17/12/2011 - Concert Photos & Videoclips pages updated with photos & videos from the Tina McBain & Phil Bates Christmas Show from Middleton Hall, Tamworth on 10th December. Soundclips page also updated with a live interview with Roy Wood and songs played from the new album 'Music Book' on the Danny Baker Show on BBC Radio London 94.9 on 24th November.

 17/12/2011 - The Huw Lloyd Langton Group have been playing a few gigs recently featuring ex-E.L.O. cellist Hugh McDowell.

 17/12/2011 - A new Move 2cd set 'Live at The Fillmore 1969' will be released on 6th February 2012.

This is the only complete Move concert in existence....100 minutes of previously unreleased Move live magic recorded at San Francisco s Fillmore West. Comes with a full colour 12-page booklet with rare & unseen photos & memorabilia. Exclusive commentary, new & archive interviews with members of The Move. The set can be pre-ordered from Play.com, Amazon or Spin cd's.

Track Listing:
Disc: 1
1. Open My Eyes
2. Don't Make My Baby Blue
3. Cherry Bloosom Clinic Revisited
4. The Last Thing On My Mind
5. I Can Hear The Grass Grow
Disc: 2
1. Fields Of People
2. Goin' Back
3. Hello Susie
4. Under The Ice
5. Introduction
6. Don't Make My Baby Blue
7. Cherry Bloosom Clinic Revisited
8. The Last Thing On My Mind
9. The Move's 1969 USA tour recalled by Bev Bevan

  04/12/2011 - The Orchestra's concert at the Philharmonic Hall, Samara, Russia on 30th November 2011 has been uploaded to Youtube in very good quality on Zollshik's Channel.

  04/12/2011 - Check out the liveshot link to see some superb photos of The Orchestra live at the Hala Kongressova, Warsaw, Poland on 26th November 2011. All photos (c) Robert Swiderski.

  04/12/2011 - Soundclips page updated with a performance by The Move ft Bev Bevan and Trevor Burton broadcast live on the Paul Franks Show on BBC Radio WM on 18th November 2011.

  05/11/2011 - Check out Flickr for some superb photos and videos from The Orchestra's gig at Epcot last month. The photos below are from 'shawnsplace' Flickr photostream -

  05/11/2011 - A new 2cd 37 track E.L.O. collection has been released worldwide called 'The Essential Electric Light Orchestra' featuring 'most' of the bands single releases in chronological order with different artwork depending on the territory where it is released. Track listing -

CD 1

1 10538 Overture
2 Roll Over Beethoven
3 Showdown
4 Ma-Ma-Ma Belle
5 Can't Get It Out Of my Head
6 Evil Woman
7 Nightrider
8 Strange Magic
9 Livin' Thing
10 Do Ya
11 Rockaria!
12 Telephone Line
13 Turn To Stone
14 Mr. Blue Sky
15 Sweet Talkin' Woman
16 Wild West Hero
17 It's Over
18 Shine A Little Love

CD 2

1 Don't Bring Me Down
2 The Diary Of Horace Wimp
3 Confusion
4 Last Train To London
5 I'm Alive
6 Xanadu
7 All Over The World
8 Don't Walk Away
9 Hold On Tight
10 Twilight
11 Ticket To The Moon
12 The Way Life's Meant To Be
13 Rock and Roll Is King
14 Secret Messages
15 Four Little Diamonds
16 Calling America
17 So Serious
18 Surrender
19 Latitude 88 North

  05/11/2011 - 14th November sees a brand new 2cd collection released by Roy Wood called 'Music Book' with all tracks chosen by Roy himself. Track Listing as below -

CD1

1. CALIFORNIA MAN: Roy Wood with his Rock & Roll "BIG BAND"
2. BALL PARK INCIDENT: Wizzard
3. FOREVER: Roy Wood
4. OH WHAT A SHAME: Roy Wood
5. FIRE BRIGADE: Roy Wood (In The Shed) 2011
6. FRENCH PERFUME: Roy Wood with Wizzard
7. DOWN TO ZERO: Roy Wood
8. RAINING IN THE CITY: Roy Wood
9. I CAN HEAR THE GRASS GROW: Status Quo
10. BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER: Roy Wood with Carl Wayne vocals (String arrangement Tony Visconti)
11. TONIGHT: The Move
12. LION'S HEART: Roy Wood
13. LOOK THRU THE EYES OF A FOOL: Roy Wood
14. DEAR ELAINE: Roy Wood
15. MAIN STREET: Roy Wood with Wizzard
16. NEW YORK CITY: Roy Wood Rock & Roll Band
17. GIVIN' YOUR HEART AWAY: Roy Wood
18. SING OUT THE OLD... BRING IN THE NEW: Roy Wood with Kempsey School Choir

