• Jeff Lynne’s ELO To Play Dublin and Belfast

    November 13, 2017 - By 

    Having last stopped off on these shores last year, Jeff Lynne’s downright legendary ELO have announced two Irish arena shows for October next year Rounding out a string of European dates, the band will play Dublin’s 3Arena and Belfast’s SSE Arena on Thursday, October 25 and Friday, October 26 respectively. Speaking about the tour, Lynne said, “Our audiences are amazing. It’s like they’re in the group. We can’t wait to play for them again.” Tickets for the shows – priced £68 for Belfast and €80.50 for Dublin, both including booking fees – go on sale this Friday, November 17 at…

  • Jeff Lynne’s ELO @ 3Arena, Dublin

    May 11, 2016 - By 

    While Jeff Lynne sure knows how to make a bold statement by suggesting he is Alone in the Universe, tonight’s show and the previous string of dates in the UK that sold out in minutes certainly suggest otherwise. Apart from long time keyboardist and collaborator Richard Tandy, Lynne has an ensemble of relatively new but seasoned musicians to recreate and reinstate his cosmic vision of Electric Light Orchestra for his first tour in over 30 years. This particular gig at Dublin’s 3Arena was originally scheduled for the previous weekend but due to illness Jeff had to postpone and apologised fervently…

  • ELO: Never Been Cool

    November 25, 2015 - By 

    In the annals of rock history, it’s unlikely that there’s any band less cool than ELO. Ignorant of stylistic trends, they started out uncool, and remained ever so. But behind the fuzzy hair, black shirts, and sunglasses of Jeff Lynne, there lies a creative pop mastermind, and a resolute quest to finish what the Beatles started. For something it’s easy to laugh at, ELO always treated pop like it was very serious business indeed. When The Beatles finally called it a day in 1970, it left an impact that we’re still coming to terms with today. More so than Elvis,…