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Sketchy details so far.

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Elvis Costello
Silver Legacy Casino,
Reno, NV
Fri, May 4, 2007 09:00 PM
Tickets on sale Feb. 1st

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ELVIS COSTELLO & ALLEN TOUSSAINT
MÃ¥ndag 23 juli, 20.00

Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint med 8-manna band

Elvis Costello är en världsartist som funnits med på Dalhallas favoritlista i flera år.
Sommaren 2007 gör Costello en Europaturné med endast ett framträdande i Sverige – i Dalhalla!

A fan translates -
It has been one of Dalhallas desire to have the world famous musician Elvis Costello on our stage. In 2007 it finally happens! During the summer of 2007 Elvis Costello is on tour in Europe and makes only one concert in Sweden - in Dalhalla!

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Wilkes Community College will present MerleFest 2007, the 20th annual festival in celebration of the music of the late Merle Watson and his father Doc Watson, on its campus in Wilkesboro, NC on April 26 - 29, 2007. Those joining Doc Watson and Merle's son Richard Watson for MerleFest 2007 will include Elvis Costello.

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Elvis has been filling in the time before full-time fatherhood kicks in by making appearances here and there. As reported on the Costello fan forum he appeared on Letterman with Tony Bennett ( Sept.25th) he has attended a Carmen Consoli show (Sept.25), guested at a AIDS benefit ( Oct.3) , took part in the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival ( Oct.6-8), did a support slot for The Rolling Stones ( Oct.11), a Comedy benefit (Oct.15th) , a Film Aid benefit ( Oct.16th) , guested on stage with Rosanne Cash ( Oct. 20) , did a private show ( Oct.21), interviewed Green Gartside of Scritti Politti (Oct.28th) , attended a George Jones show ( Oct.31), recorded a Letterman appearance (Oct.7th), did a long radio interview ( Nov.10) and had to leave a Scritti Politti gig early on Nov.10.

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' 'The Daily Show's' Jon Stewart to Host 'Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Benefit for Autism Education' Airing Live on Comedy Central(R) on Sunday, October 15 at 8:00 P.M. ET

Appearances By Jack Black, Steve Carell, Kristin Chenoweth, Sacha Baron Cohen, Stephen Colbert, Elvis Costello, Jimmy Fallon, Will Ferrell, Ricky Gervais, Norm Macdonald, Christopher Meloni, Moby, Mike Myers, Bob Odenkirk and David Cross, Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Adam Sandler, Martin Short, Tony Sirico, Ben Stiller, Triumph The Insult Comic Dog, Brian Williams and More .'

'FilmAid invites you to attend our 1st Annual Power of Film Gala on Monday, October 16, 2006 at the Time Warner Café in New York City. The Benefit will honor Ambassador Richard Holbrooke and Jane Rosenthal and will feature a special musical performance by Elvis Costello! '

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The Rolling Stones
Soldier Field,
Chicago, IL
Support : Elvis Costello and The Imposters
Wed, Oct 11, 2006 07:00 PM

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CMT reports -

Elvis Costello and Dave Matthews are among those who will provide musical salutes to Emmylou Harris when she is presented the third annual Leadership Music Dale Franklin Award in Nashville. The invitation-only dinner and concert takes place Sept. 19 at the new Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Other performers will include Patty Griffin, Steve Earle, Rodney Crowell, Sam Bush and Buddy Miller. Leadership Music is a nonprofit organization offering educational programs for those in the music business. The award recognizes "a music industry leader who exemplifies the highest quality of leadership and leading by example."

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The official website has this:

10/11/2006
Soldiers Field
Chicago, IL
Elvis will be supporting The Rolling Stones

( Submitted by Sweetest Punch)

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Telecaster Resources reports -

Oct 6, Bill Kirchen will be playing with Elvis Costello at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco. The band will be Elvis, Bill, Austin DeLone, Pete Thomas and Davey Faragher with guest appearances by Emmylou Harris and Gillian Welch.
The festival will be in its fifth year, a wonderful and free weekend extravaganza of roots music. Elvis was so taken with the title of Bill's upcoming Proper Records release
that he has, for this one show, named the band after it.
Soooo..... It's Friday, October 6th at 4 PM in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco,
Elvis Costello and The Hammer Of The Honky-Tonk Gods!
Be there.
Being square is not an option.

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Tickets for this go on sale on Aug. 14th '06

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' IT'S A BRAND NEW DAY! - Friday, October 6th featuring Elvis Costello & Friends. '

6th Annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival October 7-8, 2006 Speedway Meadow, Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California

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ELVIS COSTELLO & METROPOLE ORK
Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam
Wed, 06/09/06 8:15 PM

Ticket will go onsale on the following date:

Sat, 03/06/06 10:00 AM

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HOUSE OF BLUES PRESENTS
ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS WITH ALLEN TOUSSAINT

Blossom
1145 W. Steels Corners
Cleveland (Cuyahoga Falls), OH 44223
330.920.8040
On sale June 3 '06

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A interview with Elvis in Il Giornale seems to indicate that Elvis and Allen will be touring Europe this winter.

Continue reading "Elvis/Allen touring Europe 'Winter '06' " »

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Elvis 'n Allen Toussaint are doing promotional shows in Europe this week. Last night they did a 40 minute set in the Cobden Club, London ( Belgian radio will air an interview from it this coming Saturday, May 27th, in the programme "Shuffle" (from 17h till 19h)). Tonight they record an appearance for this coming Friday's Later...with Jools Holland show on BBCTV. Tomorrow , Wednes. 24th , they appear in the Meistersaal , Berlin.

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The Brooklyn Philharmonic e-mail us -

Want to get out the word to NY-based fans that Brooklyn Philharmonic just released the first 6 rows of the center orchestra for sale at only $105/ticket? The show is this Friday, 8 PM at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. For premium seats call 718.488.5913. Extremely limited availability!

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ELVIS COSTELLO & the IMPOSTERS
featuring the piano and songs of ALLEN TOUSSAINT
with his NEW ORLEANS HORN SECTION,
THE RIVER IN REVERSE - tour 2006

Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier
de la Place des Arts
Montreal
Canada
July 3 '06
at 8:00 pm

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This site has a Boston date (Fleet Center) on July 12

( Submitted by Sweetest Punch)

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Elvis Costello
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
(formerly PromoWest Pavilion),
Columbus, OH
Fri, Jun 30, 2006 06:00 PM

Onsale to General Public:
Sat, 04/29/06 10:00 AM EDT

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Win passes to see Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint Live from Studio X!
Want to see two masters of contemporary music perform together in the
intimate setting of Schubas before the release of their CD? Be caller
#9 at 773.202.9310 when you hear these specific songs at the specific
times below from Elvis and Allen, and you will win a pair of passes to see
them Live From Studio X at Schubas on May 1st!

* Tears, Tears and More Tears - Thursday 4/20, 10-11am
* On The Way Down - Thursday 4/20, 1-2pm
* Tears, Tears and More Tears - Thursday 4/20, 4:30-5:30pm

You must be 21 or older to win. Due to the whims of sometimes
tempermental artists, WXRT cannot be held responsible if this concert is cancelled.
Winners will not be compensated for tickets if show does not happen.

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PR News reports -

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Music icon Bob Dylan has signed on with XM Satellite Radio to host a weekly radio show beginning in May 2006, featuring songs hand-selected from Dylan's personal music collections, plus interviews, commentary and e-mails from fans.

Bob Dylan's much anticipated XM Satellite Radio music show, "Theme Time Radio Hour with Your Host Bob Dylan" will make its world premiere on May 3, it was announced today. Each weekly show will feature an eclectic mix of music based around a theme, and host Bob Dylan will offer stories about the music and topics of interest. Dylan also will read and answer select emails sent in by fans. In addition, "Theme Time Radio Hour" will feature contributions from special guests, including Elvis Costello, Charlie Sheen, Penn Jillette, Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel.

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The Berkshire Eagle reports -
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Costello will be Marian McPartland's guest in a live taping of her popular NPR show, "Piano Jazz," Saturday, Sept. 2, at 3 p.m. in Ozawa Hall.

Tanglewood Jazz Festival:
Marian McPartland
Tanglewood
Seiji Ozawa Hall
Lenox, MA
September 2, 2006 3:00 PM

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Allen Toussaint , with special guest Elvis Costello
NEW ORLEANS Jazz & Heritage Festival
Acura Stage
New Orleans Fair Grounds
New Orleans
Sunday, April 30 '06
3.35 - 4.50 PM

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' The Tribeca Music Lounge, produced by ASCAP, is an intimate and dynamic showcase featuring live performances by emerging and established artists. Festival filmmakers and badgeholders can sit back and listen to cutting-edge talent as well as network with other filmmakers, songwriters and composers.'

May 2nd - May 5th at the Canal Room located at 285 West Broadway (at Canal).

(Entry limited to specified Festival badge holders.)

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FRIDAY, MAY 5

3:00 DAVID FORD

3:40 ELVIS COSTELLO & ALLEN TOUSSAINT

4:35 MARTIN LUTHER

5:15 KAZI & THE HIP HOP PROJECT: MUSIC FROM THE FILM WORD.LIFE

5:55 BRAZILIAN GIRLS

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Elvis Costello with Allan Toussaint
Beacon Theatre, New York, NY
Mon, Jul 10, 2006 08:00 PM

Onsale to General Public:
Fri, 04/07/06 11:00 AM EDT

A 'poster on the fan forum says there will also
be a show on July 11 .

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Elvis Costello & The Imposters
featuring
Allen Toussaint
with his New Orleans Horn Section
The Avalon Ballroom At Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort,
Niagara Falls,
Ontario
Canada
Fri, Jul 7, 2006 08:30 PM

Elvis Costello & The Imposters
featuring
Allen Toussaint
with his New Orleans Horn Section

The Avalon Ballroom At Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort,
Niagara Falls,
Ontario
Canada
Sat, Jul 8, 2006 08:30 PM

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Ticket ordering is not yet available for these appearances by Elvis 'n Allen -

The Mountain Winery Saratoga, CA, June 21
Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery Woodinville, WA June 25
Cape Cod Melody Tent , Hyannis, MA , July 5

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Elvis Costello & The Imposters
featuring
Allen Toussaint
with his New Orleans Horn Section
Oneida Casino
Green Bay, WI
June 10 '06
' GREEN BAY PRE-SALE BEGINS 3/29 AT 11:00 AM CST'
( Username: elviscostello
Password: imposters)

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ELVIS COSTELLO
with Steve Nieve
Castle Theater,
Maui Arts & Cultural Center
One Cameron Way
Kahului, HI 96732
Sunday, April 2 '06
7:30 pm

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Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint
Paramount Theatre-Oakland,
Oakland,
California
U.S.A.
Tue, Jun 20, 2006

Internet Presale Info
Radio Presale:
Start: Thu, 03/30/06 10:00 AM PST
End: Fri, 03/31/06 05:00 PM PST

Onsale to General Public:
Sun, 04/02/06 10:00 AM PDT

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Elvis Costello & The Imposters
featuring
Allen Toussaint
with his New Orleans Horn Section
The O'Shaughnessy,
Saint Paul,
MN
U.S.A.
Jun 28, 2006

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Elvis Costello & The Imposters featuring
Allen Toussaint
with his New Orleans Horn Section
Filene Center
1551 Trap Road
Vienna
Virginia
U.S.A.
June 15 2006

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Elvis Costello and The Imposters
featuring Allen Toussaint
Ravinia Festival Box Office
Highland Park,
Illinois
U.S.A.
June 11, 2006

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' Bid on a pair of tickets worth $2,000 (Canadian) to attend the private black tie charity benefit An Evening with Diana Krall & Friends with Tony Bennett, Elton John, Elvis Costello and former U.S. President William J. Clinton at The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver on Sunday, April 23, 2006. The event includes a cocktail reception and exquisite dinner, silent and live auctions, and live performances in a small, intimate setting.'
Starting bid: C $2,000.00
(Approximately US $1,720.13)

End time: Mar-27-06 09:00:00 PST

Continue reading "Bid for Elvis 'n Diana 'n Bill, Vancouver , April 23" »

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Elvis Costello and the Imposters
With the New Orleans piano and horns
of Allen Toussaint
The Ann Arbor Summer Festival
Pre-Festival Engagement
Hill Auditorium
University of Michigan
Michigan
U.S.A.
June 13 '06

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Elvis Costello and the Imposters featuring Allen Toussaint
The Britt Festivals Gardens and Amphitheater
Jacksonville
Oregon
U.S.A.
June 22, 2006
Online ticket ordering begins April 7 for members, and May 8 for the general public.

