#1,085: Hello ... Hello ... my old friends ... It's great to see you once again! Spring into Summer heralds the biggest ever ELO Beatles Forever (ELOBF) Quarterly Gig Guide loaded up with some great gigs! Here are some selected dates and general links (with more to follow when confirmed) for you to peruse between Friday 1st April and Thursday 30th June (Q2) thus:
Friday 1st April
Quill @ The Rose Theatre, Kidderminster
Tickets: £18 each (*plus booking fee)
rosetheatre.savoysystems.co.uk/RoseTheatre.dll/01-04-16/quill
Saturday 2nd April
Quill @ The Rose Theatre, Kidderminster
Tickets: £18 each (*plus booking fee)
rosetheatre.savoysystems.co.uk/RoseTheatre.dll/02-04-16/quill
Sunday 3rd April
The Trevor Burton Band @ The Grapes, Stafford
Free entry
www.grapesstafford.co.uk/Gig_Diary
Tuesday 5th April
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ The Echo Arena, Liverpool
Tickets: from £55 each (*plus booking fee)
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
Thursday 7th April
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Capital FM Arena, Nottingham
Tickets: from £56 each (*plus booking fee)
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
Friday 8th April
Explosive Light Orchestra @ Newbridge Memo, Gwent
Tickets: £15 each (*plus booking fee)
www.newbridgememo.co.uk/en/whats-on/events/explosive-light-orchestra
Saturday 9th April
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ First Direct Arena, Leeds
Tickets: from £50 each (*plus booking fee)
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
Sunday 10th April
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Manchester Arena
Tickets: from £50 each (*plus booking fee)
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
Tuesday 12th April
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ The SSE Hydro, Glasgow
Tickets: from £56.75 each (*plus booking fee)
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
Thursday 14th April
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tickets: from £50 each (*plus booking fee)
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
The Mersey Beatles @ Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury
Tickets: from £15 each (*plus booking fee)
www.theatresevern.co.uk/shows/music/mersey-beatles-2016
Friday 15th April
Wake Up My Mind: Steve Gibbons & Dave Scott-Morgan @ The Mac, Birmingham
Tickets: £18 each (*plus booking fee)
macbirmingham.co.uk/event/wake-up-my-mind
Saturday 16th April
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Genting Arena, Birmingham
Tickets: from £56.95 each (*plus booking fee)
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
The ELO Experience @ The Swan Theatre, Worcester
Tickets: £22 each (*plus booking fee)
www.worcesterlive.co.uk/events_review.asp?eid=453059511
Sunday 17th April
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Genting Arena, Birmingham
Tickets: from £56.95 each (*plus booking fee)
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
Tuesday 19th April
Renaissance @ The Robin 2, Bilston
Tickets: from £25 each (*plus booking fee)
www.therobin.co.uk/whats_on/giginfo.asp?gigid=4372
Wednesday 20th April
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ The O2 Arena, London
Tickets: from £50.00 to £100.00 each [*plus booking fee]
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
Friday 22nd April
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ The O2 Arena, London
Tickets: from £50 each (*plus booking fee)
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
Quill @ The Robin 2, Bilston
Tickets: from £12.50 each (*plus booking fee)
www.therobin.co.uk/whats_on/giginfo.asp?gigid=4106
The Trevor Burton Band @ The Queen's Head, Wolverley
Free entry
www.queensheadwolverley.com/events
Explosive Light Orchestra @ Settle Victoria Hall, North Yorkshire
