Elvis Costello Fan Forum

Surely this is a much earlier photo of Spike, the Beloved Entertainer.....

Eamonn

At least one of these artistes is a big fan of EC. In an interview with the Alternative Press (1998-05-01) Molly Ringwald said: I've always loved Elvis Costello. I remember my age by which Elvis Costello record I was listening to at the time." And at least one of the other artistes on the bill ...

Forgive me for being self-serving here, but details have just emerged of EC's appearance at the Sydney Opera House, next January, playing with Steve Naive and an orchestra. Specifically: 7 to 26 January 2006 Elvis Costello and the Sydney Symphony, at Sydney Opera House, Sydney. Costello performs com...

This sounds rather like the "Sold on Song" event which he did for the BBC in London two years ago. Mariella Frostrup interviewed him in front of an audience of BBC hacks at the Cafe de Paris in London, and EC played a few of his faves from "North". You can see the press release, ...

Tracklisting from the live performance in NYC on 9 June 2000 was as follows: Spoken introduction Prelude Transcendence Prologue of the Drunkman Ballet of the wind Dust and contempt Unfailing welcome to the voice Ballet of the street cleaners Ghost of Carmen Drunkman's response to Carmen Ghost of But...

Holidays in the Sun - Sex Pistols

"Cheap holidays in someone else's misery"

Verbal wrote: "Someone told Pete that Elvis was following William Hague on stage on Wednesday 1st June at the Hay Festival. Pete said "You've got to be kidding. Elvis will go ape". Actually it's not true but we wondered if Pete would say anything to Elvis " I was that someone and...

Set list for Birmingham Symphony Hall, with the Imposters was as follows: 1 Welcome to the working week 2 Uncomplicated 3 45 4 Radio radio 5 Country darkness 6 Needle time 7 Shabby Doll 8 Brilliant Mistake 9 Human Hands 10 Either side of the same town 11 (I don't want to go to) Chelsea 12 Radio sile...

I was chatting to EC's lighting engineer after the Nottingham gig last night. Apparently, EC is touring next year (2006) with Steve and an orchestra and the Honolulu date looks like part of that tour. My information is that EC will undertake an Asian and Australasian tour taking in Australia, New Ze...

Set list from Nottingham as Royal Centre was as follows: 1 Blue Chair 2 Uncomplicated 3 45 4 Welcome to the working week 5 Radio radio 6 Country darkness 7 Needle time 8 Shabby Doll 9 Temptation 10 The name of this thing is not love 11 Either side of the same town 12 (I don't want to go to) Chelsea ...

EC's Good year for the Roses was playing in my local Morrisons supermarket yesterday afternoon.

I couldn't see any special offer going on in the Floristry section, so I guess this was just one track on what seemed to be a 1980's compilation that they had on.......

Nick

Is anyone else going to be at the Royal Centre tonight? We can (I presume) expect a reasonably upbeat EC. Prior to last night's European Cup Win, Johnnie Walker played "(I don't want to go to) Chelsea" on his BBC Radio 2 show, and dedicated it to all Liverpool fans. Other songs to look out...

EC was the final guest on Mark Lamarr's show on BBC Radio 2 this morning. The other guest, who hung around for EC's appearance, was Victoria Wood, who failed to get many words in once EC was in full flow. Listen again here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/ EC will be about 2 hours 30 minutes into the sh...

In the programme for "The Monkey Speaks his mind" tour, EC has this to say: " I am currently working on songs telling an imaginary story about Hans Christian Andersen, PT Barnum and Jenny Lind. Some of you may have read that I am writing an opera, because the commission came from the ...

Set list from tonight was as follows: 1. Blue Chair 2. Uncomplicated 3. The name of this thing is not love 4. No dancing 5. Button My Lip 6. Country Darkness 7. Blame It On Cain 8. Either Side Of The Same Town 9. (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea 10. Dust 2.... 11. Heart Shaped Bruise 12. Good Year Fo...

If I could take over from John Foyle for a moment, with thanks to him for sharing with you my posts from Costello-L..... The eleventh song played in the Bristol Set was "Mystery Train", as recorded by Elvis Presley and numerous others. It was not "Mystery Dance" or "Just Ano...

The setlist from Bournemouth can also be seen on the EC homepage here: http://www.elviscostello.info/pic/memorabilia/setlist/04/setlist.040430.bournemouth.jpg As for what it says, the words in square brackets appear to be "Shot, House, You turned/ ????] Shot would be Shot with his own gun, Hous...