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Elvis Costello with the Imposters & Allen Toussaint
Jazz Aspen Summermass Festival
Grand Rio Park
Aspen
California
U.S.A.
June 24 '06
Tickets will be on sale to the public on March 27th.

Elvis Costello with the Imposters & Allen Toussaint
21st Vancouver International Jazz Festival
The Orpheum
Vancouver
Canada
June 26 '06

Onsale to General Public:
Fri, 03/17/06 10:00 AM PST

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VOA news reports -
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On March 13, the 21st annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions will take place at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel. This year's five inductees are Black Sabbath, the late Miles Davis, Blondie, Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Sex Pistols. The induction ceremony will feature a tribute to New Orleans with performances by Buckwheat Zydeco, Allen Toussaint and Elvis Costello.

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' Join Katie Couric, the Entertainment Industry Foundation, and the benefit co-chairs at the Waldorff-Astoria in New York for a gala performance benefiting the Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health and EIF's National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance.'

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Tickets begin at $2500, limited seats available.

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...to Studio 360

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Elvis Costello & the Impostors
with Allen Toussaint and his New Orleans Horn Section.
28th annual Playboy Jazz Festival
June 18 '06
Hollywood Bowl.
Los Angeles
California

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THE RIVER IN REVERSE: A BENEFIT FOR NEW ORLEANS HURRICANE RELIEF FEAT. APPEARANCES BY ELVIS COSTELLO AND ALLEN TOUSSAINT. ALSO FEAT. OLLABELLE
Joe's Pub ,
New York
Monday February 20 '06
7:00 PM
$50.00

A special sneak preview of the forthcoming Verve Forecast release "The River in Reverse" by Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint, to support Musicares Hurricane Relief Fund. The evening will feature appearances by Costello, Toussaint and Ollabelle. Costello's partnership with New Orleans'legendary pianist, songwriter and producer Allen Toussaint, was recorded in Los Angeles and New Orleans at the end of 2005, the first major sessions to take place in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina, and "reverberates with the power of emotional eyewitness, born of the devastation just outside the studio's front door." (David Fricke, Rolling Stone)

Continue reading "Elvis/ Allen Toussaint , 'Reverse preview show, NY , Feb.20" »

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Billboard reports -

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New Orleans natives Allen Toussaint, Dr. John and Irma Thomas will be joined by Bruce Springsteen and Elvis Costello tomorrow night ( Feb.8th) as the Grammy Awards pay tribute to the hurricane ravaged city. The segment will also feature participation from Bonnie Raitt, U2 guitarist the Edge and soul music great Sam Moore.

Continue reading "Elvis at the Grammys, Feb.8th" »

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A fan reports -

It's just officially announced that the orchestral shows in Tokyo scheduled on February 11 & 12 have been cancelled. There will be one replacement show on June 2nd in a bigger venue, Tokyo Kokusai Forum Hall A.

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Elvis Costello & the Imposters will be joined by Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, Death Cab For Cutie & Fiona Apple , who will be among the eclectic mix of musicians paying tribute to Elvis at Atlantic City, New Jersey’s Trump Taj Mahal on May 19, 2006

Elvis Costello & the Imposters are among the acts lined up to play the fifth annual Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, to be held June 16-18 in Manchester, Tenn. Tickets go on sale Feb. 11.

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Elvis Costello with Russell Crowe and The Ordinary Fear Of God
The Vanguard
Sydney
Australia
January 18 2006

1. Folsom Prison Blues - EC on guitar
2. I'm A Man You Don't Meet Every Day - EC on guitar
3. Molly Malone - EC on guitar
4. Wild Thing - EC on vocal & guitar

The Daily Telegraph ( Australia) reports -
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FROM Yamba to Los Angeles and back to Newtown in less than a week, Russell Crowe is going to great lengths to further his musical career - literally.

Hot off the plane from Hollywood's glittering Golden Globe Awards, Rusty pulled off a top-class gig with his band The Ordinary Fear of God on Wednesday night when he was unexpectedly joined on stage by legendary singer Elvis Costello.

Eclectic popstar Costello, who is in town for the Sydney Festival, thrilled Rusty's resident audience at Newtown venue The Vanguard when he accepted the invitation to sing a few numbers with the Hollywood star and singer.

Continue reading "Alive-alive-o- with Elvis and Russell Crowe" »

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gillianwelch.com reports -

Opry at the Ryman

On Friday, February 17th and Saturday, February 18th Gillian Welch and David Rawlings will join Emmylou Harris and Elvis Costello for Opry at the Ryman at the historic Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville.

Continue reading "Elvis, Emmy - Opry show rescheduled Feb. 17th/18th" »

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ABC Classic FM presents

Wednesday 25 January 2006

8.00pm IN PERFORMANCE
Sydney Festival
With Damien Beaumont
LIVE Direct Broadcast Direct broadcast from the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

Elvis Costello with the Sydney Symphony

In this concert Costello performs a new suite version of his jazz symphonic work Il Sogno as well as his orchestral arrangements of songs by Burt Bacharach, Bill Frisell, Steve Nieve and Vince Mendoza.

Continue reading "Elvis/Il Sogno show on Aussie radio , Jan 25th" »

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Sydney Festival salutes one of the most innovative and influential musicians of the past 30 years in a three-part celebration of the insatiable curiosity of Elvis Costello.

The series begins by re-uniting Costello and long-time collaborators the Brodsky Quartet for their first ever Australian performance together. Then, at the State Theatre, Steve Nieve and Costello create an intimate evening of keyboards and guitar. The series culminates in two magnificent concerts with Elvis, Steve and the Sydney Symphony.

Bass player Greg Cohen is to join Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve for the series Couldn't Call it Unexpected: The Songs of Elvis Costello.
Renowned bass player Greg Cohen will join Elvis Costello on stage for all four of his specially commissioned Sydney Festival concerts.

Cohen is known for his work with Costello, Tom Waits and Ornette Coleman.

Tickets to the first two concerts - Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve ( 22 January '06) and Elvis Costello and the Brodsky Quartet ( 20 January '06 ) - have sold out. Tickets to Elvis Costello and the Sydney Symphony (January 24/25 '06) are still available, but selling fast.

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Elvis has been spotted filming a role in a film , Delirious , directed byTom DiCillo -

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I saw Steve Buscemi getting his hair combed inside the theater while the crew were setting up. And also saw Elvis Costello doing a few takes on his own along with extras around him. Might I add, Costello looked friggin creepy. Just wait till u see... The guy looks insane. I didn't get a great look at him from where i stood because the camera operator was in my line of sight, but i looked to the side and found one of the monitors that was hooked up to the camera and watched him do his take. He was great. He had this real creepy/insane/maniacal look to him. But it kinda changed from take to take. ( Tue Dec 6 2005 )

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Elvis' appearance at the Grand Ole Opry on Nov. 18/19 has been cancelled. The promoters told a fan that it was "due to a death in the family".

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Broadway stars come out to honor Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy Award -winning singer/songwriter Elvis Costello in "BRILLIANT MISTAKE: Broadway Sings Elvis Costello," a one-night-only concert on Monday, October 31st at John Jay College's Gerald W. Lynch Theater (899 10th Avenue) in Manhattan. Proceeds from the concert benefit Friends In Deed, the crisis center for people with HIV/AIDS, their families and friends.

A song list of Costello songs and the stars who will sing them has been
released for the BRILLIANT MISTAKE concert

PEACE, LOVE & UNDERSTANDING
Gavin Creel, Eden Espinoza, Marci Harriel

RADIO RADIO
Marci Harriel

SHE
Billy Porter

THE JUDGEMENT
Norbert Leo Butz w/Will Chase

MONKEY TO MAN
Mario Cantone

I WANNA VANISH
Molly Ringwald

LIPSTICK VOGUE
Kevin Cahoon

ALISON
Anthony Rapp

ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN
Eden Espinoza & Matthew Morrison

I DON'T WANT TO GO TO (CHELSEA)
Justin Bond

EVERYDAY I WRITE THE BOOK
Daphne Rubin Vega

GOD GIVE ME STRENGTH
Raul Esparza

INDOOR FIREWORKS
Patrick Wilson

PARTY GIRL
Nellie McKaye

BEYOND BELIEF
Adam Pascal

SO LIKE CANDY
Sherie René Scott

VERONICA
Gavin Creel w/Norbert Leo Butz

Introduction of Elvis Costello

BRILLIANT MISTAKE
1 or 2 others TBD
Elvis Costello

THE SCARLET TIDE
Elvis, then joined by all as a sing along

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Sydney Festival
Jan.20 '06
with The Brodsky Quartet

Jan.22 '06
State Theatre
Sydney
with Steve Nieve

Jan. 24/25 '06
Opera House
Sydney
with Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Costello performs compositions he has arranged for orchestra together with songs arranged by Burt Bacharach, Bill Frisell, Steve Nieve and Vince Mendoza for this very special event.
Tickets on sale November 4.

( Submitted by John E./Tim Hallam )

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An Evening with Elvis and the Brooklyn Philharmonic
Elvis Costello Il Sogno Suite (The Dream)
Selection of Elvis Costello songs and ballads
Friday, May 12, 2006 at 8 PM

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....according to unconfirmed reports , due to poor ticket sales.

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Hitomi-Kinen Kodo
Tokyo
Japan
11/12 Feb. '06

( Submitted by John E.)

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Grand Ole Opry
Ryman Auditorium
Nashville
with Emmylou Harris
18/19 November '05

( Submitted by John E.)

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The Associated Press reports-

Elvis Costello will take the stage in Copenhagen this weekend ( Oct. 8-9 '05) for the premiere of his opera The Secret Arias, which is based on Danish fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen’s impossible romance with a Swedish soprano.

The opera tells of a three-way drama between Andersen, Jenny Lind – dubbed the Swedish Nightingale – and her American impresario, Phineas Taylor Barnum, who brought Lind to New York for her first American concert tour in 1850.

Costello will play both Andersen and Barnum, while Swedish soprano Gisela Stille will sing Lind’s part.

Costello said his work was a traditional opera.

“It would be a surprise if people thought I would be playing a lot of rock ’n’ roll,” he said at a news conference in Copenhagen.

