A London music festival cancels its final night after ELO's Jeff Lynne pulls out
Lynne, 77, who was billed to play alongside his band Sunday at the The BST Hyde Park festival, withdrew on Saturday on the advice of doctors as a result of what was termed a 'systemic infection.'
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LONDON — A two-week-long music festival in central London has cancelled its final night after Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra pulled out of the headline slot on Sunday. Lynne, 77, who was billed to play alongside his band Sunday at the The BST Hyde Park festival, withdrew on Saturday on the advice of doctors as a result of what was termed a 'systemic infection.'
