Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) Concert at Birmingham NEC 1986 - Heartbeat 86

[@anitahuie1145]

His beautiful talent shines forth. Shine on, Jeff.

[@beckeb00]

I was also at this amazing show. I screamed like a girl when George came on. Seeing my fave Beatle with my fave band was too much to handle!

[@MrElo2095]

Great to see this again. Sadly, this is the BBC edited version of the show. I was lucky enough to have attended that show, which remains to this day, the best concert I have ever been to. By the way, they opened the show with 'Prologue' which went straight into 'Twilight' not 'Telephone Line'. Amazing opening, great light & laser displays. Great show !

[@janeyorke8684]

The Great ELOxx....for us over sixties , who grew up with such Classx

[@peterbaker3790]

I was there and it has to be the best concert I have ever been to what a line up of stars it seemed to go on all day saw ELO at the same NEC ARENA in 81 fantastic group

[@josegutierrezgonzalez7409]

Electric Light Orquestra,mi banda favorita desde 1977 casi una vida escuchandolos. from Talca - Chile.

[@carloszamudio8688]

estoy de acuerdo pp pero t fijas que esta muy mal que los grupos o bandas se desintegren y ya no es lo mismo como que se pierde el encanto de aquellos no crees?

[@Astimoff]

To criticize Kelly is to insult Jeff. Jeff had enough sense to know Kelly was the perfect fit as a bassist for his vision, and that Kelly's voice was amazing and the perfect compliment for Jeff's voice. ... so much that Jeff had him sing on practically every track, doubling parts and sometimes having him sing parts and songs alone. And when performing live, he gave Kelly extra duty, having him sing the higher parts that Kelly was more capable of doing. He did this because it was a safer strategy, knowing Kelly had a higher range and could handle it, and knowing that having Kelly help him with vocal duties would help him keep his own voice for the duration of the concert tour. Jeff was the producer, and he chose Kelly, used Kelly to make his vision a reality. Such is Jeff's great judgment, to spot great talent and to put it to best use. So to make negative comments about Kelly's abilities does not make any sense. If he was good enough to be used by Jeff Lynne, then he's good enough for the rest of us. KZbin.com is full of live recordings of his amazing voice... and we have ELO, and other groups records that he sang and played on as well. Jeff and Kelly had a falling out in later years, (presumably because he contributed so much and felt he deserved more) and that is all there is to that.

[@Johnny35130]

I didn't see the negative stuff. But I liked Kelly and several of the songs on the album "Kelly" sounded just like ELO. Its a shame the Kelly album was full of poor audio and distortion. I really like "Am I a dreamer".

[@odetteswann7694]

I was there too. Brilliant day. Also enjoyed Robert Plant with his jazz band; and Woody too!

[@andrewmorton7482]

I was there! I really came to see the Moody Blues but the whole thing was brilliant

[@MatthewJohnson-zx9zs]

Dhani Harrison gives a memorable description of this concert in his R&R Hall of Fame intro for the the band. He was 7 or 8 years old and seeing ELO and then seeing his father jump on stage with them made quite the impression.

[@fredrobinson6733]

I was there!!! What a day!! Can't believe how long ago that was, and how bloomin' old I am!!! :-D Looking forward to Jeff's new ELO album, 'Alone In The Universe'.

[@Lokh66]

Fred Robinson cool 😎

[@urasam2]

Never seen this - brilliant! I didn't even know they played in 1986 and I'm a lifelong ELO fan!!

[@jokingsmith]

Utterly epic, I was 9 and can remember my Mum and her best mate going to this, I will never forgive her for not taking me instead!!! I was brought up on ELO and play them all the time my son loves them too, couldn't get tickets for the bbc gigs this September fingers crossed they do a proper tour!!!

[@lefranglais1155]

Yes, I was there too...and as you say Fred, WHAT A DAY. Moody Blues...ELO...Denny Lane, other Birmingham (or near Brum) groups, Robert Plant. Long standing memories to cherish.

[@paulhunt8526]

I was there too, day before my 21st birthday, that day will always hold a special place in my heart

[@dragonfire02]

I was there too still got the programme, Great day great line up, felt sorry for the moody blues, they headlined the whole thing but they had to follow ELO, and as jasper said first time in 4 years ELO played together, it was an ELO crowd they stormed it.

[@kennethhacker3014]

I miss the zoom tour years ago and im still pissed about it. Lol.. loyal fan here...

[@bazbuncher6948]

I was there still have the programme signed by Bev. They did 1 hour and were great!

[@ronnieneo]

Remember this broadcast on TV that night, like it was yesterday. Thanks so much for uploading this gem.

[@Fidodog08]

first concert I ever went to - have the whole thing on tape somewhere

[@89goldtop]

Frikken marvelous! !!

[@scottskink6981]

Never heard of this concert until a half hour ago. Watched Woodie's clip. You'd think they could've had the decency to have done a 15 minute Move reunion!

[@rogeromalia8747]

I was there too. 18 yrs old studying at 'the Lanch'. I remember going for a pee whilst UB40 were playing Red Red Wine! One of the bands who were very good on the day but never mentioned were the fortunes. I also remember people screaming out for Robert Plant to play Led Zep songs (which he didn't!!!)