“It is not inconceivable” to be a rock singer and write an opera, said Costello, who has also recorded with Swedish soprano Anne Sofie Von Otter and the Brodsky Quartet.

The opera will be performed at Copenhagen’s new opera house on Saturday and Sunday. Next season, it will be on the opera house’s repertoire with other performers.

Contacted nearly three years ago by the Danish Royal Theater ahead of the 2005 bicentennial of Andersen’s birth, Costello wrote “the songs (which) will tell a story that I have imagined existing between the lines of Andersen’s biography and some of his most famous tales,” he told reporters.

“I didn’t want it to sound like a pastiche of Andersen,” Costello said. The opera eventually will go on an international tour and will be released on compact disc and DVD.
Four musicians will accompany Costello and Stille at the opera’s main stage, which seats up to 1,700 people.

By picking Costello, “we wanted to show that we don’t want boxes at the opera. We thought the meeting between the two worlds would be interesting,” the opera’s artistic director, Kasper Holten, said.

This year, Danes mark the bicentennial of Andersen’s birth, who is renowned for his children’s stories, including the classics The Little Match Girl, The Ugly Duckling and The Red Shoes. Andersen died in 1875.

It is believed that Andersen wrote his tale The Nightingale with Lind – who lived from 1820-1887 – in mind.

Last Febuary Elvis commented -

"Of course the minute opera is mentioned it's like a big, fat woman with a Viking helmet. Everyone sees that image and thinks that it has to sound like Puccini.

"What I am actually doing is telling a story about Andersen. I didn't want to set one of the tales because that has been done.

"I'm right in the process of writing it - it's about Andersen who was this weird misfit kind of guy who came from a very poor background and rose to prominence because he basically invented children's stories. Andersen was a very conflicted person in his own sexuality. He kept falling in love with the wrong people.

"But it is not going to be written for an orchestra and I'm singing two of the roles in the initial production so it won't be like formal opera."

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The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports -

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Aretha Franklin, Elvis Costello, the Dixie Hummingbirds and the Blind Boys of Alabama are among the artists set to sing the praises of Sam Cooke during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's American Music Masters salute to the quintessential soul man.

They'll celebrate Cooke's pop music in concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at Playhouse Square's State Theatre. Also on the bill are former J. Geils Band frontman Peter Wolf, Taj Mahal, Cissy Houston, Otis Clay and William Bell.

Most of those performers -- including Franklin -- will be joined by Lou Rawls for a second show at 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, at the State Theatre, with the focus on the gospel side of Cooke's career.

Tickets On Sale on 09/16/05

Continue reading "Elvis in Sam Cooke tributes , Nov. 5/6 '05" »

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Arts for Art, Inc. and the Angel Orensanz Foundation present
Vision Artists for New Orleans
A Jazz and Creative Music All-Star Benefit for the Artists of New
Orleans
Tuesday September 20, 2005 5:30 PM
including
* Jazz Passengers with Deborah Harry and Elvis Costello

Ticket Info
Angel Orensanz Center for the Arts, 172 Norfolk St (just S. Of Houston)
5:30pm to midnight, Tickets $30 only at the door.

The New Yorker hosts an evening of words and music from New Orleans and
the Delta. Performers and readers will include Lou Reed, Elvis Costello,
Woody Allen, Buckwheat Zydeco, Little Queenie, The ReBirth Brass Band, Kevin
Kline, Toni Morrison, Richard Ford, and others.

TOWN HALL
123 WEST 43RD ST,NYC
SAT SEP 24, 2005 7:30PM

Continue reading "Two more benefit appearances by Elvis" »

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JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES
HIGHER GROUND HURRICANE RELIEF BENEFIT CONCERT -
WYNTON MARSALIS, BILL COSBY, PETER CINCOTTI, ELVIS COSTELLO, PAQUITO D’RIVERA, ABBEY LINCOLN, DIANA KRALL, JON HENDRICKS AND MORE TBA!

SEPTEMBER 17 at 7pm
ROSE THEATER, FREDERICK P. ROSE HALL, NEW YORK CITY

BROADCAST ON NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, XM SATELLITE RADIO,
WBGO JAZZ 88.3 FM, AND OTHER BROADCAST PARTNERS TBA
CD will be produced and released by Blue Note Records with all profits going to relief funds

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Jazz diva Diana Krall and her husband, rocker Elvis Costello, watched raptly as Oscar Peterson performed at his birthday party yesterday.

Costello had fashioned new lyrics to When Summer Comes, a waltz the seven-time Grammy winner wrote a couple of years ago.

Before she played, Krall explained how a performance she saw as a young woman by Peterson, accompanying Ella Fitzgerald, transformed her future.

"Life was never the same from that day on," said Krall who immediately went out and bought the Night Train LP, to which she still listens. "You are always with me and my band," she said.

Later, a nonplused Krall explained her nerves to reporters: "I'm at a complete loss. This is a really big deal for me. He's my hero."

Costello's lyrics to When Summer Comes speak of the losses of winter but also of the new blooms that spring carries, "in every shade of hope."

He told The News that the remarks Peterson made about the deaths of so many jazz giants in a telephone conversation they had prompted the moody piece.

"That guided me really," said the singer and songwriter.

Here are the lyrics as published in Toronto Star:

WHEN SUMMER COMES

(music by Oscar Peterson
new lyrics by Elvis Costello
played and sung by Diana Krall)

The land was white
While the winter moon was absent from the night
And the blackness only pierced by far off stars
But as every day still succeeds the darkest moments we have known
When seasons turn
Springtime colours will return
And as the first pale flowers of the lengthening hours
Seem to brighten the twilight and that melancholy cloak
Then a fresh perfume just seems to burst from each bloom
Until the green shoots through each day
As it arrives in every shade of hope
When summer comes
There will be a dream of peace
And a breath that I've held so long that I can barely release
Then perhaps I may even find a room somewhere
Just a place I can still speak to you

( Submitted by Scielle)

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Elvis Costello and the BSO
BSO at Strathmore
Thursday, April 20, 2006 at 8:00 PM
Music Center at Strathmore

BSO POPS ROCKS CONCERT

' 2003 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Elvis Costello is a great storyteller in every musical genre, from pop, rock, and country, to folk, jazz and most recently, orchestral music. The first portion of Costello’s performance with the BSO will feature his full-length orchestral work, Il Sogno. After intermission, he’ll return to perform a collection of his pop and rock hits. Come see on of the finest singers/songwriters England has ever produced in what promises to be a phenomenal event. '

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Elvis Costello joins the BSO to perform his first full-length orchestral work, Il Sogno, along with a collection of his pop and rock hits. Come see one of the world's finest singer/songwriters England has ever produced in what promises to be a phenomenal event.
Single tickets for this event go on sale August 8, 2005.

( Submitted by snarling pup)

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Elvis Costello with Bill Flanagan

Elvis Costello has followed his musical curiosity for more than 25 years. He may be best known for his participation in London’s mid-’70s punk scene, but he explored many avenues, including a jazz album that topped the Billboard charts for five weeks. He has won many awards including a Grammy for his collaboration with Burt Bacharach. Elvis Costello and the Attractions were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. Costello offers both talk and song in an evening moderated by Bill Flanagan.

Bill Flanagan is senior vice president and editorial director of MTV Networks International and the MTV Networks Music Group. He is also a commentator on CBS News Sunday Morning and author of the novel A & R.

Date & Time: Wed, Sep 28, 2005, 8:00pm

Location: Lexington Avenue at 92nd

Venue: Kaufmann Concert Hall

Code: T-LC5AE02-01

Price: $50.00 Orchestra

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Elvis Costello
Clowes Memorial Hall,
Indianapolis, IN
Sat, Oct 15, 2005 08:00 PM
On sale 19 Sept.

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Elvis has been added to the lineup for Bumbershoot and will be playing a solo show on the Mainstage, Sunday, September 4, 2005

( Submitted by Lee Rousso )

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Elvis Costello and The Imposters
Santiago de Chile
October 21 2005

( Submitted by idle hands)

Continue reading "Elvis plays Santiago de Chile, October 21st" »

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On The Today Show Elvis changed the lyric to The Scarlet Tide. He initially sang it as

I thought I heard a black bell toll
Up in the highest dome
Admit you're wrong
Just bring the boys back home

The second time he sang:

I thought I heard a black bell toll
Up in the highest dome
Admit you lied
And bring the boys back home

( Submitted by And No Coffee Table)

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Elvis Costello and The Imposters
Bue Festival
Buenos Aires
Argentina
October 29 '05

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Elvis joined Lucinda Williams on stage in New York on July 15th , dueting on two songs , Changed The Locks and Jailhouse Tears.

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Elvis has donated concert tickets and special experiences in an online auction for Music Clearing Minefields, an initiative of the United Nations Association's Adopt-A-Minefield Campaign.

Continue reading "Elvis donates tickets and "meet-'n-greets"" »

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Elvis Costello and The Imposters
THE O'SHAUGHNESSY
Saint Paul, MN
Thu, Aug 4, 2005 07:30 PM

( Submitted by Jason Koffman )

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Elvis show in Paris on June 22 has been cancelled. No reason is apparent.

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Elvis is due to guest on two British TV chat shows. On Friday June 17th he appears on Kumars At No. 42 ( BBC 2), and on Friday June 24th he joins Johnny Vegas on 18 Stone of Idiot ( Channel 4) , where he will be taking part in a bizarre stunt involving a pram.

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Elvis' shows this weekend in Portugal have cancelled. No reason is apparent.

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Elvis' H.C. Andersen songcycle "The Secret Arias" gets a special advanced opening on the main stage at the new Royal Opera House in Copenhagen, October 8 & 9 2005.

The performers on stage will be Elvis, Steve Nieve, Bebe Risenfors and soprano Gisela Stille.

The show will be in two parts. First part with known Costello songs related to the nights theme. Second part; the new songcycle "The secret arias".

In the season 2006/2007 the songcycle will open on the secondary stage at the opera.

( Submitted by VonOfterdingen)

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Elvis Costello and The Imposters
Dunkin' Donuts Newport Folk Festival
at Fort Adams State Park,
Rhode Island
August 7 '05
Tickets on sale May 19

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6/11/2005 Portugal, Lisbon Coliseum

6/12/2005 Portugal, Lisbon Coliseum

6/15/2005 Sesto, Italy Fiorentino

6/16/2005 Modena, Italy Parco Novi

6/18/2005 Verona, Italy Teatro Ramano

6/19/2005 Perugia, Italy Villa Lago

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Well , it is a good cause.....

The New York Times reports -
Keeping the River Clean

MAY 17 '05 - Elvis Costello will perform at a dinner at Pier 60 that will aid Riverkeeper, the environmental advocacy organization. Drinks at 7 and dinner at 8, with the performance to follow. Tickets, $750, from (212) 245-6570, ext. 20.

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Two of the recently cancelled shows have been rescheduled for Aug. 05.

Elvis Costello and The Imposters
The Pageant
St Louis, MO
August 2 '05

Uptown Theater
Kansas City, MO
August 3 '05

( Submitted by favehour )

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Elvis Costello and The Imposters
June 21st - Bonn, Kunst-und Ausstellungshalle , Germany
June 22nd LA CIGALE , Paris , France
June 28th - Nürnberg, Serenadenhof , Germany

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Unconfirmed reports say that Elvis' show in Kansas City tonight , May 3rd , has been cancelled 'due to illness' , to be rescheduled in August.