CD Two

1. SEE MY BABY JIVE: Wizzard
2. STARTING UP: Roy Wood
3. ANY OLD TIME WILL DO: Roy Wood
4. MISS CLARK AND THE COMPUTER: Roy Wood
5. GREEN GLASS WINDOWS: Roy Wood with Kempsey Primary School Choir
6. R. U. RED E 2 ROCK: Wizzard
7. CHINATOWN: The Move
8. FLOWERS IN THE RAIN: Nancy Sinatra
9. WHY DOES SUCH A PRETTY GIRL (SING THOSE SAD SONGS): Roy Wood
10. BRONTOSAURUS: The Move
11. OLYMPIC FLYER: Roy Wood
12. ANGEL FINGERS: Wizzard
13. KEEP YOUR HANDS ON THE WHEEL: Roy Wood (Featuring John Bonham on Drums)
14. AERIAL PICTURES: Roy Wood
15. THIS IS THE STORY OF MY LOVE: Wizzard
16. BLACKBERRY WAY: The Move with extra strings written & played by Roy Wood
17. I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY: Wizzard Bonus Track
18. FIRST MOVEMENT: E.L.O. (Roy playing Acoustic Guitar & Cello)

  05/11/2011 - Check out this wonderful footage of Phil Bates and The Orchestra performing 'Midnight Blue' live at the Teatro Caupolican, Santiago, Chile on 5th October 2011.

  05/11/2011 - The Orchestra's recent short tour of South America turned out to be an eventful and painful one for Phil Bates. Following a sell-out gig in Santiago, Chile the band flew on to Punte Del Este, Uruguay for a couple of shows. It was on the way to the venue for the first gig that Phil slipped and badly damaged is ankle. The band were forced to cancel the first gig but Phil, heavily bandaged leg agreed to continue with the second show in Uruguay and also the final gig in Buenos Aires, Argentina two days later where. Phil eventually returning to the U.K. to have his badly damaged ankle put in a cast and a further operation to repair the damage. This incident has left Phil laid-up at home for 4-6 weeks and so Parthenon Huxley will be standing in for The Orchestra's month-long Eastern European tour.

  05/11/2011 - Glen Burtnik has a new single out called 'The Trouble With Sally' and is available via CDBaby and iTunes.

  05/11/2011 - Check out 'Cheerinthepark' Youtube channel to see some superb footage of The Orchestra performing at Epcot, Florida on October 21st 2011.

  05/11/2011 - Videoclips page updated with my own video featuring Mik Kaminski & Phil Bates performing the Beatles song 'In My Life' during the Beatles, Blues & Blue Violin gig at The Cavern Club, Liverpool on Saturday 10th September.

  25/09/2011 - Check out the new Bubblegum Orchestra website for details of their new album due out on September 27th which is very E.L.O. influenced.

  25/09/2011 - Videoclips page updated with my own video featuring Mik Kaminski with his solo performance 'One Winters Night' from the Beatles, Blues & Blue Violin gig at The Rosehill Theatre, Whitehaven on Saturday 30th April and 'Every Night' featuring Tina McBain & Phil Bates from the bands' gig at The Cavern Club, Liverpool on Saturday 10th September.

  25/09/2011 - Videoclips and Concert Photos pages updated with my own photos and videos from the fantastic Beatles, Blues & Blue Violin gig at Skipton Castle, Skipton on Sunday 18th September.

  17/09/2011 - Videoclips and Concert Photos pages updated with my own photos and videos from the fantastic Beatles, Blues & Blue Violin gig at The Cavern Club, Liverpool on Saturday 10th September.

  17/09/2011 - Phil Bates and Tina McBain's annual Christmas Special concert at Middleton Hall nr Tamworth will take place on Saturday 10th December. Full details of this wonderful event and to purchase tickets at Phil's Official Website.

  17/09/2011 - Buddy Holly - 'Listen To Me' cd is out now and features Jeff Lynne performing 'Words Of Love'. Listen to the full song here.

  17/09/2011 - The Electric Light Orchestra Classic Albums Collection is released on 15th October and is available via Popmarket website. The set includes eleven albums in replica mini sleeves. The albums included are - No Answer / Electric Light Orchestra II / On The Third Day / Eldorado / Face the Music / A New World Record / Out Of The Blue / Discovery / Time / Secret Messages / Balance of Power.

  17/09/2011 - Sony will be releasing a 37 track 2cd compilation set called 'The Essential Electric Light Orchestra' in mid-October. This will be a worldwide release with all of the bands single hits featured in chronological order. Full details on the Face The Music website.

  17/09/2011 - News courtesy of Showdown (The Official ELO Mailing List) : Eldorado, A New World Record, and Out Of The Blue are to be released on vinyl. Due out in November 2011, January 2012 and March 2012 respectively, these 140 Gram vinyl releases will be issued by Music On Vinyl.

