Classic Rock
Moody Blues’ Justin Hayward announces new 2026 and 2027 tour dates
The last living member of The Moody Blues‘ classic lineup, singer and guitarist Justin Hayward (79), has announced new 2026 tour dates. Called “Story in Your Eyes,” the tour will take place across the United States and the United Kingdom.
He will celebrate his solo career as well as his time in the legendary British Progressive Rock band. Hayward also will be telling stories and answering questions during the performances.
Moody Blues’ Justin Hayward announces new 2026 and 2027 tour dates
August
- 28 – The Cabot – Beverly, Massachusetts
- 29 – Cary Hall – Lexington, Massachusetts
September
- 1-3 – City Winery – New York, New York
- 5 – Plymouth Memorial Hall – Plymouth, Massachusetts
- 6 – Historic Park Theatre & Event Center – Cranston, Rhode Island
- 8 – Ridgefield Playhouse – Ridgefield, Connecticut
- 9 – Troy Savings Bank Music Hall – Troy, New York
- 11 – Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa – Atlantic City, New Jersey
- 13 – State Theatre Center for the Arts – Easton, Pennsylvania
- 15 – Keswick Theatre – Glenside, Pennsylvania
- 19 – Des Plaines Theatre – Des Plaines, Illinois
- 20 – Arcada Theatre – St. Charles, Illinois
October
- 5 – Birmingham Town Hall – Birmingham, United Kingdom
- 7 – Princess Theatre – Torquay, United Kingdom
- 8 – Kingdom Hall for Cornwall – Truro, United Kingdom
- 10 – Salisbury City Hall – Salisbury, United Kingdom
- 12-13 – Cadogan Hall – London, United Kingdom
- 14 – Aylesbury Waterside Theatre – Aylesbury, United Kingdom
- 17 – Alhambra Theatre – Dunfermline, United Kingdom
- 18 – Tyne Theatre & Opera House – Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- 20 – De La Warr Pavilion – Bexhill On Sea, United Kingdom
- 21 – Cliffs Pavilion – Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom
- 24 – The Anvil – Basingstoke, United Kingdom
April (2027)
- 2 – Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza’s Fred Kavli Theatre – Thousand Oaks, California
Formed in Birmingham, England, in 1964, The Moody Blues were one of the most influential Progressive Rock bands of all time. Interestingly, they were one of the few bands able to achieve success in both the 1960s and 1970s, as well as in the 1980s, slightly changing their sound and becoming more commercial, much like Genesis and Yes did.
Some of their most famous songs include “Nights in White Satin,” “Your Wildest Dreams,” “Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon),” “Question,” “The Voice,” and “Ride My See-Saw.” Their second album, “Days of Future Passed” (1967), was the record that put them on the map.
It was released in the same year as two other fundamental albums that helped give birth to Progressive Rock: Pink Floyd’s “The Piper at the Gates of Dawn” and The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” The band’s final album was ‘December,’ released in 2003, although they remained active until 2018. From 1964 until that final year, they had only a three-year hiatus, from 1974 to 1977.
