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A curiosity sitting quietly on YouTube. In February 2013, Melbourne-based singer/songwriter Charles Jenkins played the whole of "MAIT" live as part of a summer series of performances of classic albums at Pure Pop Records in Melbourne, Australia. The album tracks are interspersed with Charl...

"Come The Meantimes" and "We Are All Cowards Now" in significantly different arrangements to the original recordings...



Steve plays some of "The Liquidator" from about 4:20.
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May 13, 2023 was the 30th anniversary of the release of The Juliet Letters . To mark the occasion, Jan Bidner & Umakvartetten played the album in full, live in Burmans Musik store in Umeå, Sweden. You can watch their performance in two parts here: -L8M_MPp9lA and here: p_lYkK0D3dk In the first v...

PBS ARTS TALK Episode 5 Preview | Rhiannon Giddens with Elvis Costello Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy Award-winning musician Elvis Costello and Grammy and Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens spotlight the power of collaboration by looking back at Costello’s revered work with musi...

Man out of Time wrote:Who's going?

No one?

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Ticket prices start at $25.00 and go up to $265 for the best "platinum" front row seats. Seats remain for sale at all prices in all sections of the amphitheater. Still only around half of the tickets for this show are sold. There are also a number of verified resale tickets available. Who...

clowntimeisover wrote:When's the last time it was played full band? 2015?

The last "band" performance of "Clowntime Is Over" prior to this show was in April 2012 on the Revolver Tour:

Performances of Clowntime Is Over.

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Review by L. Kent Wolgamott published in the Lincoln Journal Star on June 22, 2023: " Elvis Costello & the Imposters bring rearranged songs in bracingly refreshing Omaha show OMAHA – Midway through Wednesday’s Steelhouse Omaha concert, Elvis Costello called Steve Nieve down to the grand pia...

Review by Tom Zillich published in Surrey Now on June 9, 2023. " CONCERT REVIEW: More misses than hits for Elvis Costello & The Imposters in Vancouver At the QE the band should have pumped it up, as the landmark song suggests Elvis Costello is a rock music legend, but his tour-kickoff conce...

Concert review posted at Omaha Buzz on June 22, 2023. "Elvis Costello Review 2023-06-21 Omaha photo ob.jpg I did end up pulling the trigger at the last moment and attending the Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe show at Steelhouse Omaha last night, and I am glad I did. We got to the venue and found o...

Based on the setlist on the table in the photo of Elvis and Wanda, I have inferred that the mystery sixth song in the setlist was probably "Big Stars Have Tumbled". Although I accept that Elvis' printed setlists are a lot like the Pirate Code in Pirates of the Caribbean: " more what y...

No one ?

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DeathWearsABigHat wrote:What is "Clown Around Town"?
Another "Face In The Crowd" song?

This page on the EC Wiki lists songs written for A Face In The Crowd. Most of them were first performed in 2016, although a couple have slipped out more recently. There could still be more.

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Short preview by Geoff Carter in the Las Vegas Weekly published on June 14, 2023: " SATURDAY, JUNE 17 Elvis Costello & The Imposters MUSIC: ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS Funny thing about Elvis Costello: He gets better and better, the longer you listen to him. I’ve found that to be the...

Preview by Ashley Naftule in the Phoenix New Times , published on June 15, 2023. " Elvis Costello and the Imposters Sunday at Arizona Financial Theatre, 400 W. Washington St. Elvis Costello, like all true nerds, will never be in style. People may wear his glasses but his music is too fussy, too...

Preview by Brett Callwood published in the LA Weekly on June 13, 2023. " ELVIS COSTELLO’S IMPOSTERS ARE FOR REAL Elvis Costello’s Imposters are for Real: Tickets are starting at $25 for this awesome bill, also featuring Nick Lowe and Los Straightjackets. In this crazy era, that’s a damned barga...

By way of a preview, this review of Karen Oberlin's "His Aim Is True - A Tribute to Elvis Costello" by Stephen Holden was published in the New York Times on 31 July 2015: Review: Karen Oberlin’s ‘His Aim Is True,’ a Tribute to Elvis Costello Karen Oberlin’s extensively researched, beautifu...

Another fan review posted by Gregory Brokaw on FB: Elvis Costello and the Imposters and Nick Lowe and and Los Straightjackets. - "Way fun, way exceeded my informed expectations. I’ve seen Elvis many times, and he does what he wants to do, as he should. This time it was a great balance of past, ...

The Costello/Nieve European tour rolls on through October. Elvis and Steve play KKL Luzern, Switzerland on Tuesday, October 3, 2023. Allblues.ch previews the show (and the previous night's show in Geneva) thus: " Pop-Ikone Elvis Costello live und exklusiv in Genf und Luzern Endlich: Pop-und Sin...

See also this previous thread:

Fito Páez - "El amor después del amor" possible EC vocal(s)

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The Costello / Nieve European tour continues into October, when Elvis and Steve play Théâtre du Léman in Geneva on Monday, 2 October, 2023. This is only Elvis' second concert appearance in Geneva. Tickets are bookable from: Friday, June 2, 2023, 9 a.m here . The event has not yet been added to the v...

The "We're All Going On A Summer Holiday" tour, with Charlie Sexton, the Imposters and opening act Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets, begins on June 7, 2023 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, BC, Canada. The venue is named for its most famous patron, Queen Elizabeth II, who attended ...

The "We're All Going On A Summer Holiday" tour continues on June 10, 2023 at Hayden Homes Amphitheater, Bend, OR. The venue is an outdoor amphitheatre which opened in 2002, and accommodates approximately 8,000 people for concerts. This will be Elvis' first apperance in Bend. He has often p...

The "We're All Going On A Summer Holiday" tour continues on June 11, 2023 at The Silver Legacy Grande Exposition Hall, Reno, NV. Whilst many of the venues on this tour are historic theatres, or outdoor arenas, the Silver Legacy Grande Exhibition Hall dates from as recently as 1995. Details...

The "We're All Going On A Summer Holiday" tour continues on June 13, 2023 at the historic Golden Gate Theater, San Francisco, CA. According to Wikipedia the Golden Gate Theatre was built in 1920/21 and has a capacity of 2,300. This is Elvis first show at the theatre, although he has previo...