It may be Ozzy Ozbourne's night, but Jeff Lynne's ELO bow out too
She is a big fan of ELO's music and said: "When I saw it was their last tour, you've got to go haven't you."Ms Gumery also said there may be a few tears and with Black Sabbath playing too, "it's going to be crazy".
Edward Hynes, 46, who lives near Shard End, where Lynne grew up, described ELO as "iconic".He said the band's famous "Mr Blue Sky" was just "one of them songs" and always gave him "good vibes"."It reminds me a bit of when I was a kid driving around with my dad in his car," Mr Hynes added.
Statue for Lynne?
Responding to suggestions there could be a statue of Lynne in the Shard End area, he said: "It would be good to have that shown in the area."Steve, who also lives in the area said "it's all Black Sabbath at the moment," but he also approved of the idea of a statue for Lynne.After their appearances in Birmingham, Jeff Lynne's ELO travel to Manchester, before their final tour gig at Hyde Park on 13 July.Lynne said it would be significant because Hyde Park was the first place he played with the band when they reformed in 2014.
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