Elvis/Police, Red Rocks, Morrison, CO July 21/22 '08

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Elvis/Police, Red Rocks, Morrison, CO July 21/22 '08

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Anyone here going?

Local 'paper preview -

http://calendar.denverpost.com/morrison ... s-costello
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http://blogs.denverpost.com/denverdoing ... is-monday/

Marvelous, even if it is Monday

by AJ Hernandez on July 21, 2008

( extract)


If I may take a moment to show an extreme amount of local pride, it is glorious that we live in a place like the Denver Metro area.

Of course, no discussion of this area’s wonderfulness would be complete without a look at the best outdoor venue in the world: Red Rocks Amphitheatre. You can expect massive parking troubles there tonight, as The Police (with special guest Elvis Costello) have sold out tonight’s performance that starts at 7:30 p.m.
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http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_9954614

Candace Horgan
The Denver Post
07/21/2008
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Elvis Costello opened the evening with a ragged sounding set, delivering most of his hits. "Pump It Up" and "Watching the Detectives" were two early highlights, and Sting came out and sang a verse and harmonies on the chorus of "Alison."
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http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2008 ... nd_elv.php

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Photo: Jon Solomon

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Elvis Costello & the Imposters, who opened the show, ran through a great set made up songs from his latest album, Momofuku and hits like “Pump it Up,” “Everyday I Write the Book,” “(I Don’t Want to Go To) Chelsea” and “Watching the Detectives.” Sting joined Costello for an awesome version of “Alison,” a few songs before closing his set with “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding.”

--Jon Solomon



http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2 ... ful-combo/

The Police, Elvis Costello: masterful combo

By Mark Brown

Rocky Mountain News

Monday, July 21, 2008


On paper it sounds like the ending of a really cheesy movie. The leaders of two mercurial, groundbreaking British bands who came up at the same time in the new wave era share a stage three decades later, taking turns singing the verses of a somber ballad written back in the day.

But when Sting and Elvis Costello did just that at Red Rocks on Monday night it was a triumph, not cheesiness. Both started out with early hits and stayed vital as artists for most of their careers. Trading verses and harmonies on Alison seemed like a tribute to both where they came from and where they've gone since then.

Putting The Police and Costello on the same bill was a masterful idea that The Police really didn't need to entertain; Sting can sell out venues like Red Rocks on his own, and The Police tour has been a concert-world juggernaut.

Incredibly, neither act had played the Rocks before. Costello mentioned only being there at a concert with his wife, Diana Krall; Sting announced The Police had never played there.

They were rewarded with one of the most perfect weather nights of the summer, and fans got a full serving from both.

Costello served up some best-known songs early on, including Pump It Up and Everyday I Write the Book, mixed with newer greats like American Gangster Time and Either Side of the Same Town. His set was marred only by a bass-heavy mix and a guitar that was inaudible at times.

A rousing, set-closing (What's So Funny 'bout) Peace Love and Understanding followed the Sting duet.

In many ways The Police set list echoed the one at the Pepsi Center last year, with Message in a Bottle and Walking on the Moon making early appearances.

Yet nearly every song got a bit more of a rearranged tweaking, from Can't Stand Losing You to Wrapped Around Your Finger; other songs got added that weren't there before, including a pounding Demolition Man.

The effects weren't quite as spectacular as last year, but a big screen gave close-ups of every detail, from Stewart Copeland's cymbals to Sting's open mouth (he appears to have excellent dental hygiene, by the way).

There was more crowd interaction, with all three band members loose and playful. Guitarist Andy Summers was particularly hot, nailing some deft, light guitar solos in When the World is Running Down You Make the Best of What's Still Around.

An hour-plus main set turned to encores with Roxanne, and the crowd lapped it up.
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Is Elvis trying out for the part of Wolverine in the next X-Men film??
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July 22 show -

http://www.historiann.com/2008/07/23/pl ... ose-to-me/

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Elvis performed a few of his newer songs, but mostly golden-oldies like “Watching the Detectives,” “Radio Radio,” and “Alison,” with a few of his quirkier old songs like “Beyond Belief.”

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/jdfalk/2696128988/

From a Police forum-


http://www.stewartcopeland.net/forum/vi ... 68ae362b7a

First text of the night:

"Uncomplicated. Awesome. Flutter and wow. In tears."

Elvis Costellos dressing room was real nice....yeah, your reading it right....more on THAT story later....

Elvis was so good I got goosebumps. A couple times. Think I got a point from him too....it so happens that I know, um, most of the words to all his songs..
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http://photos.denverpost.com/mediacente ... ainment/#4

Red Rocks celebrates 100 years of entertainment

May 11, 2011


As Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre celebrates its 100th anniversary providing musical entertainment, here is a look at some of the acts to grace the stage.


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Elvis Costello, 2008. Photo by John Leyba/The Denver Post
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