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1970 |
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DATES |
VENUES |
SET LIST |
NOTES |
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January
8, 1970 |
Olympia,
Paris |
Show
dates (although not the year) and venue noted in an ad, possibly from
"Rock and Folk" January 1970, reported by Jan Peterson. |
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January
9, 1970 |
Olympia,
Paris |
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January
17 - 31, 1970 |
In the studio
recording A Question of Balance |
A Question
of Balance
was recorded in blocks on January 17-31 (although January 25 is
unaccounted-for), March 10-13 and June 1-6, as reported in “Higher and
Higher” #33, Winter 1996, p. 13. |
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February
13, 1970 |
In the studio
recording overdubs for A Question of Balance |
Overdubbing
for A Question of Balance was done on February 13, 15 and 27 and March
5, April 1 and April 7. as reported in “Higher and
Higher” #33, Winter 1996, p. 13. |
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February
14, 1970 |
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February
15, 1970 |
In the studio
recording overdubs for A Question of Balance |
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February
27, 1970 |
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Concert
noted in February 28, 1970 issue of "Amusement Business", reported
by Doug Hinman of www.rocknrollresearchpress.com.
However, the concerts from March 19 - April 5 were noted in April 4, 11 and
18, 1970 issues of "Amusement Business". Therefore dates
prior to March 19 are assumed to have been canceled. Overdubbing
for A Question of Balance was done on February 13, 15 and 27 and March
5, April 1 and April 7. as reported in “Higher and
Higher” #33, Winter 1996, p. 13. |
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March
1, 1970 |
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See
note for February 27. |
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March
2, 1970 |
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March
3, 1970 |
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March
4, 1970 |
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March
5, 1970 |
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See
note for February 27. Overdubbing
for A Question of Balance was done on February 13, 15 and 27 and March
5, April 1 and April 7. as reported in “Higher and
Higher” #33, Winter 1996, p. 13. |
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March
6, 1970 |
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See
note for February 27. Tour
date and venue from two different posters noted at www.wolfgangsvault.com, reported by
Vicki Kelly. The earliest dates on the first poster are December 26, 1969 and
January 23, 1970, which indicates these shows were planned months in advance.
The Steve Miller Blues Band and Larry Coryell were to have supported the
Moody Blues. |
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March
7, 1970 |
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March
8, 1970 |
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See
note for February 27. |
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March
9, 1970 |
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Gypsy The Sunset Dr. Livingston, I Presume Never Comes the Day And the Tide Rushes In Melancholy Man Legend of a Mind Question |
See
note for February 27 for Albuquerque show. Sutton
Coldfield show date, venue and partial set list (Gypsy,
The Sunset, Dr. Livingston, Never Comes the Day, And the Tide Rushes In, and
Question) noted in “Disc”, March 14, 1970 reported by Val Weston, and also
reported at www.marmalade-skies.co.uk.
John Moses also recalls that “Melancholy Man” and “Legend of a Mind”
were played, and that DJ Dave Symonds shared a microphone to sing backup. Symonds
would later record the spoken word Reflective Smile on the album Long Distance Voyager. |
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March
10 - 13, 1970 |
In the studio
recording A Question of Balance |
A Question
of Balance
was recorded in blocks on January 17-31 (although January 25 is
unaccounted-for), March 10-13 and June 1-6, as reported in “Higher and
Higher” #33, Winter 1996, p. 13. |
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March
11, 1970 |
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See
note for February 27. |
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March
12, 1970 |
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March
13, 1970 |
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See
note for February 27. |
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March
14, 1970 |
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See
note for February 27. |
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March
15, 1970 |
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See
note for February 27. |
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March
16, 1970 |
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March
17, 1970 |
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March
18, 1970 |
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March
19, 1970 |
Fillmore
East, New York, NY |
Gypsy |
General
Tour Note: The tour program is shown at www.themoodyblues.co.uk as of April 26, 2016. Set
list from an audio boot, which lists the show date as June 23, 1970 at the
Fillmore East, although it is reasonably certain the Moodies
did not play there on that date. Assuming the venue and year are correct,
this boot could have come from either the March 19, 20 or 21 show. On the
boot Mike announces, "We'd like to carry on with a new song of Justin's.
