Relive the Glories of the Electric Light Orchestra or Discover Them with Mr. Blue Sky
MR. BLUE SKY plays tribute to the Electric Light Orchestra, one of the greatest bands of the 1970’s and ‘80’s on Saturday, December 13th.
They create all the majestic splendor that is the music of ELO, as the band was known. With a Focus on the band’s hits from the 70s, 80s and latest records, and mixing in selective deep cuts, Mr. Blue Sky produces the ultimate ELO experience.
Featuring a stellar light and multi-media stage show, MBS brings the complex classical string orchestration, and layered vocal harmonies essential to recreating the definitive ELO sound. This 10-piece band, comprised of seasoned musicians, including a 3-piece string section, puts a profound emphasis on delivering ELO’s music with extreme precision. The show features special guest Beth Bombara.
The Deets
Place: Delmar Hall
Date: December 13
Doors: Open 7pm – Show 8pm
Tickets: Available at
Price: $26.80 - GA (Access to standing room only pit and lawn)
Who: All ages welcome
About Mr. Blue Sky
The band has been together for 8 years and has 10 members featuring guitars, violins, cello, keyboards, drums, bass. Each performance has a huge light show that changes with every show.
Members have performed with The Who, Pavlov’s Dog, That 80s Band, Weird Al Yankovick, and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.
They have played at: The Pageant, Delmar Hall, Chesterfield Amphitheatre, The Wildey Theatre, Rochaus (Chicago), Impact Fuel Room (Chicago), Wicker Park Summer Concert Series (Highland, IN), Rotary Corn Festival (Sullivan, IN), Powerplex Drive In Complex, The Duck Room, Ballpark Village St. Louis
Special guest Beth Bombara. She is an independent American singer, songwriter and musician from Grand Rapids, Michigan. She currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri.
About the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)
Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are an English rock band formed in Birmingham, England in 1970 by multi-instrumentalists Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood and drummer Bev Bevan. Their music is characterized by a fusion of pop and classical arrangements with futuristic iconography.
During ELO's original 13-year period of active recording and touring, they sold over 50 million records worldwide.
The group's name is a pun that references both electric light and "light orchestral music", a popular style featured in places such as the BBC Light Programme between the 1940s and 1960s. ELO was formed out of Lynne's and Wood's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical influences.
During the 1970s and 1980s, ELO released a string of top 10 albums and singles, including the band's most commercially successful album, the double album Out of the Blue (1977). Two ELO albums reached the top of the British charts: the disco-inspired Discovery (1979) and the science-fiction-themed concept album Time (1981).
In 1986, the group disbanded.