Jeff Lynne's ELO review – interstellar joys from prog's enduring astronaut

Hydro, Glasgow
Once an Alan Partridge punchline, Jeff Lynne’s prog-pop band have become a retro-futurist joy, full of fierce licks and luxurious arrangementsEven when the Electric Light Orchestra were in their 1970s pomp – baroque visionaries belting out shimmering intergalactic anthems atop a bespoke flying saucer stage – bandleader Jeff Lynne was a relatively shy and retiring performer. Not so long after that, he was simply a shy and retired performer, mothballing ELO in the