LONDON (AP) — A two-week-long music festival in central London has cancelled its final night after Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra pulled out of the headline slot on Sunday. Lynne, 77, who was billed to play alongside his band Sunday at the The BST Hyde Park festival, withdrew on Saturday on the advice of doctors as a result of what …
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ELO’s frontman Jeff Lynne Cancels Final Show Due to Health Issues
Jeff Lynne has already had his, what’s believed to be, final show. Lynne, the frontman of the British rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), was supposed to have his last live performance — and headline — at the BST Hyde Park festival on Sunday and was closing out his “Over and Out” farewell tour. However, it’s canceled due to his …
Read More »Jeff Lynne cancels final ELO show at BST Hyde Park due to “a systemic infection”
Jeff Lynne has been forced to cancel the final Electric Light Orchestra show at BST Hyde Park due to “a systemic infection”. The band were due to play the closing show of their ‘Over And Out’ farewell tour at the London event on Sunday night (July 13), the final scheduled concert of the group’s long career. However, on Saturday, it …
Read More »Jeff Lynne Cancels Final ELO Show — See His Statement
Jeff Lynne has canceled Electric Light Orchestra‘s final concert due to illness, bringing the last leg of their brief, injury-ridden farewell tour to an unceremonious end. The band was scheduled to perform at London’s Hyde Park on Sunday, headlining a star-studded bill including the Doobie Brothers, Steve Winwood, Dhani Harrison and more. On Saturday, however, Lynne announced that the show would not proceed …
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