Electric Light Orchestra’s Jeff Lynne has thanked fans for their support after he pulled out of last night’s BST Hyde Park gig due to illness. The frontman, 77, worried fans last week when he appeared unsteady on stage in Birmingham and he went on to cancel a Manchester gig followed by the London show due to take place on Sunday July 13,

Jeff Lynne, 77, has canceled what was expected to be Electric Light Orchestra's final live show as he battles a systemic infection.

Lynne, the frontman of the British rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), was supposed to have his last live performance — and headline — at the BST Hyde Park festival on Sunday and was closing out his “Over and Out” farewell tour. However, it’s canceled due to his health issues.