Justin Hayward live in concert.
ON TOUR

Justin Hayward

14
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

84
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Real Live Certified  

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Critic Consensus

Justin Hayward is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 14 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Justin Hayward is rated as an excellent live performer, with memorable shows that are worth seeing. Justin Hayward concert reviews describe live shows and performances as elegant, poetic, and memorable.

ON TOUR

Rialto Theatre, Tucson, United States (June 26); Darlington Hippodrome, Darlington, United Kingdom (October 13);

Latest Release

Living for Love (Live) (January 27, 2023)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Swindon, United Kingdom (10/14/1946) (10/14/1946)
Bio
Justin David Hayward (born 14 October 1946) is an English musician best known as songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist for the rock band The Moody Blues. In 2018, Hayward was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside the Moody Blues.
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

Chicago Concert Reviews (USA)

October 23, 2023
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The Moody Blues’ Justin Hayward starts City Winery stand straight out of “Your Wildest Dreams”

Music-News.com (UK)

June 18, 2023
100
%
Fans of the Moody Blues have endured a dry spell, as the band has been inactive since 2018. Also, the death of the group's drummer Graeme Edge in 2021, spoiled any chance the band had at regrouping.

Rock Show Critique (USA)

June 6, 2023
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Justin Hayward Still Has The Zest To Perform, Delivers A Gem Of A Show

The Scotsman (Scotland)

September 12, 2019
60
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Music Justin Hayward, Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh

Express and Star (UK)

September 11, 2019
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There are few, if any, voices to match Justin Hayward's.

Glide Magazine (USA)

August 22, 2019
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“Breathe deep the gathering gloom” is one of the memorable poetic phrases created by the Moody Blues in the heyday of their popularity. “Late Lament” was actually a poem at the beginning of the Moody Blues’ biggest hit, “Nights in White Satin.

The 13th Floor (New Zealand)

October 17, 2017
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Moody Blues frontman Justin Hayward performed a solo show at Auckland’s ASB Theatre last night, just days after celebrating his 71st birthday. Hayward proved that age hasn’t taken a toll on his voice or his songs. You’d be excused for thinking that the conservatively dressed…button down shirt, neatly tucked

Past critic reviews published in

Buzz Magazine (UK), The Musical Box (USA), Chunky Glasses (USA), South Florida Sun-Sentinel (USA), Concert Livewire (USA) and more

Image Credit

Derek Russell [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons