![]() ![]() I had shivers when watching this broadcast of Jeff Lynne and his Electric Light Orchestra play live in Hyde Park, September 14, for example when they played the last number “Roll over Beethoven” and Jeff was rocking on his guitar while the 50,000 people of the crowd were dancing and Richard Tandy was hitting the notes perfectly on the piano together with a great playing band – even though I had liked to see the original line up “coming back” – and also the BBC concert orchestra, which I liked very much to see and hear (but I missed the Gareth Malone Voices Choir at the parts of the music requiring a beautiful choir to bring ALL of the original ELO experience, for example the end of Mr. THE ELO CONCERT, SEPTEMBER 14: WATCH THE GREAT COME BACK OF JEFF LYNNE/ELO FOLLOWING THE WISH OF THE PEOPLE :-) Fortunately for the fervent, mostly middle-aged fans who sold out this show months ago and the millions more watching on TV who had given up hope of seeing the biggest live band of the late Seventies on stage again the 80-minute headline performance was near perfect. If this one went well, their leader Jeff Lynne had revealed, a tour could be on the cards. The Times: "As the compere Chris Evans reminded the 50,000-strong crowd at Radio 2’s annual festival, ELO last played a full concert 28 years ago. The Guardian: "Radio 2’s annual one-day music festival showcases some great past and present acts, but the symphonic pop songs of Jeff Lynne’s ELO trump them all. "Jeff Lynne’s ELO Takes London’s Hyde Park by Storm! Tell Tchaikovsky the News!" Most of the great musicians were the same as at the "Children In Need Rocks" performance on November 12, 2013, see below under "Other video files - 4". Source of picture: " DISCOVERY - Welcome to the show" from where you can also download a video of the concert and a CD in lossless FLAC-format. We can't think of a more exciting finale to this year's event!ĬD back cover with setlist and musicians: It’s very exciting to come to Hyde Park with Radio 2 and do something this big, and I’m very much looking forward to playing my ELO songs for everyone.”įor this unique performance, Jeff and ELO will be accompanied by the famously versatile BBC Concert Orchestra. Talking about his Festival In A Day performance, Jeff said: “I haven’t performed live in quite some time, and I know the fans have asked for it a lot over the years. Jeff went on to work with many of his musical heroes including Brian Wilson, Randy Newman, the Everley Brothers and his Traveling Wilburys bandmates Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, George Harrison and Roy Orbison. We're delighted to have Jeff Lynne's legendary ELO performing on a festival stage for the first time in 28 years.įormed in Birmingham in 1970, the Electric Light Orchestra went on to become one of the most successful bands of the ‘70s and ‘80s.Īn extraordinary run of 26 UK top 40 singles made Jeff Lynne's anthemic ELO songs some of the most recognisable of the last forty years. Something very special indeed to close the show for this year's Festival In A Day. Source of picture: " DISCOVERY - Welcome to the show". UPDATE NOVEMBER 2015: Watch Jeff Lynne's ELO live at Porchester Hall, London (November 9, 2015), on BBC's "The One Show" (November 11, 2015) and on BBC Radio 2 (November 12, 2015) from my playlist here: (all video files can be downloaded from the right side of the screen) Visit the Strong Songs merch store for some very cool t-shirts, mugs, totes, and more: LYNNE'S ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA LIVE IN HYDE PARK, LONDON, SEPTEMBER 14, 2014 Sign up for Kirk's mailing list to start getting monthly-ish newsletters with music recommendations, links, news, and extra thoughts on new Strong Songs episodes: ![]() ![]() "Confirmation" by Charlie Parker, 1946, included on In Person "Yesterday" by Paul McCartney from Help!, 1965 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify Kirk goes for a sunny stroll on a beautiful musical day full of layered vocals, fire extinguisher drumming, time-tested chords, Les Paul solos, vocoders, and. It's time to welcome all our pretty faces to the human race, thanks to ELO's most enduring concert-rock classic. ![]() Strong Songs now has a Patreon! If you liked this episode (or, you know, any of them), we hope you'll consider supporting the show. Today's forecast calls for blue skies, and today's Strong Songs calls for an in-depth analysis of Electric Light Orchestra's "Mr. ![]()
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