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Post by Timeblue on Nov 12, 2015 20:57:28 GMT
I've just come across some footage of Rod doing 3 of his songs at this gig,something that I wasn't aware of. So the question arises...Does any footage exist of ELO? the obvious answer is no but if this was filmed then why not?
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Post by jackpunch on Nov 12, 2015 23:54:04 GMT
Rod is a bellend. I'd rather erase any thoughts of ELO ever opening for him. Tool of the highest order
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Post by ShardEnder on Nov 13, 2015 1:38:27 GMT
I think this says everything that needs to be said on the subject...
"It's useless. I can't stand ELO or Feargal Sharkey, and I've never even heard of The Blow Monkeys. Queen have got Status Quo supporting them at Wembley. I wish I did..." (Rod Stewart speaking to The Daily Mail about the support acts for his July 5th 1986 concert at Wembley Stadium)
Me-ow!
From what I've been able to find out, ELO wasn't actually meant to be playing at Wembley, yet went on to "steal" this in a similar way to Queen's well-documented Live Aid performance the previous year at the same venue. Part of the band's remaining contractual obligations included several appearances to promote the Balance Of Power album, with most of these ultimately being televised on such television programmes as American Bandstand, Disney's Summer Vacation Party, various talk shows and even MTV's highlights of the Montreux Rock Festival, the latter featuring pre-recorded links for other artists with the core trio of Bevan, Tandy and Lynne especially in something of a visibly inebriated state. Despite receiving a great welcome at the Heart Beat '86 charity event, Jeff didn't want to commit to an extensive tour, so agreements were made that allowed his group to instead play a few reduced sets before Rod Stewart finally took to the stage on the German leg of his larger European series of concerts. Due to a combination of initially poor ticket sales and a desire to roadtest their new line-up, which included Martin Smith replacing the previously dismissed Kelly Groucutt, they were slotted in at Wembley, the crowd responding more to ELO than the supposed headline act, who wasted no time in directing his resentment their way over the subsequent handful of shows they played together. Despite all of his set being professionally filmed, Rod has allegedly resisted allowing the original unedited material to be prepared for an official release because of the crowd jeering him and chanting for ELO to return to the stage, which may explain why only a portion of this was ever aired back in the day. Even the most complete circulating soundboard recording of his main show is missing a lot of the gaps between songs, so it's hard to say how true this was, though accounts of several people who attended suggest the mass pleas faded once The Faces reunited for the last four songs.
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Post by Timeblue on Nov 13, 2015 8:25:44 GMT
I was there that day with the wife who was a Rod fan at the time,so the day suited us both.As I remember,ELO played about 6 songs all of which were past hits and none from Balance Of Power. I seem to recall that Rod went down pretty well and can't remember any jeering as such and like you say when The Faces came on stage,they went down a storm.
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Post by dillwyn on Nov 13, 2015 9:31:39 GMT
I was there that day, ELO did well...I had to sit down for rod stewart as it was very dull to me. I stayed until the faces bit ..wish I hadn't. the other acts were fine for what they were, although I took against mr sharkey in later life as he was an A+R man post hits and turned down my band and signed our stable mates
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Post by ShardEnder on Nov 13, 2015 11:45:17 GMT
As I remember,ELO played about 6 songs all of which were past hits and none from Balance Of Power. I seem to recall that Rod went down pretty well and can't remember any jeering as such and like you say when The Faces came on stage,they went down a storm. They did indeed play just six songs (Turn To Stone, Telephone Line, Rock 'N' Roll Is King, Don't Bring Me Down, Hold On Tight and Mr. Blue Sky), plus your inability to recall any hostility from the crowd that day confirms what can be heard of the incomplete soundboard recording of Rod's headlining set, so either the accounts of others who were there are exaggerated or Mr. Stewart simply didn't like ELO and decided to make a point of this, as seen in that interview quote I shared before!
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Post by paulandrewk on Nov 13, 2015 15:48:34 GMT
I went to the concert, but left before Rod Stewart came on. I seem to remember there were quite a few others doing the same.
