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1965 |
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DATES |
VENUES |
SET LIST |
NOTES |
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January
1, 1965 |
Casino
Club, Walsall, Birmingham |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown.
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January
2, 1965 |
Whisky-a-Go-Go,
Birmingham |
See
note from January 1. |
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January
3, 1965 |
Bromel
Club, Bromley |
See
note from January 1. |
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January
4, 1965 |
Marquee
Club, Wardor St., London |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown.
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January
5, 1965 |
Riki-Tik,
Luton |
See
note from January 1. The
"New Music Express" article reported the city as Guildford, but a
contract, reported by Tony Brown, has Guildford typed in, and Luton
hand-written over it. It is therefore assumed that the show actually took
place in Luton. |
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January
6, 1965 |
Aranmore,
Balham |
Tour
dates and venues from "New Music Express", December 18, 1964 reported
by Val Weston. The article described these shows as, "Dates for the
Moody Blues prior to their joining the Chuck Berry tour on January 8 ..." |
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January 7,
1965 |
TV appearance
on "Beat Room", TV Centre |
Media
appearances from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
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Tour of the
UK supporting Chuck Berry |
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General Tour Notes: A tour program, described in "Higher and Higher" #23,
Fall 1994, p.28 and partially shown at http://www.themoodyblues.co.uk/page108.htm
(retrieved April 25, 2016), reported that Moodies toured the UK in December
1964 and January 1965 as an opening act for Chuck Berry, along with The Five
Dimensions, Winston G. The Graham Bond Organization (with Ginger Baker), Mike
Patto and Long John Baldry. The
Moodies played right before Berry.
However, a contract with (promoter) Robert Stigwood, reported in
"Higher and Higher" #41, Summer 1999, p. 26 books the Moodies from
January 8-31, seven days a week, (but with venues unspecified), therefore it
would seem that the December 1964 dates did not materialize. Set list from an article in
"New Musical Express" of January 15, 1965, reported by Val
Weston. "If Chuck Berry held no
surprises, the Moody Blues did. For a
group that has just scored its first ever hit, they had a professional act, well-balanced and well-presented. They went from 'Time is On My Side' (a
pushing beat ballad) to 'Pretty Thing' (a Bo Diddley rumbler) to 'It Ain't
Necessarily So' (dead slow and harmonised) to 'Bye Bye Birdie' [sic] (a
harmonica breakdown blues). And of
course, 'Go Now'. Instrumental prowess apart, the Moody Blues are a vocal group rather
than just lead vocal and rhythm. 'I Go
Crazy' had a lot of interesting harmonies going on from all voices. Possibly
this is the most impressive tour debut I've seen." [bold type
theirs] Tour
dates and venues noted at www.chuckberry.de/tour1965.htm, reported by Joyce
Kelley. Tour
dates, venues and cities for January 15 and 17-21, 1965 noted in an article
in "New Musical Express" of January 15, 1965, reported by Val
Weston. An article in the January
16, 1965 "Melody Maker" announced Chuck Berry's 2nd British tour
"opening at Lewisham on Friday", reported by Val Weston. Lewisham is an exurb of London. |
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DATES |
VENUES |
SET LIST |
NOTES |
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January
8, 1965 |
Odeon
Theatre, Lewisham (London) |
Time
is On My Side |
Tour
date and venue reported by Robin Bean. |
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January
9, 1965 |
Astoria,
London |
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January
10, 1965 |
|
In
"Melody Maker" of January 23, 1965, p1 reported by Val Weston -
"The Moody Blues who have smashed to the top of the Pop 50 with “Go Now”
pulled out of the current Chuck Berry tour when the show reached Manchester
last week. But they went back to work after agreement had been reached
between their managers and promoter Robert Stigwood over organizational
details. [...] Robert Stigwood said: “The show is settling down now, and we
have smoothed out the early difficulties. The Moody Blues are back for the
rest of the tour." |
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January
11, 1965 |
Gaumont
Theatre, Sheffield |
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January
12, 1965 |
Gaumont
Theatre, Hanley |
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January
13, 1965 |
Odeon
Theatre, Leicester |
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January
14, 1965 |
Capitol
Theatre, Cardiff TV appearance
on “Top of the Pops” - “Go Now” |
Appearance
noted at http://www.skidmore.edu/~gthompso/britrock/60brchro/60brch65.html (retrieved
July 19, 2020). |
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January
15, 1965 |
Colston
Hall, Bristol |
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January
16, 1965 |
Gaumont
Theatre, Southampton |
TV
appearances are likely air dates, and are noted at thankyourluckystars.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/,
reported by Val Weston. Song
performed from “Higher and Higher” first videography issue #6, Summer 1986,
p. 12, which described this as a live performance. |
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January
17, 1965 |
Hippodrome,
Birmingham
|
Date
and venue confirmed by an ad posted to Ray Thomas: Legend of a Mind Facebook
page by Lee Thomas on August 1, 2020 (retrieved December 7, 2020). Although this
appearance is noted in “Higher and Higher” first videography issue #6, Summer
1986, p. 12, with other possible date as January 31 neither date is
corroborated by http://www.tv.com/shows/ready-steady-go/episodes/ (retrieved
July 19, 2020), which shows them performing “Go Now” on the December 4, 1964
show. |
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January
18, 1965 |
ABC
(Associated British Cinema), Hull |
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January
19, 1965 |
Odeon
Theatre, Newcastle The Moodies
(with photos of their mothers) are featured in a print article |
Lee Thomas shared a clipping with no source or date on the “Ray
Thomas: Legend of a Mind” Facebook page on September 25, 2020 (retrieved September 25,
2020). The article described playing in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne that night, and
Hull the night before supporting Chuck Berry, therefore the date is inferred.