We finished recording it just before we left England, near [unintelligible
bit] and we've been trying to work it on the stage. It's going to be a single
and it's going to be released in about two weeks' time. It's about 5 minutes
long so you'll only hear it on FM. [cheers from the audience] Maybe they'll
send us some FM tapes over to England 'cuz that's
the only way that they're going to hear it there as well. It's a song called
"Question." The Moodies were supported by Lee Michaels and
Argent, noted in “Amusement Business”, reported by Doug Hinman,
and confirmed by advertisement shown at rocktourdatabase.com,
as of July 22, 2016. A Fillmore
program noted at www.wolfgangsvault.com,
reported by Vicki Kelly also gives Joshua Light Show as a supporting act. |
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March
20, 1970 |
Fillmore
East, New York, NY |
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March
21, 1970 |
Fillmore
East, New York, NY |
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March
22, 1970 |
venue unknown, Albany, NY |
See
General Tour Note for March 19. |
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March
23, 1970 |
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March
24, 1970 |
Boston
Garden, Boston, MA |
See
General Tour Note for March 19. Corrected
from "venue unknown" according to the online "Rock and Roll
Diary" from radio station WZLX in Boston, reported by Ken Galvin, who
also reports that the Steve Miller Band and John Mayall
were the opening acts. |
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March
25, 1970 |
Bushnell
Auditorium, Hartford, CT |
See
General Tour Note for March 19. The
Moodies were supported by John Mayall,
noted in "Amusement Business", reported by Doug Hinman
of www.rocknrollresearchpress.com. |
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March
26, 1970 |
Allen
Theater, Cleveland, OH (2 shows 7:30 and 10:00) |
See
General Tour Note for March 19. The
Moodies were supported by Argent and John Mayall, noted in "Amusement Business", reported
by Doug Hinman of www.rocknrollresearchpress.com. |
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March
27, 1970 |
Sports
Arena, San Diego, CA |
See
General Tour Note for March 19. The
Moodies were supported by Norman Greenbaum, noted in "Amusement Business",
reported by Doug Hinman of www.rocknrollresearchpress.com. |
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March
28, 1970 |
"Fillmore
West Shows", Sacramento, CA |
Tour
date and venue reported by Robin Bean. |
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March
29, 1970 |
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March
30, 1970 |
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March
31, 1970 |
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April
1, 1970 |
Terrace
Ballroom, Salt Lake City, UT In the studio
recording overdubs for A Question of Balance |
Tour date, venue and opening act Cold Blood from concert poster, reported by Vicki Kelly, possibly the same poster reported in "Higher and Higher" #13, Winter 1989, p. 9. The poster is shown at www.themoodyblues.co.uk as of April 25, 2016. Overdubbing
for A Question of Balance was done on February 13, 15 and 27 and March
5, April 1 and April 7. as reported in “Higher and
Higher” #33, Winter 1996, p. 13. However there is a conflict with the April 1
date. |
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April
2, 1970 |
Berkeley
Community Center, Berkeley, CA |
Tour date, venue and supporting
act Tom Rush noted in booklet with Last
Days of Fillmore 3-LP box set, reported by Vicki Kelly, and also noted on
a concert poster shown at www.themoodyblues.co.uk
as of April 25, 2016. |
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April
3, 1970 |
"Fillmore
West Shows", Ventura, CA |
Tour
venue reported by Robin Bean, who also reported that the Moodies
were supported by Sprit. |
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April
4, 1970 |
Long
Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA |
Tour
date, venue and opening acts, Poco and Steve
Miller, reported by Elliot Miller from a now-defunct Poco
website. Tour date, venue and other
acts, Steve Miller (Special Guest Star), Poco (Extra
Added Attraction), and Turley Richards (Plus) from advertisement at rocktourdatabase.com,
as of July 22, 2016. |
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April
5, 1970 |
Santa
Clara County Fairgrounds, Santa Clara, CA |
Tour
date and venue from a poster at www.wolfgangsvault.com,
reported by Vicki Kelly. The poster does not give a year, but the website
gives the year as 1969, which is unlikely. The poster gives the Moody Blues
top billing, supported by Norman Greenbaum and
Fritz. |
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date unknown |
Los
Angeles Forum, Inglewood, CA |
Tour
venue reported by Robin Bean, who also reported that the Moodies
were supported by Sprit. |
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April
7, 1970 |
In the studio
recording overdubs for A Question of Balance |
Overdubbing
for A Question of Balance was done on February 13, 15 and 27 and March
5, April 1 and April 7. as reported in “Higher and
Higher” #33, Winter 1996, p. 13. |
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April
14, 1970 |
The Moody
Blues record at La Taverne de L’Olympia,
Paris for the French TV show Pop2 (Pop Deux) |
Part 1 Lovely
to See You Never
Comes the Day Tortoise
and the Hare Are
You Sitting Comfortably? Legend
of a Mind Nights
in White Satin Part 2 Ride
My See-Saw Lazy
Day Gypsy Candle
of Life Tuesday
Afternoon Don’t
You Feel Small Question |
This
show is documented on both The Lost
Performance DVD and a DVD in the Timeless
Flight box set. The date of April
14, 1970 given on the Timeless Flight
DVD is likely the date the show was recorded, as an episode guide for the
show at hardprog.pagesperso-orange.fr
(as of July 15, 2016) gives air dates of May 14, 1970 for Part 1 and July 30,
1970 for Part 2. At the time of The
Lost Performance DVD release in 2004, Mike Pinder
commented on his website that the main vocals were live, but typical to the
TV practices of the time, the instruments and some backing vocals were taped.
