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On his 69th Birthday, Rolling Stone (Germany) chooses Elvis' eight best albums: Rollingstone.de Alle ★ ★ ★ ★ ★-Alben von Elvis Costello Elvis Costello schuf 1976/77 eines der meistgelobten Debütalben aller Zeiten und legte mit unzähligen Song-Klassikern nach. Wir erinnern zum Geburtstag des Sängers ...

Win tickets to see Elvis Costello's concert at Helsinki's Kulttuuritalo! https://www.soundi.fi/kilpailut/skabaa-pukkaa-vastaa-kysymykseen-ja-nappaa-liput-elvis-costellon-keikalle-helsingin-kulttuuritaloon/ Skabaa pukkaa: vastaa kysymykseen ja nappaa liput Elvis Costellon keikalle Helsingin Kulttuuri...

Preview by Anssi Eriksson published in Soundi on March 3, 2023. " Elvis Costello saapuu konsertoimaan Suomeen – brittilegenda esiintyy Steve Nieven kanssa Helsingissä Rockin uuden aallon legendoihin lukeutuva laulaja-lauluntekijä Elvis Costello saapuu syksyllä Suomeen. Costello konsertoi Helsin...

Preview of this show published online on April 13, 2023 in RagusaNews . Carmen Consoli ed Elvis Costello in tour, tappa a Palermo "Il GreenPop Palermo Fest ospiterà in esclusiva l'unica data nel Sud Italia dell'evento live dell'estate che vede insieme Carmen Consoli ed Elvis Costello: martedì 2...

A similar article by Salvador León published today in La Tribuna de Albacete.


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Neil. wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2023 4:57 pm Oooooh - "participating in a theatre production" - not HIS theatre production - someone else's mebbe?'

Perhaps Elvis has a part in a pantomime?

He could do that couldn't he? "Oh no he couldn't". "Oh yes he could...." and so on.

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At this point, I think everything is back up and better than it was before. I just want to put on record here my thanks to Dr Spooky and my fellow "core contributors" for the recent (and still ongoing) work on this recovery and upgrade. You never want a server to crash and die, but it has...

Just added to the Wiki , a review by Ruedi Amstutz of Elvis and the Rude 5 at the 1991 Montreux Jazz Festival. Taken from Swiss newspaper - Bieler Tagblatt. This is an English translation taken from the original German: "Montreux Jazz Festival Rough Costello and lyrical Haden Two different nigh...

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...