The clipping was headed by “Evening Mail Reporter”
and given the content, is certainly a local Birmingham paper, so was likely
the “Birmingham Daily Mail”. The article also described “Go Now” has having
just supplanted a Georgie Fame song in the #1 spot in “two leading national
magazine charts.” Note that prior to 1968 the UK had more than one chart.
https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19650128/7501/ (retrieved
September 7, 2020) reported that the #1 spot was reached January 28, 1965
(see below). |
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January
20, 1965 |
Usher
Hall, Edinburgh |
Venue
also noted in "New Music Express", December 13, 1969 reported by
Val Weston - "Last time we played here at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh,”
Ray Thomas told me minutes before the Moody Blues went on stage, “was in 1965
when ‘Go Now’ was number one in the chart and we were touring with Chuck
Berry." |
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January
21, 1965 |
Odeon Theatre, Glasgow TV appearance
on "A Quick Look Round", BBC Glasgow TV appearance
on "Top of the Pops", BBC Television Centre - “Go Now” |
Media
appearances from contracts, reported by Tony Brown.
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January
22, 1965 |
ABC
(Associated British Cinema), Carlisle |
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January
23, 1965 |
Odeon
Theatre, Stockton |
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January
24, 1965 |
Empire
Theatre, Liverpool |
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January
25, 1965 |
ABC
(Associated British Cinema), Chester |
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January
26, 1965 |
Odeon
Theatre, Leeds |
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January
27, 1965 |
ABC
(Associated British Cinema), Lincoln |
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January
28, 1965 |
Gaumont
Theatre, Wolverhampton “Go Now”
reached #1 on the UK Singles chart |
Noted at
https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19650128/7501/ (retrieved
September 7, 2020). “Go Now” spent 12 weeks on the chart, from December 10,
1964 to March 4, 1965, and 6 weeks in the top 10 (January 7-February 18,
1965). In comparison, “Go Now” peaked at #10 on the (US) Billboard Hot 100
Singles chart on April 17, 1965 (see below). |
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January
29, 1965 |
Fairfields
Hall, Croydon An article on
“Go Now” topping the chart was printed in the Daily Mail |
Tour
dates, venues and cities noted in an article in "Disc Weekly" of
January 30, 1965, reported by Val Weston. Lee Thomas shared a clipping with no source or date on the “Ray
Thomas: Legend of a Mind” Facebook page on September 4, 2020 (retrieved
September 4, 2020). The article says the Moodies found out “yesterday” that
“Go Now” had reached #1, so the date of the article is inferred. The byline
on the article is Virginia Ironside, who had a rock music column in the Daily
Mail in the 1960s, so the source publication is also inferred. |
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January
30, 1965 |
Odeon
Theatre, Southend Go Now hits
#1 on some UK charts |
Tour
dates, venues and cities noted in an article in "Disc Weekly" of
January 30, 1965, reported by Val Weston. Prior to
1968, there was more than one “chart” in the UK. For instance,
ttps://www.sixtiescity.net/charts/64chart.htm (retrieved September 25, 2020)
notes, “These Top 20 singles chart listings are based on sales statistics
compiled by the 'Record Retailer', 'Record Mirror' and 'Music Week' music
papers. |
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January
31, 1965 |
Regal
Theatre, Edmonton (London)
|
Tour
dates, venues and cities noted in an article in "Disc Weekly" of
January 30, 1965, reported by Val Weston. Although this
appearance is noted in “Higher and Higher” first videography issue #6, Summer
1986, p. 12, with other possible date as January 17, neither date is
corroborated by http://www.tv.com/shows/ready-steady-go/episodes/ (retrieved
July 19, 2020), which shows them performing “Go Now” on the December 4, 1964
show. |
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February 1,
1965 |
“Go
Now” released in Canada sometime this week |
The
Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, ON) noted on February 6, 1965, p 6, “Two of the
platters that appear on the British Top Ten that were not available in North
America, “Yeh Yeh” by George Fame and “Go Now” by Moody Blues were released
this past week in Canada.” Retrieved January 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com by
Linda Bangert. |
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February 2,
1965 |
Radio
appearance on "Pop Inn" |
Media
appearances from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
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February
3, 1965 |
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February 4,
1965 |
TV appearance
on "Hullabaloo" |
Media
appearances from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. This may have been the
day the performance was taped, because the episode didn’t air until March 23,
1965 (see below). |
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February
5, 1965 |
Civic
Hall, Wolverhampton |
Tour
date and venue from a contract reported in "Higher and Higher" #41,
Summer 1999, p. 26 |
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February
6, 1965 |
|
Show
date and venue from contracts (noted as canceled), reported by Tony Brown. |
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February
7, 1965 |
|
Show
date and venue from contracts (noted as canceled), reported by Tony Brown. Media
appearances from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
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February
8, 1965 |
Marquee
Club, Wardour St., London |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
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February
9, 1965 |
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February
10, 1965 |
Kinema
Ballroom, Dunfermline TV appearance
on "Round Up" |
Show date reported at www.kinemagigz.com
(retrieved May 8, 2016), with the Moodies supported by The Red Hawks. Media
appearances from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
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February
11, 1965 |
Locarno
Ballroom, Montrose |
Show
date and venue noted on www.rockmine.com/Almanac/Feb11.htm,
reported by Joyce Kelley. "Mike Pinder (The Moody Blues) is attacked
onstage at the Locarno Ballroom in Montrose, Scotland by a fan described as a
"female amazon". The assailant escapes with a piece of the
pianist's scalp having ripped a clump of hair from his head." |
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February
17, 1965 |
TV appearance
on "Shindig" episode 24 |
Go Now |
Show
date and venue from contracts (noted as canceled), reported by Tony Brown. TV appearance
noted at www.tv.com/shindig/show/2198/episode_guide.html?season=0&tag=season_dropdown;dropdown;3,
reported by Joyce Kelley |
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February
18, 1965 |
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February
19, 1965 |
Casino
Club, Walsall |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
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February
20, 1965 |
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February
