Jeff Lynne’s ELO Announce ‘Live in Hyde Park’ Concert Film
Jeff Lynne's triumphant revival of the Electric Light Orchestra banner for a Sept. 2014 festival performance will get the home video treatment this fall, when Jeff Lynne's ELO: Live in Hyde Park is scheduled to arrive in stores.
The concert film, due Sept. 11, is being released on DVD, Blu-ray and digital formats, and will include the documentary Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO alongside the band's Hyde Park live performance, which marked ELO's first appearance on a festival stage in nearly three decades. According to the Live in Hyde Park press release, Lynne "has been involved every step of the way with every aspect of this production, especially the audio delivery."
"It seemed like the entire 50,000 were singing and clapping along, which carried on for the whole night. The Hyde Park concert turned out to be one of the most memorable shows ever for me," says Lynne in a statement. "It’s important to me that viewers experience the Hyde Park show exactly as it was performed on the night ... in stereo."
For Lynne, who's spent most of the last 25 years focusing on studio work, returning to the concert stage was an experience not without its share of jitters — but one that ultimately left him wanting more.
"For the last 20 years, I’ve been sitting down in the studio playing, so you have to learn all over again how to stand up and sing and play," he admitted last year. "Once we got that good, that tight, we wanted to play another gig, but my manager said no. We were all fired up and it would’ve been perfect time to do it."
Happily for fans who've been patiently waiting for new music, Lynne evidently feels that time hasn't passed. Saying he's "definitely" planning on scheduling some U.S. tour dates in the near future, he revealed, "I’m working on a new album, and that’ll be involved in the new times when we play."
Check out the complete track listing for Jeff Lynne's ELO: Live in Hyde Park below.
"All Over the World"
"Evil Woman"
"Ma-Ma-Ma Belle"
"Showdown"
"Livin’ Thing"
"Strange Magic"
"10538 Overture"
"Can’t Get It Out of My Head"
"Sweet Talkin’ Woman"
"Turn to Stone"
"Steppin’ Out"
"Handle With Care"
"Don’t Bring Me Down"
"Rock ‘n’ Roll Is King"
"Telephone Line"
"Mr. Blue Sky"
"Roll Over Beethoven"
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