Jeff Lynne’s ELO Plays First US Tour in 30 Years – Stops in Detroit and Chicago

Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra will be touring the United States in 2018 during a short 10-city jaunt. Lucky for us, both Chicago and Detroit are among the stops.

Lynne announced the tour on his Facebook page saying,

Jeff Lynne’s ELO announces its first North American tour in 30 plus years produced by Live Nation. Jeff Lynne’s last extensive U.S. tour with ELO was in 1981. Known as one of the most iconic forces in music history, Jeff Lynne’s ELO has spent the last two years with a critically acclaimed and chart-topping album, a sold out run of UK and European shows, as well as an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The regional shows are on back-to-back nights in August:

Wed Aug 15 Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
Thu Aug 16 Detroit, MI - Little Caesars Arena

Bonus Video - Under a Northern Michigan Mr Blue Sky

[h/t WLUP]