21, 1965 |
Pigalle
Restaurant, Picadilly, London |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
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February
22, 1965 |
Marquee
Club, Wardour St., London |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
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February 26,
1965 |
Single I
Don't Want to Go On Without You / Time Is on My Side is released in UK |
Single
release noted on www.skidmore.edu/~gthompso/britrock/60brchro/60brch65.html,
reported by Joyce Kelley. |
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March
1, 1965 |
Parr
Hall, Warrington |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
|
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March
2, 1965 |
Stafford Hall, Altrincham
|
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. Media
appearances from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
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March
3, 1965 |
Club
99, Barrow-in-Furness The “Tampa
Times” (Tampa, FL, p. 18) ran a brief article on the Moodies with a bit of
background on each band member. |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. Article retrieved December 2, 2020 via Newspapers.com. |
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March
4, 1965 |
|
Show
date and venue from contracts (noted as canceled), reported by Tony Brown. |
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March
5, 1965 |
Fairfield
Hall, Croydon Radio
appearances on "Joe Loss Pop Show", The Playhouse, Charing Cross TV appearance
on "Ready Steady Go!" episode 84 (or Season 2, Episode 27) |
I Don't Want
to Go on Without You I Don't Want
to Go on Without You |
This show was a concert promotion by Radio Caroline (their first)
with the Moody Blues and the Yardbirds noted as "being sought" in
an article in "Disc", February 27, 1965, reported by Val Weston. It is
unknown if this show actually took place. Media
appearances from contracts, reported by Tony Brown.
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March
6, 1965 |
Leeds
University Fairfield
Hall, Croyden (2 shows 6:45pm and 9:00pm) |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. Show
date and venue from a poster posted to Ray Thomas: Legend of a Mind Facebook
page by Alan Long on March 14, 2021 (retrieved March 14, 2021). Radio
Caroline’s Sounds of ’65 show included the Moody Blues, Yardbirds, Ronnie
Jones, The Nightimers, Mark Leeman 5, and Barry St. John. Since
Leeds and Croyden are at least 3 hours apart, and they played a 6:45 show in
Croyden, it is unlikely they played BOTH dates. |
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March
7, 1965 |
|
Show
date and venue from contracts, (noted as canceled) reported by Tony Brown. |
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March
8, 1965 |
Adelphi,
West Bromwich |
Tour
dates, venues and cities noted in an article in "New Musical
Express" of January 22, 1965, reported by Val Weston. |
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March 9, 1965 |
Radio
appearance on "Pop Inn", Studiolympia, Olympia |
Media
appearances from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
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March 10,
1965 |
TV appearance
on "Crackerjack" |
Media
appearances from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
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March
11, 1965 |
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March
12, 1965 |
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March
13, 1965 |
College
of Technology, Oxford |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. TV
appearances are likely air dates, and are noted at thankyourluckystars.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/,
reported by Val Weston. |
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March
14, 1965 |
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March
15, 1965 |
The
Pavilion, Bath |
Concert
date and venue from a handbill, reported by Val Weston. |
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March
16, 1965 |
Olympia,
Paris (2 shows) |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
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March
17, 1965 |
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March
18, 1965 |
Worthing
Pier Pavilion, Worthing |
Tour
date and venue noted on a handbill, reported by Steve Davis. |
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March
19, 1965 |
Durham
University, Durham |
Tour
dates, venues and cities noted in an article in "New Musical
Express" of January 22, 1965, reported by Val Weston. |
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March
20, 1965 |
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March
21, 1965 |
Golders
Green, Hippodrome, London |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown, and confirmed by
program shown at http://www.themoodyblues.co.uk/page108.htm
(retrieved April 25, 2016). |
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March
22, 1965 |
Marquee
Club, Wardour St., London |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
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March 23, 1965 |
TV appearance on “Hullabaloo” (US, Episode
11) |
Go Now |
Noted in “Higher and Higher” first
videography issue #6, Summer 1986, p. 12, as a lip-synch performance, and
also their first US TV appearance and first color broadcast. Air date
confirmed by episode guide for that date on TV.com. A regular feature of
Hullabaloo was a segment from London hosted by Brian Epstein, who was the
Moodies’ manager at the time. These segments were recorded in the UK, so the
acts did not travel to the US. This episode was hosted by
Dean Jones. |
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March
25, 1965 |
Hilton
Hotel, Park Lane, London |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
|
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March 26,
1965 |
TV appearance
on "Ready Steady Go" episode 87 (or Season 2, episode 30) |
I Don't Want
to Go on Without You |
Noted on www.skidmore.edu/~gthompso/britrock/60brchro/60brch65.html,
reported by Joyce Kelley. Also noted at
http://www.tv.com/shows/ready-steady-go/episodes/ (retrieved July 19, 2020). |
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March
27, 1965 |
Ritz
Ballroom, Birmingham and Plaza Ballroom, West Bromwich (2 shows) |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
|
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March
28, 1965 |
Ritz
Ballroom, Birmingham and Plaza Ballroom, West Bromwich (2 shows) |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
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March
29, 1965 |
Dungeon
Club, Nottingham |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
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April
1, 1965 |
Mayfair
Ballroom, Newcastle |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
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April
2, 1965 |
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April
3, 1965 |
Casino
Club, Birmingham |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
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April
7, 1965 |
New
Central Ballroom, Aldershot TV appearance on “The Clay Cole Show” Episode 5.30 |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. Noted in TV Guide of “The Herald-News” (Passaic, NJ) p.
