# Going to see ELO in July! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 8, 2019, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-see-elo-in-july/832243 "2019-04-08T21:40:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Quercus\_alba](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quercus_alba/32/4061_2.png) [@Quercus\_alba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus_alba)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-see-elo-in-july/832243/41 "2019-08-04T17:27:39Z")
Saw them July 25 in St. Paul. Awesome show–so well-produced, and as someone mentioned above, engineered by the sound team to make everyone sound their best. I’m seeing a LOT of shows this year, and this is #1 so far! > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > We saw the show, and it more than lived up to our expectations! Great music, a gorgeous light show and interesting, eye-catching videos playing on four big screens, and some very impressive laser effects, too. > > Dhani Harrison and his band opened, and played four or five songs - nothing that really blew me away; their sound sort of reminded me of the Smashing Pumpkins. > > Setup for ELO after that didn’t take too long. Taking the stage: Lynne, a female and a male singer (the latter of whom played guitar several times, too), two cellists, one violinist, four guitarists, three people on synths/pianos, and a burly, hard-pounding drummer. > > The setlist: > > “Standin’ in the Rain” > “Evil Woman” > “All Over the World” > “Showdown” - with a different ending than the original - not bad, just different > “Do Ya” - revealed Lynne’s reduced vocal range, unfortunately - another singer carried much of the song > “When I Was a Boy” > “Livin’ Thing” - the beautiful female violinist in a little black dress came out front to play her part, which she did very well indeed > “Handle With Care” - Dhani Harrison returned to the stage to sing the lead vocals from this Traveling Wilburys song; this version had a much more staccato instrumental ending than the original > “Rockaria” > “Last Train to London” > “Can’t Get It Out of My Head” > “10538 Overture” - never a favorite of mine, but it was well-done > “Shine a Little Love” - with awesome green lasers sweeping the entire Nationwide Arena > > Lynne then introduced one of the guitarists (I didn’t catch his name) to introduce all the _other_ musicians on the stage, which struck us as a little odd - poor memory at his age, or just not that well-informed on who he’s performing with? > > Next up: > > “Wild West Hero” - a particularly sweet, winsome performance > “Sweet Talking Woman” > “Telephone Line” > “Don’t Bring Me Down” - with an interesting piano interlude > “Turn to Stone” - blew the roof off the place! > “Mr. Blue Sky” - ditto, but they didn’t pant after the line “Running down the avenue,” so we did it for them… > > Lynne and everyone in the band then came forward in one long line to bow to the exuberant crowd, and then turned their backs on us for a selfie. > > They all left the stage, but returned after a minute or two for the encore: > > “Roll Over Beethoven” - also very high-energy, including an extended guitar solo in the middle. > > Lots more applause and calls for another encore, but no go. The house lights came up and that was that. > > A great show. We’re very glad we went. ---
**Author:** ![Zelski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c67d28/32.png) [@Zelski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zelski)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2019, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-see-elo-in-july/832243/42 "2019-08-06T05:27:06Z")
I had really hoped to see the Pittsburgh show last week but many things got in the way: Yellow jackets building nests in my car, me being late to the ticket game, and the ReplayFX convention. I hope Lynne tours again, even though I doubt he will. The reviews I got were great. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2019, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-see-elo-in-july/832243/43 "2019-08-06T12:05:45Z")
> [@Zelski](#): > > I hope Lynne tours again, even though I doubt he will. The reviews I got were great. Not quite the same as actually seeing them, but the live album _Wembley or Bust_, recorded in 2017, is a decent approximation of the show I saw. The set list is very close to what I saw (plus a lot more), which is not really surprising as at this point in any band’s career, their set list is basically dictated to them by the hits they had back in the day. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2019, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-see-elo-in-july/832243/44 "2019-08-06T13:49:46Z")
> [@Zelski](#): > > I hope Lynne tours again, even though I doubt he will. The reviews I got were great. I’m hopeful that he’ll tour at least one more time. He’s done U.S. tours (albeit not long ones, only a dozen or so dates) over the past two summers, which have been very well-reviewed, and apparently sold out or nearly so (and, in Chicago, at least, he played a bigger venue this year, compared to last year). And, he’d done tours in Europe for two or three years before that, all after he hadn’t done an ELO tour since the 1980s. I suspect that he’s making some good money with these tours, likely enjoying himself (even though I don’t think he likes touring, generally), and getting very positive receptions. Assuming his health remains good, I can totally see him touring again. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2019, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-see-elo-in-july/832243/45 "2019-08-06T18:20:27Z")
Here’s hoping! I’d go again, absolutely. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2019, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-see-elo-in-july/832243/46 "2019-08-12T23:03:45Z")
Another concert review, for anyone who’s interested: > **[Jeff Lynne’s ELO: Live 2019 \[Concert Review\]](https://thefirenote.com/reviews/jeff-lynnes-elo-live-2019-concert-review/)** > > Jeff Lynne’s ELO w/ Dhani Harrison; ELO Live Tour 2019; Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH – Tuesday, July 30, 2019 When Jeff Lynne played ten shows in the U [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-see-elo-in-july/832243.md?page=2)