Jeff Lynne starts ELO farewell tour: Setlist, Videos

Jeff Lynne's ELO kicked off the Over and Out Tour in Palm Desert, California on Saturday. Videos and a full setlist can be found below.

The newly formed Electric Light Orchestra has not toured since 2019, after the release of their last album. Out of nowhereELO will now play in over two dozen North American cities.

Last night's show included the tour debut of 1975's “Fire on High” Face the music“Calling America” ​​​​from 1986 balance of power and “One More Time” from Out of nowhereThey hadn’t played “Strange Magic” since 2016.

Lynne is the only remaining original member of the group. Long-time keyboardist Richard Tandy has been present occasionally and performed in 2001 zoom And Out of nowherebefore passing away earlier this year. He joined Lynne, Bev Bevan and Roy Wood when the Electric Light Orchestra was belatedly inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.

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ELO then returned to world tours with great success, including their first North American performances in over 30 years. Lynne said the comeback was sparked by a new lineup of more than a dozen musicians who masterfully recreate records that dominated the charts from the mid-'70s to the early '80s.

“We can actually cover every song I've ever done with this number of people, with three keyboards, two cellos, violin, four guitars, bass, drums, percussion and backing vocals,” Lynne said with newfound enthusiasm. “Everything is covered.”

Watch Jeff Lynne's ELO perform “Evil Woman”

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Two songs found on Out of nowhere underline how much he has enjoyed this late return to touring, “Time of Our Life” and “One More Time”. “Oh, I'm having the time of my life,” Lynne confirmed. “I'm trying to recreate the sound that I imagined ELO would have forever – really, from day one. It's never been like that until now.”

As interest in the new Over and Out Tour grew, Lynne extended the tour to include second nights at previously announced stops. Key upcoming shows include Seattle, Cleveland, New York and Denver.

Watch Jeff Lynne's ELO perform “Mr. Blue Sky”

Watch Jeff Lynne's ELO perform “Do Ya”

Watch Jeff Lynne's ELO perform “Telephone Line”

Watch Jeff Lynne's ELO perform “Turn to Stone”

Jeff Lynne's ELO setlist, August 24, 2024, Palm Desert, California
“One more time”
“Evil Woman”
“Showdown”
“Are you doing that?”
“Sweet, talkative woman”
“Strange Magic”
“10538 Overture”
“I can’t get it out of my head”
“Dusk”
“Porcini!”
“Last train to London”
“Calls to America”
“Exit”
“Fire on high”
“Living thing”
“All over the world”
“Turn to stone”
“Shine a little love”
“Don’t let me go under”
Encore:
“Telephone line”
“Mr. Blue Sky”