1970
January 3, 1970 UK Radio "Moody Blues Christmas on the BBC". Broadcast date
January 8-9, 1970 L'Olympia, Paris, FRA (Underground Music Festival, with Zoo, Family, Trapeze & Colosseum)
March 6-7, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (cancelled replaced by Neil Young & Crazy Horse)
March 9, 1970 Belfry Hotel, Sutton Coldfield, ENG
March 19-21, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City, NY (supported by Argent & Lee Michaels)
March 24, 1970 Boston Gardens, Boston, MA (supported by Steve Miller Band, John Mayall & The American Dream)
March 26, 1970 Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH (2 shows, supported by John Mayhall & Argent)
March 31, 1970 Hemisphere Arena, San Antonio, TX
April 1, 1970 Terrace Ballroom, Salt Lake City, UT (With Cold Blood)
April 2, 1970 Berkeley Community Center, Berkeley, CA (supported by Tom Rush)
April 3, 1970 Cal Poly University, San Luis Obisbo, CA (With In Cold Blood)
April 4, 1970 Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA (With Turley Richards, Steve Miller Band, Poco)
April 5, 1970 Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose, CA (supported by Norman Greenbaum & Fritz)
April 14, 1970 Taverne de l'Olympia, Paris, FRA
May 30, 1970 US TV "Get It Together" Hosted by Mama Cass Elliot & Sam Riddle, with Martha Reeves. Broadcast date.
June 19,1970 Salford University, Manchester, ENG
June 20, 1970 Sheffield University, Sheffield, ENG
June 23, 1970 Trinity College, Oxford, ENG (With Family, Crazy World of Arthur Brown & Fotheringay)
June 24, 1970 York Univeristy, York, ENG
June 25, 1970 Hull University, Hull, ENG
June 26, 1970 Kenley College, Birmingham, ENG
June 27, 1970 Leeds University, Leeds, ENG
June 28, 1970 Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, ENG (Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music. The Moody Blues were rained off but The Byrds made their UK reputation by going on instead and playing an acoustic set)
August 24, 1970 UK Radio "David Symonds"
August 29, 1970 UK TV "It's Lulu"
August 30, 1970 Isle of Wight, ENG (Isle of Wight Festival 1970)
September 6,1970 UK Radio "Dave Lee Travis"
September 7, 1970 Belfry Hotel, Sutton Coldfield, ENG
September 18, 1970 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI (supported by Van Morrison)
September 19, 1970 Milwaukee Arena, Milwaukee, WI (With the James Gang)
September 20, 1970 Onondaga War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, NY (With the James Gang & Dion)
September 21, 1970 University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
September 22, 1970 Music Hall, Boston, MA (With Poco)
September 23, 1970 Felt Forum, New York City, NY (With Poco)
September 24, 1970 Public Hall, Cleveland, OH (With Poco)
September 25, 1970 Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, OH (supported by Van Morrison)
September 26, 1970 Duke University, Durham, NC (With Dion)
September 27, 1970 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (With Dion & Van Morrison. At the start of the concert, Ray fell off the stage, and injured a foot, one arm and broke his flute. Someone in the audience provided a flute and he was able to finish the show)
OCTOBER 1970
14-17 Italy Unknown Including Rome and Milan Concerts were cancelled because after the US Tour, Mike Pinder stayed in the US for surgery on his vocal chords.
