ELOBF Gig Guide #32: Q3 2018

#1,425: Summer into Autumn (Q3) 2018 means that it's "Time" for the latest elobeatlesforever (elobf) Quarterly Gig Guide to be publishedonce again! This is our 32nd and (hopefully) you will find the roster of selected dates below (with more to follow when confirmed) between Sunday 1st July and Sunday 30th September (plus individual artist links) helpful thus:

Friday 6th July
The ELO Experience @ The Forum Theatre, Malvern
Tickets: £24 (*plus booking fee)
www.malvern-theatres.co.uk/whats-on/elo-experience

The Trevor Burton Band @ The Queen's Head, Wolverley
Free entry
www.queensheadwolverley.com/events

Saturday 7th July
The ELO Experience @ Conkers Ampitheatre, Derbyshire
Tickets: £25 (*plus booking fee)
www.visitconkers.com/events/elo-experience

Explosive Light Orchestra @ The Diamond, Sutton-in-Ashfield
Tickets: £7.50 (advance) or £9 (door) (*plus booking fee)
www.thediamonduk.com/gigs

Saturday 14th July
Sight 'n' Sound @ The Nest, Cannock
Free entry
www.facebook.com/groups/891712430855406

Saturday 21st July
Big O & The Wilburys Tribute Show @ Conkers Ampitheatre, Derbyshire
Tickets: £20 each (*plus booking fee)
www.visitconkers.com/events/travelling-wilburys-tribute

Wednesday 25th July
Pete Kent @ The Robin 2, Bilston
Tickets: £7 (advance) or £9 (door) (*plus booking fee)
www.therobin.co.uk/whats_on/giginfo.asp?gigid=5074

Friday 27th July
Stand Up & Rock! @ Gawsworth Hall, Cheshire
Tickets: £27.50 (*plus booking fee)
www.gawsworthhall.com/product/jasper

Saturday 28th July
The ELO Experience @ The Derngate Theatre, Northampton
Tickets: £25 (*plus booking fee)
www.royalandderngate.co.uk/whats-on/elo-experience

The Trevor Burton Band @ The Middle of Nowhere Festival, Penkridge
Tickets: £21 each (*plus booking fee)
www.monmusicfestival.co.uk/line-up.htm

Thursday 2nd August
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
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Friday 3rd August
The Black Country Beatles @ The Robin 2, Bilston
Tickets: £10 (advance) or £12 (door) (*plus booking fee)
www.therobin.co.uk/whats_on/giginfo.asp?gigid=5146

Saturday 4th August
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ The Forum, Los Angeles, CA
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Sunday 5th August
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ The Forum, Los Angeles, CA
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Wednesday 8th August
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
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Friday 10th August
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Toyota Center, Houston, TX
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Saturday 11th August
ELO Again @ Gawsworth Hall, Cheshire
Tickets: £25 (*plus booking fee)
www.gawsworthhall.com/product/eloagain

Sunday 12th August
Quill @ Farmer Phil's Festival, Shropshire
Tickets: £45 (*plus booking fee)
www.farmerphilsfestival.com/buy-tickets

Monday 13th August
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
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Wednesday 15th August
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL
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Thursday 16th August
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
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Saturday 18th August
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Air Canada Center, Toronto, ON
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The Orchestra @ Rewind South, Henley-on-Thames
Tickets: £70 (*plus booking fee)
www.south.rewindfestival.com/tickets

Tuesday 21st August
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
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Wednesday 22nd August
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
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Friday 24th August
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
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Sight 'n' Sound @ The Feathers Inn, Lichfield
Free entry
feathersinn.co.uk/event/sight-n-sound-2-2

Friday 31st August
The ELO Experience @ The Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent
Tickets: from £23 (*plus booking fee)
www.atgtickets.com/shows/the-elo-experience/regent-theatre

Saturday 1st September
ELO Again @ Century Theatre, Coalville
Tickets: £20 (advance) or £22 (door) (*plus booking fee)
www.centurytheatre.co.uk/diary/show/elo-again-live

Wednesday 5th September
The ELO Experience @ The Core Theatre, Solihull
Tickets: £25 (*plus booking fee)
www.thecoretheatresolihull.co.uk/whats-on/all-shows/the-elo-experience

Thursday 6th September
The ELO Experience @ The Core Theatre, Solihull
Tickets: £25 (*plus booking fee)
www.thecoretheatresolihull.co.uk/whats-on/all-shows/the-elo-experience

