Jeff Lynne’s ELO Forced to Cancel Second-to-Last Concert

Jeff
Lynne’s Electric
Light
Orchestra
has
been
forced
to
cancel
their
Thursday
night
show
in
Manchester
due
to
illness.

It
was
scheduled
to
be
the
second-to-last
show
on
the
band’s
Over
and
Out
farewell
tour.

“Unfortunately
due
to
illness
tonight’s
scheduled
performance
of
Jeff
Lynne’s
ELO
at
the
Co-Op
Live
will
not
be
going
ahead,”
read
a
post
on
the
band’s
social
media
accounts. “Jeff
is
devastated
he
cannot
perform
this
evening.
More
information
will
become
available
as
soon
as
possible.”

The
final
leg
of
ELO’s
farewell
tour
got
off
to
a
rough
start
on
July
5,
as
Lynne
performed
despite
suffering
a
broken
hand
in
an
undisclosed
manner.

“I’ve
had
a
guitar
in
my
hand
all
my
life,
but
not
tonight,”
Lynne

told
the
audience,
who
cheered
in
support.
“Nothing
would
keep
me
away
from
you.”

The
only
show
remaining
on
the
band’s
itinerary
is
Sunday,
July
13th,
where
they
will
headline
a
massive
show
at
London’s
Hyde
Park.
The

Doobie
Brothers
and

Steve
Winwood
will
be
among
the
opening
acts
at
this
concert.

The
location
holds
a
special
place
in
Lynne’s
heart. “My
return
to
touring
began
at
Hyde
Park
in
2014.
It
seems
like
the
perfect
place
to
do
our
final
show,”
Lynne
said
in
an

official
statement
announcing
the
show. “We
couldn’t
be
more
excited
to
share
this
special
night
in
London
with
our
U.K.
fans.
As
the

song
goes, ‘We’re
gonna
do
it
one
more
time!'”

Gallery
Credit:
Matt
Wardlaw

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