  17/09/2011 - Check out the new Don Kirshner website which features a full page about E.L.O.'s appearances on the show.

  04/09/2011 - Check out this wonderful video footage by Italian tv station RAI showing the Electric Light Orchestra performing live in Rome back in 1972............

  04/09/2011 - Check out the link to see some great photos of Phil Bates & ELO Klassik at Neubrandeberg, Suhl, Germany on 12th June.

Photo (c) www.gueterbahnhof-nb.de

  04/09/2011 - Check out the wonderful photos by Martin Wetzlmair of The Orchestra at the Krone Festival, Linz, Austria on 20th August 2011 at the following link - Linz Photos. A couple of his photos are below........

Here are another couple of photos from the gig from the Krone Fest 2011 Facebook page...............

  04/09/2011 - Check out this wonderful video featuring Abington Friends Summer Enrichment Program (AFSEP) music video featuring a cover of the song "You Get What You Give" by New Radicals that was performed by campers and staff. The music was produced by Gordon Townsend of The Orchestra, who also teaches music at the camp, and the video was produced by Damian A. Falana, the visual arts teacher for the camp. Susanne Collins, a devoted camp counselor, is the featured singer. This video documents the everyday life of the summer camp.

  04/09/2011 - The Orchestra performed to over 25,000 fans at the Krone Festival in Linz, Austria on 20th August. Parthenon Huxley lined-up alongside Glen, Mik, Eric, Lou and Gordon due to Phil Bates having a gig in Germany the same evening. Check out 'ernesthabi' Youtube channel for some fantastic footage from the show. Below is a link to his footage of 'Don't Bring Me Down'................

  04/09/2011 - Check out this wonderful video of Phil Bates performing 'Can't Get It Out Of My Head' acoustically during a recent interview session in Germany...........

  04/09/2011 - Check out 'szakal88' Youtube channel for some great video footage of Phil Bates & ELO Klassik live in Wroclaw, Poland on 27th August 2011.

  28/08/2011 - I  have just uploaded some new E.L.O. Part 2 videos to my Youtube channel with footage from Germany, Argentina, Spain and the U.K. Check out my Videoclips page for further details.

  15/08/2011 - Check out the Rock Legacy website for the latest news on the 2011 remastered edition of the Tandy Morgan album 'Earthrise'. There are some fantastic photos, soundclips and latest news for this fantastic remaster and which is now available for pre-order from Amazon UK for delivery from August 18th.

  15/08/2011 - The Beatles, Blues & Blue Violin Autumn 2011 U.K. tour is almost upon us with gigs throughout September and October. The project features Mik Kaminski, Phil Bates and Tina McBain and this tour features a return to The Cavern, Liverpool and also two very special gigs at Skipton Castle. For full gig listings and ticket details, visit Phil Bates Official site or the BBBV Official Website.

  15/08/2011 - Check out the Soundclips page to where I have I made available 'Can't Wait To See You' by The Orchestra ft the Halle Orchestra and Altrincham Choral Society and performed at Manchester Bridgewater Hall on October 14th 2001.

  15/08/2011 - Check out the superb photos of The Orchestra live at the BR Radltour Open Air Festival in Uffenheim, Germany on August 2nd here.

  15/08/2011 - Check out the Youtube video of The Orchestra with 'Evil Woman' live at the BR Radltour Open Air Festival in Uffenheim, Germany on August 2nd.

  15/08/2011 - Roy Woods Rock & Roll Band make a return visit to Holmfirth Picturedrome on Wednesday 21st December for what will no doubt be another sell-out Christmas special. Tickets available direct from the venue here.

  15/08/2011 - Glen Burtnik, the vocalist and bassist with The Orchestra has a new solo track 'Where Music Lives' available for download from CD Baby priced only $0.99.

  15/08/2011 - The only U.K. gig in 2011 for 'Hooked On Classics Live' is at the Bournemouth International Centre on Thursday 22nd December featuring Lou Clark conducting the 60 piece English Pops Orchestra to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Hooked On series. Click here for further details.

  15/08/2011 - Phil Bates and ELO Klassik are touring extensively in Germany and Poland during 2011. Check out the Youtube videos of 'Last Train To London' and 'Roll Over Beethoven' at the Schloss Rheydt Sommermusik Festival in Moenchengladbach on 30th July.

  15/08/2011 - UPDATED!!   The Orchestra have more gigs booked for 2011 (remember to check with venues first).................