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The Houston Chronicle reports -

Elvis Costello, the onetime post-punk rock star who now writes for opera singers and orchestras, comes to the Houston Symphony in 2005-06 season as part of its new series American Expressions.

Costello comes on April 13, 2006, with a suite from his new full-length ballet, Il Sogno, and, of course, his hit songs.

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Idaho Stateman reports -

Musician Elvis Costello's Monday concert at the Big Easy Concert House
in Boise was postponed because he was sick.

Costello will perform Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., according to Big Easy
representatives. Costello canceled concerts in other states so he could
stay in Boise to perform, they said.

E.C. Homepage reports -

CANCELLED: 2005-04-13ca: Casper, WY, Casper Events Centre - cancelled - with the Imposters
CANCELLED: 2005-04-12ca: Bozeman, MT, Valley Ice Garden - cancelled - with the Imposters

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Elvis Costello & The Imposters
featuring the vocal stylings of Emmylou Harris
Chevrolet Ampitheater
Pittsburgh,PA
July 24, 2005

( Submitted by Alan Ramsey)

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Elvis' site tells us -

Elvis Costello Radio Show coming soon, featuring a live performance from Hi Tone Cafe in Memphis, TN. View a list of stations.

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Elvis' July dates will feature Emmylou Harris .

July 17, 2005 - Atlanta, GA (Chastain Park)
July 19, 2005 - New York City, NY (Summer Stage)
July 20, 2005 - Philadelphia, PA (Tower Theatre)
July 22, 2005 - Wallingford, CT (Oakdale Theatre)
July 23, 2005 - Boston, MA (Bank of America Pavilion)
July 27, 2005 - Chicago, IL (Ravina)
July 29, 2005 - Dayton, OH (Fraze Pavilion)
July 30, 2005 - Columbus, OH (Promowest)
July 31, 2005 - Washington, DC (Wolftrap)

( Submitted by favehour)

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Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris

Ravinia Festival
200-231 Ravinia Park Rd.
Highland Park,IL
July 27 '05

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The Honolulu Advertiser reports -

Extract -

Pops lines up 'Bruddah Iz' tribute, Costello

A musical tribute to the late Israel "Bruddah Iz"
Kamakawiwo'ole, who has made inroads into the popular
music landscape thanks to his "Over the Rainbow"
recording, is part of the diversity in the Honolulu
Symphony Pops season, beginning in September. The
slate also will include the Hawai'i debut of
hipster-rocker Elvis Costello.

• March 31 and April 1 — Elvis Costello. Costello,
whose 25-year career has embraced new wave, pop, soul
and the classics, is a Grammy winner for his 1998
collaboration with Burt Bacharach of "I Still Have
That Other Girl." A Best Song Oscar nomination, for
"The Scarlet Tide" (from "Cold Mountain"), followed in
2004. He is the spouse of jazz singer and pianist
Diana Krall.

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Elvis Costello and The Imposters
The Glastonbury Music Festival
England
June 24-26 '05

Tickets go on sale at 9am on Sunday 3rd April, 2005.

Oosterpoort (main hall),
Groningen
The Netherlands
June 25 '05

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Elvis Costello and The Imposters
Montreux Jazz Festival
Switzerland
July 1-16 2005
The concert programme will be available April 12th, 2005.

( Submitted by Ken(adian) )

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ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS
Wiener Staatsoper
Vienna
Austria
3 July '05

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ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE IMPOSTERS
KENWOOD HOUSE
Hampstead Heath
London
SATURDAY EVENING 19:30
2ND JULY 2005

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Elvis Costello and The Imposters
Tivoli , Copenhagen , Denmark
June 3 '05
Bilbao, Spain
June 7 '05
Madrid , Spain
June 8 '05
Vigo , Spain
June 9 '05

( Submitted by John Everingham)

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Elvis Costello and The Imposters
Werchter Festival,
Belgium
30th June - 3rd July '05

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Elvis Costello
Uptown Theater, Kansas City, MO
Tue, May 3, 2005 07:30 PM
Onsale to General Public:
Sat, 03/05/05 10:00 AM

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Elvis Costello and The Imposters

Taft Theatre
Cincinnati, OH
Thu, May 5, 2005 08:00 PM
Onsale to General Public:
Fri, 03/04/05 11:00 AM

Musikteatret Vejle
Denmark
June 4 2005

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Elvis Costello and The Imposters
The Pageant
St. Louis , Mo
May 4th '05

Tickets On Sale Friday, February 25

( Submitted by Dave Farr)

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Elvis appeared on BBC Radio on Sat. ( Feb.19) , talking about The Delivery Man , King Of America ......and Sting's reaction to Elvis' version of Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic.

Listen again here: EC will be about 2 hours 30 minutes into the show.

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Tickets for Elvis and The Pickups in Athens , Ga on April 27 are now on sale ; go to this link and click on 'Buy Tickets Online'

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The South By Southwest Music Conference is pleased to announce that
Elvis Costello will be the subject of a SXSW
Interviews during SXSW Music 2005, which runs March 16 - 19 at the Austin Convention Center.
Elvis will talk with writer Bill Flanagan on Wednesday March 16th.

( Submitted by Jeff Pargeon)

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Elvis Costello and the Pickups
Tue, 04/26/05
08:00 PM
The Norva
Norfolk, VA
on sale
Fri, 02/18/05 10:00 AM

Elvis Costello and The Imposters
Hay-on-Wye Festival
U.K.
June 1 '05

Tickets for all events will go on sale through the box office (0870 990 1299) and this website after the 1st April.

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Elvis Costello and the Pickups
Sunday April 24, 2005
Rams Head Live, Baltimore
Doors at 7:00 p.m., Show at 8:00 p.m.
$65

the Pickups feature Davey Faragher, Pete Thomas
and David Hidalgo (of Los Lobos).

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Including the two dates all ready posted here -

22 May - Cardiff St Davids Hall
23 May - Leicester De Montfort Hall
26 May - Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
28 May Leeds University
29 May - Birmingham Symphony Hall
30 May - Newcastle Tyne Theatre

( Submitted by Phillip Shaw)

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Elvis Costello and The Imposters
University of Norwich
Norwich
England
May 25 '05

( Submitted by Fishfinger king)

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ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE IMPOSTERS
Newcastle Tyne Theatre
Newcastle ,
England
Monday 30th May 2005

Tickets on sale Monday , March 7 '05

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Elvis' opening act for his U.S. dates, Sondre Lerche , lists this

24th Apr '05
Constitution Hall Washington DC
(opening for Elvis Costello)

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Elvis Costello and The Imposters are amongst the first acts confirmed for the second Cornbury Music Festival, which takes place at Cornbury Park, near the Oxfordshire town of Charlbury on the Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th July.
Tickets go on sale on Monday 14th March.

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Elvis touring activities are assuming 'Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour ' proportions with the news of a show in England in May .

ELVIS COSTELLO & IMPOSTERS

Where: Leeds University Union, Leeds
When: SATURDAY, 28/05/2005

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New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Saturday, April 30
Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Dave Matthews Band, Anthony Hamilton, Elvis Costello etc.

Tickets on sale Monday, January 31 at 10:00 a.m. CST

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Elvis PR people have these additional dates -

April16 Milwaukee,WI RiversideTheater
April22 NewYork,NY BeaconTheater
April23 AtlanticCity,NJ BorgataCasino
May 1 Beale Street Music Festival , Memphis, Tennessee

' The 2005 Beale Street Music Festival line-up will be announced on March 3 and tickets will go on sale at that time.'

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Elvis Costello and The Imposters

Hard Rock Hotel
Las Vegas, NV
Fri, 03/25/05
on sale
Sat, 01/29/05 01:00 PM

Casper Events Center
Casper, WY
4/13/2005

Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science
Sioux Falls, SD
4/15/2005

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Elvis Costello and The Imposters
Portland , OR
April 8 2005
Bozeman , Montana
April 12 2005
Tickets go on sale Friday January 28, 2005 at 10:00AM
Chicago, IL
Apr 17, 2005
Onsale to General Public:
Sat, 01/29/05 10:00 AM

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Elvis Costello and The Imposters
Big Easy
Spokane, WA USA
April 9 '05

Big Easy Boise
Boise, ID
April 11 '05

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Elvis Costello and The Imposters
The Wiltern LG, Los Angeles
Sat, 03/26/05 08:00 PM

on sale Sun, 01/23/05 12:00 PM

So, that's:

March 2 - Orlando (House of Blues)
March 4 - Miami (Jackie Gleason Theater)
March 5 - Tampa (Tampa Theatre)
March 6 - Atlanta (The Tabernacle)
March 8 - Charlotte (Grady Cole Center)
March 9 - Nashville (Ryman)
March 10 - Knoxville (Tennessee Theatre)
March 12 - New Orleans (House of Blues)
March 13 - Houston
March 15 - Dallas (Nokia Live)
March 16 - Austin (SXSW) (...assumedly)
March 17 - Tulsa (Cain's Ballroom)
March 19 - Denver (Fillmore Auditorium)
March 20 - Salt Lake City (Kingsbury Hall)
March 22 - Oakland (Paramount)
March 23 - San Diego
March 26 - Los Angeles
April 7 - Seattle (The Paramount)
April 19 - Ann Arbor (Michigan Theatre)
April 20 - Cleveland (HoB)

( Submitted by John Harrison)

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Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Elvis Costello
Verizon Wireless Theater, Houston, TX
Sun, Mar 13, 2005
No sale date given

4th and B, San Diego, CA
Wed, Mar 23, 2005 08:00 PM
Onsale to General Public:
Fri, 01/21/05 10:00 AM

The Paramount Theatre ,
Seattle , Wa
Thursday,
April 7 , 2005
On Sale 2/12/05

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Elvis Costello & The Imposters
NOKIA live at Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie,Dallas , Tx
Tuesday, March 15, 2005 @ 8:00 PM

Unconfirmed shows in Houston , Tx , March 13 and SXSW Festival March 16-20 '05

( Submitted by John Everingham)

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Elvis Costello & The Imposters
House of Blues, Cleveland
April 20 '05
Cleveland, OH
on sale 01.22

( Submitted by oily slick )

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Elvis Costello & The Imposters
THE PARAMOUNT THEATRE
2025 BROADWAY
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
March 22 2005

According to the KFOG Concerts page.

( Submitted by Ed MacDaniel)

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Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Sunday, March 20 '05, 7:00PM MST

University of Utah - Kingsbury Hall
Salt Lake City, UT, USA

This event is currently not available for sale through the web. It is scheduled to go onsale at: 01/22/05 10:00AM MST.

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USA Today report -

Extract -

As rock fans celebrate a birthday of one Elvis this month, they can look forward to a tour from another. The ever-prolific Elvis Costello and his band The Imposters are hitting the road to promote their critically acclaimed CD The Delivery Man, nominated for two Grammy Awards. The concert trek kicks off March 2 in Orlando and is scheduled to run through April, with more than 30 dates in cities including Nashville, New Orleans, Houston, Denver, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Cleveland, New York, Philadelphia and Boston.

Continue reading "Loads more Elvis dates in the U.S.?" »

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Elvis and The Imposters play Michigan Theater
Ann Arbor, MI USA on April 19 '05

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In addition to the previously announced Florida, Atlanta and New
Orleans shows, we now have:

3/8/2005 Charlotte, NC Grady Cole Center
3/9/2005 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
3/10/2005 Knoxville, TN Historic Tennessee Theatre
3/17/2005 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom
3/19/2005 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium

( Submitted by Craig Montoya)

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.....an ad in the Miami Herald today announcing the upcoming Elvis
show refers to the above as being the tour's name.

