Jeff Lynne’s ELO has announced what is being billed — with typical finality — as their last ever live performance. After a career that spans five decades, ELO will step away from the stage with a send-off that is, by design, every bit as ornate and symphonic as their signature sound.
They’re calling it One More Time, and if that feels both literal and mythic, that’s the point.
The final show will take place at London’s BST Hyde Park on Sunday, July 13, 2025 — a full-circle moment for Lynne, who began ELO’s comeback run at the very same venue in 2014. “It seems like the perfect place to do our final show,” Lynne said, before invoking his own lyrics: “We’re gonna do it one more time!”
This won’t be a quiet goodbye. Quite the opposite. The bill reads more like a minor festival than a farewell gig, with The Doobie Brothers, Steve Winwood, and Dhani Harrison (son of Lynne’s dear friend and longtime collaborator George Harrison) already confirmed. The support acts, ranging from cult darlings W. H. Lung to the theatrically named Cats in Space, provide a glimpse into the sheer breadth of Lynne’s influence — and the scale of the celebration.
Before the Hyde Park finale, Lynne and his orchestra will embark on a short UK tour, dubbed The Over and Out Tour, with stops at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena (July 5) and Manchester’s Co-Op Live (July 9). It’s a brief run, but intentionally so — designed to preserve the sense of occasion rather than dilute it.
Tickets are on sale now, though it’s safe to say demand will vastly outstrip supply. This is the end of ELO — a band that fused pop sensibilities with symphonic ambition, and, across decades, somehow made both look effortless.
If Lynne’s career has taught us anything, it’s that goodbyes — when done properly — should feel definitive. And this one does.
