Elvis and the Imposters, Columbus, OH, June 19 2011

[Man out of Time]

Elvis and the Imposters play the Lifestyle Communities Pavilion in Columbus Ohio on Sunday 19 June 2011.

http://events.columbusparent.com/locale ... -Imposters

Elvis last played here in 2006 with Allen Toussaint and the Crescent City Horns. More recently ELvis and the Imposters played the Nationwide Arena in Columbus in May 2008 supporting The Police.

Anyone here going to this show?

MOOT

[Man out of Time]

Anyone here going?

http://eventful.com/columbus/events/elv ... 2011061918

Original ticket price was 53.70 US Dollars. Tickets now seem to be changing hands for more like 70 US Dollars.

MOOT

[verbal gymnastics]

Anyone?

[And No Coffee Table]

Only minor changes to the wheel (unless there's something new in the two hidden spots)...

The "Happy" jackpot replaces one of the Jokers.

"Sulky Girl" replaces "All This Useless Beauty."

"Doll Revolution" replaces "Shipbuilding."

http://images.instagram.com/media/2011/ ... 5944_7.jpg

[migdd]

Sounds as though VG and EC have been exchanging e-mails again.

[And No Coffee Table]

Twitter:

Someone just got thrown out of the Elvis Costello show in Columbus Ohio. Who fights during mystery dance?

Elvis costello is doing watching the detectives and I couldn't be happier

Maybe inviting the not-more-than-15yo wheel-spinner to DANCE IN THE FUCKING CAGE was not so cool. #lamebullshit

Elvis has entered the crowd; was about 7 feet away (I always like it when they do that)

Declan McManus, International Art Theif, just shook my hand. I'm suddenly fluent on guitar.

Wasn't fast enough with my camera but I was within 8" of Elvis - see the back of his impressive noggin!!! http://t.co/5g0MQwl

[And No Coffee Table]

I JUST TOUCHED ELVIS COSTELLO!!!!!

Sweaty Elvis Costello totally touched me!!! #nerdmoment http://instagr.am/p/GC3sP/

[The Gentleman]

This is a wonderful picture of EC. Looks like he just open up the lost ark at the end of Raiders for all the wrong reasons.

[And No Coffee Table]

First performance of "I Stand Accused" since 1984?


http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/ar ... tello.html

CONCERT REVIEW | ELVIS COSTELLO
Wheel spins a memorable evening
Monday, June 20, 2011 12:46 AM
BY GARY BUDZAK

For The Columbus Dispatch

Elvis Costello's concert last night at the LC Pavilion was the greatest musical version of Wheel of Fortune these ears have yet heard.

This rock 'n' roll concert had all the elements of excellent entertainment, using a gimmick I remember Costello using many years ago - the spinning wheel.

This time, Costello's stage was dominated by the large, multicolored wheel with song titles or themes on each segment. He brought people from the audience to spin it. They got to stay on stage after they spun, lounging in seats Costello claimed were from Donald Trump, and often dancing in a go-go cage or even singing along with Costello.

For his part, Costello, 56, and still bespectacled, would say cheesy things as the wheel spun. He acted like a carnival barker or a game-show host, albeit one who could play a Fender Jazzmaster and Telecaster.

It was corny and ironic and cool, all at the same time, and it was the perfect way to shake up a set list with a couple decades' worth of excellent material. Costello has called himself the Scrabble champion of rock, and his mastery of the written and sung word was in evidence for about 21/2 hours, including encores.

Before spinning the wheel, a fedora-wearing Costello and his band the Imposters launched into I Hope You're Happy Now, Heart of the City (by Nick Lowe), Mystery Dance, a snippet of Shotgun, and Radio Radio.

"These are songs about love, sex, death and dancing - although not necessarily in that order," said Costello, who had changed into a top hat and was calling himself Napoleon Dynamite.

There were women dancing throughout the show in the go-go cage, and Costello himself even did a stint in it, and it reminded one of something out of Austin Powers or Laugh-In and worked as a gilded bird cage - at one point, Costello sang And Your Bird Can Sing from the Beatles' Revolver album (the name of Costello's tour, appropriately enough, was "The Revolver," on its fourth stop).