( Submitted by Mario)

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Elvis Costello and the Imposters
The Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA
Sun, Mar 6, 2005 08:00 PM

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Elvis and The Imposters , House Of Blues , New Orleons
March 12 2005

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Elvis Costello and The Imposters will play Mousonturm,
Frankfurt , Germany on 30 Jan 2005.

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Concert Maps announce -

Elvis Costello & The Imposters are heading back on the road and once
again Elvis Costello is offering his online community early access to order
tickets directly through his official website!! Beginning with the
upcoming shows in Florida, Elvis Costello will offer his fans the
opportunity to buy tickets before they go on sale to the public. The
majority will also have reduced service charges compared to other
ticket outlets.

Tickets on sale Wednesday (12/1) at Noon EST for the following shows:

3/2/2004- Elvis Costello & The Imposters- House of Blues Orlando
3/4/2004- Elvis Costello & The Imposters- Tampa Theatre
3/5/2004- Elvis Costello & The Imposters- Jackie Gleason Theatre (ON
SALE 3PM EST ON 12/1)

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1 Feb 2005- Auditorio de Murcia - Murcia
2 Feb 2005 - Palacio de Congresos - Valencia

( Submitted by notorious)

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Elvis and The Imposters
3 Feb 2005
Sala Razzmatazz - Barcelona , Spain
(put 'Costello' into search engine)

( Submitted by notorius)

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Elvis will play Roma Auditorium on Feb. 6th 2005

(Submitted by John Everingham)

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According to the Costello home page the recording of Elvis' October show in Glasgow is being broadcast on Nov 22 on BBC Radio Scotland, after a taped interview on the Vic Galloway show.

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Austin City Limits have posted these details of Elvis' appearance on their show on Nov.20 '04 -
From rockin' punk to heartbreaking ballads, Elvis Costello's musical diversity runs parallel with that of Austin City Limits. Showcasing his intelligent lyrics and genre-jumping style, Costello and the Imposters perform songs from their newest release, The Delivery Man, plus a few classics.

Radio Radio
The Delivery Man
The Monkey Speaks His Mind
Monkey to Man
Bedlam
Country Darkness
Button My Lip
(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
There's a Story in Your Voice
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?
Pump It Up

Recorded: 09/20/2004

(submitted by John Everingham)

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Copenhagen , Denmark
Venue: Vega :
Date 22 Jan. '05

(submitted by John Everingham)

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9th February 2005,
Brighton, The Dome
Tickets are on sale from the Box Office on 01273 709709.

They are not yet on the website.

(Submitted by verbal gymnastics)

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Two new concerts in Sweden:

19 Jan. '05 Konserthuset, Stockholm
20 Jan.'05 Göteborg, Trädgår'n

( Submitted by John Everingham)

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The Costello home page has these -

2005-02-20: Manchester, Bridgewater Hall - with the Imposters
2005-02-18: Buxton, Opera House - with the Imposters
2005-02-13: Coventry, Warwick Arts Centre - with the Imposters
2005-02-12: Bristol, Colston Hall - with the Imposters

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3A PRESENTS
ELVIS COSTELLO
& THE IMPOSTERS IN CONCERT
NO SUPPORT
CARLING APOLLO HAMMERSMITH ( London)
THU 10-FEB-05 20:00

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Elvis Costello & The Imposters
at Usher Hall , Edinburgh , Scotland
Monday, February 14 '05

ROYAL COURT , Liverpool , England
Wednesday Feb.16th '05

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24 jan 2005 Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Vredenburg (main hall), Utrecht (Netherlands)

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ELVIS COSTELLO &IMPOSTERS
Sheffield Octagon
Sheffield
THU 17/02/2005

(Submitted by Otis Westinghouse)

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Elvis and the Imposters will play in the Koningin Elisabethzaal in Antwerp
(Belgium) on the 26th of January, 2005.

( Submitted by Istvan Hajnal )

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The Costello Home Page reports -

NEW: 2005-01-29: Hamburg, Germany, - with the Imposters
NEW: 2005-01-28: Berlin, Charlottenburg - with the Imposters

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Elvis Costello and The Imposters play Rockefeller Music Club
in Oslo, Norway , on Friday, January 21th 2005.

( Submitted by Sverre Ronny Sætrum )

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Elvis Costello and The Imposters,
The Viper Rooms , Los Angeles
Oct. 22 2004

(approximate setlist ; complete list not in correct order)

Button My Lip
Waiting For The End Of The World
Radio, Radio
Blame It On Cain
Alibi
Bedlam
(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
The Delivery Man
Honey, Are You Straight Or Are You Blind?
Monkey To Man
The Monkey
Country Darkness
Uncomplicated
I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down
Hidden Charms
Needle Time
Alison
There's A Story In Your Voice (with Lucinda Williams)
Love That Burns
Beyond Belief
I Want You

(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding
Pump It Up

( Submitted by Nunki , with comments )

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Elvis' PR people tell us this -

Fri., Oct. 22 - 2 tracks performed on Kimmel show will be available for sale on Sony Connect (http://www.connect.com/)

Fri. Oct 22 - (10:30pm/www.viperroom.com) Live internet streaming of LA club performance.

Tues., Oct 26 Apple's Itunes will debut for sale 5 exclusive Imposters live recordings of songs from The Delivery Man.

Continue reading "Live internet streaming of Viper Rooms Show" »

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Here's some additional info. on Elvis' forthcoming L.A. appearances.

Elvis will have a benefit show for "Bring Ohio Back" on
10/22 at The Viper Room in LA.

'Tickets will go on sale in limited quantities on Tuesday Oct. 19th at 10 am '

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As noted here before , Elvis will be on Later....with Jools Holland on BBC 1 tonight.

Jools tells us -
I am also pleased to welcome back an old friend of Later, ELVIS COSTELLO and his tremendous backing band THE IMPOSTERS. Elvis has a great new record out called “The Delivery Man”. He’s been making music for 25
years you know and he just gets better and better! Elvis will be delighting us with two tracks from his new album, “Monkey To Man” and the title track “The
Delivery Man”.

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Elvis Costello will be at Amoeba record store - 6400 Sunset Boulevard - in Los Angeles next Tuesday October 19th 2004 for an in-store appearance. They will announce this on Monday only by the Billboard outside of the store.

( Submitted by rebel_007 )

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Elvis talks about the two new albums on All Things Considered on National Public Radio .

Quote -' I would hope that I wouldn't be sneering at it as the work of someone older.' - Elvis imagines the reaction of late 1970's Elvis Costello to Il Sogno.

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Apply for tickets for the tv show Jimmy Kimmel Live - Elvis guesting , Los Angeles , Oct.21.

( Submitted by Matt)

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Elvis has been some on BBC Radio programmes.

Listen via these links -

Phil Jupitus , BBC 6 , Fri.8th
The Today Programme , BBC 4 , Fri.8th

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BBC Radio 6 Weekdays 0700-1000

PHILL JUPITUS Breakfast Show

Friday ( Oct.8th) Elvis Costello

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'Il Sogno' debuted at #1 on Billboard's Top Classical Albums chart, Costello's second #1 debut after last year's 'North' entered at number one on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart

Continue reading "Il Sogno Debuts at No 1" »

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Spain , Elvis has told a Spanish newspaper.

Extract -
Elvis Costello regresa con dos discos en los que reafirma su versatilidad creativa
El músico británico anuncia que empezará en España su gira europea del 2005
El artista de Liverpool asistió en Madrid al concierto de su mujer, la cantante Diana Krall

EC returns with two records that reaffirm his creative versatility. The british musician has announced that he wil start his European tour for 2005 in Spain . The liverpudlian artist arrived in Madrid to attend the concert of his wife, the singer Diana Krall.

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......just!

Other notable debuts this week include Chris Tomlin's "Arriving" (Sixstep) at No. 39, Elvis Costello & the Imposters' "The Delivery Man" (Lost Highway) at No. 40, DreamWorks' "Shark Tale" soundtrack at No. 42 and Raven-Symone's "This Is My Time" (Hollywood) at No. 51.

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SIRIUS DISORDER 24 (Satellite Radio)
Guest DJ: Elvis Costello 9/30 & 10/1:
New album The Delivery Man with the Imposters is Elvis Costello’s first release on Lost Highway Records, home to Lucinda Williams, who does a duet with Elvis on the album. It also features Emmylou Harris, whom Elvis calls the greatest of harmony singers. This album rocks hard, often. Fans of early Elvis Costello will like The Delivery Man. He talks to host Meg Griffin on Thurs., Sept. 30 at 4 pm ET (rebroadcast on Oct. 1 at 12 pm ET).

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EC is on NPR' 'All Things Considered' tomorrow 9/29/04 at 3pm (check local listings). (submitted by Jeff Stoltz)

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A note from Mark Hall tells of the ACL taping: "400 were in
the audience for the free show. Quite a concert." Plus he included this camphone pic:

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From Jools Holland's BBC site -

' Coming Up
Later with Jools Holland returns on October 15th with Robbie Williams, Green Day & Elvis Costello among the guests '
The show will be taped on Oct.5th.

( Submitted by Joyce Slavik)

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Elvis will be interviewed by the great Sook-Yin Lee (formerly of MuchMusic, now CBC Radio) on next Saturday's - Oct.2nd - Definitely Not the Opera. It's a 4-hour show, so check the site late next week for a more exact schedule so you know which hour to be tuning in for. Streaming via CBC Radio One between 1pm and 5pm ET.

And, courtesy of CBC Television, on Thurs. Oct. 14th @ 9pm ET:

Jazz superstar Diana Krall is joined by husband and fellow musician extraordinaire Elvis Costello and Canadian guitar sensation and singer/songwriter Ron Sexsmith in a concert special, taped this past summer during the 25th anniversary celebrations of the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal...

( Submitted by scielle)

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EC & The I's played Monkey To Man on both Letterman and Regis & Kelly. There was no couch time on Letterman, but Reg both chatted up Elvis and let him play the show out with 'PLU'.

Steve Nieve was wearing a 'John Kerry' button on both shows. Funny that it takes a Brit who lives in France to be the first talk show guest I've seen to have the nerve to wear their opinion on their chest.

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Mr. Costello will grace the stage of The Late Show with David Letterman tonight, and after the wild afterparty, stumble over to have breakfast with Regis & Kelly.

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From the Memphis Commercial Appeal: Elvis Costello and the Imposters perform with special guest Emmylou Harris in two sold-out shows 8:30 and 11 p.m. tonight at the Hi-Tone, 1913 Poplar.

A limited number of tickets at $25 will be released before each show, however, according to club owner David Green. "It could be 5 or 70," he says, citing the need to first accommodate Costello's film crew before deciding how many additional people to let in. Around 425 total tickets have been sold, not including some 50 comps per show. Green hopes to be able to squeeze in 300 folks at each show.

Originally scheduled to start at 10:30 (as stated in Memphis Playbook) the late show has been pushed back to handle the expected walk-ups, ticket checks and crowd transfer between shows. Call 278-8663 for more info.Costello's only other scheduled U.S. appearance will be Sunday

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Tickets went on sale today for the Elvis Costello shows in Memphis at the Hi-Tone next Friday, September 17 (and quickly sold out). Emmylou Harris will be there as guest star. Both shows are being filmed by the BBC for an upcoming pilot (supposedly something like Austin City Limits). They filmed some footage of the crowd standing in line today.

