Overview

• ELO’s planned July 13 headline set at BST Hyde Park was cancelled after frontman Jeff Lynne was diagnosed with a systemic infection.
• Organizers announced that Sunday’s festival performances would be scrapped and ticket holders would receive full refunds.
• Earlier this week, the band postponed its penultimate Over and Out tour date at Manchester’s Co-Op Live just minutes before showtime due to Lynne’s illness.
• Lynne had been performing with a broken hand before his health declined, fueling fan concern over the tour’s viability.
• Official communications shifted rapidly from assurances that the Hyde Park gig was secure to confirmation of its abandonment when Lynne entered medical care.