ELOBF Gig Guide #25: Q4 2016

#1,169: Hello ... Hello ... my old friends ... It's great to see you once again! Autumn into Winter means that once again it's "Time" for the latest elobeatlesforever (elobf) Quarterly Gig Guide #25! Please find a selection of events below (with more to follow when confirmed) between Saturday 1st October and Saturday 31st December (Q4) plus some artist links for you to peruse thus:

Thursday 6th October

6th Annual Trevor Burton Charity Show @ The Roadhouse, Birmingham

Tickets: £8 each (advance) or £10 each (door)

www.theroadhousebirmingham.com/?q=node/1256

Friday 7th October

The ELO Experience @ The Prince of Wales Theatre, Cannock
Tickets: £22 each (*plus booking fee)
boxoffice.wlct.org/stageitweb/select_seats.aspx?perfid=683

Saturday 8th October
Roy Wood @ The Forum Theatre, Billingham
Tickets: £28.50 each (*plus booking fee)
forumtheatre.ticketsolve.com/shows/873557362/events/roy-wood

Explosive Light Orchestra @ Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon
Tickets: £18.50 each (*plus booking fee)
theatrbrycheiniog.ticketsolve.com/shows/873557773/events/127878559

ELO Again @ The Robin 2, Bilston, Wolverhampton

Tickets: £15 each (advance) or £16 each (door)(*plus booking fee)

www.therobin.co.uk/whats_on/giginfo.asp?gigid=4462

Sunday 9th October
Record & CD Fair @ The Robin 2, Bilston, Wolverhampton
Admission: £1 each
www.therobin.co.uk/whats_on/giginfo.asp?gigid=4586

Ricky Cool & The In Crowd @ The Brasshouse, Birmingham
Free entry
www.brasshousebirmingham.co.uk/whats-on

Thursday 13th October
Roy Wood @ The Memorial Hall & City Hall, Sheffield
Tickets: £28.50 each (*plus booking fee)
www.sheffieldcityhall.co.uk/events/Roy-Wood-2016

Friday 14th October
The ELO Experience @ The Palace Theatre, Redditch

Tickets: £22 each (*plus booking fee)
www.redditchpalacetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/all-shows/the-elo-experience

Saturday 15th October
Judie Tzuke @ The Gatehouse Theatre, Stafford
Tickets: £21 each (*plus booking fee)
www.staffordgatehousetheatre.co.uk/en-GB/shows/judie-tzuke/songs-and-stories

Explosive Light Orchestra @ The Birdwell Venue, Barnsley
Tickets: £10 each (*plus booking fee)
www.birdwellvenue.com/october/tickets

Sunday 16th October
Roy Wood @ The Alban Arena, St. Albans
Tickets: £28.50 each (*plus booking fee)
www.ents24.com/st-albans-events/the-alban-arena/roy-wood

Friday 21st October
Roy Wood @ The Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth
Tickets: £28.50 each (*plus booking fee)
www.ents24.com/bournemouth-events/BournemouthPavilion/roy-wood

Mike Sheridan's Friday Nite Dance @ Wootton Wawen Social Club. Henley-in-Arden

Entry: £5 each

www.facebook.com/Wootton-Wawen-Social-Club

ELO Again @ Norden Farm Centre For The Arts, Maidenhead

Tickets: £17.50 each (*plus booking fee)
norden.farm/events/a-night-of-elo-31

Saturday 29th October

Bev Bevan's Zing Band @ The Palace Theatre, Redditch

Tickets: £20 each (*plus booking fee)

www.redditchpalacetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/all-shows/bev-bevans-zing-band

Sunday 30th October
Roy Wood @ The Palace Theatre, Westcliffe-on-Sea
Tickets: £27 to £31.50 each (*inc. booking fee)
southendtheatres.org.uk/Online/palace-theatre/roy-wood

Friday 4th November
The ELO Experience @ The Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent

Tickets: £25.90 each (*plus booking fee)
www.atgtickets.com/shows/the-elo-experience-electric-light-orchestra-2016/regent-theatre

