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THE ORCHESTRA Starring ELO and ELO Part II Former Members

Friday, 9 October 2026 at 19:30 CEST

KARLSTAD CCC

Tage Erlandergatan 8A, Karlstad, 65220, Sweden

Performing: THE ORCHESTRA Starring ELO & ELO II Former Members

Band History THE ORCHESTRA Starring ELO and ELO Part II Former Members is a successor band to Electric Light Orchestra, formed by former members of ELO and ELO Part II. At its inception as ELO Part II, the group featured five ELO members and has since evolved into a true rock supergroup, continuing today as THE ORCHESTRA, carrying forward the music, legacy, and spirit of ELO for audiences around the world. The story begins in 1970 in Birmingham, England, where the Electric Light Orchestra began their journey as one of the world's most popular rock bands. Their music was defined by a unique fusion of Beatlesque pop, classical arrangements, and futuristic iconography. Mik Kaminski joined the band in 1973 with his legendary blue violin. The classic lineup of ELO solidified in 1974 with the addition of bassist and singer Kelly Groucutt and orchestrator Lou Clark, who expanded the band's distinctive orchestral rock sound with his inventive classical arrangements. Mik, Lou, and Kelly played their way onto an astonishing library of hit records that sold more than 50 million copies worldwide, including Eldorado, Face the Music, A New World Record, Out of the Blue, Discovery, and Xanadu. Following the breakup of the original ELO line-up in 1986, drummer Bev Bevan created ELO Part II in 1988 alongside English guitarist Pete Haycock, American keyboardist and songwriter Eric Troyer, and former ELO members Mik Kaminski, Louis Clark, Kelly Groucutt, and cellist Hugh McDowell. The band later recruited English guitarist Phil Bates. Groucutt, Bates, and Troyer were all accomplished lead and harmony singers providing an abundance of vocal riches that carried the classic ELO sound into fresh sonic territory. Bates departed ELO Part II in 1998 and was replaced by American singer, songwriter, and guitarist Parthenon Huxley. In late 1999 Bev Bevan retired and was succeeded with American drummer Gordon Townsend. In 2000, the band began touring as THE ORCHESTRA, emerging as a true rock sup

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