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The group toured the UK, US and Canada from 2006 to 2010. In addition, Hayward took part in the UK tour of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds in April 2006, with a second tour in November 2007, and further dates in 2009. The Moody Blues also toured Australia and New Zealand in 2005.
Typically for the 1960s, the UK concerts were arranged in a package-tour format, with multiple acts on the bill [8] and two performances held each day. [4] The support acts on the program were the Moody Blues, the Paramounts, Beryl Marsden, Steve Aldo, the Koobas, and the Marionettes. [4]
The tour saw the band play a total of 111 concerts in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, the United States, and Belgium over four legs—two European legs and two North American legs. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Support came from Jonathan Swift, Ten Years After , Mary Wells , [ 7 ] Emerson, Lake and Palmer , The J. Geils Band , King Crimson , The Blues ...
The tour began with a series of small club performances in mid-1983. Double Trouble toured North America as an opening act for The Moody Blues in October through November 1983; for these performances, the band received $5,000 per show and a bonus for successful ticket sales. [2]
The 1969 Isle of Wight Festival was held on 29–31 August 1969 at Wootton Creek, on the Isle of Wight.The festival attracted an audience of approximately 150,000 [1] to see acts including Bob Dylan, the Band, the Who, Free, Joe Cocker, the Bonzo Dog Band and the Moody Blues.
In 2018 Laine was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Moody Blues. [27] In January 2023, Laine announced tour dates in the U.S., including New York and Nashville, and said he was working on new material for an album. [28] [clarification needed] Laine was featured in three fanzines, including Ahh Laine. [citation needed]
The 'classic' Moody Blues lineup, active from 1966 to 1978, from left to right: Mike Pinder, Graeme Edge, Justin Hayward, Ray Thomas and John Lodge. The lineup of Hayward, Lodge, Pinder, Thomas and Edge remained stable for twelve years, releasing a string of successful albums including UK number-ones On the Threshold of a Dream (1969), A ...
The Moody Blues scored three top-ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100, with "Nights in White Satin" reaching number 2 in Billboard and number 1 in Cashbox. On the UK singles chart , the group also had three top-ten hits, with " Go Now " reaching number 1.