To casual observers, Jeff Lynne may forever be the curly-haired guy who somehow finagled his way into the Traveling Wilburys, alongside “genuine” legends like George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, and Tom Petty. But you and I know better—Lynne was every bit the equal of those guys, and he’s got the back catalog to prove it. That catalog is getting a long-overdue spotlight with this current tour by Jeff Lynne’s ELO, an updated edition of Lynne’s old band Electric Light Orchestra. During their initial run, ELO added cellos, violins, and choirs to the standard rock-group format and reached an almost ludicrous amount of success in the 1970s and early ’80s. Much like the jukebox spaceship on all those old ELO album covers, Jeff Lynne’s ELO will deliver those hits when they roll through Portland on June 29—the first time a Lynne-fronted version of ELO has played in town since 1976.

by Ned Lannamann