23 Amsterdam, Holland Unknown 24 Essener, Germany Pop & Blues Festival With Savoy Brown, Supertramp 25 Saarbrücken, Germany Messegelände With Uriah Heep, The Edgar Broughton Band 26 Offenbach, Germany Stadhalle With Uriah Heep, The Edgar Broughton Band ?? London, UK Royal Festival Hall NOVEMBER 1970 28 Sheffield, UK Sheffield University DECEMBER 1970 3 Palo Alto, CA Stanford University, Maples Pavilion With Trapeze 4 San Diego, CA San Diego Sports Arena With Trapeze 5 Kansas City, MO Municipal Auditorium With Trapeze 6 Dallas, TX Dallas Memorial Auditorium With Trapeze 7 Austin, TX Municipal Auditorium With Trapeze 8 Oklahoma City, OK Univ of OK, Gregory Gym With Trapeze 9 Houston, TX Sam Houston Coliseum With Trapeze 10 St. Louis, MO St. Louis Arena With Trapeze 11 Denver, CO Denver Coliseum With Trapeze 12 Los Angeles, CA The Fabulous Forum With Spirit and Trapeze 14 New York City, NY Carnegie Hall Two shows - With Trapeze
1971
FEBRUARY 1971 26 Amsterdam, Holland Grand Gala du Disque APRIL 1971 6 Tuscaloosa, AL University of Alabama 7 New Orleans, LA Loyola University 8 Atlanta, GA Municipal Auditorium 9 Memphis, TN Mid South coliseum 10 Orlando, FL The Arena 11 Miami, FL Convention Center 12 Pittsburgh, PA Civic Arena 14 Rochester, NY War Memorial 15 Indianapolis, IN Coliseum 16 Champaign, IL University of Illinois 17 Iowa City, IA State University of Iowa 18 Carbondale, IL Southern Illinois University 20 Winnipeg, MB Unknown 21 Minneapolis, MN Sports Center 22 Omaha, NE Unknown 23 Chicago, IL Syndrome 24 Louisville, KY Exposition Center 25 Columbus, OH Veterans Memorial Auditorium JULY 1971 22 BBC1 TV "Top of the Pops" Broadcast date SEPTEMBER 1971 25 Seattle, WA Seattle Center Coliseum With Charlie Starr 26 Portland, OR Memorial Coliseum With Charlie Starr 28 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Forum With Charlie Starr 29 Vancouver, BC Vancouver Coliseum With Charlie Starr 30 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl With Poco OCTOBER 1971 1 Oakland, CA Oakland-Alemeda Coliseum With Charlie Starr 2 Phoenix, AZ Arizona Coliseum With Charlie Starr 3 Dallas, TX Memorial Auditorium With Charlie Starr 4 Houston, TX Coliseum 5 Memphis, TN Mid South Coliseum With Charlie Starr 6 New Orleans, LA Municipal Auditorium With Charlie Starr 7 St. Louis, MO St. Louis Arena With Charlie Starr 8 Detroit, MI Cobo Arena With Charlie Starr 9 Minneapolis, MN Minneapolis Auditorium With Charlie Starr; 2 shows 23 New York City, NY Madison Square Garden 30 London, UK Royal Festival Hall With Hotlegs & Friends 31 Oxford, UK New Theatre With Hotlegs & Friends NOVEMBER 1971 3 Lancaster, UK University of Lancaster cancelled due to John Lodge illness 4 Liverpool, UK Philharmonic Theatre cancelled due to John Lodge illness 5 Leicester, UK De Montfort Hall cancelled due to John Lodge illness 6 Cardiff, UK Capitol Theatre cancelled due to John Lodge illness 7 Southampton, UK Gaumont cancelled due to John Lodge illness 12 Manchester, UK Odeon With Hotlegs & Friends 13 Leeds, UK University of Leeds With Hotlegs & Friends 14 Birmingham, UK Odeon With Hotlegs & Friends 16 London, UK Hammersmith Odeon With Hotlegs & Friends
1972
FEBRUARY 1972 27 Liverpool, UK University 28 Southampton, UK The Gaumont MARCH 1972 1 Leicester University, Leicester, ENG 2 Capitol, Cardiff, WAL 3 Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, NED 6 Sal Playal, Paris, FRA 22 Chicago, IL International Ampitheatre supported by Fat City) 23 Champaign, IL UICU - Univ. Assembly Hall supported by Fat City) 25 Detroit, MI Cobo Arena supported by Fat City) 26 Syracuse, NY Onondaga Memorial Auditorium supported by Fat City) 27 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Civic Center supported by Fat City) 28 Toronto, ON Maple Leaf Gardens supported by Fat City) 30 Boston, MA Boston Gardens supported by Fat City) 31 Buffalo, NY Memorial Auditorium supported by Fat City) APRIL 1972 2 San Antonio, TX Convention Center Arena supported by Fat City) 3 Fort Worth, TX Tarrant County Covention Center supported by Fat City) 4 Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma Fairgrounds Arena supported by Fat City) 5 Houston, TX Sam Houston Coliseum supported by Fat City) 7 Orlando, FL Sports Stadium Arena supported by Fat City) 8 Miami, FL Hollywood Sportatorium supported by Fat City) 22 Empire Pool, Wembley, ENG (supported by John Denver)