(Submitted by Chris Carkeet)

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Elvis will become the most-frequent musical guest in Late Show history on Sept. 22 when he appears to promote The Delivery Man/Il Sogno.

(submitted by Dave Farr)

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Note from a reader:

Saw the anti-war Jazz Passenger’s show last night at Joe’s Pub in NYC. Having recently seen Costello at Lincoln Center, I was thrilled to witness him in a place that holds maybe 200 people. I noticed Costello at the bar paying for drinks, and as luck would have it, he and Diana sat at the table next to ours.

Roy Nathanson is an absolute blast. I think I could watch him play sax all night, and the two numbers they did with Costello just brought the house down.

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Toronto.com offer -

Meet Elvis Costello!
Enter to WIN an ELVIS COSTELLO prize pack, including a CD advance of his new release, The Delivery Man and an invitation to attend the exclusive Listening Session on September 10, plus the opportunity to meet ELVIS IN PERSON!

To qualify, entrants must correctly answer the trivia question below.

Deadline for entries is Monday, September 6 at 11pm. One entry per household.

What is the name of Elvis Costello's first full-length orchestra album also being released on September 21?

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The Jazz Passengers with special appearance by Elvis Costello / Maroon: Jazz Against War / Fri, September 3 at Joe's Pub

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Posted by Paul on the EC ListServe:

"Just wanted to let you know that this weekend magic happened at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway during the Saturday evening performance of "The Boy from Oz" while I was there -- Elvis Costello was in the audience and during the opening number of Act 2, Hugh Jackman singled him out and had him come up on stage and at the audience's encouragement, Elvis performed a number while Hugh sashayed (ala Peter Allen) all over the stage. It was sheer magic and entire show stopped cold for about 30 minutes. Since I was sitting in one of the VIP boxes to the left of the stage you could see the other actors standing in the wings just lapping up everything going on onstage. After this whole bit it was virtually impossible to keep going on with the show -- Hugh was freaking-out and the rest of the show went along like gangbusters."

More info:

"According to an entry on a forum on The Boy From Oz site - www.the boyfromoz.com - Elvis attended the show with his mother ` her first time out in 18 years'. The account notes:

'It was AWESOME. Elvis was jamming on the guitar, Hugh dancing like crazy all over the stage and doing the i'm not worthy bow , and then had a polaroid taken with Elvis while he was still playing. Everyone in the audience was standing and cheering , it was great !!' The account tells of more Costello references through the rest of the show.

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USA Today reports: Sean Penn, Elvis Costello and Harry Dean Stanton will guest-star as themselves on the season premiere of CBS' Two and a Half Men on Sept. 20 (9:30 p.m. ET/PT). In the episode, titled “Back Off, Mary Poppins,” Jon Cryer's character becomes upset when his brother does not include him in the group's bonding activities.

(Submitted by Dave Farr, David Caplan)

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In the bonus footage of the DVD of Mayor of Sunset Strip, a documentary-movie about sex, drugs and rock'n' roll -- and celebrities, groupies, fame, gossip and the glittering nightlife of Los Angeles -- Elvis and Brian Wilson are interviewed together and talk at length about fame and autographs and stuff like that.

(Submitted by Jill Rydman)

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The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports:

Elvis Costello will return to the Hi-Tone for two shows Sept. 17, said David Green, owner, promoter and talent buyer for the nightspot at 1913 Poplar.

Costello, who recorded his new album in Oxford, Miss., played several shows April 16-17 at the Hi-Tone. A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, Costello is recognized as one of the most distinctive songwriters and performers in popular music.

Shows will be at 8:30 and 11 p.m. Tickets: $20 in advance; $25 at the door. No date has been set for ticket sales, said Green.

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The Austin City Limits Festival Sept 2004 will feature Elvis and The Imposters on Sun. Sept. 19th 4:30- 5:30.

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Glasgow Oct 6th, On Sale Saturday Aug 7th.
Perth Australia On Sale Monday Aug 9th.

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Wednesday, October 6
REGULAR PRESENTS: Elvis Costello & The Imposters
at Glasgow Barrowland
£25.00
On sale: Saturday, August 7 at 9:00 AM

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Elvis came on stage at Diana's show up at the St. Michelle concert in Woodinville Washington and sang two songs at the end of the show with Diana. Report from one attendee: "a great end to a nice show."

(Submitted by Mick Pegg)

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Complete Australian tour dates, including Hobart, Darwin & "A Day on the Green"

2004-11-20: Hunter Valley, Bimbagen Estate Concert, "A
Day on the Green" - with the Imposters
2004-11-21: Canberra, Commonwealth Park Concert, Stage
88, "A Day on the Green" - with the Imposters
2004-11-23: Melbourne, Palais Theatre - with the
Imposters
2004-11-24: Sydney, State Theatre - with the Imposters
2004-11-27: Melbourne, Yarra Vale, Rochford Wines
Concert, "A Day on the Green" - with the Imposters
2004-11-28: Hobart, Moorilla Estate, "A Day on the
Green" - with the Imposters
2004-11-30: Brisbane, QPAC Concert Hall - with the
Imposters
2004-12-02: Darwin - with the Imposters
2004-12-04: Barossa Valley, Peter Lehman Wines, "A Day
on the Green" - with the Imposters
2004-12-05: Perth, King's Park - with the Imposters

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According to Rock On TV,
Elvis is scheduled to appear on Late Night w/ Conan O'Brien,
Friday night, September 24. (aka Sept 25 at 12:35 am).

( Submitted by John Harrison)

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Austin City Limits
Elvis Costello and The Imposters

September 17-19 '04
Austin ,Texas
Ziker Park

' Look for schedule announcements in mid August'

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According to the Elvis Costello Homepage -

2004-11-27: Melbourne, Yarra Vale, Rochford Wines Concert, "A Day on the Green"
2004-11-21: Canberra, Commonwealth Park Concert, Stage 88, "A Day on the Green"
2004-11-20: Hunter Valley, Bimbagen Estate Concert, "A Day on the Green"

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Elvis' show with the Metropole Orchestra & Steve Nieve will be broadcast on Dutch radio.

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1. Go here:

2. Pick your five favorite episodes.

3. Be sure to include episodes 307 (Peoples Choice, where EC&A do 13
Steps and Elvis trashes his room) and 503 (Everybody Loves Larry, where Elvis
does Little Atoms and Hank buys a lemon from Elvis and Larry thinks that
David Duchovny has a crush on him).

4. Wait.

(Submitted by Michael Hernandez)

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IN THIS MOMENT: ELVIS COSTELLO

A once-in-a-lifetime Costello experience! Just added to the Lincoln Center Festival - Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve will perform an exclusive program of Costello repertoire with the Brooklyn Philharmonic, immediately following the North American premiere of Il Sogno, Costello's first full length orchestral work. One stage, one night, the full range of Elvis Costello's incredible musical scope.

Saturday July 17th at 8pm: Il Sogno; North American Premiere with Brooklyn Philharmonic and Elvis Costello performing with Steve Nieve.

For more information on the Lincoln Center Festival click on the following link:

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This is the schedule for a tour with the Imposters.

DATE:
DECEMBER 2004
Tue-07 ARRIVE JAPAN
Wed-08 TOKYO KOUSEINENKIN (cap. 1950)
Thu-09 TOKYO KOUSEINENKIN (cap. 1950)
Fri-10 OSAKA GRAN CUBE (cap. 2000)
Sat-11 OFF
Sun-12 FUKUOKA ZEPP (cap. 1800 )
Mon-13 OFF
Tue-14 TOKYO KOUSEINENKIN (cap. 1950)
Wed-15 NAGOYA KINROKAIKAN (cap. 1400)
Thu-16 LEAVE JAPAN

(Submitted by Mike Bodayle)

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Elvis has been nominated in the Mojo Honours List, a series of awards being given by the U.K. music magazine. He appears in the Songwriter section along with Paul McCartney, Ray Davies, Nick Drake and Paul Weller.

The awards ceremony takes place in the Banqueting House on Whitehall, London on June 22.

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MONTREAL, June 3 /CNW Telbec/ - There's only about three weeks left until the start of the 25th edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, the biggest celebration of music anywhere on Earth.

And we've even thrown in a pre-opening show on June 29, the 25th Anniversary Gala Concert at the Bell Centre, featuring Diana Krall and a few invited
guests, not least of whom is Diana's husband, Elvis Costello.
------------------------------------------------------

Concert-Gala du 25e anniversaire
DIANA KRALL ET INVITÉS SPÉCIAUX
Centre Bell 6/29/2004
at 8:00:00 PM
From $49.50 to $ 110.00

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Elvis and his posse took over Oxford, Mississippi for their two shows there this past weekend. The many out-of-town fans who travelled to see them tell of various Imposters cycling around, eating breakfast and generally being a notable presence in the tiny town. The show were as advertised on the tickets as rehearsals for recordings in local studios. Each evening Elvis and the Imposters did about 70 minutes of music (mostly new songs), took a break, and then did the same songs again.

Photos and accounts of the shows.

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The web site for De-lovely is up and running. You can hear a clip of EC doing Let's Misbehave.

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The Daily Mississippian reports:

Excerpt - The "angriest man in rock'n'roll" is now a citizen of Oxford.

Elvis Costello, who surprised more than 400 people in attendance of Thacker Mountain Radio by making a guest appearance, was granted honorary citizenship by Oxford Mayor Richard Howorth. Costello is in Oxford recording a new album at Sweet Tea Studios and performing two sold-out shows this weekend at Proud Larry's.

"Whereas, the City of Oxford at times embraces artists (or at least tolerates them), and Elvis Costello once proclaimed his ultimate vocation in life was to be an 'irritant,'" the proclamation read in part. Costello was also given a key to the city.

After announcing Costello's honorary citizenship, he played "Scarlet Tide," which was nominated for an Academy Award. The song, which appeared on the "Cold Mountain" soundtrack, lost to "Into the West" from the "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King."

Costello also played a closing song, "The Delivery Man." Costello said the song is from a series of story songs he has been working on for about five years.
Costello said the song stories followed the dreams of several women in a small town.

The radio show can be heard again on Sunday April 4th at 5PM ( CST ).

Continue reading "Elvis Costello named honorary Oxford citizen" »

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The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports -

Excerpt - Elvis Costello - the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member recognized as one of the most distinctive songwriters and performers in popular music - will be in Memphis and Oxford, Miss., next month for a series of rare club appearances.

Costello is scheduled to perform Friday and Saturday, April 3, at Proud Larry's in Oxford and April 16 and 17 at the Hi-Tone Cafe, 1913 Poplar.
The performances bookend sessions for Costello's new album, scheduled to take place at Sweet Tea Recording in Oxford with studio owner Dennis Herring, who has produced records by Counting Crows and former Memphian Garrison Starr, among others.

