The Moody Blues - Radio City Music Hall - Aug 9, 2007 8:00 PM - Tickets: $39.50 - $89.50 The Box Office enter The Moody Blues
Radio City is located on 6th Avenue between 50th St & 51st St. (212) 465-6115 weekdays 9:30-4:30pm.
Box Office Numbers: 212 247-4777 Mon - Sat 11:30-6:00pm also 212-247-4777
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ARRIVE EARLY: Please arrive one-hour prior to showtime. All packages, including briefcases and pocketbooks, will be inspected prior to entry.
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From a different site. See more details about Radio City Music Hall. ...Previous Shows - Since opening in 1932, Radio City Music Hall has been home to an endless variety of entertainment. Its greatest claim to fame is the Rockettes, who have been kicking their way across the Radio City stage since 1933 (and have starred in their "Christmas Spectacular" since 1979), but this world-renowned venue has hosted much, much more. Children's shows like Dora the Explorer Live!, Sesame Street Live, Blue’s Clues Live!, and Barney’s Colorful World are among its most popular events.
Location
The Radio City Music Hall is located on Sixth Avenue between 50th and 51st streets, and is an integral part of the Rockefeller Plaza complex.
Background
Although Radio City Music Hall is not on Broadway, it is probably New York City's most famous theater, and it is in fact far larger than its Broadway brethren. Because of its size and prime location, Radio City covers the larger and more successful acts that can draw a big crowd to fill its cavernous auditorium. The "Showplace of the Nation," as it has often been called, has hosted a variety of entertainments including award shows, children's musicals, headlining comedians, major rock bands and musicians, and of course The Rockettes. In its long history, the great stage at Radio City Music Hall has also seen many celebrities, including Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., and Tony Bennett.
Parking
Theater parking is available around Rockefeller Plaza, but it is rather expensive.
See our discount parking guide for parking for this theater
History
The famous Samuel L. Rothafel, widely known as Roxy, opened the Radio City Music Hall on December 27, 1932. Opening night was a lavish five-hour affair that included 96 Roxyettes, four Greek dances, and the 110-voice Tuskegee choir. Rain and poor critical acclaim dampened the opening of the Music Hall. Two nights later Roxy's new moving picture house, the RKO Roxy, opened on 7th Avenue. One week later when all the numbers were in, all hell would break loose in the RKO organization. Due to poor returns they closed the RKO Roxy and turned the Radio City Music Hall into a movie theater on Jan 11, 1933. They believed that the time for the stage format show had passed and now the Depression-era public were more interested in movies. They did, however, keep the Roxyettes as a holiday “gift” to the audience before movie screenings. But to remove the connection to Samuel Rothafel, they renamed the dance troupe to the Rockettes. A world famous precision dance troupe with a rich history of skill and dedication to their craft, the Rockettes were in 1979 granted a permanent home in their very own show, The Radio City Christmas Spectacular.
Design
The Radio City Music Hall was designed by architect Edward Durrell Stone and interior designer Donald Deskey in the Art Deco style. Over the years, Radio City became worn and ill-equipped for the quality of performance that today's audiences expect, and in the late '70s it was on the verge of demolition. However, that catastrophe was narrowly averted when the famed venue was granted landmark status. In 1999, architect Hugh Hardy supervised a painstaking seven-month $70 million restoration that put Radio City back on the map for New York audiences. All areas of the hall were improved with this restoration, from the legendary marquee to the ceilings, thus restoring Radio City Music Hall to its former glory.
Seats
Radio City Music Hall has 6200 seats. The seating sections are divide into a large ochestra with three mezzanines; the top two are really balconies.
Directions
By Subway, take the B, D, E, or F to Rockefeller Plaza / 47-50th Streets.
