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VENUES |
SET LIST |
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January
19, 1973 |
Single I'm
Just a Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band) / For My Lady is released worldwide |
Single
release noted in first "discography issue" of "Higher and
Higher" #4, Winter/Spring 1985, p. 4 |
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February
2, 1973 |
TV appearance
on "Old Grey Whistle Test" |
I'm Just a
Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band) |
Show date,
program name and song played from credits on DVD Nights in White Satin Date noted as February 20 on https://sites.google.com/site/vintagerocktv/uk/old-grey-whistle-test
(retrieved January 9, 2021). |
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February
21, 1973 |
TV
appearance on Musikladen (Germany) |
Nights
in White Satin |
Appearance
and song played noted at https://sites.google.com/site/vintagerocktv/german/musikladen
(retrieved January 9, 2021). |
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May
2, 1973 |
Ray
and Gillian Thomas' first child, Adam, is born. |
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World Tour |
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General
Tour Notes: Tour dates and cities
reported in Official Fan Club Newsletters, December 1973 and April 1974,
"The tour began on September 4 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Nine sold out concerts in Europe followed,
highlighted by a record-breaking crowd of 8,200 in Berne, Switzerland. Then came the British dates in 10 cities,
including two nights at the Rainbow in London. The Moodies began stage one of the North
American leg of their tour with the first of 14
sold-out concerts there in New York's Madison Square Garden. They sold out the Garden in one day ..." - Official Fan Club Newsletter, April 1974 Tour dates and cities from
September 5-16 and September 28-October 8 noted in "Amusement
Business", August 11, 1973, reported by Doug Hinman of
www.rocknrollresearchpress.com. Some changes to these dates were made and
were reported in the Official Fan Club Newsletters of September 1973,
December 1973 and April, 1974. Tour date and venue for September 27-October 8 noted in Official
Fan Club Newsletter, September 1973, reported by Mark Downer. Originally, the
tour was planned for October 4 - Oxford, October 5 - Leeds and October 6 -
Lancaster University, but were shuffled when a second date was added at the
Rainbow. Apparently, the Lancaster date was cancelled. Tour dates and venues from October
25-November 8 noted in "Tamborine" magazine, November 26, 1973
reported by Robin Bean. Set list reported by Brian
Kutscher from November 8 show on www.rollingstone.com/concertfiles/ Opening act was the Nicky James Band, reported by Brian Kutscher
from November 8 show on www.rollingstone.com/concertfiles/
and confirmed by a poster shown at http://www.themoodyblues.co.uk/postersroom.htm
(retrieved April 25, 2016) and tour program is shown at http://www.themoodyblues.co.uk/page108.htm
(retrieved April 26, 2016). |
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September
4, 1973 |
venue unknown, København (Copenhagen), Denmark |
Higher
and Higher |
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September
5, 1973 |
venue unknown, Stockholm, Sweden |
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September
6, 1973 |
venue unknown, Göteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden |
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September
7, 1973 |
venue unknown, København (Copenhagen), Denmark |
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September
8, 1973 |
venue unknown, Frankfurt, West Germany |
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September
9, 1973 |
Festhalle,
Bern (Berne), Switzerland |
Corrected
from "venue unknown" according to a magazine article (Date and
publication name unknown.) The article reports the shows in the past tense,
although the dates of the shows are not given. Reported by Mark Downer. |
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September
10, 1973 |
Circus Krone, München (Munich), West Germany Stadthalle,
Offenbach, West Germany |
Munich
show corrected from "venue unknown" according to a magazine article
(Date and publication name unknown.) The article reports the shows in the
past tense, although the dates of the shows are not given. Reported by Mark
Downer. Offenbach
tour date and venue from a poster reported by Eric Powell. The poster does
not give the year, but is clearly from the early 1970s, and this is the only year
that makes sense. |
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September
11, 1973 |
off |
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September
12, 1973 |
Vorst
Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium |
Corrected
from "venue unknown" by Jan Verdonck |
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September
13, 1973 |
Parc des Expositions, Porte de Versailles (south of
Paris), France |
Corrected
from “venue unknown” and city of “Paris” by Alain Celos. |
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September
14, 1973 |
