Up Close & Personal with former ELO2 frontman Phil Bates

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Up Close & Personal with former ELO2 frontman Phil Bates

Phil Bates was in ELO 2 for a decade in the early nineties and played such prestigious venues as The Royal Albert Hall, Carnegie Hall, and Sydney Opera House. Since his departure from ELO 2 he has released five critically acclaimed solo albums. His solo set consists of some of his own original material and he also plays some classic blues covers , quite a few Beatles songs but of course this show would not be complete with lots of those fantastic Jeff Lynne songs that made ELO one of the biggest

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Sat, 10 Oct 2026 · 19:30

Lowther Pavilion, Lytham

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