NEW AND BETTER QUALITY VERSION INCLUDING SEVERAL OTHER ELO-CONCERTS AT https://archive.org/details/JeffLynneHydePark2014.

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JEFF LYNNE'S ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA LIVE IN HYDE PARK, LONDON, SEPTEMBER 14, 2014:

BBC Radio 2:

Lights On!

Something very special indeed to close the show for this year's Festival In A Day. We're delighted to have Jeff Lynne's legendary ELO performing on a festival stage for the first time in 28 years.

Formed in Birmingham in 1970, the Electric Light Orchestra went on to become one of the most successful bands of the ‘70s and ‘80s.

An extraordinary run of 26 UK top 40 singles made Jeff Lynne's anthemic ELO songs some of the most recognisable of the last forty years.

Jeff went on to work with many of his musical heroes including Brian Wilson, Randy Newman, the Everley Brothers and his Traveling Wilburys bandmates Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, George Harrison and Roy Orbison.

Talking about his Festival In A Day performance, Jeff said: “I haven’t performed live in quite some time, and I know the fans have asked for it a lot over the years. It’s very exciting to come to Hyde Park with Radio 2 and do something this big, and I’m very much looking forward to playing my ELO songs for everyone.”

For this unique performance, Jeff and ELO will be accompanied by the famously versatile BBC Concert Orchestra. We can't think of a more exciting finale to this year's event!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/events/ernv4f/acts/amnbj5#p026c48r

SETLIST:

All Over The World 4:28
Evil Woman 8:40
Ma Ma Ma Belle 13:36
Showdown 17:45
Livin' Thing 22:25
Strange Magic 27:02
10538 Overture 31:30
Can't Get It Out Of My Head 36:54
Sweet Talkin' Woman 41:51
Turn To Stone 45:45
Steppin' Out 49:55
Handle With Care 54:33
Don't Bring Me Down 58:18
Rock n Roll Is King 1:02:36
Telephone Line 1:06:24
Mr Blue Sky 1:11:47
Roll Over Beethoven 1:18:46

"Most of the musicians were the same as the "Children In Need Rocks" performance on 12 November 2013". See the list here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbNjLoy42Hk

REVIEWS:

The Guardian: "Radio 2’s annual one-day music festival showcases some great past and present acts, but the symphonic pop songs of Jeff Lynne’s ELO trump them all. 5 out of 5"

The Times: "As the compere Chris Evans reminded the 50,000-strong crowd at Radio 2’s annual festival, ELO last played a full concert 28 years ago. If this one went well, their leader Jeff Lynne had revealed, a tour could be on the cards. Fortunately for the fervent, mostly middle-aged fans who sold out this show months ago and the millions more watching on TV who had given up hope of seeing the biggest live band of the late Seventies on stage again the 80-minute headline performance was near perfect. 5 out of 5"

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/sep/15/jeff-lynnes-elo-review-radio-2-hyde-park-london-electric-light-orchestra

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/music/livereviews/article4207252.ece

http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/music/bbc-radio-2-live-hyde-park-headlined-by-jeff-lynnes-elo--music-review-9732928.html

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/review-setlist-jeff-lynnes-elo-7770964

http://elobeatlesforever.blogspot.dk/2014/09/review-jeff-lynne-hyde-park.html

PERSONAL REVIEW:

THE ELO CONCERT, SEPTEMBER 14: WATCH THE GREAT COME BACK OF JEFF LYNNE/ELO FOLLOWING THE WISH OF THE PEOPLE :-)
I had shivers when watching this broadcast of Jeff Lynne and his Electric Light Orchestra play live in Hyde Park, September 14, for example when they played the last number “Roll over Beethoven” and Jeff was rocking on his guitar while the 50,000 people of the crowd were dancing and Richard Tandy was hitting the notes perfectly on the piano together with a great playing band – even though I had liked to see the original line up “coming back” – and also the BBC concert orchestra, which I liked very much to see and hear (but I missed the Gareth Malone Voices Choir at the parts of the music requiring a beautiful choir to bring ALL of the original ELO experience, for example the end of Mr. Blue Sky), a beautiful LIGHT SHOW including the Spaceship of ELO (symbolising the Source), the skyline of London around Hyde Park and not least, I was happy to see Jeff’s great happiness to perform and his surprise when seeing 50,000 happy people warmly welcoming and reaching out for him, and yes, I truly like Jeff’s humour and kindness very much, I almost feel that I know “him” :-).

Jeff/ELO did a few shows in 2001 after the Zoom album, but else we have to go back to 1986 since he did some live concerts, and all the way back to 1982 since I saw “the good old ELO” live in Copenhagen on the Time-tour, and TIME it is for “a great comeback”, my friends :-).

So this was truly a HISTORIC show when Jeff returned in brilliant style following a request from BBC and the people saying “we want you back”, and he did as the people required from him, "I'm back". THANK YOU, Jeff, Richard & Co. for an almost perfect show – I love to see you in Copenhagen and follow you on your coming World Tour :-).

Later: A TRULY MARVELOUS AND STUNNING PERFORMANCE
I finished doing the last details to my website this afternoon, and watched the whole concert for the first time hereafter, and this is when I really started to appreciate it with my fullest, and yes, listen to SHOWDOWN as example as one of the highlights, and yes the BBC Orchestra is simply FANTASTIC, and together with the amazing ELO-arrangements they do the whole difference to me, live strings are simply magical, Jeff, and yes, the violin solo at the beginning of Livin’ Thing is so beautiful that it can make one cry, and again also in Sweet Talking Woman as another highlight, this is what dreams are made of, this is the absolutely finest music that I know of, and yes, we know Stig, it is in a class of itself, and Stepin’ out is so beautiful that it almost makes me cry (again), Jim (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_lYFhFHVQM).

This is a truly MARVELOUS performance, Jeff and the band are nailing it, they bring new and FRESH life to these old songs that have never sounded better than now, and yes, the band and the songs are sounding nothing less than THE MOST WONDERFUL I have heard, I love the drummer, also the two chorus singers, and yes yes yes, all of the band for their happiness and skills when playing, and watch the Spaceship flying freely behind Jeff in Livin’ Thing, isn’t it just incredible, and yes, the whole thing, you know :-) :-) :-).

http://stigdragholm.wordpress.com/2014/09/15/september-2014-vi-the-end-putin-was-my-new-self-we-will-now-bring-out-and-become-the-corpus-christi-as-one-which-we-could-not-do-individually/

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