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Gary Moore & The Midnight Blues Band – Live at Montreux 1990

2004 concert video by Gary Moore

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Source revisionJun 2, 2025
Entity authorityQ5525615 ↗
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Gary Moore & The Midnight Blues Band – Live at Montreux 1990 is a live DVD by Gary Moore, recorded on 7 July 1990 and 9 July 1997 (bonus songs).

The Montreux Jazz Festival, founded in 1967, is one of the most prestigious annual music events in the world. Moore's 1990 performance was his first at the event, and was part of the tour supporting his Still Got the Blues album. Albert Collins was a featured guest at this performance. Moore later played the festival on a regular basis.

The DVD, released in 2004 by Eagle Vision, includes three bonus songs from Moore's 1997 performance at Montreux.

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The public source identifies “Gary Moore & The Midnight Blues Band – Live at Montreux 1990” as 2004 concert video by Gary Moore. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Gary, Moore and Midnight.

Editorial reviewA practical starting point whose main value is the path it opens into stronger specialist and primary sources. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1990, 1997, 1967, 2004—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 2004. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Gary, Moore and Midnight providing the first useful test.
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