Jeff Lynne

Jeff Lynne’s ELO will be on what they say is their final tour from August through October in North America, and they’ve added second shows in a few cities.

Following tribute albums to Olivia Newton john and The Police, Juliana Hatfield will next turn her attention to Jeff Lynne and ELO. The album’s out in November.

You don’t turn down a Beatle and the video stars Ringo Starr, Jeff Lynne, Fred Armisen, Mark Hamill, Jon Hamm, Weird Al, Rosanna Arquette, Taika Waititi, Tim & Eric, Garfunkel & Oates, and many, many more.

Grandaddy turn classic Christmas hymn “Silent Night“ into a song about the ELO/Travelling Wilburys leader showing up at your house dressed as Santa.

Plus: The Stooges covering Madonna; REM and Patti Smith covering The Stooges; a Led Zeppelin/Aerosmith team-up; and many more videos from the Rock Hall archives.

George Harrison’s son Dhani Harrison opened the show and performed with ELO on a rendition of the Traveling Wilbury’s ”Handle With Care.”

Plus: Dhani Harrison opening for Jeff Lynne’s ELO, Wu-Tang, Lloyd Cole, Adam Ant, Squeeze, and more tour-related news.

The tour stops in Newark, Philadelphia, Toronto, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Tacoma, WA, Portland, Vancouver and more.

Lynne and his current lineup of ELO brought the Orchestra (and many electric lights) to full technicolor life at Madison Square Garden.

Jeff Lynne will be bringing his current incarnation of ELO back to North America in 2018 and they’ve just announced second nights at Los Angeles’ The Forum and NYC’s Madison Square Garden…