Image Courtesy of The Moody BluesThe third Moody Blues fan cruise is scheduled to take place in early 2016, and after revealing an initial lineup in June, organizers have announced that a few more well-known artists have come onboard for the event. Founding Three Dog Night member Chuck Negron, ex-Grand Funk Railroad frontman Mark Farner and Vanilla Fudge have been added to the bill, as have former Bad Company singer Brian Howe, veteran folk rockers The Strawbs and Rare Earth.
Those artists join a previously reported list of performers that includes The Zombies, John Waite, Christopher Cross, The Ides of March, Renaissance, Ambrosia and The Orchestra, a band featuring former members of Electric Light Orchestra. In addition, the sibling duo of Matthew and Gunnar Nelson will perform a tribute to their late father, Ricky Nelson.
The Moody Blues Cruise III will set sail from Miami on February 26 and will make stops in Key West, Florida, and Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas, before returning to port on March 1. For more information about the cruise and to book a cabin, visit MoodiesCruise.com.
The Moody Blues wrapped up their 2015 tour itinerary on June 27 with a performance at the U.K.’s famed Glastonbury festival. The band’s only scheduled upcoming performances will take place on the cruise, although the veteran rockers likely will line up some U.S. shows around the time that the seagoing music extravaganza takes place.
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