46 and an ad in “Daily News” (New York, NY) p 103 (both retrieved January 14
via Newspapers.com) and confirmed by IMDB.com. |
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April
11, 1965 |
Empire
Pool, Wembley, Middlesex (London) |
Bo
Diddley |
New Music Express Poll Winners Concert with the Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Kinks, and The Animals, reported by Robin Bean and confirmed by a program shown at http://www.themoodyblues.co.uk/page108.htm (retreived April 25, 2016).
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April 12,
1965 |
Recorded
radio appearance for BBC's "Saturday Club", Maida Vale, Studio 5
(broadcast April 17) |
Go
Now I Don’t Want to Go on
Without You I’ll
Go Crazy |
Media
appearances from contracts, reported by Tony Brown.
Songs recorded noted
on the CD set Magnificent Moodies 50th Anniversary Edition |
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April 17,
1965 |
The Moody
Blues are featured on BBC radio's "Saturday Club" episode 341
(broadcast - recorded April 12) “Go Now”
peaks at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart |
Go
Now I Don’t Want to Go on
Without You I’ll
Go Crazy |
Noted at epguides.com/SaturdayClub/,
reported by Joyce Kelley. Songs
(recorded April 12) noted on the CD set
Magnificent Moodies 50th Anniversary Edition. Noted in
“Higher and Higher” #24, Winter 1994, p. 18. It spent a total of 14 weeks on
the chart from February 20 to May 22, 1965. “Go Now” reached #1 on the UK
Singles chart January 28, 1965 (see above). |
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April
18, 1965 |
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April
19, 1965 |
Marquee
Club, Wardour St., London |
Show
noted at www.themarqueeclub.net,
reported by Joyce Kelley. |
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April 23,
1965 |
TV appearance
on "Ready Steady Go!" episode 91 (or Season 2, episode 34) |
Noted on www.skidmore.edu/~gthompso/britrock/60brchro/60brch65.html,
reported by Joyce Kelley. Also noted at http://www.tv.com/shows/ready-steady-go/episodes/
(retrieved July 19, 2020) with no song noted. |
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April
24, 1965 |
The
Palais, Peterborough |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
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May
1, 1965 |
Corn
Exchange, Chelmsford |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
|
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May
2, 1965 |
Civic
Hall, Wolverhampton |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
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May 3, 1965 |
TV appearance
on "Top Gear", Aeolian Recorded
radio appearance for BBC's "Saturday Club" |
From the Bottom of My
Heart (I Love You) Jump
Back |
Media
appearances from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. Date and
songs recorded noted on the CD set Magnificent Moodies 50th
Anniversary Edition. Air date is unknown. |
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May
4, 1965 |
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May
5, 1965 |
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May
6, 1965 |
New
Central Ballroom, Aldershot |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
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May
7, 1965 |
Riki
Tik Club, Windsor |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
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May
8, 1965 |
Pier,
Cleethorpes and Drill Hall, Scuthorpe (2 shows) |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
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May
9, 1965 |
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May
10, 1965 |
Marquee
Club, Wardour St., London |
Show
noted at www.themarqueeclub.net,
reported by Joyce Kelley. |
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May
11, 1965 |
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May 12, 1965 |
TV appearance
on "Shindig" episode 35 |
I Go Crazy |
Noted at www.tv.com/shindig/show/2198/episode_guide.html?season=0&tag=season_dropdown;dropdown;3,
reported by Joyce Kelley |
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May
13, 1965 |
The
Manor Lounge Club, Stockport |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
|
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May
14, 1965 |
Beachcomber
Club, Bolton and Beachcomber Club, Leeds (2 shows) |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
|
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May
15, 1965 |
Silver
Beat Club, Exchange Place, Birmingham |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
|
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May
16, 1965 |
Adelphi
Ballroom, West Bromwich |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
|
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May
17, 1965 |
Parr
Hall, Warrington and Stafford Hall, Altrincham (2 shows) |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
|
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May
18, 1965 |
Parr
Hall, Warrington and Stafford Hall, Altrincham (2 shows) |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
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May
