The Moody Blues' Justin Hayward lines up US summer tour; new artists added to On the Blue Cruise

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Earlier this year, The Moody BluesJustin Hayward canceled a series of U.S. shows because of an unspecified “medical condition,” but the singer/guitarist has now scheduled a new run of stateside concerts in August.

The tour, which will stop at venues in the Midwest and Western U.S., is mapped out from an August 6 show in Burnsville, Minnesota, through an August 28 in Monterey, California. Following the U.S. outing, Justin will embark on a September tour of his U.K. homeland.

Fans can expect to hear Hayward play selections from his 2016 solo compilation, All the Way; from his 2013 album, Spirits of the Western Sky; and, of course, from The Moody Blues’ back catalog.

In other news, more artists have been added to the lineup of the second annual edition of the On the Blue Cruise, which Hayward headlines.

Among the new additions are The Zombies, ex-Deep Purple bassist/singer Glenn Hughes, former Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre, Poco, the Electric Light Orchestra spinoff group The Orchestra, and founding Ambrosia singer David Pack‘s Legends Live project, which also features Romantics frontman Wally Palmar and ex-Kansas vocalist John Elefante.

As previously reported, the 2020 On the Blue Cruise will set sail from Miami on April 1 and will stop at St. Maarten, St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas before returning to port on April 8.

Previously confirmed performers include Art Garfunkel, Dave Mason, Zombies frontman Colin Blunstone, Ronnie Spector and The Ronettes, Alan Parsons, Al Stewart, Orleans, Firefall, Player, The Babys and Focus. Visit OntheBlueCruise.com for more information.

Here are all of Hayward’s forthcoming U.S. tour dates:

8/6 — Burnsville, MN, Ames Center
8/7 — Eau Claire, WI, Jamf Theatre at Pablo Center
8/8 — Wausau, WI, Grand Theater
8/9 — Chicago, IL, Athenaeum Theater
8/11 — St. Louis, MO, River City Casino and Hotel
8/15 — Aspen, CO, Belly Up
8/18 — Tucson, AZ, Fox Tucson Theatre
8/20 — Solana Beach, CA, Belly Up Tavern
8/21 — San Juan Capistrano, CA, The Coach House
8/23 — Big Bear Lake, CA, The Cave Big Bear
8/24 — Ventura, CA, Majestic Ventura Theatre
8/25 — Napa, CA, Uptown Theater
8/28 — Monterey, CA, Golden State Theatre

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