Seating Chart
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| BY BUS | Take M5, M6, M7 or M27/M50 buses to Rockefeller Center/50th St
| BY TRAIN
| Take the B, D or F subway to Rockefeller Center/50th st
 NY City Transit (Travel directions by bus & subway) 718 330.1234
Metro North Commuter Railroad 212 532.4900
Long Island Rail Road 718 217.5477
MTA Customer Service 718 330.3322
NJ Transit 973 762.5100
| BY FERRY
| New York Waterway 800 533.3779
| PARKING
GARAGES | 2543 West 48th St, between 5th & 6th Aves
212 698.8530
301 West 51st St, corner of 51st & 8th Ave 212 581.8490
254 West 49th St, between 7th & 8th Aves 212 581.8590
201 West 48th St, between 8th Ave & Broadway
212 586.0665
257 West 48th St, between 6th & 7th Aves 212 262.9778
148 West 48th St, between 6th & 7th Aves 212 888.7400
Radio City Music Hall has no affiliation with nor do we endorse any of the garages/lots listed above. These parking facilities are located near Radio City. Radio City Music Hall is not responsible for any parking tickets, vandalism, etc. while parking for an event or otherwise. |
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The Moody Blues - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - The Moody Blues are a British rock band originally from Birmingham, England. Founding members Michael Pinder and Ray Thomas performed an initially ... The Moody Blues - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe Moody Blues are a British rock band originally from Birmingham, England. Founding members Michael Pinder and Ray Thomas performed an initially rhythm and blues-based sound in Birmingham in 1964 along with Graeme Edge and others, and were later joined by John Lodge and Justin Hayward as they inspired and evolved the progressive rock style. Among their innovations was a fusion with classical music, most notably in their seminal 1967 album Days of Future Passed. The band has had numerous hit albums in the UK, U.S., and worldwide, and has seen several additional musicians come and go, and they remain active even as of 2007, with a North American summer tour scheduled. Contents- 1 Founding and early history
- 2 Deram Records contract and founding of signature style
- 3 Hiatus, solo work
- 4 Reunion, 1977–1990
- 5 1990s, new millennium, and present
- 6 Discography
- 7 References
- 8 External links
The Moody Blues formed on 4 May 1964 in Erdington, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Ray Thomas, John Lodge, and Michael Pinder had been members of El Riot & the Rebels, a regionally-popular band. They disbanded when Lodge, the youngest member, went to technical college and Pinder joined the army. Pinder then rejoined Thomas to form the Krew Cats and enjoyed moderate success. The pair recruited guitarist/vocalist Denny Laine, band manager-turned drummer Graeme Edge, and bassist Clint Warwick (born Albert Eccles, 25 June 1940, in Wilton Street, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire). The five appeared as the Moody Blues for the first time in Birmingham in 1964. The name developed from a planned sponsorship from the M&B Brewery and was also a subtle reference to the Duke Ellington song, "Mood Indigo". Soon, the band obtained a London-based management company, 'Ridgepride', formed by ex-Decca A&R man Alex Murray (Alex Wharton), who helped them land a recording contract with Decca Records in the spring of 1964. They released a single, "Steal Your Heart Away" that year which made it onto the charts. But it was their second single, "Go Now" (released later that year), which really launched their career, being promoted on TV with the among the first purpose-made promotional films in the pop era, produced and directed by Wharton. The single became a huge hit in the United Kingdom (where it remains their only Number 1 single to date) and in the United States where it reached #10. Wharton left the management firm and the group released a series of unsuccessful singles. In mid-1966 Warwick left the group. He was briefly replaced by Rod Clarke but in November 1966 Laine and Clarke had also departed the group. They were immediately replaced by Pinder and Thomas' El Riot bandmate, John Lodge, and Justin Hayward, formerly of The Wilde Three. The band soon realised that their style of American blues covers and novelty tunes was not working for them and decided to develop an original style. Their new style, featuring the symphonic sounds of the mellotron and Ray Thomas's flute, was to be developed in a concept album revolving around a day in the life of everyman.
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Labels: concert, music, New York, Radio City Music Hall, The Moody Blues
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