1990

DATES

VENUES

SET LIST

NOTES

May 5, 1990

"A Tribute to John Lennon" televised concert, Liverpool

Across the Universe

Justin Hayward and John Lodge performed their favorite John Lennon song in a tribute concert along with various artists. They also reportedly participated in the group finale of "Give Peace a Chance", but that part was apparently not televised.





June 28, 1990

Midtfyns Festival, Ringe, Denmark


With The Hooters, Henning Stark and The Kinks. Show date and venue from advertising flyer, reported by Doug Hinman of www.rocknrollresearchpress.com and also in the "MCMXC Tour" program. "The Moodies returned to Denmark after 17 years to headline a major open-air festival attended by over 75,000 people." reported in "Higher and Higher" #24, Winter 1994, p. 36.





July 18, 1990

Prince's Trust Rock Gala, Wembly Arena, London


Justin Hayward and John Lodge performed at this charity concert.





July 21, 1990

Goodwill Games in Seattle, WA


The Moody Blues are among several artists to honor the athletes at the opening ceremony.





"MCMXC Tour"

General Tour Notes:

Last tour with Patrick Moraz.

Additional musicians - Bias Boshell (keyboards), Bekka Bramlett (backing vocals) and Terry Wood (backing vocals). This was Bekka's and Terry's only tour with the Moodies.

Tour dates and venues reported in Official Fan Club Newsletter, May 1990.

Set list reported by Jim Wehner from the August 5 show.

Opening act Jimmy Ryser Band for August 7-21, reported by Jimmy Ryser.

DATES

VENUES

SET LIST

NOTES

July 25, 1990

New Amphitheater, Atlanta, GA

Lovely to See You
Gemini Dream
The Voice
Rock 'n' Roll Over You
Tuesday Afternoon
I Know You're Out There Somewhere
The Story In Your Eyes
Your Wildest Dreams
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


July 26, 1990

King's Dominion, Richmond, VA


July 27, 1990

Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA


July 28, 1990

Merriweather Post, Columbia, MD


July 29, 1990

Waterloo Village, Stanhope, NJ


July 30, 1990

Reebok Riverstage (Pier), New York, NY


July 31, 1990

Reebok Riverstage (Pier), New York, NY


August 1, 1990

Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ


August 2, 1990

Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ


August 3, 1990

Lake Compounce Festival Park, Bristol, CT

With The Beach Boys. For this show "The Voice", "Rock 'n' Roll Over You" and "Your Wildest Dreams" were dropped from the set list, reported by Jim Wehner.

August 4, 1990

Jones Beach, Wantagh (New York), NY


August 5, 1990

Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts, Mansfield, MA

Opening act The Red House, reported by Jim Wehner.

August 6, 1990

off


August 7, 1990

Veteran's Park, Manchester, NH


August 8, 1990

Starlake Amphitheater, Pittsburgh, PA

Date corrected from August 12, 1990 according to tour book, reported by Donna Lundy.

August 9, 1990

Kingswood, Toronto, ON


August 10, 1990

Pine Knob, Clarkston (Detroit), MI


August 11, 1990

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


August 12, 1990

off

Assumed to be an off day as this date was originally scheduled to be at Starlake Amphitheater, Pittsburgh, PA, but that show was moved to August 8 (see above).

August 13, 1990

New Amphitheater, Columbus, OH


August 14, 1990

TimberWolf at Kings Island, Cincinatti, OH


August 15, 1990

Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, OH


August 16, 1990

Municipal (Muny) Opera, St. Louis, MO

Tour date from tour book, which incorrectly lists the venue as "Fox Theater" (reported by Donna Lundy), but the Muny Opera is the correct venue according to a video boot reported by Mark Medley. This video boot has been widely reproduced with the incorrect date of January 16, 1990. The venue for this date was apparently much changed, as the Official Fan Club Newsletter, May 1990 listed this date as "TBA", and "Higher and Higher" Issue #14, Spring 1990, p. 4 lists this date as "Indianapolis, IN".

August 17, 1990

Poplar Creek, Hoffman Estates (Chicago), IL


August 18, 1990

Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee, WI


August 19, 1990

Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee, WI

Corrected from "Fox Theater, or Muny Opera, St. Louis, MO" according to tour book, reported by Donna Lundy.

August 20, 1990

Swiss Villa, Lampe, MO


August 21, 1990

Sandstone Amphitheater, Kansas City, KS


August 22, 1990

off


August 23, 1990

University of New Orleans
Lake Front Arena, New Orleans, LA


August 24, 1990

Starplex, Dallas, TX

Corrected by switching these two dates according to tour book, reported by Donna Lundy.

Opening act for August 24 was Eric Johnson, reported by Robert Koehl.

August 25, 1990

Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX

August 26, 1990

off


August 27, 1990

Universal Amphitheater, Universal City (Los Angeles), CA


August 28, 1990

Universal Amphitheater, Universal City (Los Angeles), CA


August 29, 1990

Universal Amphitheater, Universal City (Los Angeles), CA


August 30, 1990

Pacific Amphitheater, Costa Mesa, CA


August 31, 1990

Open Air Amphitheater, San Diego, CA

Also reported at www.sandiegoconcertarchive.com/concertarchive/08-august.html. This venue also known as San Diego State University Amphitheater.

September 1, 1990

Aladdin Theater, Las Vegas, NV


September 2, 1990

Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA


September 3, 1990

County Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA


September 4, 1990

off


September 5, 1990

Fiddlers Green, Englewood (Denver), CO






December 6, 1990

"Red Balloon Ball", Alexander Palace, London


John Lodge and Justin Hayward performed at this benefit for the British Lung Foundation.

Updated December 8, 2006

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