And the wheel revolved to reveal interesting facets of Costello's career - for example, there were four songs from the rollicking, underrated Get Happy album - I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down, High Fidelity, I Stand Accused and Riot Act.

Naturally, not every category could be delved into. For example, I would have loved to have heard "Country Darkness," whatever that might be, and favorites like Veronica did not get performed, but let's see, there were these great songs: Deep Dark Truthful Mirror, Watching the Detectives, Alison (with a line from Tracks of My Tears), Indoor Fireworks, Less Than Zero, Slow Drag of Josephine, (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea, (What's So Funny Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding, Every Day I Write the Book, a bluesy Pump it Up (with a bit of Busted) and a heartbreaking rendition of God Give Me Strength.

[EarlManchester]

Setlist from elviscostello.com:

I Hope You're Happy Now
Heart Of The City
Mystery Dance
Uncomplicated
Radio Radio

The Spectacular Spinning Songbook

Bedlam - SPIN 1

Deep Dark Truthful Mirror - SPIN 2

"Happy" Jackpot - SPIN 3 & 5 (Double Spin)

I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down
High Fidelity
I Stand Accused

Detectives vs Hoover Factory - SPIN 4

Watching The Detectives (UNANIMOUS)

Riot Act - SPIN 5

And Your Bird Can Sing - SPIN 6

Waiting For The End Of The World - IMPROMPTU

Beyond Belief - IMPROMPTU

Chelsea - SPIN 7

Turpentine - IMPROMPTU

Interlude

My Three Sons - "Joanna" Choice with Steve Nieve

Long Honeymoon - SPIN 8

God Give Me Strength - SPIN 9

Less Than Zero - REQUEST

Finale

Indoor Fireworks - REQUEST

Alison - SPIN 10

Everyday I Write The Book - IMPROMPTU

A Slow Drag With Josephine - "Napoleon Solo" choice
Pump It Up/Busted
Peace, Love And Understanding

[bronxapostle]

it's so GREAT to see the return of "I STAND ACCUSED" as the song holds a VERY SPECIAL place in my personal archives. it was the first song i EVER saw him perform in 1979, a full nine months before it would be released! too bad about my thread pertaining to songs played by last night Beacon. i wish i had a REVOLVER setlist thread instead; but, i don't feel like doing the statistics all over again. anybody wanna take on the task? how cool would that be to see all the songs so far performed on REVOLVER TOUR???

[And No Coffee Table]

how cool would that be to see all the songs so far performed on REVOLVER TOUR???

http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/inde ... olver_Tour

[docinwestchester]

how cool would that be to see all the songs so far performed on REVOLVER TOUR???

http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/inde ... olver_Tour

Absolutely stellar work there ANCT. You are the archivist extraordinare!

[verbal gymnastics]

Sounds as though VG and EC have been exchanging e-mails again.

It does make you wonder if Elvis or someone from his team reads the board...

Let's see, I would also include God give me strength in the list of great standalone songs that don't fit.

[bronxapostle]

how cool would that be to see all the songs so far performed on REVOLVER TOUR???

http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/inde ... olver_Tour

WOW! thanks ANCT! looks like it came right out of "GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS" book...stellar! has this been here all along or did you just compile it after my post???

[And No Coffee Table]

It's been there since about halfway through the May leg of the tour.

Be sure to try clicking on the icons to sort the songs.

[sweetest punch]

Alison: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9kKM4B1bT4

[johnfoyle]

Enthusiastic reaction -

http://onesto-hotel.livejournal.com/135560.html

[strangerinthehouse]

how cool would that be to see all the songs so far performed on REVOLVER TOUR???

http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/inde ... olver_Tour

Yeah very cool.

Glad to see I Stand Accused in the set list. It's weird that no recordings of the past few shows have shown up.

[FAVEHOUR]

how cool would that be to see all the songs so far performed on REVOLVER TOUR???

http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/inde ... olver_Tour

Yeah very cool.

Glad to see I Stand Accused in the set list. It's weird that no recordings of the past few shows have shown up.

Nobody tapes any more. They just stand there with their smart phones held in the air.

dave

[docinwestchester]

It's weird that no recordings of the past few shows have shown up.