19, 1965 |
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May
20, 1965 |
Astoria
Ballroom, Oldham |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
|
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May
21, 1965 |
Trentham
Gardens, Stoke on Trent |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
|
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May
22, 1965 |
Rhodes
Centre, Bishops Stortford |
|
With
Vandel Blues. Concert date from poster
shown at http://www.themoodyblues.co.uk/postersroom.htm (retrieved April 25, 2016). |
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May
23, 1965 |
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May
24, 1965 |
British
Song Festival, Brighton also televised
on Brighton/ITV |
Program
shown at http://www.themoodyblues.co.uk/page108.htm
(retrieved April 25, 2016), and
TV appearance noted on www.skidmore.edu/~gthompso/britrock/60brchro/60brch65.html,
reported by Joyce Kelley. |
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May
27, 1965 |
venue unknown, Barcelona, Spain |
Show
date and city from a signed contract offered on eBay, reported by Val Weston. |
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May 28, 1965 |
TV appearance
on Ready Steady Go! episode 96 (or Season 2, episode
39) |
From the
Bottom of My Heart |
Noted on www.skidmore.edu/~gthompso/britrock/60brchro/60brch65.html,
reported by Joyce Kelley. Also noted at http://www.tv.com/shows/ready-steady-go/episodes/
(retrieved July 19, 2020). |
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June
1965 |
Album
The Magnificent Moodies released in the UK |
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The
Moodies’ first album release, noted in first "discography issue" of
"Higher and Higher" #4, Winter/Spring 1985, p. 5. |
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June
1, 1965 |
Marquee
Club, Wardour St., London Recorded
radio appearance for BBC's "Saturday Club" |
I’ve
Got a Dream And
My Baby’s Gone |
Show
noted at www.themarqueeclub.net,
reported by Joyce Kelley. The Moodies were supported by The
Muleskinners. Date and opening act confirmed by a Marquee Club Programme for
June 1965 was posted to Ray Thomas: Legend of a Mind Facebook page by Alan
Long on March 12, 2021 (retrieved March 14, 2021). Date and
songs recorded noted on the CD set Magnificent Moodies 50th
Anniversary Edition. Air date is unknown. |
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June 5, 1965 |
TV appearance
on "Thank Your Lucky Stars" Radio
appearance on “Top of the Pops” The Moody
Blues are featured on BBC radio's "Saturday Club" episode 348
(broadcast date) |
TV appearance
(likely air date) is noted, and are noted at thankyourluckystars.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/,
reported by Val Weston. Radio appearance noted in “Airwaves
Highlights” for June 5, 1965 broadcast on CBM-AM in “The Gazette” (Montreal,
QC) p. 24, (retrieved January 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com by Linda Bangert.)
The “Top of the Pops” UK radio show was not affiliated with the “Top of the
Pops” UK TV show, although both were produced by the BBC. "Saturday
Club" appearance noted at epguides.com/SaturdayClub/,
reported by Joyce Kelley. |
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June
6, 1965 |
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June
7, 1965 |
venue unknown, Scarborough |
Show
date and city from Ridgepride management documents, reported by Tony Brown. |
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June 10, 1965 |
Single From
the Bottom of My Heart / And My Baby's Gone released in UK |
Single
release noted on www.skidmore.edu/~gthompso/britrock/60brchro/60brch65.html,
reported by Joyce Kelley. |
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June 12, 1965 |
presumed canceled due to lack of visas |
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The Moodies were to have played a double-bill with The Kinks
according to an ad in the “Nashua Telegraph” (Nashua, NH) of May 28, 1965, p.
17 (retrieved January 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com). See notes for June 19, 1965
for documentation on cancelation. |
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June
19, 1965 |
canceled due to lack of visas |
The
Moodies were to have made their American debut opening for the Kinks on this
date at the Academy of Music, which is often reported (e.g. from a poster
advertising "Sid Bernstein Presents" noted in "Higher and
Higher" #34, spring 1997, p. 22 and in the pop-up menu to the song
"I Really Haven't Got the Time" on the DVD Moody Blues EP).
According to Doug Hinman of www.rocknrollresearchpress.com,
the Moodies were unable to obtain the necessary visas, and the Kinks went on
without them. The surrounding concert dates, all in the UK and confirmed by
contracts, supports this assertion. An
ad in the “Philadelphia Inquirer” of May 26, 1965, p. 43 and an article in
the “Philadelphia Daily News” of June 2, 1965, p. 39 reported this date at
the Convention Hall, Philadelphia with the Moodies and the Kinks opening for
the David Clark Five. (Both retrieved December 3, 2020 via Newspapers.com.)
