Jeff Lynne’s ELO kicked off the Over and Out Tour on Saturday in Palm Desert, California. See movies and an entire set record beneath.

The relaunched Electric Light Orchestra hasn’t toured since 2019, following the arrival of their newest album, From Out of Nowhere. ELO is now set to play greater than two dozen North American cities.

Last evening’s present included the touring debuts of “Fire on High” from 1975’s Face the Music, “Calling America” from 1986’s Balance of Power and “One More Time” off From Out of Nowhere. They hadn’t performed “Strange Magic” since 2016.

Lynne is the one remaining authentic member of the group. Long-time keyboardist Richard Tandy had been an occasional presence, showing on 2001’s Zoom and From Out of Nowhere, earlier than dying earlier this 12 months. He joined Lynne, Bev Bevan and Roy Wood because the Electric Light Orchestra was belatedly inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.

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ELO then made a heralded return to world excursions, making their first North American dates in additional than 30 years. Lynne mentioned the comeback was sparked by a brand new lineup with greater than a dozen gamers who expertly recreate information that dominated the charts from the mid-’70s via the early-’80s.

“We can actually cover any song that I’ve ever done with this amount of people, with three keyboards, two cellos, violin, four guitars, bass, drums, percussion, backing vocals,” Lynne mentioned, with newfound enthusiasm. “Everything’s covered.”

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Two songs discovered on From Out of Nowhere underscore how a lot he is loved this late-career return to touring, “Time of Our Life” and “One More Time.” “Oh, I’m having the time of me life,” Lynne confirmed. “It’s trying to recreate the sound that I imagined ELO would have been, forever – really, from day one. It never has been until now.”

As curiosity within the new Over and Out Tour surged, Lynne prolonged the tour with second nights added to beforehand introduced stops. Key upcoming exhibits embrace Seattle, Cleveland, New York and Denver.

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Jeff Lynne’s ELO Set List, Aug. 24, 2024, Palm Desert, California
“One More Time”
“Evil Woman”
“Showdown”
“Do Ya”
“Sweet Talkin’ Woman”
“Strange Magic”
“10538 Overture”
“Can’t Get It Out of My Head”
“Twilight”
“Rockaria!”
“Last Train to London”
“Calling America”
“Steppin’ Out”
“Fire on High”
“Livin’ Thing”
“All Over the World”
“Turn to Stone”
“Shine a Little Love”
“Don’t Bring Me Down”
Encore:
“Telephone Line”
“Mr. Blue Sky”