The Hi-Tone Cafe lists this

April 16

Rare Club Appearance!!!
ELVIS
COSTELLO
2 Shows @ 8:30pm & 11pm
Tix Available on Wed. March 31st
$20

April 17
Rare Club Appearance!!!
ELVIS COSTELLO
2 Shows @ 8:30pm & 11pm
Tix Available on Wed. March 31st
$20

Here`s their booking link -

Continue reading "Elvis concerts , Memphis, April 16/17 - 4 SHOWS! Two each night!" »

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SONGS IN BOCHUM II
ELVIS COSTELLO, BILL FRISELL & FRIENDS
Ron Miles trumpet, Jenny Scheinman violin, Viktor Krauss bass, Matt Chamberlain drums - Jahrhunderthalle, Bochum - May 21st and 22nd

After enjoying huge success last year, American guitarist Bill Frisell continues his fascinating quest for timeless, sometimes even ”lost” songs. For the first project of 2004, he has invited a songwriter who, in the course of the 28 years of his career, has already become a legend who does not need any introduction: British songwriter Elvis Costello, a chameleon of song, breaking all stylistic boundaries and conventions in his songs, yet retaining his own distinctive voice. Costello and Frisell have been collaborating on several projects – at Century of Song, they will surprise their fans with an entirely new production.

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LOS ANGELES, March 9 . De-lovely, a musical drama about legendary American composer Cole Porter, will crown the 2004 Cannes Film Festival with a special presentation after the Award Ceremony on Saturday, May 22nd, 2004. The film will screen that evening as an official selection out- of-competition. Directed by Oscar winner Irwin Winkler, De-lovely stars Academy Award winner Kevin Kline and Ashley Judd in addition to some of today's biggest pop and rock music stars, including Alanis Morissette, Robbie Williams, Lara Fabian, Natalie Cole, Sheryl Crow, Elvis Costello, and Diana Krall. The film was produced by Winkler, Rob Cowan, and Charles Winkler from a script by Oscar nominee Jay Cocks, and will be released in select theaters on June 25, 2004.

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I Love Your Work - the movie Elvis has a brief role in - is getting it`s U.S. premiere at SXSW FILM CONFERENCE & FESTIVAL 2004 in Austin , Texas this coming Saturday , March 13th.

Continue reading "Elvis movie getting U.S. premiere March 13" »

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Elvis Costello is to play the following 2 dates in Italy in May 2004

Monday 3rd May 2004 Cagliari

Venue:Teatro Lirico di Cagliari
via Sant'Alenixedda, 09128 Cagliari
Venue Box Office +39 070 4082230 / +39 070 4082249

Wednesday 5th May 2004 Catania

Venue: Le Ciminiere
viale Africa - 95129 Catania
Venue Box Office 0039 095 7225340

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Various accounts of the charity show that Elvis and Diana did with Elton John in Canada say that Elvis and Diana dueted on Almost Blue and all three joined together for the standard Makin`Whopee. The show raised over $800,000 for the hospital that treated Ms Krall`s mother .

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Mr & Mrs Krall give a press conference for their benefit concert.

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Continue reading "Three More Costello Shows in NYC" »

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Elvis and Diana are listed to appear on the Vicki Gabereau show on Canadian TV on March 9th .

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NEW YORK - Elvis Costello isn't too hip to perform at the Oscars.

Costello is nominated for his song "Scarlet Tide," from the film "Cold
Mountain." He will play while Alison Krauss and the Sacred Harp Singers
perform.

Costello's dizzying 25-year career has included rock and country, soul
and pop, punk and classical and jazz. He's responsible for songs like
"Alison" and "Red Shoes."

"I'm delighted to be there and delighted to be a part of it," he told
AP Radio recently. "Some part of you hopes a song endures and has a life
beyond the way it sits in the film, I know I'll sing it for the rest of
my days."

(Submitted by Michael Hernandez)

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Elvis did indeed show up at the Sting-A-Thon.

"The performance highlights included Elvis Costello, who brought a commanding sense to "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic." Even a slight fumbling of the lyrics couldn't dampen his ability to convey the romantic wonder of the song."

Some photos to prove it.

(News submitted by Dave Farr, Pix submitted by John Foyle)

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Elvis reminded us of a British musical hall hero when he accompanied himself with an instrument long associated with George Formby , the ukulele. On the Craig Kilborn show he used it while singing The Scarlet Tide. Having taped that show he then used it while singing Sting`s Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic at the Musicares tribute show for Mr Gordon Sumner.

Now for Elvis` version of WITH MY LITTLE UKULELE IN MY HAND

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Live from the House of Blues in Los Angeles.

I'm in the middle of enjoying this show right now - great pro-shot video, clear sound, and hot performances from EC and the boys. After the cold NORTH winter, it's nice to hear the old Rock -n- Roll.

And in case Elvis (or even Kate) is listening, a free idea. The technology of these webcasts is good enough to start charging. A nice free (or sponsored) show is great - but I'd have happily paid $5 for the right to see this show online and then download nice clean pro MP3's right after. Or make the video free and just sell the MP3s. Every serious Elvis fan in the world is either recording this show to hard drive while they watch (I certainly am) or arranging to trade for the CD from someone who has done it. It'll be in the stores in the Village in 60 days. At this point, most of us are old farts with more money than time - take my $5 and spare me the hassle.

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Live from the House of Blues in Los Angeles.

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The Late Night TV page has it as:

Friday, February 6 - Elvis Costello, Scott Stapp, Five for Fighting.

(Submitted by John Harrison)

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Elvis Costello is scheduled to perform at the Grammy Awards on February 8th!

(Submitted by John Foyle Via His Secret Admirer Kate)

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Elvis joined Diana for a corporate gig this past Tuesday.

The New York Post reports -

TUESDAY, JAN. 27: Back in New York, drifts of snow were building outside the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, during the party marking the 20th anniversary of A&E, where Mariel Hemingway and Jerry O'Connell caught Diana Krall's jazzy act. Then Liza Minnelli bravely slid up to the hotel in a limo, took the elevator to 36 and belted out a song. After Minnelli and O'Connell ran off to beat the snow, Elvis Costello (Krall's husband), launched into an inspired set.

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ELVIS ON TOUR
Feb 19 Ruth Eckerd Hall - Clearwater, FL
Feb 18 Florida Theatre - Jacksonville, FL
Feb 20 Performing Arts Center- Tampa, FL
Feb 21 Mizner Amphitheatre - Boca Raton, FL
Feb 24 Ryman Theatre - Nashville, TN
Feb 26 Beacon Theatre - New York, NY
Feb 27 Wang Center - Boston, MA
Feb 28 Massey Hall - Toronto, Ontario
March 1 Oriental Theatre - Chicago, IL
March 3 Royce Hall - Los Angeles, CA
March 7 The Vogue - Vancouver, BC
March 8 Benaroya Concerts - Seattle, WA
March 9 Schneitzer - Portland, OR
March 11 Warfield - San Francisco, CA

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STEVIE WONDER and COUNTING CROWS are among the big-name acts who will play small club shows in Hollywood during the week leading up to the Grammys. The shows, which will take place at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, are being sponsored by American Express, and all proceeds will go to music education in public schools.

Stevie will perform February 6th; Counting Crows will perform February 7th. In addition, THE STROKES will perform February 5th, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer ELVIS COSTELLO will play February 4th. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster, but you need an AmEx card to buy 'em.

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HOUSE OF BLUES PRESENTS
ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTORS

House of Blues Sunset Strip
8430 Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
323.848.5100
price : $50.00
date : Wed, February 04 7:00pm
show : 8:00pm

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The Globe & Mail report that Mr. & Mrs. will each appear in a black tie fundraiser for Vancouver General Hospital March 5th. Sir Elton will also appear. No info on tickets was provided.

Continue reading "Krallstello to Perform March 5 in Vancouver" »

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An additional concert has been announced - with extremely late availability of tickets!

Elvis Costello - Friday, 3/12/04 - 8:00PM PST
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
Santa Rosa, CA USA

This event is currently not available for sale through the web. It is scheduled to go onsale at: 03/12/04 2:00PM PST. Other ways to buy tickets: Buy from a Tickets.com call center (800) 225-2277 or Call for information from the box office (707) 546-3600

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Here`s an account of Elvis`brief appearance on the BBC TV comedy show Deadringers (which features look-a-likes of famous people).

In this sequence , ` Ozzy Osbourne` serves behind a counter in a London chemist (drugstore) - Ozzy (white coat over black clothes and lots of chains around neck including large crucifix) is drinking from a bottle of Jack Daniels while serving customers from behind the shop sales counter.

After dealing with an elderly Irish nun (who declines a slug of Dr Jack - " it`s very good if you take it in moderation " she explains) there`s a cut to Ozzy looking up the shop and we can see Elvis (black leather coat over black clothes) walking up with a shop assistant . Elvis is taking something (money?) out of his coat`s inside pocket and Ozzy spots him.

Ozzy : Elvis Costello! Rock `n roll! Good to see you, man...

Elvis (grinning all the time) : And you ( shakes Ozzy`s outstretched hand, gives money to assistant he walked up with , she bags small red box and flat blue item for him).

Ozzy: ....always been a big influence on me...

Elvis: Yes - I can tell!

Ozzy: Did I influence you?

Elvis: Absolutely - I think that (points at bottle of Dr Jack) influenced me more.

Ozzy: ...Yeah ....listen mate (holding out bottle to Elvis) .... take it...you have it ....

Elvis: No , no.....I`ve had my share.

Ozzy: You were always an influence on me ....I always tried to sing like you , y`know , that voice you`ve got , y`know ( unintelligible , presumably examples of singing) ....but I just sound pissed....

(Elvis given change and bag)

Elvis: That`s two of us ! (guessed dialogue - difficult to make out over laugh track) ..... yeah , good day ( Elvis turning to leave , holds left thumb up ) good luck .

Ozzy: Good luck , man - lets record something....my (bleeped) hero...

All through the sequence members of the public and shop assistants can be seen grinning in the backround.

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Those wild `n crazy cats over on the Diana Krall Jazz Princess forum are speculating about whether she will guest at a tribute show for one of her mentors and early supporters , the late Ray Brown . It`s on at the Orange County Performing Arts Centre , California on Feb. 6th and 7th. Diana and Elvis will be in L.A. that week for the , ahem , Sting `thingy` and the Grammies. Of course , where Diana goes , so does Elvis.....

A Tribute to Ray Brown
Feb. 6, 2004 - Feb. 7, 2004 / Founders Hall $49.00 - $56.00

Show Dates & Times
Fri, Feb. 6, 2004 at 7:30pm
Fri, Feb. 6, 2004 at 9:30pm
Sat, Feb. 7, 2004 at 7:30pm
Sat, Feb. 7, 2004 at 9:30pm

Russell Malone and Monty Alexander worked with the late, great Ray Brown on his final recording sessions, which were released following his death last summer. Now, Malone and Alexander are joined by Benny Green, Christian McBride, John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton in a rousing celebration of the legendary bassist's life and work. Over the course of a career that spanned more than 50 years, Brown swung with the best of them, from Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker to Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald (to whom he was married). This all-star jam session promises a loving tribute to one of jazz's brightest luminaries.

Now , NO ONE TELL Gary Peacock.....

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It appears , according to an exchange on a Costello fan forum , that Elvis may have had a brief appearance on Dead Ringers , a BBC comedy made up of sketches featuring look-a-likes of famous people. I`m not sure if it was Elvis himself or someone who looked like him. I suppose the only way to find out for sure is to tune in next Wednesday(Jan.7th) for the repeat.

Emotional Ricochet writes on the fan forum
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 10:45 pm

Did anyone just see Elvis on Dead Ringers New Year Special. They were doing a scene in a chemist shop with an impressionist doing Ozzy Osborne. Unsuspecting members of the public came in and were on film then Elvis suddenly appeared. It didn't seem to be a celebrity appearance, it just seemed like he was coming in as an ordinary customer. Does anyone reckon that it was arranged or whether it was just a coincidence? Which ever it was, it was a nice surprise.