Explosive Light Orchestra @ The Corn Exchange, Exeter
Tickets: £18 each (*plus booking fee)
www.exetercornexchange.co.uk/whats-on/explosive-light-orchestra

Saturday 5th November
Quill @ Huntingdon Hall, Worcester
Tickets: £20 each (*plus booking fee)
www.worcesterlive.co.uk/events_review.asp?eid=453059636

Sunday 6th November
Roy Wood @ The Corn Exchange, King's Lynn
Tickets: £28.50 each (*plus booking fee)
www.kingslynncornexchange.co.uk/event/roy-wood-1078

Friday 11th November
Explosive Light Orchestra @ The Fleece, Bristol
Tickets: £13 each (*plus booking fee)
thefleece.co.uk/events/explosive-light-orchestra

Saturday 12th November
Roy Wood @ The Playhouse, Whitley Bay
Tickets: £28.50 each (*plus booking fee)
www.ents24.com/whitley-bay-events/playhouse-whitley-bay/roy-wood

Explosive Light Orchestra @ The Diamond, Sutton-in-Ashfield
Tickets: £7 each (advance) or £8.50 each (door)(*plus booking fee)
www.thediamonduk.com/gigs

Sunday 13th November
Andy Fairweather Low & The Low Riders @ The Robin 2, Bilston, Wolverhampton

Tickets: £20 each (advance) or £22 each (door)(*plus booking fee)

www.therobin.co.uk/whats_on/giginfo.asp?gigid=4603

Friday 18th November
Mike Sheridan's Friday Nite Dance @ Wootton Wawen Social Club. Henley-in-Arden

Entry: £5 each
www.facebook.com/Wootton-Wawen-Social-Club

Saturday 19th November

Roy Wood @ St. Andrews Hall, Norwich

Tickets: £28.50 each (*plus booking fee)

www.ents24.com/norwich-events/st-andrews-and-blackfriars-halls/roy-wood

Thursday 24th November
Raymond Froggatt @ The Prince of Wales Theatre, Cannock
Tickets: £17.50 each (*plus booking fee)
boxoffice.wlct.org/stageitweb/select_seats.aspx?perfid=632

Saturday 26th November
Quill with The Steve Gibbons Band @ The Prince of Wales Theatre, Cannock
Tickets: £18 each (*plus booking fee)
boxoffice.wlct.org/stageitweb/select_seats.aspx?perfid=649

Monday 28th November
Roy Wood @ The Orchard Theatre, Dartford
Tickets: from £32 each (*plus booking fee)
orchardtheatre.co.uk/Online/events/roy-wood-million-sellers

Friday 2nd December
ELO Again @ The Lyceum Theatre, Crewe
Tickets: £23.50 each (*plus booking fee)
crewelyceum.co.uk/Online/elo-again-tribute-show

Saturday 3rd December
The Born Again Beatles @ The Roadhouse, Birmingham

Tickets: £6 each (advance) or £7 each (door)

www.theroadhousebirmingham.com/?q=node/820

Sunday 4th December
Roy Wood @ The Embassy Theatre, Skegness
Tickets: £28.50 each (*plus booking fee)
www.ents24.com/skegness-events/embassy-theatre/roy-wood

Thursday 8th December

Roy Wood @ The Robin 2, Bilston, Wolverhampton

Tickets: £20 each (advance) or £22.50 each (door)(*plus booking fee)

www.therobin.co.uk/whats_on/giginfo.asp?gigid=4576

Friday 9th December
Roy Wood @ The Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, Merseyside
Tickets: £28.50 each (*plus booking fee)
www.seetickets.com/event/roy-wood-and-his-band/philharmonic-hall

Saturday 10th December
Explosive Light Orchestra @ The Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil
Tickets: £15 each (*plus booking fee)
www.redhousecymru.com/events/explosive-light-orchestra

