Welcome Back My Friends: An Evening with Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Created by Carl Palmer and his management, the show will be presented with the full cooperation of the Estates of Keith Emerson and Greg Lake. THIS IS NOT A TRIBUTE ACT- THIS IS THE REAL THING.

Through modern technology they reunite the band: Carl with his two bandmates playing together along with Keith Emerson & Greg Lake, who both passed away in 2016. The show combines video performance of Emerson and Lake from a legendary sold-out Royal Albert Hall ELP show from 1992 with live onstage performances of Carl Palmer with his own ELP Legacy band. All the musicians play together in sync to present a complete and authentic Emerson, Lake & Palmer show.

• Carl Palmer with his ELP Legacy band: Paul Bielatowicz and Simon Fitzpatrick.

Emerson, Lake & Palmer (informally known as ELP) was an English progressive rock supergroup formed in London in 1970. The band consisted of Keith Emerson (keyboards), Greg Lake (vocals, bass, guitar, producer), and Carl Palmer (drums, percussion). With nine RIAA-certified gold record albums in the US and an estimated 48 million records sold worldwide, they were one of the most popular progressive rock groups of the 1970s. Their musical sound included adaptations of classical music with jazz and symphonic rock elements, dominated by Emerson’s flamboyant use of the Hammond organ, Moog synthesizer, and piano; Lake also wrote several acoustic songs for the group.

They became prominent after performing at the Isle of Wight Festival in August 1970. The original trio re-formed in 1991 and toured through the 1990s; their final performance occurred in 2010 at the High Voltage Festival in London. Emerson and Lake died in 2016, leaving Palmer as the only surviving band member.

In 2022, Palmer and his manager developed and launched the show initially as THE RETURN OF EMERSON LAKE & PALMER, again with the full cooperation and involvement of both the Keith Emerson and Greg Lake estates. The show has been re-branded for 2026 as AN EVENING WITH EMERSON LAKE & PALMER.

Both fans and critics have been raving:
- “Emerson, Lake & Palmer have been reunited onstage for a video-powered live tour… the ultimate ELP experience.” PROG MAGAZINE
- “A groundbreaking multimedia tour/experience geared around the 50th anniversary of the legendary musical trio Emerson, Lake & Palmer.” ROCK CELLAR MAGAZINE
- “During the concerts, Palmer and his current band will perform live onstage, flanked by performance footage of Emerson and Lake on massive video walls. As a comparison, a press release points to Paul McCartney’s recent ‘duet’ with John Lennon during the GOT BACK tour, done with video footage from the LET IT BE Rooftop concert film.” ULTIMATE CLASSIC ROCK