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early May 1970 |
Single
Question / Candle of Life is released in most countries |
Single
release (noted only as “May”) in first “discography issue” of “Higher and
Higher” #4, Winter/Spring 1985, p.6. In
the above recording on April 14, 1970 at La Taverne
de L’Olympia, Mike Pinder
comments in the intros to both “Question” and “Candle of Life” that the new
single (Question / Candle of Life)
would be out “in two weeks”. Therefore
I have narrowed the release date to early May. |
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May ?, 1970 |
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Noted
in "Amusement Business" (date unknown, 1970), reported by Doug Hinman of www.rocknrollresearchpress.com.
As this date occurs after the U.S. tour ended, it is
assumed to have been canceled. |
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May 14, 1970 |
TV
appearance on the French TV show Pop2 (Pop Deux) |
Lovely
to See You Never
Comes the Day Tortoise
and the Hare Are
You Sitting Comfortably? Legend
of a Mind Nights
in White Satin |
Part 1
of a show recorded April 14, 1970 at La Taverne de L’Olympia,
Paris (see note above for that date) is aired. Air date from hardprog.pagesperso-orange.fr
as of July 15, 2016. |
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May
18, 1970 |
John and
Kirsten Lodge's first child, Emily, is born. |
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June
1 - 6, 1970 |
In the studio
recording A Question of Balance |
A Question
of Balance
was recorded in blocks on January 17-31 (although January 25 is
unaccounted-for), March 10-13 and June 1-6, as reported in “Higher and
Higher” #33, Winter 1996, p. 13. |
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June
19, 1970 |
Salford University, Salford |
Tour
date and venue reported at www.marmalade-skies.co.uk
and on a poster shown at www.themoodyblues.co.uk
as of April 25, 2016. |
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June
20, 1970 |
Sheffield
University, Sheffield |
Tour
date and venue reported at www.marmalade-skies.co.uk. Tour
date and venue noted in "New Musical Express", June 20, 1970
reported by Val Weston. |
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June
21, 1970 |
off |
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June
22, 1970 |
off |
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June
23, 1970 |
Trinity
College, Oxford |
Tour
date and venue reported at www.marmalade-skies.co.uk,
which also notes that the Moodies
were supported by Family, Crazy World Of Arthur Brown and Fotheringay. |
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June
24, 1970 |
York
University, York |
See
note for June 20. |
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June
25, 1970 |
Hull
University, Hull |
See
note for June 20. |
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June
26, 1970 |
Kenley College, Birmingham |
See
note for June 20. |
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June
27, 1970 |
Leeds
University, Leeds |
See
note for June 20. |
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June
28, 1970 |
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The
Moodies' performance was canceled due to the
weather, as reported in "Higher and Higher" #23, Fall 1994 p.29. |
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July 28, 1970 |
Recorded
songs for BBC radio’s “Sounds of the 70s” – air date unknown |
Don’t
You Feel Small Minstrel’s
Song |
Date
and songs noted on the CD set The BBC
Sessions 1967-1970. |
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July 30, 1970 |
TV
appearance on the French TV show Pop2 (Pop Deux) |
Ride
My See-Saw Lazy
Day Gypsy Candle
of Life Tuesday
Afternoon Don’t
You Feel Small Question |
Part 2
of a show recorded April 14, 1970 at La Taverne de L’Olympia,
Paris (see note above for that date) is aired. Air date from hardprog.pagesperso-orange.fr
as of July 15, 2016. |
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August
1970 |
Album A
Question of Balance is released worldwide |
Album release
noted in first "discography issue" of "Higher and Higher"
#4, Winter/Spring 1985, p.6. |
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August
24, 1970 |
The Moody
Blues are featured by BBC radio's David Symonds |
Media
appearance reported at www.marmalade-skies.co.uk |
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August
29, 1970 |
TV appearance
on BBC1's "It's Lulu" |
Question |
Show date,
program name and song played from credits on DVD Nights in White Satin and the Timeless
Flight box set. Also on the CD set The
BBC Sessions 1967-1970. Appearance also reported at www.marmalade-skies.co.uk as of
July 23, 2016. |
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August
30, 1970 |
Isle
of Wight Festival |
Gypsy * The Sunset Tuesday Afternoon * Minstrel’s Song * Never Comes the Day * Tortoise and the Hare * Question * Melancholy Man * Are You Sitting Comfortably? * The Dream Have You Heard (both parts including “The Voyage”) Nights in White Satin * Legend of a Mind * Ride My See-Saw * |
Show date and venue noted in “New Musical Express,” August 8, 1970
reported by Val Weston. Also reported
by Robin Bean and noted at www.marmalade-skies.co.uk
(as of July 23, 2016) and on a poster shown at www.themoodyblues.co.uk
(as of April 25, 2016). The show
program is shown at www.themoodyblues.co.uk
as of April 26, 2016. Set list from CD The Moody
Blues – Live at the Isle of Wight, 1970, released August 26, 2008. Performances of songs marked with * also
appear on a DVD of the same name and a 2-disc set titled Threshold of a Dream - Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970, but Minstrel’s
Song, Are You Sitting Comfortably? and Ride My
See-Saw are only partial performances because, according to the booklet in
the 2-disc set, the film had deteriorated.
