#517: Hello ... Hello ... my old friends ... It's great to see you once again! Spring into Summer 2013 is full to bursting point with some great
ELOBF related gigs to look forward to. Here are some selected dates and general links [with more to follow when confirmed] for you to consider checking out between April and June [Q2] 2013:
Saturday 5th April
Off The Ground @ The White Hart, Bilston
Free entry
www.facebook.com/pages/Off-The-Ground
Thursday 11th April to Thursday 30th May
Made In Brum: A brand new live show featuring Jasper Carrott, Bev Bevan, Trevor Burton, Geoff Turton, Danny King, Joy Strachan-Brain and The Bev Bevan Band [Phil Tree, Tony Kelsey, Abby Brant] will be touring the Midlands during April and May.
Ticket prices vary by venue
www.brianyeates.co.uk/Touring-Shows/Made-In-Brum/638
Friday 10th May
Explosive Light Orchestra [Symphonika] @ The Gate Arts & Community Centre, Cardiff
Tickets: £15.00 each
www.thegate.org.uk/book-tickets
Sunday 12th May to Saturday 18th May
Pugwash UK Tour with Matt Berry or Farrah
Ticket prices vary by venue
ELOBF/pugwash-announce-may-2013-uk-tour-dates
Friday 17th May
Off The Ground @ The Claregate, Wolverhampton
Free entry
www.facebook.com/pages/Off-The-Ground
Sunday 19th May
The 286 @ The Cavern [International Pop Overthrow Festival], Liverpool
Free entry
www.facebook.com/events/ipo/the-286
Tuesday 21st May
David Myhr @ The Betsy Trotwood, London
Tickets: £7.50 each
www.wegottickets.com/event/209867
Saturday 1st June
Fay & Latta [Album Launch] @ The Exchange ArtsCentre, Keighley
Tickets: £4.00 each
www.exchangearts.co.uk/events/fay-and-latta
Monday 3rd June
Trevor Burton's 'Walk Of Fame' Gig @ The Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath
Tickets: £7.75 each
www.theticketsellers.co.uk/hare-and-hounds/trevor-burton-walk-of-fame-gig
Friday 7th June
Quill @ The River Rooms, Stourbridge
Tickets: £8.00 each
www.theriverrooms.com/Quill.html
Wednesday 12th June
Quill [Acoustic] @ The Queen's Head, Wolverley
Free entry
www.quill-uk.com/GigGuide.htm
Saturday 22nd June
The Bridge Inn Beer and Blues Festival @ Brewood; South Staffordshire
Tickets: £17.50 each
www.brewoodmusicfestival.com/tickets.html
Friday 28th June
The Orchestra [former members of ELO & ELO Part II] @ Grassington Festival, Yorkshire
Tickets: £25.00 each
www.grassington-festival.org.uk/events/the-orchestra-elo-former-members
The ELO Experience @ Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton
www.wolvescivic.co.uk/index/the-elo-experience
The Orchestra
Former members of ELO and ELO Part II: Mik Kaminski, Louis Clark, Eric Troyer, Parthenon Huxley, Glen Burtnik and Gordon Townsend continue to tour the world extensively. Find out where on their excellent web site here:
The Move
The Move featuring Bev Bevan, Trevor Burton, Neil Lockwood, Phil Tree, Tony Kelsey [and occasionally Julian Crook] will be performing regularly at various venues in the Midlands in 2013. Find out where on their web site thus:
Trevor Burton will be performing regularly at various venues in the Midlands in: The Trevor Burton Band with Pez Connor and Bill Jefferson. Find out where on their web site thus:
The ELO Experience
This fantastic Hull based
ELO tribute band have established themselves nationally as they reproduce those classic
Electric Light Orchestra hits and more.
www.elotribute.com
Off The Ground
Off The Ground - who feature Craig Whale and Adam Willetts from The BeatBack Brothers plus Ian Hammond from The Lemuns - will be performing regularly at various venues in the Midlands thus:
The BeatBack Brothers
The BeatBack Brothers - who feature Craig Whale and Adam Willetts from Off The Ground - will be performing regularly at various venues in the Midlands thus:
The Lemuns
The Lemuns - who feature Ian Hammond from Off The Ground - will be performing regularly at various venues in the Midlands thus:
Paul Parker & All The Right Friends
Paul Parker & All The Right Friends will be performing regularly at various venues in Shropshire and beyond thus:
ELO Again
A new South Wales based Electric Light Orchestra tribute act who are now spreading their wings across the UK to faithfully recreate live those ELO hits we all know and love.
Symphonika [The Explosive Light Orchestra]
Not only an
ELO tribute act but an original, independent artiste in their own right -
Symphonika [a.k.a.
The Explosive Light Orchestra] - have reproduced the exciting works of
ELO at packed theatres and live music venues around Europe.
All of the above artistes and shows are recommended by
ELO Beatles Forever [ELOBF]. The above gig listing may be amended periodically, as applicable. Interviews by Yours Truly KJS for
ELOBF with some of the above artistes are also planned.
See you there?
Until next "Time" in the ELO [and related] Universe ... KJS ... 23-March-2013