Rock legend cancels final show of farewell tour due to health issues

Published On: July 15, 2025

LONDON — Jeff Lynne, the frontman for British rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), canceled the final show of his “Over and Out” farewell tour on Sunday due to health issues.

Lynne, 77, was set to headline the two-week BST Hyde Park festival in London, with his final performance scheduled for Sunday night.

On Saturday, however, event organizers announced that Lynne’s final show was canceled as he battled a “systemic infection.”

“Jeff Lynne is heartbroken to report that he will not be able to perform at tomorrow’s BST Hyde Park show,” the festival wrote in an

Instagram post

. “Jeff has been battling a systemic infection and is currently in the care of a team of doctors who have advised him that performing is simply not possible at this time nor will he be able to reschedule.

“The legacy of the band and his longtime fans are foremost in Jeff’s mind today – and while he is so sorry that he cannot perform, he knows that he must focus on his health and rehabilitation at this time,” the post added.

Following Lynne’s canceled performance, BST Hyde Park canceled all performances for Sunday, the final day of the festival.

“Following the news that Jeff Lynne’s Elo will not be able to perform at BST Hyde Park due to medical reasons, Sunday 13 July’s event will sadly be canceled,” BST Hyde Park wrote in a separate

Instagram post

on Saturday. “Tonight’s performance marks the final night of an incredible edition of BST Hyde Park and we look forward to seeing everyone next year.”

BST Hyde Park event organizers directed attendees to

its website

for more information on ticket refunds.

Lynne’s “Over and Out” farewell tour included

a stop in Cleveland

in September 2024. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer played a 20-song set that spanned nearly two hours in front of a sold-out crowd at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

“Lynne is a giant in rock music and as a songwriter and producer,” said Peter Chakerian, life and entertainment reporter at cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer. “His approach to his craft has always been impeccable — in that rarefied air of sonic genius where Brian Wilson and Lennon/McCartney lived during their peaks. His legacy is set. One can only hope he heals up well and without complications. He had already slowed down quite a bit from his comeback tour to now before this latest setback. I’m sure it is devastating to him not to be able to go out on the high he’d planned.”