Tickets: £16.50 each (*plus booking fee)
www.settlevictoriahall.org.uk/prog/2016/apr_explo.html
Saturday 23rd April
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ The O2 Arena, London
Tickets: from £50 each (*plus booking fee)
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
The Trembling Wilburys present: A Roy Orbison 80th Birthday Bash
The Prince Of Wales, 99-101 Willesden Lane, Kilburn, London NW6 7SD
Entry: £10 each
Tuesday 26th April
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ The O2 Arena, London
Tickets: from £50 each (*plus booking fee)
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
Thursday 28th April 2016
Bryan Adams @ Capital FM Arena, Nottingham
Tickets: £39.20 each (*plus booking fee)
www.capitalfmarena.com/Online/bryanadams
Friday 29th April
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland
Tickets: from €80.50 each (*plus booking fee)
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
Bryan Adams @ Bournemouth International Centre
Bryan Adams @ Bournemouth International Centre
Tickets: £39 each (*plus booking fee)
www.bic.co.uk/whats-on/bryan-adams-2016
Saturday 30th April
Bryan Adams @ Genting Arena, Birmingham
Tickets: £40.08 each (*plus booking fee)
www.gentingarena.co.uk/whats-on/bryan-adams
Sight 'n' Sound @ Hednesford Ex-Servicemens Club, Cannock
Tickets: £5 each
Sunday 1st May
www.bic.co.uk/whats-on/bryan-adams-2016
Saturday 30th April
Bryan Adams @ Genting Arena, Birmingham
Tickets: £40.08 each (*plus booking fee)
www.gentingarena.co.uk/whats-on/bryan-adams
Sight 'n' Sound @ Hednesford Ex-Servicemens Club, Cannock
Tickets: £5 each
Sunday 1st May
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Tickets: from €64 each (*plus booking fee)
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
Bryan Adams @ Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
Tickets: £35 each (*plus booking fee)Bryan Adams @ Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
www.livenation.co.uk/show/762160/bryan-adams-the-get-up-tour/cardiff
Tuesday 3rd May
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
Tickets: from 66.00CHF each (*plus booking fee)
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
Wednesday 4th May
The Live Sessions: The Beatles at Abbey Road @ Capital FM Arena, Nottingham
Tickets: from £45.40 each (*plus booking fee)
www.theticketfactory.com/capital-fm-arena-nottingham/beatles-abbey-road-live-sessions
Thursday 5th May
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ König-Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany
Tickets: from €61.90 each (*plus booking fee)
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
Bryan Adams @ The SSE Hydro, Glasgow
Tickets: £39.75 each (*plus booking fee)Bryan Adams @ The SSE Hydro, Glasgow
www.thessehydro.com/events/bryan-adams-16247
Friday 6th May
Bryan Adams @ Manchester Arena
Tickets: £35 each (*plus booking fee)
www.manchester-arena.com/events/bryan-adams/3386
The Upbeat Beatles @ The Core Theatre, Solihull
Tickets: £18.50 each (*plus booking fee)
thecoretheatresolihull.co.uk/whats-on/all-shows/the-upbeat-beatles
Saturday 7th May
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland
Tickets: from €80.50 each (*plus booking fee)
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
Bryan Adams @ The O2, London
Tickets: from £46 each (*plus booking fee)
www.theo2.co.uk/events/detail/bryan-adams-2016
Tuesday 10th May
Bryan Adams @ 3Arena, Dublin
Tickets: €62.45 each (*plus booking fee)
3arena.ie/index.php/artist/bryan-adams/1188
Wednesday 11th May
Bryan Adams @ SSE Arena, Belfast
Tickets: £50 each (*plus booking fee)
www.ssearenabelfast.com/bryan-adams
Friday 13th May
The Live Sessions: The Beatles at Abbey Road @ Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham
Tickets: from £46.10 each (*plus booking fee)
