Troy Savings Bank Music Hall is the kind of room where the right artist at the right moment becomes something you carry with you for a long time. On Wednesday, September 9, that artist is Justin Hayward — the voice and songwriting force behind The Moody Blues — on The Story in Your Eyes Tour.
About Justin Hayward
Hayward joined The Moody Blues in 1966 and spent the next five decades as the band’s lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and primary songwriter. The songs he wrote — “Nights in White Satin,” “Tuesday Afternoon,” “Question,” “Your Wildest Dreams” — are the kind that live in permanent rotation in people’s heads and hearts. The tour name comes from “The Story in Your Eyes,” a Top 25 hit from 1971.
The Moody Blues were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. Hayward received an OBE in 2022 and has been recognized with Ivor Novello honors and ASCAP’s Golden Note Award. He is now the final surviving core member of the band — and still very much on the road, with recent 2026 shows drawing 4.8-out-of-5-star ratings from attendees.
This tour is not a standard greatest-hits night. The format pairs full-band performance with personal storytelling and a live Q&A — so you will hear where the songs came from, in Hayward’s own words, not just the songs themselves. The show also serves as a tribute to late Moody Blues bandmate John Lodge. He is joined by Julie Ragins on keyboards, guitar, and vocals, and Karmen Gould on flute, keyboards, and vocals.
About Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall sits at 30 Second Street in Troy, right in the heart of the Capital District. At 1,200 capacity, this is a concert hall in the real sense — a room built for sound and sized for genuine connection between performer and audience. For a show with storytelling at its center, it is the right space.
From Syracuse, plan on roughly two and a half hours. From Albany, you are practically next door. Either way, a September weeknight in the Capital District is easy travel — get there early and take time to settle in before the lights go down.
Tickets
General public tickets go on sale Friday, May 8 at 10 AM at troymusichall.org. Troy Savings Bank Music Hall members get early access with a presale beginning Thursday, May 7 at 10 AM. This is an all-ages show. Get tickets ↗