Moody Blues’ John Lodge Adds to ‘Singer in a Rock and Roll Band’ 2025 Tour
by Best Classic Bands Staff
John Lodge, the bass guitarist and one of the primary singers and songwriters for the Moody Blues, has announced new dates with his band for his 2025 “Singer in a Rock and Roll Band” tour. For these December shows, he’ll again be joined by his 10,000 Light Years Band and special guest Jon Davison of YES. The concerts follow the previously announced ones that will take place in July and August. Tickets for most of the December dates will be available on June 27 at 10 a.m. here.
Following the phenomenal success of his “Days of Future Passed” tour over the last couple of years, the 79 year-old wanted to go back to basics and bring a true Moody Blues show to the fans with the songs that he loved performing with the band, and to recreate the sound and the feel of one of these special concerts. The new show will feature songs from “the core seven albums” including Days of Future Passed, Seventh Sojourn, and more, plus Octave and Long Distance Voyager. It will bring together some of the captivating moments of his “Days of Future Passed” show and tributes to all his bandmates.
Those songs include “I’m Just a Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band),” “Nights in White Satin,” “Ride My See-Saw,” “Gemini Dream,” “Tuesday Afternoon,” “The Voice,” “Steppin’ in Slide Zone,” “Isn’t Life Strange” and much more.
Lodge suffered a stroke in late 2023. In a February 9, 2024, post on his Facebook page he had thanked his fans for their “prayers and good wishes for a healthy recovery,” writing that he was “blown away by your unbelievable, total support while I have not been well.” (A Jan. 11 note indicated he was “already well on the mend.”) In the February post, Lodge said “the most important thing is to let you know I’m doing really well, resting and recuperating” from the unidentified health issue. He also shared that he had been “sneaking into my home studio to write as well!”
“As John Lennon said ‘life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans’… I wish I were packing now to head out on tour, and you all know performing live, and seeing you all on the road, has always been something I love. But I’m also embracing this quiet time where I can rest, enjoy the support of my family, and take a moment to be thankful.”
“The show came about following conversations with Graeme, Alan (Hewitt) and Jon (Davison)… This album and these Moody Blues songs changed our lives, they may even have changed the fans lives, and I felt they deserved to still be heard and experienced live as they were originally intended,” said Lodge in the original tour announcement. “My hope is that coming to one of my shows, you can close your eyes and we can all take a moment to turn back the clock as we celebrate this music together. Alan, Jon, and my band have done an incredible job in realizing my vision. It was always important to me to remain true to the original whilst at the same time use modern sound and all the wonderful new technology to reveal the richness of these songs. The tour, as with the album, is dedicated to Graeme, Justin, Ray and Mike, and to every fan, whether they joined back in 1967, or on any day since.”
Lodge released Days of Future Passed: My Sojourn in 2023. It’s available to order in the U.S. here and the U.K. here.
Listen to his solo studio recording of “Peak Hour”
A 2025 release, Love Conquers All, and other solo albums, are available here. The great Moody Blues catalog is available here.
Related: Our 2018 review of John Lodge in concert
John Lodge “Singer in a Rock and Roll Band” Tour (Tickets are available here and at the individual venues)
Jul 19 – The Vogel – Red Bank, NJ
Jul 20 – Newton Theatre – Newton, NJ
Jul 23 – Scottish Rite Auditorium – Collingswood, NJ
Jul 24 – Wind Creek Casino – Bethlehem, PA
Jul 26 – Lynn Auditorium – Lynn, MA
Jul 27 – Infinity Hall – Hartford, CT
Jul 29 – Flying Monkey – Plymouth, NH
Jul 30 – JPT Film & Event Center – Newport, RI
Aug 01 – MCL Pavilion – Newport, KY
Aug 02 – Agora – Cleveland, OH
Aug 06 – Arcada Theatre – St. Charles, IL
Aug 07 – Des Plaines Theater – Des Plaines, IL
Dec 04 – Cerritos PAC – Cerritos, CA,
Dec 06 – Uptown Theatre – Napa, CA
Dec 07 – Magnolia PAC – San Diego, CA
Dec 09 – Celebrity Theater – Phoenix, AZ
Dec 11 – Rialto Theatre – Tucson, AZ
Dec 13 – Tower Theatre – Oklahoma City, OK
Dec 14 – Paramount Theatre – Austin, TX
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6 Comments so far
Jump into a conversationJust came across an old photo of John Lodge and me. Told my husband needed to get a frame to display it as well as one of my husband with The Moody Blues back up singers. John is a lovely man, always takes times for his fans and a heck of a musician. Wishing him a speedy recovery and hope to see him on the road.
John always had a moment to sign an autograph and chat after their shows while heading to the bus.
Such an amazing person, musician, I’ve loved the Moodies since childhood. Just learned from this article that we share the same birthday just ten years apart. I hope his tour comes through Portland, love to all
Get well soon John! Take it slow..I grew up listening to you and the rest of the Moodies. Now that is real music! Thoughts and prayers to you!
As your words say “Take a step back out and look in, I’ve found out, I’ve got time.” We do with what time allows us. Best of health John. Moody Blues rock!!!
Get well soon John, we hope to see you out there on this tour. We are all so lucky to share in the many gifts of musical creation you have given us.
Dennis Wise