Regardless of where they were to begin the tour, the Moodies did not play
either of these concerts. |
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June 20, 1965 |
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June 21, 1965 |
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Show date with the Kinks, but no venue mentioned, in an article
in the “La Crosse Tribune” (La Crosse, WI) May 30, 1965, p. 4 of the Sunday
Family Magazine (retrieved December 3, 2020 via Newspapers.com.) The same
publication gave the venue as McCormick Place on June 6, 1965 p 9 (retrieved
January 14, 2021). See notes for June 19, 1965 for documentation on
cancelation. |
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June 22, 1965 |
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June 23, 1965 |
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June 24, 1965 |
TV appearance
on "Top of the Pops" |
From the
Bottom of My Heart |
Media
appearance noted on www.skidmore.edu/~gthompso/britrock/60brchro/60brch65.html,
reported by Joyce Kelley. Also noted at
www.thetvdb.com/series/top-of-the-pops-uk/episodes/280975
(retrieved January 14, 2021). |
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June
27, 1965 |
ABC (Associated British Cinema), Great Yarmouth (2 shows, 6:10 p.m. and 8:35 p.m.) |
Show date and city (noted as
Yarmoth) from Ridgepride management documents, reported by Tony Brown. Show date and venue noted in an advertisement in the
"Yarmouth Mercury", June 25, 1965 reported by Steve Davis. In the ad, this show, billed as "Big
Sunday Night Stage Show," and Marianne Faithfull is listed first, but
the second-listed Moody Blues are in the same type size. Four more acts
appear in smaller print. This show took place in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, not to be
confused with Yarmouth, which is on the Isle of Wight. |
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June
28, 1965 |
Floral
Hall, Gorleston |
Show
date and venue noted in an advertisement in the "Yarmouth Mercury"
of June 25, 1965. The Moodies top the bill at this
“Beat Bonanza” with support act Gary Freeman and The Contours. Reported by
Steve Davis. |
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July
1965 |
Album
Go Now released in the US |
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The Moodies’ first US album release, noted in
first "discography issue" of "Higher and Higher" #4,
Winter/Spring 1985, p. 5. |
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July
1965 |
Article
on London School of Pop |
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An
article from the Associated Press was included in the “La Crosse Tribune” (La
Crosse, WI) on July 4, 1965, p. 2 titled, “London School to Teach ‘Rock
Appreciation’”; in the “Sacramento Bee” (Sacramento, CA) July 11, 1965, p.
L2, titled, “New London Pop School Wants ‘Beat’ Students”; and in the “Austin
American-Statesman” (Austin, TX) of July 11, 1965, p. 12. The article
described a proposed London School of Pop Music “showing people how they can
appreciate Pop music.” “We don’t want screaming kids. This is an intellectual
approach to Pop.” “The lecturers will include people like the Kinks, the
Animals, the Dave Clark Five, the Rockin’ Berries, the Pretty Things, Adam
Faith, and the Moody Blues.” (All articles retrieved December 3, 2020 via
Newspapers.com.) It
is reasonably certain that the Moodies never became lecturers. |
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July 7, 1965 |
The Moody
Blues give a party - George Harrison, Paul McCartney and their wives attend. |
Noted at www.hariscruffs.com/chronicle1.html,
reported by Joyce Kelley. |
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July
10, 1965 |
The
Moodies are featured in an article mentioning their previous bands and their
new single, “From the Bottom of My Heart” |
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The
Ottawa Journal (Ottawa, ON) TV Journal p. 9 (retrieved January 14, 2021 via
Newspapers.com). |
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July
22, 1965 |
Winter
Gardens, Wellington Pier, Yarmouth |
Show
date and venue noted in an advertisement in the "Yarmouth Mercury"
of July 16, 1965. The Moodies top the bill at this “Twist Sensational”
supported by Circuit 5. Reported by Steve Davis. |
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July
23, 1965 |
Marquee
Club, Wardour St., London TV appearance
on "Ready Steady Go!" episode 104 (or Season 2, episode 47) |
From the
Bottom of My Heart |
Show
date and venue noted at www.themarqueeclub.net,
reported by Joyce Kelley. The Moodies were supported by The
Crowd. Media
appearance noted at www.skidmore.edu/~gthompso/britrock/60brchro/60brch65.html,
reported by Joyce Kelley. Also noted at http://www.tv.com/shows/ready-steady-go/episodes/
(retrieved July 19, 2020). |
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July
24, 1965 |
Marquee
Club, Wardour St., London (2 shows) TV appearance
on "Top of the Pops" |
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Show
date and venue noted in "Record Mirror" of July 24, 1965, reported
by Val Weston. Media
appearance noted at www.skidmore.edu/~gthompso/britrock/60brchro/60brch65.html,
reported by Joyce Kelley. |
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July
25, 1965 |
venue unknown, Greenford |
Show
date and city from Ridgepride management documents, reported by Tony Brown. |
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July
30, 1965 |
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Show
date and venue from contracts (noted as canceled), reported by Tony Brown. A print
article of unknown source posted by Lee Thomas to the Ray Thomas: Legend of a
Mind Facebook page on October 13, 2020 (retrieved October 13, 2020) described
the cancellation of this show “because the piano had half the notes missing”,
and attempts to find another piano had failed. The band
“were sorry to upset their fans”. The article also mentioned the Jazz
Festival appearance (see August 6, 1965, below) as being “tomorrow”,
therefore the date of the article is inferred to be August 5, 1965. The article
further mentioned a US tour in September, which never materialized, and an
upcoming show at the California Ballroom, Dunstable, with no date specified. |
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July
31, 1965 |
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August
1, 1965 |
Palladium,
London |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
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August
4, 1965 |
Discs
a Go-Go, Bristol |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
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August 5,
1965 |
The
Moodies are featured in a print article |
A
print article of unknown source posted by Lee Thomas to the Ray Thomas:
Legend of a Mind Facebook page on October 13, 2020 (retrieved October 13,
2020) described the cancellation of their July 30, 1965 show (see above). The
article also mentioned the Jazz Festival appearance (see August 6, 1965,
below) as being “tomorrow”, therefore the date of the article is inferred to
be August 5, 1965. The article further mentioned a US tour in September,
which never materialized, and an upcoming show at the California Ballroom,
Dunstable, with no date specified. |
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August
6, 1965 |
Athletic
Association Grounds, Richmond-on-Thames, Surrey |
I’ll
Go Crazy |
National
Jazz and Blues Festival, reported by Robin Bean.
