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“Mr Blue Sky is the song I always go back to. It’s such a feelgood track and it’s never aged”: The ELO classic led Crobot’s Brandon Yeagley to Frank Zappa, Protest The Hero and a whole world of prog

From a box of his parents’ cassettes to voracious filesharing, the vocalist always wanted to be the one bringing strange new music to his friends

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Attention fans of swoon-inducing West Coast melodic rock: it's time to meet your new favourite band

Don't call it yacht rock – there's no cheesy parody with Young Gun Silver Fox, just accomplished songcraft

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"I was only allowed to walk forwards if I had a particularly important guitar solo": Meet Star Circus, the missing link between ELO and Def Leppard

Variety is said to be the spice of life, and Star Circus throw a lot into the ring

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"It's not too clever, it's not contrived - it's quite simply perfect": Electric Light Orchestra hit the right formula on A New World Record

A New World Record added Olympian levels of commercial success to Jeff Lynne's mix of melodic craft and production nous

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Jeff Lynne 'gutted' to cancel final shows

Jeff Lynne was "absolutely gutted" to cancel Electric Light Orchestra's (ELO) final shows earlier this month.

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A London music festival cancels its final night after ELO's Jeff Lynne pulls out

A two-week-long music festival in central London has cancelled its final night on Sunday after Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra pulled out of the headline slot

The Independent UK

Jeff Lynne's ELO cancel farewell gig at BST Hyde Park due to frontman's illness

Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) have been forced to cancel their farewell show at BST Hyde Park on Sunday (13.07.25) as the singer is suffering from a "systemic infection".

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BST Hyde Park cancels final day after Jeff Lynne’s ELO pull out

Originally known as the Electric Light Orchestra, frontman Jeff Lynne renamed the group after it reformed in 2014

Evening Standard

Jeff Lynne cancels final live show over health concerns

Electric Light Orchestra frontman withdraws from BST Hyde Park festival owing to a ‘systemic infection’

The Guardian - UK

“Jeff is heartbroken to report that he will not be able to perform”: Jeff Lynne’s ELO cancel last ever show

The iconic British rock band have cancelled their swansong show in London‘s Hyde Park after doctors advise Jeff Lynne not to play

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BST Hyde Park share statement on fate of Jeff Lynne's ELO's final show

Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra's London concert looks set to go ahead on Sunday (13.07.25), despite a show on Thursday (10.07.25) being cancelled just minutes before it was due to begin.

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Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra expected to perform at BST Hyde Park

The band was due to perform on Thursday night at Manchester’s Co-Op Live but cancelled due to ‘illness’.

Evening Standard

"Jeff is devastated": ELO's last ever mega-gig plunged into jeopardy after last-minute cancellation of last night's Manchester show

After cancelling the gig minutes before curtain up, all eyes now turn to the band's planned Hyde Park finale on Sunday

MusicRadar

What Happened To Jeff Lyne? Concern For ELO Frontman After Cancelled Performance in Manchester

ELO's Manchester gig was axed due to Jeff Lynne's illness, sparking concern for the 77-year-old star. Support him and stay updated.

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Evening Standard

BST Hyde Park headliner health fears sparked by last-minute gig cancellation

The band cancelled their Manchester gig on Thursday as fans flocked to the arena

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"Honestly, I was almost in tears": Jeff Lynne's ELO forced to cancel second-to-last concert ever, minutes before showtime

The Electric Light Orchestra's 55-year career is scheduled to come to a halt this weekend in London

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"For all the madcap genius of Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne, Bev Bevan sounds like the star of the show": The Move's Looking On signposts better things further down the road

What happened to Jeff Lynne in between the Idle Race and the Electric Light Orchestra

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“We tried the spaceship at The Who’s studio. Pete Townshend saw it and said: ‘I want one!’”: How Jeff Lynne took Electric Light Orchestra and the Traveling Wilburys to infinity and beyond

ELO were the mad Englishmen who conquered the US in the 1970s – and Jeff Lynne was at the heart of it

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The Conversation

We simulated the upcoming AFL season four different ways – here’s what was predicted

The 2025 AFL season is just around the corner and fans are pondering the big questions: who will play finals? Who will finish in the top four? Who’s getting the wooden spoon?

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“ELO, Judas Priest, my dad’s piano playing – that’s prog!” Tennis hero Pat Cash discovered Saga in Steve Harris’ private pub, introduced Tony Iommi to Bigelf and got Robert Plant to take up his sport

Travelling the world with his Walkman, the young Australian moved on from his family’s opera and folk to Rush, Steven Wilson, Brian Eno, Francis Dunnery and Anathema, and adopted his chequered headband in honour of Cheap Trick

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“Suddenly the sun shone and it was, ‘Wow!’”: How ELO’s Jeff Lynne created his masterpiece Mr. Blue Sky - and how a little joke at the end of the song was misheard by millions

Inside the making of a miniature pop symphony

The Independent UK

Sabrina Carpenter to headline BST Hyde Park 2025: How to get tickets

Grammy-nominated pop star is one of the biggest breakthroughs of the year

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“The lyrics come from articles about near-death experiences. They all follow a similar thread… they read like a metaphor for discovering true meaning and purpose”: Stuckfish’s fourth album contains a collection of firsts

Inspired by hold music, movie scenes, Sarah Bernhardt, Carry On Wayward Son and more, the Northumberland-based proggers have a new line-up and a new energy to go with their new music

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“The sound wasn’t very good in there. And the electric risers didn’t work. You could see Jeff Lynne clambering out of a hole to get onstage”: Bev Bevan on the reality of life aboard ELO’s spaceship

The self-proclaimed second-loudest drummer in Birmingham recalls his time with The Move, Black Sabbath and more – and he wants you to know he hasn’t retired

The Independent UK

Hugh Jackman to headline BST Hyde Park 2025 – how to get tickets

Tony-winning Hollywood star will perform songs from a number of musicals, including ‘The Greatest Showman’ and ‘Les Miserables’

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