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"He'd argue with me till six in the morning - he'd do whatever was needed": How Jeff Lynne built the Electric Light Orchestra

The story of a trio of Brummies who created the progressive orchestral pop-rock band that became a global phenomenon

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“Jeff Lynne and Yes are in the music of Radiohead, Sigur Rós and Muse. It’s overlooked in theirs but not in mine. I don’t have the self-validation I’d like”: Steven Wilson is grateful for prog fans’ support, but he wishes others liked him too

Arguing that pop isn’t as all-embracing as it used to be, he examines the nature of being a nerd with an ego, and wonders if the flawed musical gear his dad built him meant he was always going to make prog sounds

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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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Jeff Lynne ‘gutted’ to cancel shows but is now recuperating at home

The ELO frontman shared a personal update after pulling out of BST Hyde Park due to a serious infection

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"Somebody said to him, 'Did you have a click track?' He said, 'Yes, we did. Ringo, his name was'": Ringo Starr names his proudest moment in The Beatles

And he still feels the slight of not playing on Love Me Do

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London music festival cancels its final night due to illness

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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

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Jeff Lynne cancels final live show over health concerns

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

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Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra cancel performance at BST Hyde Park

Lynne and his rock band were due to headline on Sunday.

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“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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ELO cancel final BST Hyde Park show due to Jeff Lynne health concerns

Rock band were due to play their farewell show at Hyde Park in London on Sunday

The Independent UK

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’.

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"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

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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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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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TV tonight: ELO’s Jeff Lynne invites the cameras into his LA studio

Paul McCartney and Eric Idle help celebrate the multimillion-selling artist in this electric documentary. Plus: some classic Agatha Christie. Here’s what to watch this evening

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The 10 best artists to see at BST Hyde Park, London this summer from Olivia Rodrigo and Beabadoobee to Neil Young and Stevie Wonder

Glastonbury isn't the only major UK festival launching this week

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“You can hear how loose it is - you can hear how not gridded it is”: Producer Jack Antonoff on how he channelled the Beatles and Jeff Lynne for the drums and bass on Sabrina Carpenter’s Please Please Please

“It feels like just a band in the room,” he says

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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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“I didn’t think I played that well. I had a hunch he could pull something out with the slide. I handed him the guitar, and he just did it”: The time Mike Campbell asked George Harrison to take over his own guitar solo

Campbell recalls rejecting his own solo on the Traveling Wilburys' debut single – and why Harrison's playing style was a better fit

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Stevie Wonder announced as final BST at Hyde Park headliner

Legendary American funk/soul/R&B musician joins BST Hyde Park line-up on the same weekend as Neil Young and Jeff Lynne's ELO

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