By james art Jeff Lynne’s ELO have extended their UK ‘Goodbye Tour’, adding new UK dates for 2025.
The announcement comes just days after the band shared details of their latest tour – confirming a farewell show at London’s BST Hyde Park for next summer.
Now, Lynn and company. have extended the shows, confirming two more dates as part of their latest UK tour ‘Over And Out’.
The first of the two new dates will be a homecoming show – taking place on July 5 and taking place at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena. The second will take place at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester on July 9.
Both come ahead of the aforementioned BST Hyde Park show taking place in the capital on July 13.
Tickets for the two new UK ‘Over And Out’ shows go on sale this Friday (November 1) at 10am GMT. Pre-sale options are also available, starting on Wednesday (October 30) at the same time. Visit here for tickets and find a full list of dates below.
We’ve added TWO MORE SHOWS to the Over & Out Tour UK. Starting where it all began… Let’s make this unforgettable. 🛸✨
Pre-sale tickets for The Over and Out UK Tour 2025 will be available from Wednesday 30 October at 10am local time, with the general sale starting on Friday… pic.twitter.com/SPu1DLnyFm
— Jeff Lynne’s ELO (@JeffLynnesELO) October 29, 2024
Jeff Lynne ELO ‘Over And Out’ UK tour dates are:
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5 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham
9 – Co-op Live, Manchester
13 – BST Hyde Park, London
The band’s upcoming headline show in London marks their first appearance at the outdoor music series in over a decade. They last took to the stage in Hyde Park in 2014. and this concert marked their first appearance at a festival in 30 years.
“My return to touring began in Hyde Park in 2014. It seems like the perfect place to do our last show,” Lynn explained. “We couldn’t be more excited to share this special night in London with our fans across the UK. As the song says, “We’ll do it one more time!”
Jim King, CEO of European Festivals at AEG Presents, added: “Jeff Lynne’s ELO is loved around the world. The live shows are nothing short of extraordinary and a testament to the incredible catalog of hits we’ve enjoyed for over 50 years. To host their final performance at BST Hyde Park is a real honour. We are thrilled to be a part of this special moment in music history.”
The band will be joined by a host of special guest acts for their ‘historic final show’, to be confirmed in the coming months.
The announcement marked the first headliner announcement for BST Hyde Park 2025 and organizers promised “more amazing announcements soon”.
BST Hyde Park 2024 saw Stevie Nicks, Kylie Minogue, Stray Kids, SZA, Kings Of Leon, Morgan Wallen, Andrea Bocelli, Robbie Williams and Shania Twain take to the stage.
As for ELO, Lynne was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame last year, while ELO were inducted in 2017. Earlier this year, longtime ELO keyboardist Richard Tandy died at the age of 76.