| TOUR DATES FOR 1969 |
| JANUARY 1969 |
| 6-10 | BBC Sessions | David Symonds | |
| 25 | Dunstable, UK | California Ballroom | |
| 27 | Manchester, UK | College of Commerce | |
| FEBRUARY 1969 |
| 1 | Birmingham, UK | Mother's Club | |
| 5 | Leicester, UK | Top Rank Suite | With The Nice, Fairport Convention, Alan Bown, & The Bedrocks |
| 6 | Aberystwyth, UK | Kings Hall | |
| 7 | ITV | "This Is Tom Jones" | Broadcast date |
| 8 | Southampton, UK | Southampton University | |
| 13 | Hull, UK | Skyline Ballroom | |
| 14 | London, UK | Goldsmith's College | With Alan Bown, Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera, Deviants |
| 15 | Liverpool, UK | Liverpool University | |
| 18 | BBC Sessions | "Top Gear" | Taping Date |
| 21 | Sheffield, UK | Sheffield University | |
| 22 | Uxbridge, UK | Brunel University | With Junior's Eyes, Game |
| 23 | BBC Sessions | "Top Gear" | Broadcast Date |
| 25 | Sheffield, UK | Sheffield University | With the Hollies, Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity, Fairport Convention |
| 27 | London, UK | London College Student Union | |
| 28 | London, UK | Commem Ball, Queen Elizabeth College, Kensington | With Pink Floyd, The Settlers |
| MARCH 1969 |
| 1 | Manchester, UK | Manchester Tech College | |
| 7 | Amsterdam, Holland | Grand Gala du Disque | With Gladys Knight & The Pips |
| 15 | Leicestershire, UK | Loughborough University | With Van Der Graff Generator, Legay |
| 22 | Birmingham, UK | Ashton University | |
| 28 | London, UK | Seymour Hall | With Rainbows |
| APRIL 1969 |
| 2 | Release of single: "Never Comes the Day / So Deep Within You" |
| 2 | BBC Sessions | Tony Brandon | Taping date |
| 14-18 | BBC Sessions | Tony Brandon | |
| 26 | Birmingham, UK | Mother's | |
| 27 | London, UK | Sadler's Wells | With Pentangle, East of Eden |
| 28-30 | BBC Sessions | Tony Brandon | |
| 30 | Release of Album: "On The Threshold of a Dream" |
| 30 | Amsterdam | Hotel Krasnapolsky | Everly Brothers and others |
| In the Netherlands, they celebrate "Queen's Day" on April 30 every year (even today!). The Moody Blues were a part of the celebration that occurred there in 1969. |
| MAY 1969 |
| 1-2 | BBC Sessions | Tony Brandon | |
| 31 | Release of Album in US: "On The Threshold of a Dream" |
| JUNE 1969 |
| 2-6 | BBC Sessions | Jimmy Young | |
| 27 | ORTF (French TV) | "Tous en Scène" | Filmed at Kremlin-Bicetre. Partial Videos: Never Comes the Day and Nights in White Satin |
| 30 | BBC Sessions | Terry Wogan | |
| JULY 1969 |
| 1-4 | BBC Sessions | Terry Wogan | |
Some time during 1969, The Moody Blues played at State University of New York at Stony Brook with Timothy Leary |
| AUGUST 1969 |
| 2 | New York City, NY | Singer Bowl Music Festival | With Steppenwolf, Procol Harum and NRBQ |
| 3 | Atlantic City, NJ | Atlantic City Pops Festival | With Janis Joplin, Mothers of Invention, Canned Heat, 3 Dog Night, Joe Cocker and others |
| 7 | Plymouth, UK | Van Dyke Club | With Audience (the group) |
| 15 | Upstate New York | Woodstock | Cancelled - took a gig in Paris instead |
The Moody Blues were invited to play at Woodstock in 1969 and in fact, several Woodstock posters show them as performers. They cancelled their appearance there and played at a rally in Paris, France instead. If anyone has a poster/ad/concert ticket/rumor or other information about where the Moodies played in Paris, please write me at my address below.
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| 22 | Bilzen, Belgium | Bilzen Jazz Festival | |
| 22 | Dutch TV | "Jazz Bilzen" | YouTube: Tuesday Afternoon |
| 23 | ATV | "Frank Howard Show" | |
| 30 | Isle of Wight, UK | Woodside Bay | The British "Woodstock" |
| OCTOBER 1969 |
| 11 | Leeds, UK | Leeds University | With Spico |
| 21 | BBC TV | "Monster Music Mash" | |
| 31 | Release of single: "Watching and Waiting / Out and In" |
| NOVEMBER 1969 |
| 1 | San Diego, CA | Cal Western, Golden Gym | |
| 2 | San Francisco, CA | Elysian Park "Love In" | With Jefferson Airplane |
| 6 | TV Appearance | "This is Tom Jones" | Broadcast date |
| 9 | Vancouver, BC | Agrodome | With Canned Heat |
| 14 | San Bernadino, CA | Swing Auditorium | |
| 15 | Release of album: "To Our Children's Children's Children" |
| 15 | Sacramento, CA | Cal Expo | With AUM and Country Joe & The Fish |
| ?? | Kansas City, KS | Memorial Auditorium | |
| 27 | Grand Rapids, MI | Fountain Street Church | With Humble Pie |
| 28 | Detroit, MI | Grande Ballroom | With Humble Pie, Savage Grace |
| 29 | Toronto, ON | Massey Hall | With Humble Pie |
| 30 | West Palm Beach, FL | International Raceway | |
| 30 | Chicago, IL | The Auditorium | With Humble Pie |
| STOP THE PRESSES!! The SACD Liner notes for To Our Children's Children's Children are incorrect, the final concert for this tour was played in CHICAGO. There is a review of their Nov 30th concert in the Chicago Tribune (Dec 1, 1969). Thanks to Karl Speck who followed a hunch, and found the right place. |
| DECEMBER 1969 |
| 5 | Newcastle, UK | Odeon Theatre | With Trapeze, Timon |
| 6 | Manchester, UK | Odeon Theatre | With Trapeze, Timon |
| 7 | Edinburgh, UK | Usher Hall | With Trapeze, Timon |
| 11 | Bristol, UK | Colston Hall | With Trapeze, Timon |
| 12 | London, UK | Royal Albert Hall | With Trapeze, Timon |
The December 12 concert was recorded in 1969 and released as "Caught Live + 5" in 1977. The "+ 5" were four previously unreleased songs plus "Late Lament", with Graeme Edge credited (which was not done on "Days of Future Passed").
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| 13 | Southampton, UK | Gaumont Theatre | With Trapeze, Timon |
| 14 | Birmingham, UK | Odeon Theatre | With Trapeze, Timon |
| 17 | BBC, Paris Cinema studio | "David Symonds Show" | Taping date |
| 27 | BBC, Royal Albert Hall | "Christmas at the BBC" | Live broadcast
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