www.theticketfactory.com/barclaycard-arena-birmingham/beatles-abbey-road-live-sessions
Bryan Adams @ Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tickets: £35 each (*plus booking fee)
www.metroradioarena.co.uk/events/9769/bryan-adams
ELO Again @ The Garrick Theatre, Lichfield
Tickets: £21 each (*plus booking fee)
www.lichfieldgarrick.com/Shows/ELO-Again
Saturday 14th May
Bryan Adams @ Sheffield Arena
Tickets: £38.50 each (*plus booking fee)
www.sheffieldarena.co.uk/whats-on/bryan-adams-5484
The Big O & The Wilburys Tribute Show @ The Artrix, Bromsgrove
Tickets: £22 each (*plus booking fee)
www.artrix.co.uk/whats-on/music/the-big-o-and-the-wilburys-tribute-show
Phil Bates @ The Green Dragon, Guarlford Road, Malvern
Free entry
Sunday 15th May
Bryan Adams @ Echo Arena, Liverpool
Tickets: £39 each (*plus booking fee)
www.echoarena.com/whats-on/bryan-adams
Record & CD Fair @ The Robin 2, Bilston
Entry: £1 each
www.therobin.co.uk/whats_on/giginfo.asp?gigid=4342
Thursday 19th May
Pugwash @ The Islington, London
Tickets: £13.50 each (*plus booking fee)
www.insynctickets.com/events/pugwash
Friday 20th May
Mike Sheridan's Friday Nite Dance @ Wootton Wawen Social Club, Henley-in-Arden
Entry: £5 each
www.facebook.com/Wootton-Wawen-Social-Club
Pugwash @ The Wheatsheaves, Frome, Somerset
Entry: £5 each
www.facebook.com/Wootton-Wawen-Social-Club
Pugwash @ The Wheatsheaves, Frome, Somerset
Tickets: £10 each (*plus booking fee)
www.skiddle.com/Pugwash-LIVE-in-Frome/12671880
Saturday 21st May
The 286 @ The Cavern Club, Liverpool
Free entry
International Pop Overthrow Festival
Sunday 22nd May
The 286 @ The Cavern Club, Liverpool
Free entry
International Pop Overthrow Festival
Tuesday 24th May
Pugwash @ The Three Horseshoes, Northampton
Free entry
etrigg.com/event/pugwash/8577139
Thursday 26th May
Pugwash @ Clarks on Lindsay Street, Dundee, Scotland
Tickets: £9.63 each (*inc. booking fee)
www.ents24.com/dundee-events/clarks/pugwash/4654401
Friday 27th May
Pugwash @ Backstage Green Hotel, Kinross, Scotland
Tickets: £15 each (*plus booking fee)
events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg/27-05-16/pugwash
Quill @ The Walker Theatre, Shrewsbury
Tickets: £16.00 each (*plus booking fee)
www.theatresevern.co.uk/shows/music/quill
Quill @ The Walker Theatre, Shrewsbury
Tickets: £16.00 each (*plus booking fee)
www.theatresevern.co.uk/shows/music/quill
Saturday 28th May
Mothers Club Reunion Exhibition @ St. Barnabas Church, Erdington
Free entry
Mothers Club Reunion Concert @ The Robin 2, Bilston
Tickets: from £19.50 each (*plus booking fee)
www.therobin.co.uk/whats_on/giginfo.asp?gigid=4311
Sight 'n' Sound @ The Nest, Chadsmoor, Cannock
Free entry
Pugwash @ The Pack Horse, Hayfield
Free entry
www.bandsintown.com/event/11877431-pugwash-hayfield-the-pack-horse-2016
www.bandsintown.com/event/11877431-pugwash-hayfield-the-pack-horse-2016
Monday 30th May
Wingspan @ The Robin 2, Bilston
Tickets: from £7 each (*plus booking fee)
www.therobin.co.uk/whats_on/giginfo.asp?gigid=4461
Thursday 2nd June
Rebecca Downes with Chris Bevington @ The Robin 2, Bilston
Tickets: £10 each (*plus booking fee)
www.therobin.co.uk/whats_on/giginfo.asp?gigid=4299
Saturday 4th June
Morganisation @ King's Norton Bowling Club, Birmingham
Entry: £5 each
Friday 10th June
The Born Again Beatles @ The Roadhouse, Birmingham
Tickets: from £6 each (*plus booking fee)
www.theroadhousebirmingham.com/?q=node/820
Saturday 11th June
WolvesFest 2016 @ Wolverhampton Rugby Club, Castlecroft
Tickets: £10 each (*plus booking fee)
www.therobin.co.uk/whats_on/giginfo.asp?gigid=4509
The Orbison Story @ New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
Tickets: £25.40 each(*plus booking fee)
www.atgtickets.com/shows/the-orbison-story/new-alexandra-theatre-birmingham
Friday 17th June
Mike Sheridan's Friday Nite Dance @ Wootton Wawen Social Club. Henley-in-Arden
