E.L.O. feat. Phil Bates - The Music of Electric Light Orchestra 2024

In the organizer's words:

"If the Beatles still existed, they'd sound like ELO." Said John Lennon in a radio interview in 1974: "I call them the sons of the Beatles."

What a deep bow to the Electric Light Orchestra and its mastermind Jeff Lynne. In 1974, with "Eldorado", their fourth album, he achieved a truly perfect synthesis of rock music and opulent orchestral sounds.

Some say that the band's cult status faded after Jeff Lynne left the band at the end of the 80s. ELO fans around the globe saw it differently and wanted it differently, they wanted ELO live. And the band wanted to play live for their fans, so the idea for ELO Part II was born:

Phil Bates - who had long been closely associated with the band - stepped in as songwriter, guitarist and frontman, direct successor to Jeff Lynne. Bates' voice was sensational; it is no coincidence that the man is regarded as one of the best vocalists in the world. This is how the old and new classics come back to life live, works such as "Roll Over Beethoven" and "Don't Bring Me Down" and "Telephone Line" and "Sweet Talking Woman" ...

At the end of 2018, ELO and Phil Bates performed for the first time at Christuskirche Bochum, where the phenomenal acoustics gave the opulent sounds a completely different effect. It goes without saying that they are returning ...