Elvis and The Imposters plays Manchester Castlefields, July 6 2018
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Elvis and The Imposters plays Manchester Castlefields, July 6 2018
Elvis and the Imposters are one of the acts playing the 2018 Sounds of the City festival.
Details here:
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ ... s-13998117
Details here:
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ ... s-13998117
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Re: Elvis plays Manchester Castlefields 2018
Typically, I'll be in Hyde Park watching Roger Waters on that date.
More dates to follow hopefully?
More dates to follow hopefully?
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Anyone ever been to a gig there?
I usually go whenever Elvis plays Manchester or Liverpool. But not sure about this one because that venue looks as if it has the potential to be really shit.
I usually go whenever Elvis plays Manchester or Liverpool. But not sure about this one because that venue looks as if it has the potential to be really shit.
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I have never been to the venue either, however, there are at least three drawbacks I can see.DeathWearsABigHat wrote:that venue looks as if it has the potential to be really shit.
i) Elvis is sharing the billing with Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott, who have their fans too. If they go on first, those fans are potentially going to be chatting through Elvis' set.
ii) Elvis' set may be shorter than you might like to allow time for Mr Heaton and Ms Abbott.
iii) The venue is open air (except for a roof over the stage) although there is cover at the back of the audience area, and this is Manchester, even in July there is a chance of rain. You won't be able to take an umbrella into the venue.
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I won't be booking tickets for this one.
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Re: Elvis plays Manchester Castlefields 2018
The positive side to this is that there should be other UK gigs added.
Who’s this kid with his mumbo jumbo?
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Agreed, Verbal - I think this means an Imposters album and tour. Yessss!!! Why assemble these scattered players for one gig only? I wish the Burt and the 'Face In The Crowd' musicals every success, but if they're not happening, perhaps some of the songs will make an appearance on a new Elvis studio album. Or maybe there'll be some unrelated out-of-the-blue songs we've never heard of that've been stockpiled and are now ready to be unleashed. Mid-2018 for an album release, I'm hoping!!
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I'm gutted!
EC rarely plays both Liverpool and The City of Perpetual Rain these days on the same tour.
I was hoping that he would be part of Liverpool's 10-year-anniversary-since-we-were-Capital-of-Culture celebration programme. In 2008 he played with the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
Looks like my hopes are to be dashed!
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EC rarely plays both Liverpool and The City of Perpetual Rain these days on the same tour.
I was hoping that he would be part of Liverpool's 10-year-anniversary-since-we-were-Capital-of-Culture celebration programme. In 2008 he played with the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
Looks like my hopes are to be dashed!
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I've seen a few things at the Castlefield Bowl and I think it's not a bad outdoor venue and doesn't feel like it has an 8,000 capacity. Sound has been good, easy to see the stage, plenty of good food and drink places nearby.
No comfy seats though!
No comfy seats though!
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I saw a listing that only referred to Heaton & Abbott, implying they are definitely the headliners. I've always found Heaton to be very irritating, though Abbott has a nice voice. I think Elvis is due a Forestry Commission tour so he can play Thetford in easy driving distance from Cambridge. Saw Elbow there in June and it was lovely. He played there a few years ago, but not sure if that was a full forest tour.
About time he and the bloody Imposters got their asses over here. Sod Las Vegas!
About time he and the bloody Imposters got their asses over here. Sod Las Vegas!
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Hi Otis...i gotta ask: WHO THINKS IT IS ABOUT TIME THAT ELVIS PUTS HIS FOOT DOWN AND STOPS OPENING FOR LESSER ACTS? I mean Dylan, Rolling Stones, The Who...okay. but, Steely Dan, House Martins...WTF???
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Don't call me sad - I've got my ticket ! and booked the day off work
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I would love to see Jacqui Abbott join EC for an encore!!! I see the headlines already.....
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Brilliant !krm wrote:I would love to see Jacqui Abbott join EC for an encore!!! I see the headlines already.....
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Hope it's Elvis then I can get back home for an early night
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I'm guessing you missed the subtle Abbott and Costello reference...sulky lad wrote:Hope it's Elvis then I can get back home for an early night
Who’s this kid with his mumbo jumbo?
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You should know by now, subtlety is completely wasted on me
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Got my tickets, can't wait. Hopefully more gigs in the UK during the summer.
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Re: Elvis plays Manchester Castlefields 2018
Can we get some more dates now for a summer europan tour, please. I am about to plan for the summer holidays.
Re: Elvis plays Manchester Castlefields 2018
Probably because Elvis' Mum's birthday is 11th July and he usually likes to find an excuse to come over for that. Plus the money will be good for what looks like being a greatest-hits warm-up set for Paul Heaton. Apologies for sounding cynical - I've got my tickets for this one - but I can't convince myself that it's the precursor to a new LP or a full-scale UK tour.Neil. wrote:Agreed, Verbal - I think this means an Imposters album and tour. Yessss!!! Why assemble these scattered players for one gig only?
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I have my tickets we are going to make a weekend of it in Manchester and see some family. We might fly up from Southend
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Re: Elvis and The Imposters plays Manchester Castlefields, July 6 2018
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk ... r-14803090
Stage times: Doors 6pm
whenyoung: 6.35pm
Elvis Costello & the Imposters: 7.30pm
Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott: 9pm.
Stage times: Doors 6pm
whenyoung: 6.35pm
Elvis Costello & the Imposters: 7.30pm
Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott: 9pm.
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Not the headline act !sweetest punch wrote:https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk ... r-14803090
Stage times: Doors 6pm
whenyoung: 6.35pm
Elvis Costello & the Imposters: 7.30pm
Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott: 9pm.
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Re: Elvis and The Imposters plays Manchester Castlefields, July 6 2018
Which is excellent, as I have a train back to Sheffield to catch.Goon Squad wrote:Not the headline act !sweetest punch wrote:https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk ... r-14803090
Stage times: Doors 6pm
whenyoung: 6.35pm
Elvis Costello & the Imposters: 7.30pm
Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott: 9pm.
All of Elvis, 40 mins of Paul Heaton. Stroll to Oxford Road. Tucked up in bed by midnight
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Every cloud..................!johnanderson wrote:Which is excellent, as I have a train back to Sheffield to catch.Goon Squad wrote:Not the headline act !sweetest punch wrote:https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk ... r-14803090
Stage times: Doors 6pm
whenyoung: 6.35pm
Elvis Costello & the Imposters: 7.30pm
Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott: 9pm.
All of Elvis, 40 mins of Paul Heaton. Stroll to Oxford Road. Tucked up in bed by midnight