (a locally-produced show in Los Angeles, CA) with Justin Hayward (who was presented with a birthday cake) and John Lodge.

The band answered questions from in internet audience on "WherehouseMusic.Com" (internet broadcast)



October 15, 1999

Starplex Amphitheater, Dallas, TX

Overture
The Voice
Tuesday Afternoon
For My Lady
English Sunset
Words You Say
Steppin' in a Slide Zone
Strange Times
Haunted
I Know You're Out There Somewhere
The Story in Your Eyes
Your Wildest Dreams
Isn't Life Strange?
The Other Side of Life
Nothing Changes
I'm Just a Singer (in a Rock 'n' Roll Band)
Nights in White Satin
Legend of a Mind
Question
Ride My See-Saw

This show was without an orchestra, and the Overture was omitted from the set list.

October 16, 1999

Woodlands Pavilion, Houston, TX


October 17, 1999

Erwin Center, Austin, TX

TV appearance on "A&E's Top 10: Dream Jobs" in "#6 - Rock Star" category


October, 18, 1999

off


October 19, 1999

UTEP Arena, El Paso, TX


October 20, 1999

Desert Sky Amphitheater, Phoenix, AZ


October 21, 1999

Universal Amphitheater, Universal City (Los Angeles), CA


October 22, 1999

San Diego State Open Air Theater, San Diego, CA

Also reported at www.sandiegoconcertarchive.com/concertarchive/10-october.html

October 23, 1999

John Lodge participated in an online chat with radio station KSAN (San Francisco, CA)

Concord Pavilion, Concord CA


October 24, 1999

San Jose Arena, San Jose, CA


October 25, 1999

off

TV appearance on "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee"


The Moody Blues, with Danilo Madonia on keyboards, were the "house band", performing clips of their songs surrounding the commercial breaks.

October 26, 1999

Rose Garden, Theater of the Clouds, Portland, OR


October 27, 1999

Key Arena, Seattle, WA


October 28, 1999

Tri-Cities Coliseum, Kennewick, WA

This show was without an orchestra, and the Overture was omitted from the set list.

October 29, 1999

Idaho Center, Boise, ID


October 30, 1999

E Center, Salt Lake City, UT


October 31, 1999

Magness Arena, Denver, CO


November 1, 1999

off


November 2, 1999

Metro Center, Rockford, IL


November 3, 1999

Firstar Center, Cincinnati, OH

This show was without an orchestra, and the Overture was omitted from the set list.

November 4, 1999

Roberts Stadium, Evansville, IN


November 5, 1999

off


November 6, 1999

Beacon Theater, New York, NY
(2 shows, 4:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.)

These shows were without an orchestra, and the Overture was omitted from the set list.

November 7, 1999

Beacon Theater, New York, NY






Graeme Edge's father passed away in late November or December 1999.



Updated December 14, 2006

Back to main page