The Sunset is included in the concert portion of the DVD, but is film
of the crowd, not the Moodies performing. The
performance of Nights in White Satin is also documented on the video Message
to Love: Isle of Wight Festival and earned the Moodies
the first encore of their career. |
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September
6, 1970 |
The Moody
Blues are featured by BBC radio's Dave Lee Travis |
Media
appearance reported at www.marmalade-skies.co.uk |
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September
7, 1970 |
Belfrey Hotel, Sutton Coldfield |
Show
date and venue noted in "Melody Maker", September 5, 1970 reported
by Val Weston; also noted at www.marmalade-skies.co.uk |
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A Question of Balance Tour |
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September
15, 1970 |
begin east-coast US tour **** |
Gypsy |
Tour
date and venue noted in "Melody Maker", September 5, 1970 reported
by Val Weston. Set
list reported by Dee Kurtzer from the September 18
show. |
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September
16, 1970 |
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September
17, 1970 |
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September
18, 1970 |
Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI |
See
note for September 19. Tour
date and venue reported by Dee Kurtzer, who also
reported that the opening act was Van Morrison (solo). Dee also reported that
both Van Morrison and the Moodies dedicated their
sets to the late Jimi Hendrix, who had recently died. |
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September
19, 1970 |
Milwaukee
Arena, Milwaukee, WI |
Tour
date and venue noted in "Amusement Business", October 10, 1970,
reported by Doug Hinman of www.rocknrollresearchpress.com. |
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September
20, 1970 |
War
Memorial Auditoium, Syracuse, NY |
See
note for September 19. |
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September
21, 1970 |
University
of Vermont, Burlington, VT |
See
note for September 19. |
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September
22, 1970 |
Music
Hall, Boston, MA |
See
note for September 19. Opening
act Poco, who's performance on September 22 and 23
was recorded for use on their album Deliverin'
as noted at 217.215.226.104/poco/Doc/poco.doc, reported by Elliot Miller. |
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September
23, 1970 |
Felt
Forum at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY (2 shows) |
Tour
date, venue and opening act Poco noted in
"Amusement Business", September 12 and October 10, 1970, reported
by Doug Hinman of www.rocknrollresearchpress.com. Opening
act Poco, who's performance on September 22 and 23
was recorded for use on their album Deliverin'
as noted at 217.215.226.104/poco/Doc/poco.doc, reported by Elliot Miller. The
website lists this venue as Felt Forum, which is a venue within Madison
Square Garden, now known as The Theater at Madison Square Garden. |
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September
24, 1970 |
Public
Auditorium, Cleveland, OH |
See
note for September 19. Tour
date, venue and opening act also noted on a poster reported in "Higher
and Higher" #18/19, Winter/Spring 1993, p. 43. |
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September
25, 1970 |
Cincinnati
Gardens, Cincinnati, OH |
See
note for September 19. |
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September
26, 1970 |
Duke
University, Durham, NC |
See
note for September 19. |
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September
27, 1970 |
The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA |
Tour
date, venue and opening acts Van Morrison and Dion noted in "Amusement
Business", September 12 and October 10, 1970, reported by Doug Hinman of www.rocknrollresearchpress.com. Show
noted in "Higher and Higher" #6, Spring/Summer 1986, p.25.
