‘Over & Out’: Jeff Lynne’s ELO Announces Farewell Tour

Jeff Lynne’s ELO will embark on their final tour later this year. The Over and Out Tour finds the band saying farewell with a run through North America that kicks off in August and stretches into October.

Jeff Lynne co-founded Electric Light Orchestra in 1970. ELO would go on to have upwards of 20 Top 40 hits in the U.S. and U.K. After ceasing to tour in 1986, Lynne brought ELO back on the road in 2017 following the release of the 2015 LP, Alone in the Universe. Jeff Lynne’s ELO released their latest studio album, From Out of Nowhere, in 2019.

Jeff Lynne’s ELO launch the 27-date Over and Out Tour on August 24 in Palm Desert, California at Acrisure Arena. Additional West Coast stops include Seattle, Vancouver, Portland and San Francisco.

A Midwest swing gets underway on September 6 in St. Louis followed by engagements in Indianapolis, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Cleveland. On September 16, Jeff Lynne’s ELO hits New York City’s Madison Square Garden ahead of shows in Boston, Philadelphia and Washington D.C.

The band then loops back through the Midwest en route to the Southeast with concerts in Chicago, St. Paul, Denver and Detroit followed by shows in Nashville and Atlanta. A Texas stint kicks off on October 15 in Austin and also includes concerts in Houston and Dallas.

October 21 will see Jeff Lynne and company in Phoenix ahead of a show in Sacramento. The final Jeff Lynne’s ELO tour date takes place at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on October 25.

An artist presale begins on Wednesday, March 20 at 10 a.m. local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 22 at 10 a.m. local time.