American Express presents BST Hyde Park has announced the first headliner to grace the famous Great Oak Stage in summer 2025!

American Express presents BST Hyde Park: Jeff Lynne’s ELO

13 July 2025

Tickets on sale Friday (25 October) at 10am from Ticketmaster AXS

One of Britain’s best loved bands, the group will bring “The Farwell Show” to London for a final ‘goodbye’ in summer 2025.

“My return to touring began at Hyde Park in 2014”, explains Jeff Lynne. “It seems like the perfect place to do our final show. We couldn’t be more excited to share this special night in London with our UK fans. As the song goes, ‘we’re gonna do it One More Time!’”

Renowned for their epic shows and recognised as one of the most iconic forces in music history, ELO has had more than 20 Top 40 Hits across the US and the UK.

Their signature UFO descending on the stage and spectacular production immerses audiences in their world, with string sections, cutting edge technology and an array of musicians faithfully recreating ELO’s incredible recordings. Global hits like ‘Mr. Blue Sky’, ‘Don’t Bring Me Down’, ‘Evil Woman’, ‘Livin Thing’ ‘Turn To Stone’ and ‘Telephone Line’ travelled the world, fusing classical with electronic and rock.

Jeff Lynne was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame last year and the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017. Additionally, Lynne was a co-founder and member of The Travelling Wilburys together with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, and Tom Petty, as well as a producer and collaborator with some of the biggest names in music including The Beatles, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Joe Walsh and Bryan Adams.

BST Hyde Park brought a diverse range of artists to the Royal Park in 2024 across three huge weekends, including SZA, Kings of Leon, Morgan Wallen, Andrea Bocelli, Robbie Williams, Shania Twain, Stevie Nicks, Kylie Minogue and Stray Kids.

Watch this space for more 2025 announcements!

Jeff Lynne’s ELO Image Credit: Carsten Windhorst / PRESS