No tapers in the "heartland", I guess.

[SoulForHire]

It's weird that no recordings of the past few shows have shown up.

No tapers in the "heartland", I guess.

You spoke too soon:

http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-deta ... ?id=361992


Elvis Costello And The Imposters
June 19, 2011
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
Columbus, Oh.

Source: Core Sound Binaural mics (Bass Filter On) > Sony D8
(Rear of the Pit, @12 heads from stage, DFC)
Transfer: DAT > Sony Standalone CD Burner > dbpoweramp (FLAC-level > T.L.H. (FFP) > Torrent

(Disc One) (70:21)
01. Intro
02. I Hope You're Happy Now
03. Heart Of The City
04. Mystery Dance
05. Uncomplicated (w/ Shotgun tease)
06. Radio, Radio
07. Intro to Spectacular Spinning Songbook/ -Wheel Spin- >
08. Bedlam
09. -Wheel Spin- >
10. Deep Dark Truthful Mirror
11. -Triple Wheel Spin- (Happy x2 + Detectives)
12. Watching The Detectives
13. I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down
14. High Fidelity
15. I Stand Accused
16. Riot Act
17. -Wheel Spin- >
18. And Your Bird Can Sing
19. Waiting For The End Of The World
20. Beyond Belief

(Disc Two) (68:50)
01. -Double Wheel Spin- > (+ Long Honeymoon)
02. (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
03. Turpentine
04. Interlude/ Applause
05. My Three Sons (EC & S.Nieve)
06. The Long Honeymoon
07. -Wheel Spin- >
08. God Give Me Strength
09. Less Than Zero
10. -Encore Break/ Applause
11. -Wheel Spin- (Alison)
12. Indoor Fireworks
13. Alison/ The Tracks Of My Tears
14. Everyday I Write The Book
15. A Slow Drag With Josephine (EC solo)
16. Pump It Up/ Busted (EC & S.Nieve both on piano & organ)
17. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?

[bronxapostle]

i like this setlist better: here RIOT ACT makes four in a row GH, while EC official has Detectives coming between the first three and riot act???

[docinwestchester]

You spoke too soon:

http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-deta ... ?id=361992


Elvis Costello And The Imposters
June 19, 2011
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
Columbus, Oh.

Source: Core Sound Binaural mics (Bass Filter On) > Sony D8
(Rear of the Pit, @12 heads from stage, DFC)
Transfer: DAT > Sony Standalone CD Burner > dbpoweramp (FLAC-level > T.L.H. (FFP) > Torrent

(Disc One) (70:21)
01. Intro
02. I Hope You're Happy Now
03. Heart Of The City
04. Mystery Dance
05. Uncomplicated (w/ Shotgun tease)
06. Radio, Radio
07. Intro to Spectacular Spinning Songbook/ -Wheel Spin- >
08. Bedlam
09. -Wheel Spin- >
10. Deep Dark Truthful Mirror
11. -Triple Wheel Spin- (Happy x2 + Detectives)
12. Watching The Detectives
13. I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down
14. High Fidelity
15. I Stand Accused
16. Riot Act
17. -Wheel Spin- >
18. And Your Bird Can Sing
19. Waiting For The End Of The World
20. Beyond Belief

(Disc Two) (68:50)
01. -Double Wheel Spin- > (+ Long Honeymoon)
02. (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
03. Turpentine
04. Interlude/ Applause
05. My Three Sons (EC & S.Nieve)
06. The Long Honeymoon
07. -Wheel Spin- >
08. God Give Me Strength
09. Less Than Zero
10. -Encore Break/ Applause
11. -Wheel Spin- (Alison)
12. Indoor Fireworks
13. Alison/ The Tracks Of My Tears
14. Everyday I Write The Book
15. A Slow Drag With Josephine (EC solo)
16. Pump It Up/ Busted (EC & S.Nieve both on piano & organ)
17. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?

A very nice recording. What a great setlist!

[sweetest punch]

I Can't Stand Up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URRcPnhnLEQ
Radio Radio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=454LnwIpUik
Chelsea: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B86Q-euJwRg