Jeff Lynne’s ELO Plays PPG Paints Arena (Tues., 9/10/24)

Some “farewell tours” turn out not to be a band’s or a singer’s final road show, so it’s reasonable if you are skeptical about this one. However: would you risk missing a last chance to hear Electric Light Orchestra in concert? The English prog-rock band—now performing as Jeff Lynne’s ELO—visits Pittsburgh on its Over And Out Tour. Lynne had co-founded  ELO in 1970 in Birmingham, England, along with fellow songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Roy Wood and drummer Bev Bevan. Early ELO made waves—literally, sonic waves—by combining classical orchestral sounds with eerie, spacey effects and hard-driving rock. A prime example was “Fire on High,” the opening track of their 1975 album Face the Music. Then from 1986 onward came a series of hiatus periods and re-formations, of which the latest restart began in 2014 under the Jeff Lynne’s ELO flag. On tours, the group has reprised original ELO hits like “Evil Woman” and “Turn to Stone,” as well as playing newer compositions from their 2015 album Alone in the Universe and 2019’s From Out of Nowhere. Experience Jeff Lynne’s ELO at PPG Paints Arena. With special guest Rooney. 8 p.m. 1001 Fifth Ave., Uptown. (R.H., M.V.)

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