Justin Hayward’s Solo Journey

Justin Hayward won’t be sitting idle once The Moody Blues concludes its June tour of the United Kingdom and Europe. The guitarist will keep on rocking through September with shows on both sides of the Atlantic.

Although not an original member of The Moody Blues still performing in the band (that honor goes to drummer Graeme Edge), Hayward has written many of the band’s signature songs, including “Nights In White Satin,” “The Story In Your Eyes,” “Question” and “Tuesday Afternoon.”

But Hayward isn’t known strictly for his Moody Blues work. He collaborated with bandmate John Lodge on 1975’s Blue Jays and released his first solo album, Songwriter, in 1977. Hayward also had a hit with “Forever Autumn” which appeared on Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War Of The Worlds.

Now you can spend some quality time with the artist as he ventures forth with his name topping the marquees. Here’s the tour:

July 2 – Porthcawl, Wales, Grand Pavilion
July 3 – St. Albans, England, The Alban Arena
July 7 – Basingstoke, England, The Anvil
July 8 – New Brighton, England, Floral Pavilion
July 9 – York, England, York Barbican
July 10 – Guildford, England, G Live
July 12 – Canterbury, England, Marlowe Theatre
July 13 – Truro, England, Hall For Cornwall
Aug. 19 – Plymouth, N.H., The Flying Monkey Movie House & Performance Center
Aug. 20 – Salisbury, Mass., Blue Ocean Music Hall
Aug. 21 – Boston, Mass., The Wilbur
Aug. 22 – Hartford, Conn., Infinity Hall Hartford
Aug. 24 – Philadelphia, Pa., World Cafe Live
Aug. 25 – Harrisburg, Pa., Sunoco Performance Theater
Aug. 26 – Bethlehem, Pa., ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks
Aug. 27 – Alexandria, Va., The Birchmere
Aug. 29 – Annapolis, Md., Rams Head On Stage
Aug. 30 – Morristown, N.J. Mayo Performing Arts Center
Sept. 1 – Kent, Ohio, The Kent Stage
Sept. 2 – Canton, Mich., Village Theater
Sept. 4 – Burnsville, Minn., Ames Center
Sept. 6 – Chicago, Ill., City Winery
Sept. 8 – Chicago, Ill., City Winery
Sept. 10 – Nashville, Tenn., James K. Polk Theatre
Sept. 11 – St. Louis, Mo., Sheldon Concert Hall
Sept. 12 – Springfield, Mo., Gillioz Theatre
Sept. 14 – Wichita, Kan., Orpheum Theatre
Sept. 16 – Boulder, Colo., Boulder Theater
Sept. 19 – San Juan Capistrano, Calif., The Coach House Concert Hall
Sept. 20 – Solana Beach, Calif., Belly Up Tavern
Sept. 22 – Oakland, Calif., Yoshi’s Oakland
Sept. 23 – Napa, Calif., City Winery Napa

Some shows are already on sale. VIP packages are available. Visit JustinHayward.com for more information.