FORMER ELO 2 STAR AND FRONTMAN PHIL BATES

After nearly 60 years man and boy playing music former ELO 2 star Phil Bates will be bringing the curtain down on his outstanding musical career at the end of 2026. There have been lots of highs his time playing all over the world with ELO 2 being the most memorable and a few lows which we won’t dwell on. Phil is looking to play small theatres, arts centres and a few selected pubs with their own separate function room. Hopefully he will revisit some of his favourite venues on this tour. Phil set will include lots of his own material. He has recorded and released five critically acclaimed solo albums since departing from ELO 2 for a while he was a member of the highly regarded and respected Eleanor Rigby Experience who specialised in reworkings of  some of the songs of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison so you can expect a…