BST Hyde Park have revealed the support acts for Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra’s last live show, set to take place on Sunday 13 July. Joining Lynne on the final day of the event will be The Doobie Brothers, Steve Winwood, and Dhani Harrison.
Jeff Lynne’s performance at BST Hyde Park will be his last live show before he retires ELO from touring. It will be the last show of five UK dates on the Over and Out tour, which has already included 31 dates across the US since August. Before the finale, Lynne will perform two shows in his native Birmingham, followed by two nights at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena.
Given the eight month gap between his last performance in the US and his Birmingham shows, there may be a reshuffle of his live material, however nineteen songs appeared at each of the US dates and could make up the spine of the UK shows too. The setlist was a collection of the band’s biggest hits including ‘All Over the World’, ‘Mr. Blue Sky’, ‘Livin’ Thing’, and ‘Showdown’. Tickets for Lynne’s show at BST Hyde Park sold out in just two days, with prices ranging from £110 up to an eye-watering £795, excluding booking fees. Fans are already excited, with one X user writing, “What a lineup. Roll on July!” Other BST Hyde Park headliners for 2025 include Sabrina Carpenter (5 July), Zach Bryan (28 and 29 June), and was set to include Hugh Jackman until he pulled out earlier today.
When the BST Hyde Park show was announced, Lynne took to Instagram to reflect on the significance of the park, saying: “My return to touring began at Hyde Park in 2014. It seems like the perfect place to do our final show. We couldn’t be more excited to share this special night in London with our UK fans. As the song goes, ‘we’re gonna do it One More Time!’”
The Doobie Brothers BST performance will be the second leg of their upcoming UK tour running from 11 to 21 July, supporting their upcoming album ‘Walk This Road’. The album is set for release on 6 June and will be their first album with returning vocalist Michael McDonald, who last appeared on 1980’s ‘One Step Closer’.
Steve Winwood, part of The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic and Clapton-led supergroup Blind Faith, shared the announcement online, but didn’t directly comment. Winwood supported The Doobie Brothers on their 2024 tour.
Dhani Harrison, son of George Harrison, hasn’t responded to the news yet, but does have a long history with Lynne. The pair performed together at the Concert for George, a tribute to Dhani’s late father a year after his passing. Lynne also worked closely with George Harrison, producing his album ‘Cloud Nine’, and was his bandmate in the supergroup The Travelling Wilburys.
Despite BST Hyde Park being his final live show, Lynne was quick to clarify that he is not retiring from music. In a December interview with MOJO, the 77 year-old said, “This is not a farewell to music. I am excited to return to the studio full-time, which is what I love!” This return could quite easily be in a producer capacity, with Lynne having worked with The Beatles, Roy Orbison and Brian Wilson to name a few.
Having sold over 50 million albums worldwide, Jeff Lynne and ELO have left an indelible mark on music, seamlessly blending elements of pop, rock and classical. As Lynne takes the stage for one final performance, joined by 65,000 festival-goers, it will be a celebration of his remarkable career.