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August
11, 1965 |
Winter
Gardens Pavilion, Weston Super Mare |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
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August 12, 1965 |
Queen’s Hall, Barnstable |
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Day (Thursday) and venue from an ad posted to Ray Thomas: Legend of
a Mind Facebook page by Alan Long on July 3, 2020 (retrieved December 7,
2020). Date was inferred from the fact that the next act was advertised for
Saturday, August 14, and the only year in the 1960s that August 14 fell on a
Saturday was 1965. |
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August
16, 1965 |
venue unknown, Newcastle on Tyne |
Show
date and city from a signed contract offered on eBay, reported by Val Weston. |
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September 1,
1965 |
Brian (Epstein)
announces he wishes to sign the Moody Blues to a management contract. |
Noted at www.dmbeatles.com/history.php?year=1965,
reported by Joyce Kelley. |
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September 6, 1965 |
Brian
(Epstein) announces he has signed the Moody Blues to a management and agency
contract with NEMS Enterprises. |
Noted at www.dmbeatles.com/history.php?year=1965,
reported by Joyce Kelley. |
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September
11, 1965 |
“Pop
Weekly” (UK) featured the Moody Blues |
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The
six-page article with 13 photos of the band was reported in “Higher and
Higher” #36, Fall 1997, p. 16. |
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September 15, 1965 |
Kinema Ballroom, Dunfermline |
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Show date reported at www.kinemagigz.com
(retrieved May 8, 2016), with the Moodies supported by The Red Hawks. |
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September
21, 1965 |
Royal
Festival Hall, London Recorded radio
appearances at BBC Studio "The Playhouse" for "This Must Be
the Place" (broadcast October 11, 1965) and "Saturday Club"
(broadcast September 25, 1965) |
It’s
Easy Child Stop Everyday |
"A
show called 'Brian Epstein's Evening of Popular Music' is presented at the
Commonwealth Arts Festival, Royal Festival Hall, London. The Moody Blues are
in the bill, being their first major engagement since Brian is their
manager. The concert is presented as `Pop From Britain'."
Noted at www.dmbeatles.com/history.php?year=1965,
reported by Joyce Kelley. Media
appearance from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. “Saturday Club”
songs noted on the CD set Magnificent Moodies 50th Anniversary
Edition. |
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September
22, 1965 |
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September
23, 1965 |
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September
24, 1965 |
Town
Hall, Wembley |
Show
date and venue from contracts, reported by Tony Brown |
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September 25,
1965 |
The Moody
Blues are featured on BBC radio's "Saturday Club" (recorded on
September 21, 1965) |
It’s
Easy Child Stop Everyday |
Media
appearance from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. Songs
(recorded September 21) noted on the CD set Magnificent Moodies 50th
Anniversary Edition. |
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September
28, 1965 |
Marquee
Club, Wardour St., London |
Show
noted at www.themarqueeclub.net,
reported by Joyce Kelley. |
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September
29, 1965 |
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October
1965 |
The
Moodies were featured with a full-page photo and brief article in “Muziek
Parade” |
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Article
from the October 1965 issue posted to Ray Thomas Legend of a Mind Facebook
page on January 19, 2021 by Fulvio Fiore (retrieved January 19, 2021). |
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Opening for
the Rolling Stones UK Tour |
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General Tour Notes: The Moody Blues opened for the Rolling Stones during the Stones'
UK tour, filling in for Unit Four + Two. (Noted in an ad clipped from an unknown
music newspaper from 1965 and reported by Michael Bloomfield of "Music
& Cinema Memorabilia" at www.vinylandfilmposters.co.uk and Maggie
Grayson.) Also noted (although with no
details) in the book Beat Merchants -
The Origins, History, Impact and Rock Legacy of the 1960's British Pop Groups
by Alan Clayson, reported by Val Weston. The Rolling Stones tour went from
September 24-October 17 (noted at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones_1965_tours, (retrieved
September 14, 2020), but it is not known if the Moodies played any other
dates besides September 30-October 2. Program shown at http://www.themoodyblues.co.uk/page108.htm
(retrieved April 25,
2016). |
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DATES |
VENUES |
SET LIST |
NOTES |
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September
30, 1965 |
Gaumont,
Hanley (2 shows) |
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October
1, 1965 |
ABC
(Associated British Cinema), Chester (2 shows, 6:15 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.) |
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October
2, 1965 |
ABC
(Associated British Cinema), Wigan (2 shows, 6:20 p.m. and 8:35 p.m.) |
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October 11,
1965 |
The Moody
Blues are featured on BBC radio's "This Must Be the Place"
(recorded on September 21, 1965) |
Media
appearance from contracts, reported by Tony Brown. |
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October
26, 1965 |
Marquee
Club, Wardour St., London |
Show
noted at www.themarqueeclub.net,
reported by Joyce Kelley. |
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October 30,
1965 |
TV appearance
on "Thank Your Lucky Stars" |
TV appearance
(likely air date) noted at thankyourluckystars.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/,
reported by Val Weston |
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November,
1965 |
Single Everyday
/ You Don't (All the Time) released in US and UK |
Single
release noted in first "discography issue" of "Higher and
Higher" #4, Winter/Spring 1985, p. 3 |
