Justin Hayward Shares New Single, 2025 Tour Dates

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Justin Hayward, City Winery, NYC, August 16, 2018

Legendary singer-songwriter and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Justin Hayward has added dates to his 2025 “Blue World” Tour of the U.S., Canada and U.K. Joining Hayward are band members Mike Dawes, Julie Ragins and Karmen Gould. Tickets are available here.

Hayward, who turned 78 last October 14, is best known as the vocalist, lead guitarist and composer for the Moody Blues, whose songs include “Nights in White Satin,” “Tuesday Afternoon,” “Question,” and “I Know You’re Out There Somewhere” plus other classic rock and genre-defining hits.

On March 14, he released a new recording, made with singer-songwriter, producer and conductor Mike Batt, a vocal and orchestral rendition of “Life In A Northern Town” – released almost exactly 40 years after the Dream Academy original.

“Mike and I have known each other since we were young,” Hayward says. “I always loved the atmosphere and mood he [creates]. Last year we fixed a new recording session with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, with Haydn Bendall engineering. ‘Life in a Northern Town’ [is] a song… that was at the top of both our lists of favorites.”

Adds Batt: “Vocally, this single is basically Justin singing the verses and me singing the choruses. The absence of a rhythm section gives more space for the voice to occupy. It also means the arrangement isn’t obscured, so you can hear the inner orchestral parts. I do think there’s a chemistry we tap into when we work together. I think it’s just because we’ve known each other so long, and we’re musically comfortable together.” The pair had previously collaborated on the Classic Blue album with the LPO.

The new release’s b-side is a new live recording of a Moody Blues song.

Hayward joined the Moody Blues in 1966. They have sold a reported 70 million albums worldwide and were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. The band’s recordings are available in the U.S. here and in the U.K. here. Some of Hayward’s solo albums are available here.

Watch Hayward perform a Moody Blues favorite in 2024

Justin Hayward 2025 Tour (Tickets are available here)
Apr 15 – The Parker – Ft. Laudcrdale, Fl
Apr 16 – Sunrise Theatre – Fort Pierce, Fl
Apr 18 – Bilheimer Capitol Theatre – Clearwater, FL
Apr 19 – The Plaza Live – Orlando, FL
Apr 21 – Florida Theatre – Jacksonville, FL
Apr 23 – CenterStage – Atlanta, GA
Apr 27 – Pantages Theatre- Minneapolis MN
Apr 29 – Scottish Rite Theatre – Peoria, Il
May 01 – The Arcada Theatre – St. Charles, Il
May 02 – Sharon Lynne Wilson Centere for the Arts – Brookfield, WI
May 10 – Great Canadian Casino Vancouver – Coquitlam, BC
May 13 – Tacoma Arts Live – Pantages Theater – Tacoma, WA
May 15 – Elsinore Theatre – Salem, OR
May 17 – Harrah’s Lake Tahoe – Stateline, NV
May 20 – Palace of Fine Arts – San Francisco, CA

Aug 31 – Tupelo Music Hall – Derry, NH

Oct 19 – New Theatre Cardiff – Cardiff, UK
Oct 20 – Hall for Cornwall – Cornwall, UK
Oct 21 – The Playhouse Theatre – Weston-super-mare, UK
Oct 23 – Leas Cliff Hall – Folkestone, UK
Oct 24 – Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre – Bournemouth, UK
Oct 25 – The Anvil – Basingstoke, UK
Oct 27 – Venue Cymru – Llandudno, UK
Oct 28 – Floral Pavilion Theatre – Whiston, UK
Oct 29 – Birmingham Town Hall – Birmingham, UK
Oct 30 – Wyvern Theatre – Swindon, UK
Oct 31 – Cadogan Hall – London, UK