The Move Announce Final UK Tour

#604: Hello ... Hello ... my old friends ... It's great to see you once again! You may recall that ELOBF reported that guest percussionist Bev Bevan announced during the excellent Quill gig in Lichfield last week that we could look forward to seeing The Move on their final nationwide tour in 2014. And today, that much anticipated tour was confirmed by Bev himself and promoter Brian Yeates with an initial eighteen dates likely to be added to in the near future for the four piece combo who also include Trevor Burton, Tony Kelsey and Phil Tree. Ticket pricing information is incomplete at the time of writing. Here is the detail of those final dates for you to peruse thus:

Wednesday 12th March
Yardbirds Rock Club, Grimsby
t: (07771) 520374
Tickets: £13.50 each (*plus booking fee)

Friday 14th March
The Plough Arts Centre, Great Torrington, Devon
t: (01805) 624624
Tickets: £12 each (*plus booking fee)

Thursday 20th March
Pennington's Octagon Live, Keighley
t: (01274) 562252
Tickets: £15 each (*plus booking fee)

Sunday 23rd March
Blackfriars Arts Centre, Boston
t: (01205) 363108
Tickets: £16 each (*plus booking fee)

Thursday 27th March
The Globe, Cardiff
t: (07590) 471888
Tickets: £13.20 each (*plus booking fee)

Friday 28th March
The Marr's Bar, Worcester
t: (01905) 6133360
Tickets: £12 each (advance) or £14 each (door)(*plus booking fee)

Saturday 29th March
The Banbury Club, Birmingham
t: (0121) 770 3368

Sunday 6th April
Empire Theatre, Halstead, Essex
t: (07778) 025490
Tickets: £15 each (*plus booking fee)

Monday 7th April
Kings Theatre, Southsea, Portsmouth
t: (02392) 828282
Tickets: £16 each (*plus booking fee)

Tuesday 8th April
Swindon Arts Centre, Wiltshire
t: (01793) 614837
Tickets: £14 each (*plus booking fee)

Friday 11th April
The Roadhouse, Stirchley, Birmingham
t: (0121) 246 2273
Tickets: £12 each (advance) or £14 each (door)

Sunday 27th April
The Tropic at Ruislip
t: (0208) 707 2256
Tickets: £12 each (*plus booking fee) or £14 each (door)

Wednesday 30th April
Beechwood, Easterside & District Social Club, Middlesbrough
t: (01642) 316065
Tickets: £5 each (*plus booking fee)

Thursday 1st May
Riverside Lodge, Morpeth, Northumberland
t: (01670) 512771
Tickets: £tba each (*plus booking fee)

Friday 2nd May
Backstage @ The Green Hotel, Kinross, Scotland
t: (01577) 863467
Tickets: £18 each (*plus booking fee)

Saturday 3rd May
Marsden Mechanics Hall, Huddersfield
t: (01484) 844587
Tickets: £15 each (advance) or £18 each (door)(*plus booking fee)

Wednesday 14th May
The Diamond, Sutton-in-Ashfield
t: (01623) 456617
Tickets: £6 each (*plus booking fee)

Thursday 15th May
The Musician, Leicester
t: (01162) 510080
Tickets: £12 each (*plus booking fee)

Friday 16th May
Touchline Live Music at Hullbridge Sports Club, Essex
t: (07775) 761406
Tickets: £13 each (*plus booking fee)

Saturday 17th May
The Half Moon, Putney, London
t: (0208) 780 9383
Tickets: £14 each (*plus booking fee) or £16 each (door)

Monday 19th May
Shanklin Theatre, Isle Of Wight
t: (01983) 868000
Tickets: £15 each (*plus booking fee)

Thursday 22nd May
The Horns, Watford
t: (01923) 225020
Tickets: £tba each (*plus booking fee)

Friday 23rd May
The Crown Hotel, Nantwich, Cheshire
t: (01270) 625283
Tickets: £tba each (*plus booking fee)

Saturday 24th May
Portishead Workmans Club, Bristol
t: (01275) 842428
Tickets: £14 each (*plus booking fee)

Sunday 25th May
The Brook, Southampton
t: (02380) 555366
Tickets: £14 each (*plus booking fee)

Thursday 29th May
The Beaverwood Club, Chislehurst, Kent
t: (0208) 761 9078
Tickets: £12 each (advance) or £15 each (door)(*plus booking fee)

Friday 30th May
The Boom Boom Club, Sutton, Surrey
t: (0208) 761 9078
Tickets: £15 each (*plus booking fee)

Saturday 31st May
Shaftesbury Arts Centre, Dorset
t: (01747) 854321
Tickets: £20 each (*plus booking fee)

Thursday 5th June
The Robin 2, Bilston, Wolverhampton
t: (01902) 401211
Tickets: £12.50 each (advance) or £15 each (door)(*plus booking fee)

Sunday 15th June
Main Stage, Isle of Wight Festival
Tickets: £75 each (*plus booking fee)
www.isleofwightfestival.com/tickets

Friday 20th June
Warehouse 23, Wakefield
t: (01924) 361300
Tickets: £15 each (*plus booking fee)

Saturday 21st June
The Brindley, Runcorn (with The Troggs)
t: (0151) 907 8360
Tickets: £20 each (*plus booking fee)

Saturday 28th June
Walmley Club, Sutton Coldfield
t: (0121) 351 1253
Tickets: £15 each (*plus booking fee)

ELO Beatles Forever (ELOBF) recommends The Move ft. Bev Bevan & Trevor Burton to those enlightened folks who enjoy the music of ELO/Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood, 'Brum Beat', The Idle Race, The Beatles and related artistes.

Until next "Time" in the ELO (and related) Universe ... KJS ... 18-Oct-2013