Confirmed gigs...
Friday 3rd June : Hede Rytmers Festival, Silkeborg, Denmark. Click here for more details.
Saturday 18th June : Retropop Festival, Essen, Holland. Click here for more details. (ft Parthenon Huxley in place of Phil Bates)
Saturday 25th June : Olstykke Open Air, Olstykke, Denmark. Click here for more details. FESTIVAL CANCELLED!!
Saturday 9th July : Salmon Festival, Centennial Park, Grand Falls, Windsor, Newfoundland. Click here for more details.
Friday 15th July : Bleu, Mexico City, Mexico CANCELLED!!
Saturday 16th July : Bleu, Mexico City, Mexico CANCELLED!!
Tuesday 2nd August : Radltour Open Air, Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Uffenheim, Germany
Saturday 20th August : Krone Fest, Linz City Festival, Linz, Austria
Wednesday 5th October : Teatro Caupolican, Santiago, Chile
Friday 7th October : Conrad Punta del Este Resort & Casino, Punta Del Este, Montevideo, Uruguay (Private event)
Saturday 8th October : Conrad Punta del Este Resort & Casino, Punta Del Este, Montevideo, Uruguay
Sunday 9th October : Teatro Gran Rex, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Thursday 20th October : America Gardens Theater, Epcot International Food & Wine Festival, Florida, USA
Friday 21st October : America Gardens Theater, Epcot International Food & Wine Festival, Florida, USA
Sunday 6th November : Dvorec Respublika, Minsk, Belarus
Friday 11th November : Zalgirio Arena, Kaunas, Lithuania
Saturday 12th November : Klaipedos Arena, Klaipeda, Lithuania
Monday 14th November : Palats Ukraina, Kiev, Ukraine
Tuesday 15th November : Hala MTS, Szczecin, Poland
Wednesday 16th November : Hala Arena, Poznan, Poland
Thursday 17th November : Hala Luczniczka, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Friday 18th November : Hala Gdynia, Gdynia, Poland
Sunday 20th November : Auditorium Maximum, Krakow, Poland
Tuesday 22nd November : Hala Mosir, Lodz, Poland
Wednesday 23rd November : DmiT, Zabrze, Poland
Thursday 24th November : Hala Ludowa, Wroclaw, Poland
Saturday 26th November : Sala Kongresawa, Warszawa, Poland
Monday 28th November : Prague Congress Centre, Prague, Czech Republic
Wednesday 30th November : Samara Philharmonic Hall, Samara, Russia
Friday 2nd December : Opera Theatre, Voronezh, Russia
Sunday 4th December : Youth Palace, Jekaterinburg, Russia
Saturday 18th February 2012 : Florida, USA (Private Event)
Friday 4th May 2012 : America Gardens Theatre, Epcot Flower & Garden Festival 2012, Orlando, Florida, USA (3 half-hour sets)
Saturday 5th May 2012 : America Gardens Theatre, Epcot Flower & Garden Festival 2012, Orlando, Florida, USA (3 half-hour sets)
Sunday 6th May 2012 : America Gardens Theatre, Epcot Flower & Garden Festival 2012, Orlando, Florida, USA (3 half-hour sets)
Saturday 16th June 2012 : City Square, Purkersdor, Austria. Click here for more details.

  19/06/2011 - Some great video footage on Youtube of The Orchestra live at Retropop 2011 in Emmen, Holland on Saturday 18th June - Mr Blue Sky and Sweet Talking Woman / Hold On Tight.

  15/06/2011 - Check out the Rock Legacy website for a recent interview with former E.L.O. member Dave Scott-Morgan and news of a planned special re-issue of the Tandy Morgan album 'Earthrise'. UPDATED 14th June - check out the new Earthrise Website launched today.

  12/06/2011 - Vintage TV (SKY Channel 369 and Freesat Channel 515) have a Vintage E.L.O. special currently broadcasting to tie in with the 'new' E.L.O. 'All Over The World' compilation cd. Check out the schedule for showings this week at http://vintage.tv/tv/schedule/.

  12/06/2011 - Parthenon Huxley has just updated his official website with the latest on Huxmonster and news of a new P. Hux album.

  12/06/2011 - Click here to view some great photos from The Orchestra's gig at the Hede Rytmer Festival in Silkeborg, Denmark on 3rd June.

  15/05/2011 - Status Quo have announced tour dates for December with special guests Roy Wood & Kim Wilde. Here is the link from Quo's website - http://www.statusquo.co.uk/tour10-11.html.

Sat Dec 3rd Birmingham LG (NEC) Arena
Sun Dec 4th Sheffield Motorpoint Arena
Tue Dec 6th Liverpool Echo Arena
Wed Dec 7th Nottingham Capital FM Arena
Fri Dec 9th Brighton Centre
Sat Dec 10th Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
Sun Dec 11th London O2 Arena
Tue Dec 13th Bournemouth BIC
Wed Dec 14th Plymouth Pavilions
Fri Dec 16th Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
Sat Dec 17th Glasgow SECC