Electric Light Orchestra is one of my favorite bands and when I saw they were coming to Grand Rapids I jumped on the tickets as soon as they were available.
The opening act was Dhani Harrison, the only child of George Harrison. He started promptly at 8 and played a 40 minute set with his band. It was just ok for us. He has a strong resemblance to his father and even sounds like him sometimes but we were there to see Jeff Lynne and ELO. Shortly after 9, ELO took the stage. A minute before that, John Sinkevics sat down in our row.
The band did not disappoint. They played a straight set of hits, not missing a beat, except for the sound cutting off for a few seconds during their second song, 'Evil Woman.'
The production/light show was incredible.
It's hard to pick a highlight from a concert with non-stops hits but when Lynne brought out Dhani to sing George Harrison's part in the Traveling Wilburys song, 'Handle With Care' we were blown away.
Jeff Lynne is the ultimate professional, a talented musician and producer who still holds his own at 71 years old. It was a real treat to be here.
Their one encore was 'Roll Over Beethoven' and it was a rousing conclusion.
At every concert on this tour, the band takes a selfie, and I lifted this and their set list from their twitter account (@JeffLynnesELO).
Here is a 5 minute video excerpt from the just under 2 hours concert:
It's been a week and I still can't get the music out of my head 💗
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