[@lefranglais1155]

Wish I could get hold of a video of the Time Tour, I was there too at the NEC...but apparently it does not exist. :(

[@zbyszekadamh6501]

Pamiętam niektóre koncerty co puszczali w telewizji , ale ostatnio na DVD idzie znaleźć ciekawe koncerty z wcześniejszych lat .Z tego co wiem to chyba ostatnia trasa koncertowa Electric Light Orchestra w 1986 roku ,bo wtedy się rozpadli . Dopiero po kilku latach znowu reaktywowano dwa zespoły ELO part two i Electric Light Orchestra Jeffa Lynna.

[@Chanelsmor]

Wonderful!

[@lefranglais1155]

I was there too!

[@marilyncharest5798]

Très bon

[@juneequium]

I was there 😍

[@LEEFORDJAGG]

Needs a sonic and visual upgrade. A DVD Blu Ray would be appreciated! Before Jeff left and devoted his energies to Producing.

[@antonyspencer6619]

I was there

[@СергейПлохотнюк-н3я]

Кто имеет уши всегда услышит голос разума!

[@SalBuccisvids]

This was two years after Bev had played with Black Sabbath, so he was bashing the living shit out of those drums!! I saw him in 84 with the Sabs and he had that same drum set.

[@consuelovelazquez3104]

excelente concierto.pero se me hizo muy corto

[@Johnny35130]

I used to think by '86 it was mostly just Lynne and Tandy but that's Bev and Mik, unless my eyes deceive me.

[@donnablanchard9218]

Bev could hammer some drums!!!!!!!!! Let's be nice....no reason to pull Bev into this....just sayin.....

[@makwabid69]

The Jeff Lynne Show. ELO stopped being so when Groucutt, Edwards, Kaminsky et al left/got the sack. This sounded like sidemen, not a band.

[@carloszamudio3480]

Quien me puede decir por que Kelly salio del grupo?

[@LijaMoore]

Gotta say the only 2 people I knew at the end there were George and Jeff lol

[@yanmc6503]

Great!!..never seen this before. Had Kelly Groucutt left the band at this point?

[@casidiablo665]

Yes

[@misilnuclear]

coming soon, new album of Electric Light Orchestra with Jeff Lynne, I think...

[@mrmurph5046]

6:07 Uh-uh Bev! Today it would be "I smell a Lawsuit!"

[@donnablanchard9218]

I wish he could throw one to me.......I went to 3 ELO concerts!! No drum sticks......sad!!!

[@Boris620]

Последний год выступления в классическом квартете: Джефф, Ричард, Мик, Бев.

[@nealsausen4651]

Boy that was a rush job wasn’t it?! Jeff And the band still sound fucking great though

[@MariaNickLambert]

I went to see ELO part II about 20 years ago and didn't know Jeff Lynne was not part of the band - I was dissapointed because to me Jeff IS ELO

[@Johnny35130]

When you crave ELO you have to take what you can get....And Honest Men sounded like ELO, also One more tomorrow.

[@niiiiiiisse]

Well what do you know -- the violin is actually audible this time around, haha

[@ronnieneo]

Tragic dragon I believe that is Denny Laine ex wings etc.

[@kriskruzo]

The best live performance I've ever seen. Jeff is singing perfectly...better than in studio . Sad that it is so short . Ther's no Elo without Jeff. The rest (Orkestra. Part II etc) is bad copy . Kelly was shame in the group...

[@casidiablo665]

Stop your fanatism. OrKestra, ELO Part II and The Orchestra made some great music. And without Kelly Groucutt, ELO would have been just like any other plain band.

[@SirKevinH]

No offense and Kelly was great but he didn't write the songs. Jeff did and Kelly didn't join the band until Eldorado. Jeff was the indispensable one.

[@Lokh66]

kriskruzo 😎

[@tragic_dragon4537]

At 20:40 is that Julian Lennon?

[@paulc9286]

It is Denny Laine singing at that point

[@urasam2]

Short hair (well, shortish) just doesn't suit Jeff. In fact, he looks better nowadays than he ever has before!

[@mrmurph5046]

Who cares. It's about the music. Always was.

[@chimsonplays368]

0:00 Jesper carott 0:40 Telephone Line 5:37 Da Ya 8:08 Rockaria 10:45 Hold On Tight 14:02 Don’t Bring Me Down 19:10 Johnny Be Good

[@579tweetybird]

This is where Jeff Lynnes cocky attitude really stands out. Sucks big time. Ruins things for him. I cant stand him anymore. Love the rest of the band. They are the only ones listening too. Jeff isnt.

[@senorvemafest]

+Diane Stout yeah, whatever you say. sure...

[@579tweetybird]

Glad you agree with me Stevey Poo. lololol. But I am right. Jeff just got to cocky for his own good.

[@casidiablo665]

You're right

[@colinmcphan]

+Diane Stout Your in dream land if you think the other guys ( Bev especiall) didn't have attitudes and weren't stuck up just as much. Why do you think Roy also got pissed at Bev. Who also wrote a lot of there hits. Nobody is perfect....and that includes Saint Bev!

[@colinmcphan]

+Diane Stout I think he's being sarcastic with you.