Moody Blues American Tour 1972 OCTOBER 1972 21 Hampton, VA Hampton Roads Coliseum 22 Baltimore, MD Civic Center 23 New York City, NY Madison Square Garden Opening act 1st show: Albert Hammond. Opening act 2nd show: Dianne Davidson 24 Philadelphia, PA Spectrum Opening act: Albert Hammond 25 Boston, MA Boston Gardens Opening act: Albert Hammond 27 St. Louis, MO The Arena 28 Milwaukee, WI Arena October 29, 1972 Metropolitan Sports Arena, Bloomington, MN (supported by Albert Hammond) 31 Salt Lake City, UT Salt Palace NOVEMBER 1972 1 Los Angeles, CA Forum Opening act: Albert Hammond 3 San Diego, CA Sports Arena 4 Long Beach, CA Long Beach Arena
1973
September 4, 1973 KB Hallen, Copenhagen, DEN
September 5, 1973 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, SWE
September 6, 1973 Konserthus, Stockholm, SWE (2 shows)
? ?, 1973 Frankfurt, GER
September 8, 1973 Circus Krone, Munich, GER
September 9, 1973 Festhalle, Bern, SUI
September 10, 1973 Stadthalle, Offenbach, GER
September 11, 1973 Stadthalle, Offenbach, GER
September 12, 1973 Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, BEL
September 13, 1973 P
Palais des Sports - Porte de Versailles, Paris, FRA (Musicorama Spécial)
? ?, 1973 Amsterdam, NED
September 15, 1973 Ahoy, Rotterdam, NED
September 16, 1973 Ernst-Merck-Halle, Hamburg, GER
September 27, 1973 Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, SCOT
September 28, 1973 New Guild Hall, Preston, ENG
September 29, 1973 Gaumont, Hanley, ENG
September 30, 1973 Empire, Liverpool, ENG
OCTOBER 1973 2 Southampton, UK Gaumont 3 London, UK Finsbury Park, Rainbow Theatre 4 London, UK Finsbury Park, Rainbow Theatre 5 Oxford, UK New Hall 6 Leeds, UK Leeds University Opening act: Nicky James Band 7 Edinburgh, UK Usher Hall 8 Manchester, UK Free Trade Hall 24 Montréal, QC The Montréal Forum 25 Pittsburgh, PA Civic Arena 26 New York City, NY Madison Square Garden Opening act: Nicky James Band 27 Philadelphia, PA Spectrum 28 Uniondale, Long Island, NY Nassau Coliseum Opening act: Nicky James Band 30 Chicago, IL Chicago Stadium 31 Chicago, IL Chicago Stadium NOVEMBER 1973 1 Louisville, KY Kentucky Fair & Expo Center 2 Baton Rouge, LA Louisiana State University 3 Fort Worth, TX Tarrant Convention Center 4 Houston, TX Houston Coliseum 6 Atlanta, GA Omni Opening act: Nicky James Band 7 Cleveland, OH Convention Center 8 Ann Arbor, MI Univ of MI, Crisler Arena Opening act: Nicky James Band
1974
January 18, 1974 Budokan, Tokyo, JPN (With Cosmos Factory)
January 19, 1974 Nagoya-shi Koukaido, Nagoya, JPN (With Cosmos Factory)
January 21, 1974 Kaikan Daiichi Hall, Kyoto, JPN (With Cosmos Factory)
January 22-23, 1974 Kouseinenkin Kaikan Dai-Hall, Osaka, JPN (With Cosmos Factory)
January 27-28, 1974 HIC Arena, Honolulu, HI (supported by Kalapana)
January 30, 1974 Inglewood Forum, Los Angeles, CA (supported by Shawn Phillips)
January 31, 1974 Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA (supported by Shawn Phillips)
February 1, 1974 Sports Arena, San Diego, CA (supported by Shawn Phillips)
February 4, 1974 Cow Palace, Daly City, CA
1975 (Blue Jays)
MARCH 1975 10 New York City, NY Carnegie Hall (Technically, this was not a concert, as the artists did not play. The "Blue Jays" were flown to New York for a preview "listen" of their new album before an audience of 2,800, by invitation only)
NOVEMBER 1975 16 Birmingham, UK Hippodrome Opening act: Aj Webber 17 Glasgow, UK Apollo Opening act: Aj Webber 18 Edinburgh, UK Usher Hall Opening act: Aj Webber 19 Manchester, UK ABC Ardwick Cancelled: Justin lost his voice 21 Lancaster, UK Lancaster University Cancelled: Justin lost his voice 22 Peterborough, UK ABC Opening act: Aj Webber 23 Stoke, UK Trentham Gardens Opening act: Aj Webber 25 Hammersmith, UK Odeon Opening act: Aj Webber 26 Bournemouth, UK Winter Gardens Opening act: Aj Webber 27 Bristol, UK Bristol University Opening act: Aj Webber 28 Southport, UK Southport Theatre Opening act: Aj Webber 29 Leeds, UK Leeds University Opening act: Aj Webber 30 Hull, UK ABC Opening act: Aj Webber DECEMBER 1975 2 Newcastle, UK City Hall Opening act: Aj Webber 3 Manchester, UK ABC Ardwick Rescheduled from November 19 4 Cardiff, UK University Opening act: Aj Webber 5 Wolverhampton, UK Civic Opening act: Aj Webber. With Trapeze. 6 Uxbridge, UK Brunel University Sports Centre Opening act: Aj Webber 7 Plymouth, UK ABC Opening act: Aj Webber 8 Exeter, UK Exeter University Opening act: Aj Webber 10 London, UK Royal Albert Hall Opening act: Aj Webber 12 Lancaster, UK Lancaster University Rescheduled from Nov 21; recorded and included in Timeless Flight boxed set
1976
1977
1978
October 19, 1978 Sporthalle, Cologne, GER
October 20, 1978 Walter Kobel Halle, Rüsselsheim, GER
October 21, 1978 Messezentrum, Nuremberg, GER
October 22, 1978 Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, GER
October 23, 1978 Congress Centrum, Hamburg, GER
October 29, 1978 US TV "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert", Broadcast Date.
