Elvis/Police, Hollywood Bowl, May 28 (Wed)

[Mr. Average]

Looking forward to it with my wife and my daughter.

Anyone else? Love to meet y'all. Banana Cream pies confiscated at the gate, so I got that going for me...

I'm well behaved in public. You'd be shocked.

I won't be the guy shouting "McCain in '08"

[oily slick]

sure, i'll be there.

[johnfoyle]

Pluto texts to a Police forum -

http://www.stewartcopeland.net/forum/vi ... sc&start=0

Text message at 7:44 pm

"Stella mystery dance uncomplicaTed"

Obviously the Costello set list.

Text at 7:46

"Then trainwreck"

WTF?

Last text explained at 7:46

"Everybody in band playing different song."

7:53
"Go away eventually"

7:55
"Then BOOK"

7:57
"Flutter and wow"

8:00
"Detectives"

8:04
"New. More contemplative"

[And No Coffee Table]

I wasn't there, but a guy at the El Rey show told me this was the setlist:

01. Stella Hurt
02. Pump It Up
03. Mystery Dance
04. Uncomplicated
05. Go Away
06. Radio, Radio
07. Flutter & Wow
08. Everyday I Write The Book
09. Watching The Detectives
10. Alison - with Sting
11. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?

[woz]

I believe the songs he played were as follows.

01. Stella Hurt
02. Pump It Up
03. Mystery Dance
04. Uncomplicated
05. Go Away
06. Everyday I Write The Book
07. (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
08. Flutter & Wow
09. Watching The Detectives
10. Alison - with Sting
11. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?

Mr. Average, it was a pleasure to meet you and your daughter at the show. Hope you enjoyed the performances.

Have a good day everyone.

[johnfoyle]

http://irenethebean.blogspot.com/2008/0 ... uffle.html

[Mr. Average]

Your set list is accurate, Woz, and a pleasure to meet you as well.

The scene depicted above with Sting was a nice bit (clearly the bugs have not taken over). But Sting did a lot of his patented oh-ay-oh chanting type stuff at the end of Alison that kind of threw Elvis, who sort of did a reprise of his My funny Valentine and Almost Blue bit that he closes each song with on the Marian McPartland Piano Jazz album. A little to forced.

Set was too short. Too short, but as usual, Steve and Pete were articulate and sharp, and the bowl captured the sounds very well.