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Post by soonerorlater on Nov 13, 2015 17:21:06 GMT
I went to the concert, but left before Rod Stewart came on. I seem to remember there were quite a few others doing the same. I must admit that I gave very serious consideration to doing just this as well! In the end, I'd only just got married and money was a little tight so having already seen them at Heartbeat '86 I couldn't justify a trip to Wembley stadium just to see the 'support act' and then leave again! My decision was also driven by a line in the Heartbeat programme that said of ELO: "The band is now firmly back in business, with a current hit single Calling America, a new album Balance Of Power and plenty of plans for the future". It was that last bit that led me to believe/hope that a full BOP tour would follow and that I needn't bother with seeing them supporting Rod Stewart. It's stayed with me for thirty years, that decision. Finally, next April I'll come full circle by returning to the NEC (or whatever you want to call it these days) and my wife of thirty years will be accompanying me!
I also wonder if there was a bit of historic bad blood between ELO and Rod Stewart. ELO made an important step forward in their development at the 1972 Reading Festival and received a very positive reception, particularly when they aired Roll Over Beethoven. They were immediately followed on stage that night by the headline act, none other than Rod Stewart and The Faces who had to work hard to regain the interest of the crowd! The Faces were paid ten times as much of an appearance fee as ELO so perhaps it didn't go done too well in terms of petty, professional jealousy? A few years ago I acquired some documents about the festival by auction and they make interesting reading. Hopefully, when all of the current excitement has settled a little (that might take ages, I know!) I'd like to share some of them on here.
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Post by ShardEnder on Nov 13, 2015 19:36:32 GMT
I went to the concert, but left before Rod Stewart came on. I seem to remember there were quite a few others doing the same. I must admit that I gave very serious consideration to doing just this as well! In the end, I'd only just got married and money was a little tight so having already seen them at Heartbeat '86 I couldn't justify a trip to Wembley stadium just to see the 'support act' and then leave again! My decision was also driven by a line in the Heartbeat programme that said of ELO: "The band is now firmly back in business, with a current hit single Calling America, a new album Balance Of Power and plenty of plans for the future". It was that last bit that led me to believe/hope that a full BOP tour would follow and that I needn't bother with seeing them supporting Rod Stewart. It's stayed with me for thirty years, that decision. Finally, next April I'll come full circle by returning to the NEC (or whatever you want to call it these days) and my wife of thirty years will be accompanying me!
I also wonder if there was a bit of historic bad blood between ELO and Rod Stewart. ELO made an important step forward in their development at the 1972 Reading Festival and received a very positive reception, particularly when they aired Roll Over Beethoven. They were immediately followed on stage that night by the headline act, none other than Rod Stewart and The Faces who had to work hard to regain the interest of the crowd! The Faces were paid ten times as much of an appearance fee as ELO so perhaps it didn't go done too well in terms of petty, professional jealousy? A few years ago I acquired some documents about the festival by auction and they make interesting reading. Hopefully, when all of the current excitement has settled a little (that might take ages, I know!) I'd like to share some of them on here.
I'd be very interested to see the Heart Beat '86 programme - I had no idea such a thing even existed! Can I assume this didn't mention the surprise guest appearance of George Harrison, as these would need to have been printed in advance, and not even the other bands knew about Jeff convincing his new friend to join them for the closing all-star jam? As for the animosity between ELO and Rod Stewart, I've heard in the past of large numbers at the Balance Of Power era concerts they shared leaving before the headline act took to the stage, but I don't recall any previous mention of what may have occurred during the 1972 Reading Festival, though I'm curious to know more about this episode...
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Post by Horacewimp on Nov 13, 2015 19:42:26 GMT
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Post by pikerman on Nov 13, 2015 20:46:20 GMT
Im shure i bought a dvd of that concert en ebay a few years back
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Post by pikerman on Nov 14, 2015 14:27:43 GMT
Just watched this dvd fantastic took me right back to time tour at birmingham 81. dont bring me down brought house down.
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