Blog | Explosive Light Orchestra

Gareth James

Nov 4, 20231 min

Changing Roles

What do these three beauties all have in common? Aside from being super good at what they do on stage, they're all amazing piano players...

Gareth James

Oct 30, 20231 min

A bunch of Hardcases

We want to take some time to say a huge thank you to our great friends at Hardcase International Limited, for all of the help and support...

Gareth James

Oct 28, 20231 min

Did you say Bruce? Or Groos?

One thing we get asked all the time is what we sing on “Don’t Bring Me Down”. Some people hear Bruce, some people hear Groose, Groos…?...

Gareth James

Oct 3, 20221 min

Getting to know Robin

For this post we sat down with Robin and spent a little time chatting about everything ELO. Robin has been playing ELO and the music of...

Gareth James

Oct 1, 20221 min

Awesome night at The Diamond

It was so great to be back at The Diamond in Sutton-in-Ashfield last weekend. It really is one of our favourite places to play and Gary,...

Gareth James

Aug 20, 20222 min

One-two, one-two, testing, testing

One of the most important parts of any gig for us is the soundcheck. Before the audience arrives it is our chance to make sure that all...

Gareth James

Aug 10, 20221 min

A new website

Gareth here - I'm writing this during our tediously long summer break. After a busy July we now have 6 weeks between shows (our next one...

Gareth James

Aug 5, 20222 min

Pre-show rituals

So, after we park the space-ship and teleport the equipment into the venue... then what happens? I wanted to post today to give you an...

Gareth James

Aug 2, 20221 min

Birkfest - Update

On Sunday 17th July we were lucky enough to play the headline spot at Birkfest, near Sheffield. For the uninitiated, Birkfest is a...

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