The rock band, best known for their hit song “Mr Blue Sky”, was due to perform on Thursday night (10 July) at Manchester’s Co-Op Live but cancelled at the last minute due to “illness”. It comes days before their sold-out headline slot at the London music festival on Sunday, which has been described by the organisers as their final “goodbye”.

Concerned fans have spoken out about how they spotted something problematic with Jeff Lynne, before the sudden cancellation of a gig that left ticket-holders devastated. Fans were left 'gutted' and 'heartbroken' last night (July 10) after the Jeff Lynne's ELO concert at the Co-op Live arena was suddenly cancelled at the last minute.

Jeff Lynne's ELO concert at Co Op Live Arena was called off just before it was due to start. Fans said they were told the performance would not be going ahead just before the band was due to take to the stage. In a statement posted on X, Jeff Lynne's ELO page said the show had been cancelled "due to illness".