(CelebrityAccess) After returning this summer with their first extensive North American tour since 1981, Jeff Lynne’s ELO is set to bring their live show to more audiences with a 20-date summer 2019 tour.
The trek, produced by Live Nation, will kick off June 20 in Anaheim, CA and travel across North America to cities like Vancouver, Nashville, Atlanta, Washington DC, Toronto, Philadelphia, Newark, Detroit and Chicago before concluding in Pittsburgh, PA on August 1.
American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Wed, October 24 @ 10am local time, through Sun, October 28 @ 10pm local time. General tickets will be available to the public on Mon, October 29 @ 10am local time. Please visit www.livenation.com for all details.
Some reviews:
“Jeff Lynne’s ELO revives ‘70s symph-pop greatness… a brilliant catalog returns to U.S. stages and gives the strings-starved people what they want. The ELO catalog speaks for itself… and it was a glorious thing to behold… in a 19-song set that reprised the closest thing to truly Beatle-level pop the 1970s had to offer.” – Variety
“Jeff Lynne’s ELO proves timeless & spectacular… When Lynne came out with the group, the crowd went wild. The show was loaded with virtually every top hit the band recorded. Every musician on stage was fantastic while the arrangements and sound quality almost made the audience forget they were watching a live performance and not listening to their old LP records.” – Glide Magazine
“Jeff Lynne, ELO deliver night of magic memories… the band’s 20-song set proved to be well worth the long wait… Lynne led his band through some 90 minutes of glorious Electric Light Orchestra classics in front of a sold-out crowd. ELO’s music still sounds light years ahead of most of the bands heard on pop music radio today.” – San Jose Mercury News
“Jeff Lynne’s ELO prove that spacy pop rock is still a livin’ thing… one of the most flawless and visually stunning arena shows I’ve seen in a long time. Complete with monstrous lights, lasers and the mandatory ELO spaceship hovering behind the band on video screens, the show was as grand and engrossing as a blockbuster movie — a ’70s blockbuster movie, that is.” – LA Weekly
“Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light Orchestra put on a dazzling display chronicling a war chest of classic rock hits for a sold out crowd.” – Martinez Tribune
“Jeff Lynne’s ELO is practically a religious experience for rock ‘n’ roll disciples” – Houston Press
“For all the gifted musicians that helped achieve Lynne’s perfectionist vision, ELO was always his creation, a neon-hued Frankenstein’s monster built from bits of early rock-and-roll, symphonic themes, Beatles harmonies, and disco beats. All of those pieces came together flawlessly… played to perfection.” – The Philadelphia Inquirer
JEFF LYNNE’S ELO 2019 TOUR DATES
| DATE | CITY | VENUE |
| Thursday, June 20 | Anaheim, CA | Honda Center |
| Saturday, June 22 | Sacramento, CA | Golden 1 Center |
| Monday, June 24 | San Jose, CA | SAP Center |
| Wednesday, June 26 | Vancouver, BC | Rogers Arena |
| Friday, June 28 | Tacoma, WA | Tacoma Dome |
| Saturday, June 29 | Portland, OR | Moda Center |
| Wednesday, July 3 | Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena |
| Friday, July 5 | Atlanta, GA | State Farm Arena |
| Sunday, July 7 | Tampa, FL | Amalie Arena |
| Tuesday, July 9 | Sunrise, FL | BB&T Center |
| Thursday, July 11 | Washington, DC | Capital One Arena |
| Saturday, July 13 | Philadelphia, PA | Wells Fargo Center |
| Tuesday, July 16 | Newark, NJ | Prudential Center |
| Thursday, July 18 | Toronto, ON | Scotiabank Arena |
| Saturday, July 20 | Detroit, MI | Little Caesars Arena |
| Tuesday, July 23 | Grand Rapids, MI | Van Andel Arena |
| Thursday, July 25 | St. Paul, MN | Xcel Energy Center |
| Saturday, July 27 | Chicago, IL | United Center |
| Tuesday, July 30 | Columbus, OH | Nationwide Arena |
| Thursday, August 1 | Pittsburgh, PA | PPG Paints Arena |
