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On this day, 14 January 1965, rock ‘n’ roll legend Chuck Berry played Cardiff’s Capitol Theatre.
The main support was the The Moody Blues, who had recently achieved the biggest hit of their career so far with a cover of Bessie Banks’s ‘Go Now’ reaching No 1 on the UK charts.
The Moody Blues had little success with singles after "Go Now!" in the mid-1960s, which led to singer Denny Laine’s departure from the band, later being replaced by Justin Hayward.
Bassist Clint Warwick had already departed the band at this time. Rodney Clark had replaced him for a while before they recruited John Lodge. With the new lineup, The Moody Blues continued to perform "Go Now!" for a short time, up until they began writing their own material.
Hayward sang the song during his first year with the band, and Ray Thomas attempted to sing it a couple of times.
Also on the bill that night was the Graham Bond Organisation, Winston G, The Five Dimensions and Long John Baldry.
The Moody Blues Setlist
Time Is on My Side
(Kai Winding & His Orchestra cover)
Pretty Thing
(Bo Diddley cover)
It Ain't Necessarily So
(George Gershwin cover)
Bye Bye Bird
(Sonny Boy Williamson cover)
(Bessie Banks cover)
I'll Go Crazy
(James Brown & The Famous Flames cover)
