DON’T MISS

JEFF LYNNE’S ELO Birmingham Arena, October 11, 2020

AND ‘From Out of Nowhere’ Jeff Lynne’s ELO are embarking on a UK and European tour.

With just seven UK and Ireland dates scheduled, the tour heads to the region in the autumn.

Jeff said: “The audiences in the UK and Europe were so good. We’re looking forward to bringing a new show and some musical surprises this fall. I can’t wait.”

The tour follows the release of the UK Number One album From Out of Nowhere.

ELO ranks among the most popular acts of its era, having sold more than 50 million albums - including four consecutive Top 10 albums and seven reaching the Top 20, as well as a string of hit singles — 20 reaching the US top 40 and seven of them lodging in the Top 10.

Lynne’s reach has also extended beyond ELO as a producer and collaborator, most notably as a member of the Traveling Wilburys alongside George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty. He also produced Harrison’s colorful Cloud Nine album and with Harrison, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr crafted full songs from John Lennon’s home tapes of Free as a Bird and Real Love.

Tour tickets: www.arenabham.co.uk. Box office 0844 338 8000. From: £57.75

KIRK BRANDON Foremans Bar, Nottingham, February 9 Duffy’s Bar, Leicester, February 15

KIRK Brandon has confirmed a brand new show for his 2020 ‘aKoustiK’ tour with Sam Sansbury.

And the 13-date tour will include Nottingham and Leicester.

The voice of Spear of Destiny, Theatre of Hate and Dead Men Walking, Kirk Brandon has had over 15 studio albums and countless singles. His career spans well over 30 years.

Over the past 11 years, Kirk has released five solo acoustic studio albums (the Dutch Masters series) that have pulled tracks from all eras of his career, featuring collaborations with the likes of Derek Forbes (Simple Minds), Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats), Mike Peters (The Alarm) and Clint Boon (Inspiral Carpets).

Kirk Brandon aKoustiK Tour with Sam Sansbury plays Nottingham Foremans Bar (13-15 Forman Street) on Sunday, February 9, 2020 and Duffy’s Bar Leicester (18 Pocklingtons Walk) on Saturday, February 15,2020.

Foremans tickets available at the bar or www. foremans.bigcartel.com/ Price: £15.00. Duffy’s Bar tickets: https://kirkbrandon.com/shows Price: £12.50