JOHN LODGE
VENUE UNION CHAPEL, LONDON DATE 11/04/2025
Moody and blue.
“It’s lovely to be here,” says John Lodge. “In fact, it’s lovely to be anywhere,” he adds, adapting the old joke and explaining that just over a year ago he had a stroke. Yet with “Prayers, love and good vibes,” he continues, “here we are.”
It’s a remarkable recovery, as the 81-year-old Moody Blue and his fine band deliver a sterling show of two halves in this congenial setting. The first consists of selected Moodies songs close to Lodge’s heart; the second offers landmark album Days Of Future Passed in full. If the latter is superior, it’s because the majesty of that pioneering 1967 album fills the hall so powerfully, invoking nostalgia while at the same time proving its ongoing beauty.