Hello ... Hello ... my old friends ... It's great to see you once again! Spring into Summer 2016 sees the biggest ever 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 consider checking out during between Friday 1st April and Thursday 30th June [Q2] 2016 thus:
Friday 1st April
Quill @ The Rose Theatre, Kidderminster
Tickets: £18.00 each [*plus booking fee]
rosetheatre.savoysystems.co.uk/RoseTheatre.dll/01-04-16/quill
Saturday 2nd April
Quill @ The Rose Theatre, Kidderminster
Tickets: £18.00 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 £55.00 to £120.00 each [*plus booking fee]
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
Thursday 7th April
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Capital FM Arena, Nottingham
Tickets: from £56.00 to £123.20 each [including booking fee]
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
Friday 8th April
Explosive Light Orchestra @ Newbridge Memo, Gwent
Tickets: £15.00 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 £50.00 to £110.00 each [*plus booking fee]
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
Sunday 10th April
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Manchester Arena
Tickets: from £50.00 to £110.00 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 to £124.85 [*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 £50.00 to £110.00 each [*plus booking fee]
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
The Mersey Beatles @ Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury
Tickets: £15.00 to £17.00 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: £18.00 each [*plus booking fee]
macbirmingham.co.uk/event/wake-up-my-mind
Saturday 16th April
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Genting Arena [NEC], Birmingham
Tickets: from £56.95 to £124.45 each [*plus booking fee]
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
The ELO Experience @ The Swan Theatre, Worcester
Tickets: £22.00 each [*plus booking fee]
www.worcesterlive.co.uk/events_review.asp?eid=453059511
Sunday 17th April
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Genting Arena [NEC], Birmingham
Tickets: from £56.95 to £124.45 each [*plus fulfilment]
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
Tuesday 19th April
Renaissance @ The Robin 2, Bilston
Tickets: £25.00 each [advance] or £27.50 each [door][*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 £50.00 to £100.00 each [*plus booking fee]
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
Quill @ The Robin 2, Bilston
Tickets: £12.50 each [advance] or £15.00 each [door][*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 £50.00 to £100.00 each [*plus booking fee]
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
Tuesday 26th 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
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
Tickets: £39.00 each [*plus booking fee]
www.bic.co.uk/whats-on/bryan-adams-2016
Saturday 30th April
Bryan Adams @ Genting Arena [NEC], 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: £5.00 each [door]
Sunday 1st May
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Tickets: from €64.00 each [*plus booking fee]
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
Bryan Adams @ Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
Tickets: £35.00 each [*plus booking fee]
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 to 110.00CHF [*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: £45.40 to £53.91 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 to €90.90 each [*plus booking fee]
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
Bryan Adams @ The SSE Hydro, Glasgow
Tickets: £39.75 each [*plus booking fee]
www.thessehydro.com/events/bryan-adams-16247
Friday 6th May
Bryan Adams @ Manchester Arena
Tickets: £35.00 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
Bryan Adams @ The O2, London
Tickets: from £46.00 each
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: £50.00 each [*plus booking fee]
www.ssearenabelfast.com/bryan-adams
Friday 13th May
The Live Sessions: The Beatles at Abbey Road @ Barclaycard Arena [NIA], Birmingham
Tickets: £46.10 to £54.61 each [*plus booking fee]
www.theticketfactory.com/barclaycard-arena-birmingham/beatles-abbey-road-live-sessions
Bryan Adams @ Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tickets: £35.00 each [*plus booking fee]
www.metroradioarena.co.uk/events/9769/bryan-adams
ELO Again @ The Garrick Theatre, Lichfield
Tickets: £21.00 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: £22.00 each [*plus booking fee]
www.artrix.co.uk/whats-on/music/the-big-o-and-the-wilburys-tribute-show
Sunday 15th May
Bryan Adams @ Echo Arena, Liverpool
Tickets: £39.00 each [*plus booking fee]
www.echoarena.com/whats-on/bryan-adams
Record & CD Fair @ The Robin 2, Bilston
Entry: £1.00 each [door]
www.therobin.co.uk/whats_on/giginfo.asp?gigid=4106
Thursday 19th May
Pugwash @ The Islington, London
Tickets: £13.50 each [*plus booking fee]
www.insynctickets.com/events/pugwash
Friday 20th May
Pugwash @ The Wheatsheaves, Frome, Somerset
Tickets: £10.00 each [*plus booking fee]
www.skiddle.com/Pugwash-LIVE-in-Frome/12671880
Monday 23rd May
Pugwash @ The Waterfront Studio, Norwich
Tickets: £10.00 each [*plus booking fee]
thewaterfrontstudio.ticketabc.com/events/pugwash
Thursday 26th May
Pugwash @ Clarks On Lindsay Street, Dundee, Scotland
Tickets: £9.63 each [booking fee inclusive]
www.ents24.com/dundee-events/clarks/pugwash/4654401
Friday 27th May
Pugwash @ Backstage Green Hotel, Kinross, Scotland
Tickets: £15.00 each [*plus booking fee]
events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg/27-05-16/pugwash
Quill @ The Walker Theatre [Theatre Severn], Shrewsbury
Tickets: £16.00 each [*plus booking fee]
www.theatresevern.co.uk/shows/music/quill
Saturday 28th May
Mothers Club Reunion @ The Robin 2, Bilston
Tickets: £19.50 each [advance] or £21.50 each [door][*plus booking fee]
www.therobin.co.uk/whats_on/giginfo.asp?gigid=4311
Sight 'n' Sound @ The Nest, Chadsmoor, Cannock
Tickets: £tba each [door]
Monday 30th May
Wingspan @ The Robin 2, Bilston
Tickets: £7.00 each [advance] or £8.00 each [door][*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: £10.00 each [*plus booking fee]
www.therobin.co.uk/whats_on/giginfo.asp?gigid=4299
Friday 10th June
The Born Again Beatles @ The Roadhouse, Birmingham
Tickets: £6.00 each [advance] or £7.00 each [door]
www.theroadhousebirmingham.com/?q=node/820
Saturday 11th June
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
Wednesday 22nd June
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Manchester Arena
Tickets: from £50.00 to £110.00 each [*plus booking fee]
listings.ticketmaster.co.uk/jeff-lynnes-elo
Friday 24th June
Jeff Lynne's ELO @ Barclaycard Arena [NIA], Birmingham
Tickets: from £56.95 to £124.45 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: £23.00 each [*plus booking fee]
www.theatresevern.co.uk/shows/music/elo-experience
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 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 rockers Quill, led by the incomparable Joy Strachan-Brain, have built up an impressive live reputation over a four [4] decade span and now feature Bev Bevan, 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 Pez Connor, Bill Jefferson and [occasionally] Tony Kelsey and Abby Brant. 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/tour-dates
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 ELO Beatles Forever [ELOBF]. The above gig listing may be amended periodically, as applicable. See you at one or three of the above gigs for a chat?
Until next "Time" in the ELO [and related] universe ... KJS ... 28-March-2016