Jeff Lynne’s ELO have announced a farewell show at BST Hyde Park 2025 in London.

The band are set to return to play the Great Oak Stage on Sunday, July 13, 2025.

The performance will follow ELO’s current “Over And Out” tour in the U.S., serving as a final “goodbye” to their fans.

“My return to touring began at Hyde Park in 2014,” explained Lynne. “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!'”

Jim King, CEO of European Festivals at AEG Presents, said, “Jeff Lynne’s ELO are loved the world over. The live shows are nothing short of extraordinary and a testament to the incredible catalogue of hits we’ve enjoyed for over 50 years.

The band will be joined by a host of special guest opening acts at their historic final show, with names to be confirmed in the coming months.

Tickets go on general sale Friday, October 25.

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On the heels of his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist, Ozzy Osbourne is set to release a comprehensive solo box set, titled See You on the Other Side V2.0, on March 14, 2025.

The box set will contain the albums featured in a box set released in 2019, along with Ozzy’s two most recent albums, Ordinary Man (2020) and Patient Number 9 (2022), as well as additional goodies.

The collection is priced at $599.99, but it is limited to 2,000 copies, with each signed by the Prince of Darkness himself.

In addition to Ozzy’s studio LPs, live albums and rare hits on vinyl, the box set includes 10 brand-new full-size posters of vintage photos, a gold bat vinyl slipmat, and an individually numbered vellum certificate of authenticity personally signed by Ozzy.

See You on the Other Side V2.0 Box Set Contents:

Blizzard of Ozz (1980)
Mr. Crowley (1980)
Diary of a Madman (1981)
Bark at the Moon (1983)
The Ultimate Sin (1986)
Tribute (1987)
No Rest for the Wicked (1988)
Just Say Ozzy (1990)
No More Tears (1991)
Live & Loud (1993)
Ozzmosis (1995)
Down to Earth (2001)
Flippin’ the ‘B’ Side (1980-2001)
Live at Budokan (2002)
Black Rain (2007)
Scream (2010)
Ordinary Man (2020)
Patient Number 9 (2022)

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Rhino’s brand new collection of high-quality quadraphonic releases contains albums from Foghat and Jefferson Starship among others.

Foghat’s Energized, and Jefferson Starship’s Dragonfly along with The J. Geils Band’s Bloodshot (1973) and The Doobie Brothers’ Toulouse Street (1972), have now been digitalized and preserved from their original analog four-track Quad mixes.

These are now available as Blu-ray discs with a quadraphonic and 192/24 stereo mix. Currently exclusive to Rhino.com and select Warner Music Group stores worldwide, each title retails for $24.98, with a bundle of all four available for $79.98.

Quadraphonic sound, or 4.0 surround sound, utilizes four audio channels connected to four speakers positioned at the corners of a listening space. The multi-tracked audio is mixed dimensional, immersing the listener in an expansive soundscape.

Energized, featuring hits such as “Honey Hush” and “That’ll Be The Day,” arrived on January 6, 1974 and reached the Top 40 of the Billboard 200. It garnered a Gold certification from the RIAA.

Jefferson Starship’s Dragonfly, which dropped in October 1974, contained hit tunes such as “Ride The Tiger” and “Hyperdrive.” The record peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard 200.

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The Pretenders have warned that fans who stand in the front row for “multiple nights” blocking the view of those behind them during the band’s concerts could be moved to give space for local fans.

The British-American rock band’s lead vocalist Chrissie Hynde made the group’s stand clear in a statement posted on social media.

“First of all, thank you to everyone who’s come to see our shows. We’re in the homestretch of this year’s tour and it’s been a real pleasure. Fantastic cities and fantastic audiences. We’ve had a great time playing for you,” Hynde said. “One thing we feel obliged to explain: When we go on tour, the whole point of it for the band is that we are playing to a different audience every night. That’s why we go on tour! So if we’re in Edinburgh (like we are tonight), we look forward to seeing local faces. This is what makes it new for us every night.”

She continued, “We appreciate those of you who follow us and buy tickets for multiple nights, so please don’t be offended if we request you to move out of the front row. All we are asking is that you give the local fans a chance. This is what keeps it new for us…especially after being on tour for so many months.”

Some followers were apparently offended by the Pretenders’ idea and expressed it by saying that they “would never attend another show simply because of this letter.”

Another argument was that standing in the front is the right of a fan who reaches there first by turning up early for shows.

Source: RTT Music News