Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley
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Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley is a concert film by The Electric Light Orchestra.
In 1978 the band played the Wembley Arena for a record eight appearances. The opening night (a charity Gala event) was filmed in the presence of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the band were introduced by US actor Tony Curtis.
The stage was a huge flying saucer with hydraulic lifts, the 'roof' would open up to reveal the band. The concert was one of the first examples of Lasers used at a live concert. Due to the nature of the sound acoustics on the huge metal and fiberglass flying saucer shaped stage the band had difficulty hearing their monitors and keeping time, so backing tapes were used that only the band could hear.
This concert, along with The Face the Music Tour 1976, were released as live compact discs in 1998. It has also been released previously on Betamax and VHS in 1978, VHS again in '89 then in '98 as a DVD and VHS with the Discovery (music video)'s. In 2006 the DVD was remastered and the sound mix was fully restored and presented in DTS sound (the original film had a poor tv mix from the concert and actually used some of the backing tapes used by the band which (unfairly) appeared to make the band look like they were lip-synching). [1]
The Out of the Blue Tour or Big Night tour as it was known in the United States became the highest grossing concert tour ever up to that point.
[edit] Full concert song list
Below is the entire set from the televised concert. Seven of the songs that night have never been released, songs marked Live at Wembley are the same songs that appear on the DVD.
- Introduction By Tony Curtis
- Introduction Theme - album Live at Wembley '78
- Standin' In The Rain - album Live at Wembley '78
- Night In The City - album Live at Wembley '78
- Turn To Stone - album Live at Wembley '78
- Eldorado Overture - Unreleased*
- Can't Get It Out Of My Head - Unreleased*
- Hugh's Solo / Flight Of The Bumblebee - Unreleased*
- Tightrope - album Live at Wembley '78
- Telephone Line - album Live at Wembley '78
- Rockaria! - album Live at Wembley '78
- Mik's Solo/In The Hall Of The Mountain King/Hungarian Dance No. 5 - Unreleased*
- Wild West Hero - album Live at Wembley '78
- Strange Magic - Unreleased*
- Showdown - album Live at Wembley '78
- 1 Minute Talk - album Live at Wembley '78
- Sweet Talkin' Woman - album Live at Wembley '78
- Evil Woman - Unreleased*
- Mr. Blue Sky - album Live at Wembley '78
- Do Ya - album Live at Wembley '78
- Livin' Thing - album Live at Wembley '78
- Ma-Ma-Ma Belle - Unreleased*
- Roll Over Beethoven - album Live at Wembley
- Electric Light Orchestra Outroduction Theme
[edit] Personnel
- Jeff Lynne - Vocals, Guitar
- Bev Bevan - Drums
- Richard Tandy - Keyboards
- Kelly Groucutt - Bass, Vocals
- Mik Kaminski - Violin
- Hugh McDowell - Cello
- Melvyn Gale - Cello
- Jake Commander - Backing vocals, acoustic guitar
[edit] Notes
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