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November 5,
1965 |
TV appearance
on "Ready Steady Go!" episode 119 (or Season 3, episode 10) |
Everyday |
Media
appearance noted at www.skidmore.edu/~gthompso/britrock/60brchro/60brch65.html,
reported by Joyce Kelley. Also noted at http://www.tv.com/shows/ready-steady-go/episodes/
(retrieved July 19, 2020). |
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November
9, 1965 |
Recorded
radio appearance for BBC's "Saturday Club", including an interview
with Ray Thomas and Graeme Edge |
You
Don’t (All the Time) I
Want You to Know |
Date
and interview/songs recorded noted on the CD set Magnificent Moodies 50th
Anniversary Edition. Air date is unknown. |
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November 21, 1965 |
Colston Hall, Bristol |
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The Moodies supported The Walker Brothers, according to a program
shown at http://www.themoodyblues.co.uk/page108.htm
(retrieved April 25, 2016). |
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Opening for
the Beatles on the Beatles’ last tour of the UK |
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General Tour
Notes: Tour dates and
venues reported by Stefan Stanimirov and Tony Pendry. Robin Bean also
reported a 9-date tour supporting the Beatles with two shows per night,
beginning December 3. Program for the tour shown at http://www.themoodyblues.co.uk/page108.htm (retrieved April 25, 2016). |
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DATES |
VENUES |
SET LIST |
NOTES |
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December
3, 1965 |
Odeon
Theatre, Glasgow (2 shows) |
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December
4, 1965 |
City
Hall, Newcastle (2 shows) |
TV appearance
filmed at the National Jazz and Blues Festival on August 6, 1965 (see notes
for August 6). Song
performed noted at http://www.tv.com/shows/shindig/episodes/ (retrieved July
19, 2020). |
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December
5, 1965 |
Empire
Theatre, Liverpool (2 shows) |
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December
6, 1965 |
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December
7, 1965 |
Apollo
Theatre, Ardwick (2 shows) |
Tony
Pendry reported this show as taking place at "ABC (Associated British
Cinemas), Manchester", although it may be the same venue, since Ardwick
is a suburb of Manchester. |
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December
8, 1965 |
City
Hall, Sheffield (2 shows) |
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December
9, 1965 |
Odeon
Theatre, Birmingham (2 shows) |
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December
10, 1965 |
Hammersmith
Odeon, London (2 shows) |
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December
11, 1965 |
Finnsbury
Park Astoria, London (2 shows) |
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December
12, 1965 |
Capitol
Theatre, Cardiff (2 shows) |
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December
14, 1965 |
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December
15, 1965 |
Locarno,
Stevenage |
Noted
at www.coda-uk.co.uk/60's_music_scene.htm,
reported by Joyce Kelley. |
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December 19,
1965 |
TV appearance
on "The Ed Sullivan Show" (doubtful) |
This
appearance (or any other by the Moody Blues) is not mentioned in any of the
Ed Sullivan online episode guides. |
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December 23,
1965 |
TV appearance
on "Shindig" |
I’ll Go Crazy |
Media
appearance noted at www.tv.com/shindig/show/2198/episode_guide.,
reported by Joyce Kelley. “Higher and
Higher” first videography issue #6, Summer 1986, p. 12 reports this
appearance as occurring on December 17. |
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First US
Shows |
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General Notes: The Moodies appeared in Murray the K's (a New York DJ) Christmas
Show with Wilson Pickett and many others.
This concert was recalled by Graeme Edge in a
radio interview on KRFX (Denver) on September 9, 1994. In an interview with the Village News on May 30, 2017, Graeme
Edge noted that the shows with Wilson Pickett went from Christmas 1965 to
through the new year. At http://villagenews.com/entertainment/june-4-concert-pala-among-50th-anniversary-celebrations-first-moody-blues-album/
(retrieved May 31,
2017). Dates from a poster for these shows, which was posted to Ray
Thomas: Legend of a Mind Facebook page by Alan Long on December 26, 2019
(retrieved December 7, 2020). Ray Thomas noted in a Question and Answer session that these were
the only US shows the Mark 1 (Denny Laine/Clint Warwick) version of the band
played (posted to Ray Thomas: Legend of a Mind Facebook page February 28,
2017 (reposted December 7, 2020 and retrieved December 7, 2020). A program from this show is shown at http://www.themoodyblues.co.uk/page108.htm
(retrieved April 25,
2016). |
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DATES |
VENUES |
SET LIST |
NOTES |
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December
25, 1965 |
Fox Theatre, Brooklyn (New York), New York TV appearance
on "Top of the Pops Christmas Special" |
Go Now |
Media
appearance noted at www.skidmore.edu/~gthompso/britrock/60brchro/60brch65.html,
reported by Joyce Kelley. |
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December
26, 1965 |
Fox Theatre, Brooklyn (New York), New York |
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December 27, 1965 |
Fox Theatre, Brooklyn (New York), New York |
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December 28, 1965 |
Fox Theatre, Brooklyn (New York), New York |
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December 29, 1965 |
Fox Theatre, Brooklyn (New York), New York |
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December 30, 1965 |
Fox
Theatre, Brooklyn (New York), New York |
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December 31, 1965 |
Fox
Theatre, Brooklyn (New York), New York |
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January 1, 1966 |
Fox
Theatre, Brooklyn (New York), New York |
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January 2, 1966 |
Fox
Theatre, Brooklyn (New York), New York |
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Updated
April 17, 2021 |
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