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SUMMARY:THE ORCHESTRA
DESCRIPTION:THE ORCHESTRA Starring ELO and ELO Part 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 memb…\n\nTHE ORCHESTRA Starring ELO and ELO Part II Former Members\nBand History\nTHE ORCHESTRA Starring ELO and ELO Part II Former Members is a successor band to Electric\nLight Orchestra\, formed by former members of ELO and ELO Part II. At its inception as ELO Part II\,\nthe group featured five ELO members and has since evolved into a true rock supergroup\, continuing\ntoday as THE ORCHESTRA\, carrying forward the music\, legacy\, and spirit of ELO for audiences\naround the world.\nThe story begins in 1970 in Birmingham\, England\, where the Electric Light Orchestra began their\njourney as one of the world's most popular rock bands. Their music was defined by a unique fusion of\nBeatlesque pop\, classical arrangements\, and futuristic iconography.\nMik Kaminski joined the band in 1973 with his legendary blue violin. The classic lineup of ELO\nsolidified in 1974 with the addition of bassist and singer Kelly Groucutt and orchestrator Lou Clark\,\nwho expanded the band's distinctive orchestral rock sound with his inventive classical arrangements.\nMik\, Lou\, and Kelly played their way onto an astonishing library of hit records that sold more than 50\nmillion copies worldwide\, including Eldorado\, Face the Music\, A New World Record\, Out of the Blue\,\nDiscovery\, and Xanadu.\nFollowing the breakup of the original ELO line-up in 1986\, drummer Bev Bevan created ELO Part II in\n1988 alongside English guitarist Pete Haycock\, American keyboardist and songwriter Eric Troyer\, and\nformer ELO members Mik Kaminski\, Louis Clark\, Kelly Groucutt\, and cellist Hugh McDowell. The\nband later recruited English guitarist Phil Bates. Groucutt\, Bates\, and Troyer were all accomplished lead\nand harmony singers providing an abundance of vocal riches that carried the classic ELO sound into\nfresh sonic territory. Bates departed ELO Part II in 1998 and was replaced by American singer\,\nsongwriter\, and guitarist Parthenon Huxley.\nIn late 1999 Bev Bevan retired and was succeeded with American drummer Gordon Townsend. In\n2000\, the band began touring as THE ORCHESTRA\, emerging as a true rock supergroup—formed by\nformer members of ELO and ELO Part II alongside celebrated musicians from other iconic rock acts.\nThe new lineup released the acclaimed album No Rewind. The album features original songs by\nKaminski\, Troyer\, Huxley\, and Groucutt\, as well as a stunning interpretation of "Twist and Shout."\nIn 2009 tragedy struck when THE ORCHESTRA's bassist and beloved front man\, Kelly Groucutt\,\npassed away suddenly\, just one day after performing a concert with the group in Berlin. His death was a\ndevastating shock to the band and to classic rock fans worldwide. Groucutt is honored with a\ncommemorative plaque at his boyhood home. THE ORCHESTRA subsequently welcomed occasional\n\nELO Part II member and former Styx bassist\, guitarist\, songwriter\, and singer Glen Burtnik to fill\nKelly's spot center stage.\nWhile Lou Clark's multi-talented son\, Louis Clark Jr.\, worked with ELO Part II in the 1990s\, he\nbecame a permanent band member with THE ORCHESTRA in 2011. The father and son team lived the\ndream of performing together onstage around the world until Louis Clark Sr.'s passing in 2021. Louis Jr.\nnow carries on in his late father's role as orchestral keyboardist and symphonic conductor\, along with the\noccasional romp on cello and guitar.\nMulti-instrumentalist Cliff Hillis has added rich vocals\, guitar\, and bass to THE ORCHESTRA's\ndynamic sound since 2017.\nElectric violinist Susan Aquila\, a five-time Grammy Award nominee\, joined the band in 2025 bringing\nher dynamic style\, electrifying stage presence\, and world-class experience from performing with artists\nincluding Paul McCartney\, Elton John\, Beyoncé\, Billy Joel\, and Joe Jackson.\nIn early 2026\, Kaminski stepped back from touring and live performances with the band\, while\ncontinuing his involvement with THE ORCHESTRA in a special capacity\, helping to shape and support\nits music legacy and artistic direction.\nOn January 30\, 2026\, Parthenon Huxley passed away after a long illness\, remembered not only for his\ngifts as a singer\, songwriter\, and guitarist\, but also for the sense of humor and spirit that his bandmates\ndeeply loved.\nIn January 2026\, former ELO band member Dave Scott-Morgan (known as Dave Morgan during his\ntime with ELO) joined THE ORCHESTRA\, bringing a deep musical history and creative perspective\,\nand now tours with the band on select dates. Scott-Morgan was a part of Electric Light Orchestra from\n1981 to 1986 and appears on ELO's Secret Messages\, as well as Jeff Lynne's Armchair Theatre. His\ncollaborations also include work with ELO keyboardist Richard Tandy on the album Earth Rise and\nwith ELO bass guitarist Martin Smith on The BC Collection.\nIn 2024\, the documentary No Rewind: The Orchestra Starring ELO Former Members was released\,\nproviding rare behind-the-scenes band footage\, stories of life on the road\, and performances of each\nsong from the album No Rewind. Edited together in a dynamic\, music video style\, the film is a fast-\nmoving reveal of how this iconic band has earned its place in rock and roll history.\nOver the years the members of THE ORCHESTRA have played ELO's greatest hits to millions of fans\nin over fifty countries\, representing a rare convergence of rock veterans whose combined legacies span\nmultiple platinum albums\, Grammy recognition\, and decades of global touring\n\nMer info: https://www.nortic.se/ticket/show/344312
LOCATION:CRAFT arena\, Dåvedshultvägen 3\, Kosta
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