Entry: £5 each
www.facebook.com/Wootton-Wawen-Social-Club
Saturday 18th June
Quill @ Tenbury Music Festival, Worcestershire
Tickets: £20 each (*plus booking fee)
www.tenburymusicfestival.co.uk/tickets.html
Wednesday 22nd June
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Manchester Arena
Tickets: from £50 each (*plus booking fee)
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
Friday 24th June
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham
Tickets: from £56.95 each (*plus booking fee)
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
The Orbison Story @ The Garrick Theatre, Lichfield
Tickets: £25.40 each (*plus booking fee)
www.lichfieldgarrick.com/The-Orbison-Story-80th-Birthday-Tour
Saturday 25th June
The ELO Experience @ Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury
Tickets: £23 each (*plus booking fee)
www.theatresevern.co.uk/shows/music/elo-experience
Sunday 26th June
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Glastonbury 2016
Jeff Lynne's ELO
After a stint with classic Birmingham bands The Idle Race and The Move, Jeff Lynne co-founded The Electric Light Orchestra in 1971, one of the most successful groups of the seventies and eighties. Multiple hit singles and best selling albums followed making Jeff's anthemic ELO songs some of the most loved and recognisable of the last four decades. Jeff went on to a successful solo career and worked with many of his musical heroes including Brian Wilson, Paul McCartney, Del Shannon and The Everly Brothers. He also found time to co-found the ultimate 'supergroup' in The Traveling Wilburys, who included pals Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, George Harrison and Roy Orbison in their ranks. Find out what the driving force and creative mind behind ELO is currently up to via his official website thus:
jefflynneselo.com
Roy Wood
jefflynneselo.com
Roy Wood
The co-founder of The Move and ELO and the founder of Wizzard, The Helicopters et al will (hopefully) be on the road again during 2015! Find out where to see Dr. Roy Wood and what he is up to via his official website thus:
www.roywood.co.uk
The Orchestra
Quill
www.roywood.co.uk
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 to see them via their official website thus:
Quill
Legendary Midlands Celtic-tinged rockers Quill, led by the incomparable Joy Strachan-Brain, have built up an impressive live reputation over a four decade span and now feature Bev Bevan, Tony Kelsey and Abby Brant in their ranks. Find out where to see them via their official website thus:
Trevor Burton will be performing regularly at various venues in the Midlands with Pez Connor, Bill Jefferson and (occasionally) Tony Kelsey & Abby Brant. Find out where on their website thus:
The ELO Experience
This fantastic Hull based ELO tribute band deservedly won the National UK Tribute Awards in 2013 and they continue to faithfully reproduce classic Electric Light Orchestra hits and more live. Find out where to see them now via their official website thus:
www.elotribute.com/giglist
ELO Again
This South Wales based ELO tribute act are now spreading their wings across the UK to faithfully recreate live those ELO hits we all know and love. Find out where to see them now via their official website thus:
Explosive Light Orchestra (ExpLO)
Not only an ELO tribute act but an original, independent artiste in their own right, The Explosive Light Orchestra - a.k.a. Symphonika - have reproduced the exciting works of ELO at packed theatres and live music venues all around Europe. Find out where to see them now via their official website:
All of the above artistes and shows are endorsed and recommended by ELO Beatles Forever (ELOBF). The above gig listing may be amended periodically, as applicable.
Until next "Time" in the ELO [and related] Universe ... KJS ... 27-March-2016