Friday 7th September
The Trevorless Burton Band @ Brewhouse Blues Club, Lamp Tavern, Dudley
Free entry
www.whatsonlive.co.uk/wolverhampton/venue/dudley-brewhouse-blues-club

Saturday 8th September
Explosive Light Orchestra @ The Fleece, Bristol
Tickets: £14 (*plus booking fee)
thefleece.seetickets.com/event/explosive-light-orchestra/the-fleece/1204408

Wednesday 12th September
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Ericsson Globe, Stockholm, Sweden
elobeatlesforever.blogspot.com/2017/11/jeff-lynnes-elo-2018-world-tour-tickets

Stand Up & Rock! @ Kilworth Hall, Leicestershire
Tickets: £35 (*plus booking fee)
tickets.kilworthhousetheatre.co.uk/en-GB/shows/stand-up-rock/events

Thursday 13th September
Stand Up & Rock! @ Kilworth Hall, Leicestershire
Tickets: £35 (*plus booking fee)
tickets.kilworthhousetheatre.co.uk/en-GB/shows/stand-up-rock/events

Friday 14th September
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Oslo Spektrum, Norway
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Stand Up & Rock! @ Kilworth Hall, Leicestershire
Tickets: £35 (*plus booking fee)
tickets.kilworthhousetheatre.co.uk/en-GB/shows/stand-up-rock/events

Sunday 16th September
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark
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The Trembling Wilburys @ The Half Moon, Putney, London
Tickets: £10 (advance) or £12 (door) (*plus booking fee)
tickets.halfmoon.co.uk/events/2018-09-16-the-trembling-wilburys-half-moon-putney

Tuesday 18th September
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany
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Wednesday 19th September
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin, Germany
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Friday 21st September
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
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Sunday 23rd September
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Vienna Stadthalle, Austria
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Tuesday 25th September
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany
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Thursday 27th September
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Friday 28th September
Big O & The Wilburys Tribute Show @ The Regal Theatre, Evesham
Tickets: from £23 each (*plus booking fee)
www.theregal.ac/event/1107

Saturday 29th September

Quill @ Huntingdon Hall, Worcester

Tickets: £16 (*plus booking fee)

www.worcesterlive.co.uk/huntingdon-hall/quill

Sunday 30th September
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Tickets: from £56 (*plus booking fee)
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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 at: www.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 2018! Find out where to see Dr. Roy Wood and what he is up to with his Rock 'n' Roll Band via 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 Americana 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, Phil Bates and Joanna Bates in their ranks. Find out where to see them via their official web site thus: www.quilluk.com

The Trevor Burton Band A co-founding member of The Move, Trevor Burton can be found performing regularly at various venues in the Midlands with his fantastic band. Find out where on their web site thus: www.thetrevorburtonband.co.uk

The ELO Experience Based in Hull, The ELO Experience 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

ELO Again Based in South Wales, ELO Again 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

Explosive Light Orchestra Not only an ELO tribute act but an original, independent artiste in their own right, The Explosive Light Orchestra - also known as 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

The ELO Encounter Another new ELO tribute band, this time from Essex, The ELO Encounter feature Simon Rownes and three members of his family: Jack, Max and Henry alongside Martin Donald, Jasmine Ali and Dacre Peck. Find out where to see them now via their official web site thus: www.elo-encounter.co.uk

The Trembling Wilburys One of two world class UK based Traveling Wilburys' tribute bands, The Trembling Wilburys were founded by drummer Dave Stark in 2010 and feature Dave Collison as Roy Orbison and Glen Knowler as George Harrison performing Wilburys and solo classics to rave reviews. The septet also feature top guitarist Dzal Martin, Andy McNish, Marko Laver and Howard Robin. Find out where to see them now via their official web site thus: www.tremblingwilburys.co.uk

The Traveling Wilburys Experience One of two world class UK based Traveling Wilburys' tribute bands, The Big O & The Traveling Wilburys Experience are a multi-talented group featuring Paul Hopkins as Roy Orbison performing Wilburys and solo classics to rave reviews. Find out where to see them now via their official web site thus: www.travelingwilburystribute.co.uk

The artistes and shows listed above are recommended by Yours Truly KJS and elobeatlesforever (elobf). This listing is not exhaustive. Please contact elobf should you wish events to be considered for the above roster. It'll be nice to see you at some of the above gigs for a chat!

Until next "Time" in the ELO [and related] Universe ... KJS ... 22-June-2018