Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light Orchestra will play three final shows (Picture: Harry Durrant/Getty Images)
Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra has revealed they will tour one last time after the death of Richard Tandy earlier this year.
The tiny tour will see the Mr Blue Sky icons play just three dates in 2025, including a headlining show at BST Hyde Park which was announced days before.
Tickets for The Over and Out UK Tour 2025 are set to go on sale imminently, with general sale happening this Friday (November 1) at 10am.
The two newly revealed dates will see the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) open with one final homecoming show in Birmingham before heading to Manchester’s Co-Op Live.
Jeff said on the farewell BST gig: ‘My return to touring began at Hyde Park in 2014. It seems like the perfect place to do our final show.
‘We couldn’t be more excited to share this special night in London with our UK fans. As the song goes, ” We’re gonna do it One More Time”.’
Founding member Richard Tandy died earlier this year (Picture: Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
This farewell tour comes after bassist and keyboardist Tandy died aged 76 in May, after performing with the band for over 50 years.
Bev Bevan and Roy Wood founded ELO in 1970 and Tandy soon joined the group, having previously been classmates with Bev.
They quickly recruited frontman Jeff to join and by 1971 the group had their first Top 10 hit with 10538 Overture from their debut album.
The band split in 1986 after tensions ran high but Jeff reformed the group with Tandy in 2000 – Bev and Roy did not return for this new era.
Electric Light Orchestra’s Over and Out Farewell UK Tour 2025 dates
Jeff Lynne’s ELO will be performing three final dates next year.
General sale starts on Friday, November 1, at 10am via Ticketmaster and AXS for Manchester and Birmingham.
The last ever BST Hyde Park gig tickets are on sale now through the festival’s website.
The Over and Out 2025 Tour Dates are:
Saturday, July 5 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham
Wednesday, July 9 – Co-op Live, Manchester
Sunday, July 13 – BST Hyde Park, London
Roy had gone on to found Wizzard, meanwhile, Bev toured with Black Sabbath as the drummer as well as creating ELO Part II.
Over the years, ELO has secured 20 Top 40 singles and the members have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The Over and Out UK Tour 2025 will begin in ELO’s hometown Birmingham at the Utilitia Arena on Saturday, July 5.
They will then play Manchester’s Co-op Live days later on July 9 before their final show at BST Hyde Park on Saturday, July 13.
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