November 3, 1978 Civic Center, St. Paul, MN
November 4, 1978 University of Iowa, Ames, IA
November 5, 1978 Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI
November 6, 1978 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN
November 7, 1978 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH
November 9, 1978 Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI
November 10, 1978 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL
November 11, 1978 Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY
November 12, 1978 Middle Tennessee University, Murfreesboro, TN
November 14, 1978 Omni, Atlanta, GA
November 15, 1978 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
November 16, 1978 Civic Centre, Washington, DC
November 17, 1978 Civic Center, Springfield, MA
November 18, 1978 Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY
November 20, 1978 Boston Gardens, Boston, MA
November 21, 1978 Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT (With Jimmy Spheeris)
November 22, 1978 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
November 23, 1978 Civic Center, Providence, RI
November 24, 1978 Hershey Park, Hershey, PA
November 26, 1978 Scope, Norfolk, VA
November 27, 1978 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
November 29, 1978 Forum, Montréal, QC
November 30, 1978 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON
December 1, 1978 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
December 3, 1978 Checker Dome, St. Louis, MO
December 4, 1978 Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO (With Jimmy Spheeris)
December 5, 1978 Myriad, Oklahoma City, OK (With Jimmy Spheeris)
December 6, 1978 Tarrant County Convention Center, Ft. Worth, TX (With Jimmy Spheeris)
December 7, 1978 Summit, Houston, TX
December 10, 1978 Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA (With Jimmy Spheeris)
December 11-12, 1978 Inglewood Forum, Los Angeles, CA
December 30, 1978 US TV "American Bandstand", Justin Hayward performs "Forever Autumn"
1979
May 3, 1979 Sportatorium, Hollywood, FL (supported by Jimmy Spheeris)
May 4, 1979 Lakeland Center, Lakeland, FL (supported by Jimmy Spheeris)
May 5, 1979 Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jacksonville, FL (supported by Jimmy Spheeris)
May 7, 1979 BJCC Center Coliseum, Birmingham, AL (supported by Jimmy Spheeris)
May 8, 1979 Coliseum, Jackson, MS (Cancelled when the concert was flooded Out)
May 8, 1979 Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport, LA (supported by Jimmy Spheeris)
May 9, 1979 Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS (supported by Jimmy Spheeris)
May 11, 1979 Kansas Coliseum, Wichita, KS (supported by Jimmy Spheeris)
May 12, 1979 City Auditorium Arena, Omaha, NE (supported by Jimmy Spheeris)
May 14, 1979 Convention Center Arena, Dallas, TX (supported by Jimmy Spheeris)
May 15, 1979 Special Events Arena, Austin, TX (supported by Jimmy Spheeris)
May 17, 1979 University of Texas Special Events Center, El Paso, TX (supported by Jimmy Spheeris)
May 18, 1979 Community Center, Tucson, AZ
May 19, 1979 ASU Activity Center, Tempe, AZ (supported by Jimmy Spheeris)
May 21, 1979 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO
May 23, 1979 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
May 24, 1979 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC
May 25, 1979 Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, WA
October 29, 1979 Apollo, Glasgow, SCOT (supported by Jimmy Spheeris)
October 31-November 1, 1979 New Bingley Hall, Stafford, ENG (supported by Jimmy Spheeris)
November 3-4, 1979 Wembley Arena, London, ENG (supported by Jimmy Spheeris)
November 6, 1979 Brighton Centre, Brighton, ENG (supported by Jimmy Spheeris)
November 9, 1979 Ahoy, Rotterdam, NED (supported by Jimmy Spheeris)
November 15, 1979 UK TV "Top of the Pops"
November 29, 1979 UK TV "Top of the Pops"