Quill + The Robbie Blunt Band @ The Civic Hall, Stourport-on-Severn
Tickets: £15 each (advance) or £17.50 each (door)
Contact: Matt Worley (07951) 782592 or www.thecivicstourport.co.uk

Sunday 11th December
Roy Wood @ The Corn Exchange, Ipswich
Tickets: £28.50 each (*plus booking fee)
www.ents24.com/ipswich-events/corn-exchange/roy-wood

Monday 12th December
Roy Wood @ The Hawth Theatre, Crawley
Tickets: £28.50 each (*plus booking fee)
www.ents24.com/crawley-events/hawth-theatre/roy-wood

Tuesday 13th December
Roy Wood @ Assembly Hall, Worthing
Tickets: £29 each (*plus booking fee)
www.seetickets.com/event/roy-wood-and-his-band/assembly-hall

Thursday 15th December
Roy Wood @ The Picturedrome, Holmfirth
Tickets: £20 each (*plus booking fee)
www.ents24.com/holmfirth-events/holmfirth-picturedrome/roy-wood

Morganisation @ Kitchen Garden Cafe, Kings Heath, Birmingham
Tickets: £12 each (*plus booking fee)
www.wegottickets.com/event/382107

Friday 16th December

Mike Sheridan's Friday Nite Dance @ Wootton Wawen Social Club. Henley-in-Arden

Entry: £5 each
www.facebook.com/Wootton-Wawen-Social-Club

The Roy Orbison Story with Barry Steele @ The Prince of Wales Theatre, Cannock
Tickets: £20 each (*plus booking fee)
boxoffice.wlct.org/select_seats.aspx?perfid=648

The Trevor Burton Band @ The Queen's Head, Wolverley

Free entry
www.queensheadwolverley.com/events

Saturday 17th December
Explosive Light Orchestra @ Second City Bar & Lounge, Sutton Coldfield
Tickets: £10 each (*plus booking fee)
heyevent.uk/event/j7yuqcexnjrx4a/sat-17th-dec-explosive-light-orchestra-tribute-to-elo

Sunday 18th December
Roy Wood @ G Live, Guildford
Tickets: £28.50 each (*plus booking fee)
www.ents24.com/guildford-events/g-live/roy-wood

The Trevor Burton Band @ The Grapes, Stafford
Free entry
www.grapesstafford.co.uk/Gig_Diary

Tuesday 20th December
Roy Wood's Rockmas 2016 @ The Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Tickets: £32.50 each (*plus booking fee)
www.thsh.co.uk/event/roy-woods-rockmas-2016

Friday 23rd December
Roy Wood @ The Dome, Doncaster
Tickets: £22 each (*plus booking fee)
www.seetickets.com/event/roy-wood-rock-and-roll-band/the-dome

Saturday 24th December
The Upbeat Beatles @ The Robin 2, Bilston, Wolverhampton

Tickets: £12.50 each (advance) or £15 each (door)(*plus booking fee)

www.therobin.co.uk/whats_on/giginfo.asp?gigid=4576

Wednesday 28th December
The Trevor Burton Christmas Show @ The Roadhouse, Birmingham

Tickets: £8 each (advance) or £10 each (door)

www.theroadhousebirmingham.com/?q=node/796

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 web site thus:
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 with his Rock 'n' Roll Bandvia his official web site thus:
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 web site thus:

www.theorchestra.net

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 Tony Kelsey and Abby Brant in their ranks. Find out where to see them via their official web site thus:

quilluk.com

The Trevor Burton Band

Trevor Burton will be performing regularly at various venues in the Midlands with his fantastic band. Find out where on their web site thus:

www.thetrevorburtonband.co.uk/gigs

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 web site 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 web site thus:

www.eloagain.co.uk/events

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 web site thus:

www.elotributeband.com/Live_Dates

All of the above artistes and shows are endorsed and recommended by Yours Truly KJS and elobeatlesforever (elobf). The above gig listing may be amended periodically, as applicable.

Until next "Time" in the ELO (and related) Universe ... KJS ... 23-Sep-2016