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1969 CONCERTS1969 TOUR BOOK SETLISTS 1969 CONCERT DATES |
| 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, Netherlands | 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 | |
| APRIL 1969 | |||
| 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 | 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 | |
| JUNE 1969 | |||
| 2-6 | BBC Sessions | Jimmy Young | |
| 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) |
| 22 | Bilzen, Belgium | Bilzen Jazz Festival | |
| 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" | |
| 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 | Sacramento, CA | Cal Expo | With AUM and Country Joe & The Fish |
| 27 | Grand Rapids, MI | Fountain Street Church | With Humble Pie |
| 29 | Toronto, ON | Massey Hall | With Humble Pie |
| 30 | West Palm Beach, FL | International Raceway | First Annual Palm Beach Music and Art Festival featuring The Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, The Chambers Brothers, Sly and The Family Stone, Jefferson Airplane, The Byrds, Steppenwolf, Spirit, Pacific Gas and Electric, Sweetwater, Country Joe and The Fish, Johnny Winter, Rotary Connection, Grand Funk Railroad, The Rubgys, King Crimson, Ten Years After, Spooky Tooth, Iron Butterfly and others. |
| 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"). | |||
| 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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