"Thomas fell from a raised platform just prior to stepping on stage in
Philadelphia, Penn., breaking two toes, severely bruising his back and
smashing his flute in the process. Thomas missed the show that night, but was
back the next night. He explained the accident to the audience and appealed
for a replacement flute. Surprisingly, and audience member produced a flute
on the spot and the show went on as planned." |
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September
28, 1970 |
The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (?) |
Tour
date and venue noted in "Melody Maker", September 5, 1970 reported
by Val Weston. Show
noted in "Higher and Higher" #6, Spring/Summer 1986, p.25.
"Thomas fell from a raised platform just prior to stepping on stage in
Philadelphia, Penn., breaking two toes, severely bruising his back and
smashing his flute in the process. Thomas missed the show that night, but was
back the next night. He explained the accident to the audience and appealed
for a replacement flute. Surprisingly, and audience member produced a flute
on the spot and the show went on as planned." |
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October,
1970 |
Royal
Festival Hall, London |
Show
date and venue reported at www.marmalade-skies.co.uk. |
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October
14 - 22, 1970 |
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Show
dates and venues (including cancellation) noted in "New Musical
Express", October 10, 1970, reported by Val Weston. "The Moody
Blues returned last weekend from their latest U.S. tour without Mike Pinder – who is hospitalized in Los Angeles, where
he has had an operation for the removal of a cyst on his vocal chords. He
will be staying on in America to convalesce for two weeks and, because of
this, the Moodies have cancelled their October
14-22 concert tour of Italy. It is hoped that Mike will re-join the group in
time for concerts in Holland (23) and Germany (24-26). Another casualty
during the later stages of the Moodies’ American
tour was Ray Thomas, who sustained two broken toes and a badly bruised back
when he fell from a stage in Philadelphia. He is now resting at his Surrey
home." On October 24 the Moodies were listed
as headliners on a poster for the Essener Pop and
Blues Festival shown at www.themoodyblues.co.uk
as of April 25, 2016. It
is unknown whether the Holland and Germany shows went on or were canceled. |
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October
23, 1970 |
venue unknown, Holland |
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October
24, 1970 |
Essener Pop and Blues Festival, Germany |
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October
25, 1970 |
venue unknown, Germany |
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October
26, 1970 |
venue unknown, Germany |
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November
28, 1970 |
Sheffield
University, Sheffield |
Show
date and venue reported at www.marmalade-skies.co.uk. |
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December
3, 1970 |
Maples
Pavilion, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA |
Gypsy |
General
Tour Notes: Tour
dates and venues noted in "Amusement Business", January 9, 1971,
reported by Doug Hinman of www.rocknrollresearchpress.com. Set
list from an audio boot of the December 3 show, except for "Legend of a
Mind". "Gypsy",
"Tuesday Afternoon", "Tortoise and the Hare",
"Nights in White Satin" and "Legend of a Mind from an audio
boot of the December 12 show reported in "Higher and Higher" #34,
Spring 1997, p. 29. |
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December
4, 1970 |
San
Diego International Sports Arena, San Diego, CA |
See
General Tour Notes for December 3. |
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December
5, 1970 |
Municipal
Auditorium, Kansas City, MO |
See
General Tour Notes for December 3. |
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December
6, 1970 |
Dallas
Memorial Auditorium,
Dallas, TX |
See
General Tour Notes for December 3. Venue
corrected from “Municipal Auditorium” based on a poster shown at www.themoodyblues.co.uk
as of April 25, 2016. |
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December
7, 1970 |
Municipal
Auditorium, Austin, TX |
See
General Tour Notes for December 3. |
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December
8, 1970 |
University
of Oklahoma, Norman, OK |
See
General Tour Notes for December 3. |
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December
9, 1970 |
Sam
Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX |
See
General Tour Notes for December 3. |
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December
10, 1970 |
St.
Louis Arena, St. Louis, MO |
See
General Tour Notes for December 3. |
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December
11, 1970 |
Denver
Coliseum, Denver, CO |
See
General Tour Notes for December 3. |
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December
12, 1970 |
Los
Angeles Forum, Inglewood, CA |
See
General Tour Notes for December 3. |
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December
13, 1970 |
Off |
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December
14, 1970 |
Carnegie
Hall, New York, NY |
See
General Tour Notes for December 3. Tour
date and venue also reported by Robin Bean and at www.marmalade-skies.co.uk (with
no date) as of July 23, 2016. |
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December
19, 1970 |
Justin
Hayward weds Marie Guirron |
Reported in
"Daily Mail", May 24, 1997. |
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Updated
July 23, 2016 |
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