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Our Drummer, Dacre 'Baron du Dongleur' Peck played his final show with us this Saturday. Ever since he joined us in February of 2018, he's been a part of this project and made it possible to play at all the amazing shows we have done across the UK and Cyprus.

We at ELO Encounter wish him all the best in the new chapter as a musician going forward, and we'll all miss him.

Next week, we'll make a post on who will be taking on the important role of drummer/percussionist in the band. Stay tuned until then! ... See MoreSee Less

It was 10 years ago today when we performed our first show at The Halstead Empire. It was Jack Rownes on Keys/Vocals, Simon Rownes on Bass Guitar, Martin Donald on Guitar, and Simon Dove (Rest In Peace) on Drums.

You may also notice Max on keys, back then we didn't even have a string player! So young Max (only 13 at the time) covered the strings on synthesiser. This year he rejoined the band, now as our percussionist.

Henry Rownes would later replace Simon on Bass, and Dacre Peck would carry on the role of the drummer in the band from late 2017 onward. And of course, many strings have since joined us on stage to complete that ELO sound.

So much has changed in our 10 years on stage, but the soul of ELO Encounter has stayed the same, keeping the light on and bringing the joy of Jeff Lynne's music to life as authentically as possible.

Thank you all for supporting us through the years, and we look forward to playing for many more years to come! ... See MoreSee Less

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