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September
15, 1973 |
Ahoy
Halle, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Corrected
from "venue unknown" by Heleen Hardonk. |
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September
16, 1973 |
Halle
3 Planten un Blomen (Plants and Flowers), Hamburg, West Germany |
An
International Garden Exhibition, documented by a ticket stub reported by Jens
Pruess and Eric Powell. |
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venue unknown, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
This show was recalled by "Big Brother" creator John de
Mol in a Dutch TV interview early in 2003. He recalled that
the band had problems with the mellotron, and the show, scheduled to start at
11:00 p.m., didn't actually start until 2:00 a.m. Interview reported on
"Moody News" of February 28, 2003 at "Higher and Higher" magazine's
(now defunct) website. |
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September
27, 1973 |
Apollo,
Glasgow |
Tour
date and venue verified by advertisement at http://rocktourdatabase.com/concerts/moody-blues-4,
(retrieved July 22, 2016). |
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September
28, 1973 |
New
Guild Hall, Preston |
Corrected
from "venue unknown" by Callum McGregor. |
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September
29, 1973 |
Gaumont,
Hanley |
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September
30, 1973 |
Empire,
Liverpool |
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October
1, 1973 |
off |
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October
2, 1973 |
Gaumont,
Southampton |
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October
3, 1973 |
Rainbow
Theatre, Finsbury Park, London |
Venue
name and location corrected from "Rainbow, London" according to a
ticket for the October 4 show reported by Jens Pruess. |
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October
4, 1973 |
Rainbow
Theatre, Finsbury Park, London |
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October
5, 1973 |
New
Theatre, Oxford |
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October
6, 1973 |
University,
Leeds |
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October
7, 1973 |
Usher
Hall, Edinburgh |
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October
8, 1973 |
Free
Trade Hall, Manchester |
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October
24, 1973 |
Montreal
Forum, Montreal, QC |
Tour
date and venue noted in articles in the Montreal Gazette and Montreal Star,
reported by Diana Gibbs. This was the first Moody concert in Montreal. |
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October
25, 1973 |
Civic
Center, Pittsburgh, PA |
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October
26, 1973 |
Madison
Square Garden, New York, NY |
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October
27, 1973 |
The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA |
Tour
date and venue noted in an ad in “Philadelphia Inquirer” October 7, 1973
posted at concertarchive.com (retrieved July 13, 2020). |
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October
28, 1973 |
The
Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, NY |
Tour
date and venue reported by Jim Wehner. |
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October
29, 1973 |
off |
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October
30, 1973 |
Chicago
Stadium, Chicago, IL |
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October
31, 1973 |
Chicago
Stadium, Chicago, IL |
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November
1, 1973 |
Kentucky
Fair and Expo Center, Louisville, KY |
"...
became the first rock group in history to sell out
the Louisville Convention Center.", reported in the Official Fan Club
Newsletter, April 1974. |
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November
2, 1973 |
Louisiana
State University, Baton Rouge, LA |
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November
3, 1973 |
Tarrant
Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX |
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November
4, 1973 |
Coliseum,
Houston, TX |
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November
5, 1973 |
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November
6, 1973 |
Omni,
Atlanta, GA |
Tour
date and venue verified by advertisement at http://rocktourdatabase.com/sites/rocktourdatabase.com/files/1973-11-06.jpg
(retrieved July 22, 2016). |
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November
7, 1973 |
Convention
Center, Cleveland, OH |
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November
8, 1973 |
Chrysler
Arena at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI |
Tour
date and venue reported by Brian Kutscher on www.rollingstone.com/concertfiles/.
Brian also reports that this was the last show of the tour, because at the
end of the show, either Mike or Ray made the comment that they were headed
back to merry old England. Tour
date and venue reported by Jim Wehner. |
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Updated
July 31, 2021 |
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