Electric Light Orchestra

Final American ELO Tour Starts In August

Posted on by JL

19 March 2024

Multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter-producer and veteran rock star JEFF LYNNE and his ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (1970–1983, 1984–1986, 2000–2001, 2014–present) who had Roy Wood and Bev Bevan from 60s British beat group The Move in their original line-up, are getting ready for their final American Tour, dubbed ‘The Over And Out Tour’.

The journey kicks off in Palm Desert, CA

August 24 Palm Desert, CA Acrisure Arena
August 27 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena
August 28 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
August 30 Portland, OR Moda Center

September 1 San Francisco, CA Chase Center
September 6 St. Louis, MO Enterprise Center
September 7 Indianapolis, IN Gainbridge Fieldhouse
September 9 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
September 10 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena
September 13 Cincinnati, OH Heritage Bank Center
September 14 Cleveland, OH Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
September 16 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
September 20 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
September 23 Boston, MA TD Garden
September 25 Washington, DC Capital One Arena
September 27 Chicago, IL United Center
September 30 St, Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center

October 2 Denver, CO Ball Arena
October 9 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
October 11 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
October 12 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena
October 15 Austin, TX Moody Center
October 16 Houston, TX Toyota Center
October 18 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
October 21 Phoenix, AZ Footprint Center
October 23 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center
October 25 Los Angeles, CA Kia Forum

Tons of Hits


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ELO: Instagram – Bio – Discography

JULIANA HATFIELD Can’t Get ELO Out Of Her Head

Posted on by JL

20 July 2023

Flamboyant American alt-rocker JULIANA HATFIELD
has been around for a while now, actually since 1986.

The past few years, she showed that she’s a sucker for covering other
(celebrated) artist’s songs. She even made full albums of it. One with
Olivia-Newton John tunes (2018) and one with The Police songs.

And she keeps on doing the same. Her next cover LP is dedicated to melodic pop/rock masters ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (ELO), led by the tremendous hit-smith Jeff Lynne.

The 10-track LP is out on 17 November. More info here.

After sharing her take on Don’t Bring Me Down we get her version
of the downhearted 1974 ballad CAN’T GET IT OUT OF MY MIND.

She does it with endearment and elegance.

Tune in

ELO original

HATFIELD: Instagram

THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Released Their Self-Titled Debut LP 50 Years Ago Today

Posted on by JL

Back in time

3 December 2021

Band: ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
Who: Pop/rock/classical songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Jeff Lynne
(the sole mastermind when Roy Wood left) ) and Roy Wood, plus drummer
Bev Bevan (the lasy two both ex-The Move members) were the key players
of ELO.

Active: 1970–1983,1984–1986, 2000–2001, 2014–present
Albums: 14 – with Out Of Nowhere (released in 2019,
credited to Jeff Lynne’s ELO) as the most recent one.

Anniversary LP: THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
Know as No Answer in the USA, because of a stupid
miscommunication when trying to contact the UK
record label for the album’s title (idiots!).

Released: 3 December 1971 – 50 years ago today


Back sleeve

AllMusic: “The initial idea for the spin-off group combining rock and classical
music was Wood’s, not Lynne’s. Wood and Lynne split the songwriting duties on
Electric Light Orchestra, much as they did on late-period Move albums, but it
seems like their visions of what ELO was were widely divergent. Electric Light
Orchestra sounds like nothing either Jeff Lynne or Roy Wood did before or
after, and therein lies its fascination.” Score: 4/5.

Turn Up The Volume: Roll over our way, Beethoven
and join our band. We love you, xxx ELO.

Single/clip: 10538 Overture…

Full album…

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ELO: All Albums – Website