Elvis by flashlight
A fan reports -
We just got back from seeing Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve at the Maui
Arts and Cultural Center. Right after the opening act, the power in
Kahului went off and we were all in the dark. After about 15 minutes
with the emergency lights on in the theatre, Elvis came on and sang
"Accidents Will Happen", "Red Shoes", and "Allison" without any PA.
Fortunately the acoustics are great and he did great. He had the
audience sing along at the end of "Accidents..." with the "I
know"...line and we took it as an invitation to do the "Oh why's
that?", etc. responses in "Red Shoes". It came off without a hitch.
After the three songs, the management shooed the audience of about 900
out before the emergency lights went out. We all waited in the
courtyard hoping that the power would be restored, and after about 20
minutes, Elvis and Steve came out in the dark with flashlights and
performed "Watching The Detectives" through a bullhorn. Sort of Elvis
around the campfire.
The power came back on towards the end of "...Detectives". There was
some discussion about doing the rest of the show outside but with a
crowd vote, we all went back in for the rest of the concert which was
great. Mainly oldies, but he also performed "River in Reverse."