Jeff Lynne's ELO slots Detroit date on band's farewell tour

"Mr. Blue Sky" is saying goodbye.

Jeff Lynne's ELO is heading out on its final tour, promoters announced Monday, which includes an Oct. 9 performance at Little Caesars Arena.

Tickets for the show go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday via Ticketmaster. Pre-sales start at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

The show is part of the band's 27-date "The Over and Out" tour, which kicks off in Palm Desert, California, on Aug. 24 and wraps Oct. 25 in Los Angeles.

ELO, the legendary '70s rock outfit whose hits include "Livin' Thing," "Don't Bring Me Down" and "Evil Woman," last played Detroit with a 2019 concert at Little Caesars Arena, which followed a concert at the arena the year prior.

Jeff Lynn's ELO, "The Over and Out Tour" dates:

Aug. 24: Palm Desert, Calif. (Acrisure Arena)

Aug. 27: Seattle, Wash. (Climate Pledge Arena)

Aug. 28: Vancouver, BC (Rogers Arena)

Aug. 30: Portland, Ore. (Moda Center)

Sept. 1: San Francisco, Calif. (Chase Center)

Sept. 6: St. Louis, Mo. (Enterprise Center)

Sept. 7: Indianapolis, Ind. (Gainbridge Fieldhouse)

Sept. 9: Toronto, Ont. (Scotiabank Arena)

Sept. 10: Pittsburgh, Penn. (PPG Paints Arena)

Sept. 13: Cincinnati, Ohio (Heritage Bank Center)

Sept. 14: Cleveland, Ohio (Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse)

Sept. 16: New York, NY (Madison Square Garden)

Sept. 20: Philadelphia, Penn. (Wells Fargo Center)

Sept. 23: Boston, Mass. (TD Garden)

Sept. 25: Washington, DC (Capital One Arena)

Sept. 27: Chicago, Ill. (United Center)

Sept. 30: St. Paul, Minn. (Xcel Energy Center)

Oct. 2: Denver, Colo. (Ball Arena)

Oct. 9: Detroit, Mich. (Little Caesars Arena)

Oct. 11: Nashville, Tenn. (Bridgestone Arena)

Oct. 12: Atlanta, Ga. (State Farm Arena)

Oct. 15: Austin, Tex. (Moody Center)

Oct. 16: Houston, Tex. (Toyota Center)

Oct. 18: Dallas, Tex. (American Airlines Center)

Oct. 21: Phoenix, Ariz. (Footprint Center)

Oct. 23: Sacramento, Calif. (Golden 1 Center)

Oct. 25: Los Angeles, Calif. (Kia Forum)

agraham@detroitnews.com