Formed in 1970, The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are an English rock band formed in Birmingham, by songwriters/multi-instrumentalists Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood with drummer Bev Bevan. Their music is characterized by a fusion of Beatlesque pop, classical arrangements, and futuristic iconography. ELO was formed out of Lynne’s and Wood’s desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones. It derived as an offshoot of Wood’s previous band, the Move, of which Lynne and Bevan were also members. In 1986, Lynne lost interest in the band and ceased its operation. Bevan responded by forming his own band, ELO Part II, which later became the Orchestra. With the exception of a short-lived reunion in 2000–01, ELO remained largely inactive for the next three decades. In 2014, Lynne re-formed the band again with Tandy as Jeff Lynne’s ELO.
Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) Venues
- American Airlines Center
- Pepsi Center
- Little Caesars Arena
- Toyota Center
- The Forum – Los Angeles
- Madison Square Garden
- Oracle Arena
- Wells Fargo Center
- Allstate Arena
- Air Canada Centre