Continue reading "Elvis cameo in British TV comedy show ?" »

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Elvis will be on Letterman today at 1pm and tonight at 10pm est on Trio. It's a 1987 (?) Spike episode, where EC in his black 'Johnny Cash' cowboy coat sings Pads Paws & Claws and a bit of Leave My Kitten All Alone and then gets some quality time with Dave on the couch to commit the the 'God's Comic' story break about the waterbed and 'Cats' to tape. Nice performance and good to see the still-young and hungry EC pushing the product.

(Submitted by Steve Gretchell)

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Details of two Elvis Costello gigs in Portugal have appeared.

They are
May 7th Porto
May 8th Lisbon

Continue reading "Elvis gigging in Portugal , May `04" »

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The Concert on March 7 Vancouver will go on sale 12/18/03 at noon est. Do these people really need to hold everyone's cash for nearly 3 months? I imagine the promoter has a revenue line for interest on $200,000 for 80 days....

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As reported earlier, EC didn't stay for the two shows he was advertised to play at in NYC a few weeks ago. Today he issued these remarks:

Elvis Costello & The Iridium Club
Mr. Costello would like to apologise to all of those who attended the Iridium club date in hope of seeing him perform with Mr. Lee Konitz and Mr. Bill Frisell on the night 25th of November, supposedly to mark Mr. Konitz’s 76th birthday.

Mr. Costello had visited Mr. Konitz’s apartment on the previous Thursday to discuss and rehearse material and had a similar meeting with Mr. Frisell. At the soundcheck it was clear that the drummer, Mr. Matt Wilson, had prepared for a performance of “Someone Took the Words Away” from “North” with great enthusiasm and diligence. The bassist, Mr. Gary Peacock, declined to take the stand.

Even if one were not to regard this action as unprofessional and somewhat disrespectful to Mr. Konitz, as the leader, there can be no doubt that it was not exactly in the spirit of the celebratory nature of the evening. Obviously, a great variety of talented musicians have had no problem performing Mr. Costello’s compositions. However, as Mr. Konitz’s birthday had in fact been six weeks earlier, perhaps Mr. Peacock’s rather narrow view of the musical possibilities could be forgiven.

Far from leaving “in a huff”, as reported in the New York Times (27/11/03), Mr. Costello was scrupulously courteous to Mr Peacock throughout the rehearsal debacle in an attempt to ameliorate the regrettable situation and personally removed his music stand from the stage so as not to obstruct the audience’s view of Mr. Peacock’s technique.

Mr Costello, Mr. Konitz and Mr. Frisell reluctantly agreed that that the arrangements sounded rather like a “three-legged donkey” without credible bass accompaniment and parted in good humour.

Later, there was a frank exchange of views between the Mr Costello and the club over the telephone and it was made quite clear that he would not be appearing. Every opportunity could have been taken to inform incoming patrons of Mr. Costello’s removal from the bill. You may draw your own conclusions about this establishment and their failure to do so.

Subsequently, a call was placed to Mr. Costello's representative in the U.K., offering to fire Mr. Peacock from the gig if Mr. Costello were prepared to return to the engagement. It is unclear how this would have helped the situation, either musically or ideologically. Naturally, no artist or organisation of integrity would countenance such despicable treatment of a fellow musician.

Once again, Elvis Costello would like to apologise to anyone who queued up in the cold and to those who feel they paid an entrance fee unnecessarily but the musicians who were willing to play together were unwilling to compromise the quality of the performance in these most unfortunate circumstances. Mr. Costello hopes that the disappointed patrons enjoyed the rest of the programme and sends Mr. Konitz his most respectful greetings for his birthday…whenever it may fall….

Posted by at 8:34 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

...there's no reason to do this song here.

This week in 1977 EC & the A's put forth what still stands as the best 3 1/2 minutes of musical television history, when they replaced the AWOL Sex Pistols on SNL.

Readers are encouranged to share their memories of this event in the comments below.

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Prominent recording artists Tony Bennett, Black Eyed Peas, Elvis Costello, Dido, Elton John, Diana Krall, k.d. lang, Dave Matthews, John Mayer and Rufus Wainwright are scheduled to perform in honor of GRAMMY(R)-winning superstar Sting at the 2004 MusiCares(R) Person Of The Year gala, it was announced today. Sting -- chosen for his accomplishments as a musician, humanitarian and environmental activist...

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Ticket offer from Universal (EC's label)

CLICK HERE to buy pre-sale 'best' tickets with reduced service charges.

ELVIS ON TOUR
Feb 19 Ruth Eckerd Hall – Clearwater, FL
Feb 20 Performing Arts Center – Tampa, FL
Feb 21 Mizner Amphitheatre – Boca Raton, FL
Feb 24 Ryman Theatre – Nashville, TN
Feb 26 Beacon Theatre – New York, NY
Feb 27 Wang Center – Boston, MA
Feb 28 Massey Hall – Toronto, Ontario
March 1 Oriental Theatre – Chicago, IL
March 3 Royce Hall – Los Angeles, CA
March 7 The Vogue – Vancouver, BC
March 8 Benaroya Concerts – Seattle, WA
March 9 Schneitzer – Portland, OR
March 11 Warfield – San Francisco, CA

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The network of Rock and Roll (Fox News) gives us another music scoop:

Costello, Bon Jovi Will Join the Boss
"I guess this means Bruce Springsteen really is the Boss of Bosses. I’m told that his Sunday night Christmas show at the Asbury Park Convention Center will now also feature Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and a “rumored” Elvis Costello — that’s in addition to Southside Johnny, the Max Weinberg 7, Garland Jeffreys, Jesse Malin, and soul legend Sam Moore. These shows, by the way, are for charity."

Posted by at 11:22 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Here's what we have so far:
Feb 19 Clearwater, FL
Feb 20 Tampa Bay
Feb 24 Nashville
Feb 26 New York
Feb 27 Boston
Feb 28 Toronto
March 1st Chicago

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The first , unconfirmed , details of a Costello show in 2004 have appeared on a fan forum.

`Elvis Costello
VENUE:
WANG CENTER (Boston, MA)
I thought this might interest you. It is one of only 3 dates Elvis
is doing with Brodsky. Should be a good show.

SHOW DATE: 02/27/2004
COMMENTS:Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve with the Brodsky Quartet

DOORS OPEN:7:00 pm
SHOW TIME:8:00 pm

ON SALE DATE:12/05/2003 =A0 =A0 ON SALE TIME:10:00 am`

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The Costello/Jackson duet (Wanda not Micheal) gets a recommendation from the Denver Post: "Her duet of "Crying Time" with Elvis Costello is worth the $17.98 purchase price. People who like fun, uplifting music would enjoy seeing "Heart Trouble" under their tree."

Posted by at 11:19 AM | Permalink

Elvis attended a charity auction in NYC last week of some paintings by U2's Bono.

Excerpt "In the crowd of spectators and patrons and benefactors and collectors and friends, I saw the musicians Elvis Costello and Moby. Of course Bono was there with his wife Ali Hewson and his good friends Guggi, Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer."

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Elvis did not , after all , guest at the Lee Konitz birthday show in the Iridium Club , New York , last night (Nov.25th). Some comments from attendees:

" What a drag!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It seems he had a fight or argument with either the bass player or the drummer, and was a no show for both shows, Lee Konitz was good, but after a while you start to think where is Elvis? at 9:30 the first set was over and still no Elvis, then after many angry customers wanted to know what the deal was, We were finally told he wasn't going to be playing or showing up at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They must have know before the show started, but didn't tell anyone until we all started asking, they were giving out papers printed out for a complimentary ticket, for those of us who wanted our money back."

"I was at the show. Your note above is quite accurate. However here are some more details. While waiting outside on line (I was about the 7th person from the front) at approximately 6:00 pm, Elvis' green BMW appeared on the street in front of Iridium. Elvis walked out of Iridium towards his awaiting car, but suddenly turned back and spoke to the two women at the front of the line. He was quite angry and said they were only going to let him perform for two songs. His driver then opened the rear car door, Elvis got in and off they went down Broadway. As it turns out, Lee Konitz only performed two songs."

New York Times preview of the show that never was:
"The jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz, above right, turned 76 on Oct. 13, but he is celebrating the event now with a six-day engagement at the Iridium club on Broadway that begins tonight. His guests will include Bill Frisell, Gary Peacock and Matt Wilson, and for tonight's show only, Elvis Costello is to present him with a birthday cake. ."

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Elvis `n Diana attended an auction in New York on
Friday Nov.21st in aid of The Irish Hospice Foundation

Posted by at 7:40 AM | Permalink

Suave meet Smarm, Live on Tape.

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Elvis performed I`m In The Mood Again on the Conan O`Brien Show on Wednesday , Nov.19th (early hours of Thurs.July 20th). Read about it on the Costello Fan Forum. Listen to a download (when available; only two requests at a time can be handled).

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Elvis is going to be appearing on Tuesday November 25th at the Iridium Jazz
Club with the Lee Konitz Birthday All Stars (and Bill Frisell's there all
week!)

Continue reading "LEE KONITZ 76th Birthday Celebration" »

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Conan and Kilborn next week.

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Rock on TV lists EC as appearing on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
(CBS) on Nov 21, the night after Conan. (He's also scheduled for Conan and Leno that week)

(Submitted by Dave Farr)

Posted by at 9:42 PM | Permalink

The entire show is now available for online viewing in RealVideo.

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The radio show "En Vivo" on Radio 3 was a selection of songs from his concert in Madrid on the 29th. For the curious, here's a list of the songs they played:

Toledo
You Turned to Me
Fallen
God's Comic
Either Side of the Same Town
Tart
Shipbuilding
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?
When It Sings
Still
Can You Be True
Inch by Inch/Fever
And a snippet of Almost Blue

(Submitted by Andrew Dodge)

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Elvis`s Bournemouth show has been `postponed`

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Climbing Cold Mountain

If you think it's tough finding Osama bin Laden, you ought to take a shot at discovering anything specific about the soundtrack album to the impending Civil War-era movie, Cold Mountain. The album bears looking into because it's being produced by T Bone Burnett, whose ear for listenable period music gave us the megaselling O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack. In addition, several acoustic-oriented country artists from O Brother and its spinoff projects have been involved in the new album, among them Ralph Stanley, Alison Krauss, Tim O'Brien, fiddler Stuart Duncan and guitarist Norman Blake. Calls to the Nashville and New York offices of Columbia Records, which will release the album in league with Burnett's DMZ label, have yielded nothing. According to Amazon.com, the soundtrack will be out Dec. 9, but the site offers no info on specific tracks or artists. Then there's the equally mysterious Cold Mountain stage event set for Nov. 17 at New York's Lincoln Center. Some -- and possibly all -- of the artists participating in the album have been asked to leave that date open, presumably to perform.

Having no luck with the usual sources, Hot Talk tracked down Tim Eriksen, a singer who specializes in shape-note singing (an ancient form of musical
notation) and who has been working with Burnett on a separate album. He says that all the artists cited above are on the soundtrack, as well as himself, Dirk Powell, Jack White (of White Stripes) and banjoist Riley Saugus. Elvis Costello and Sting, he adds, have written songs for the album. The Lincoln Center show, Eriksson thinks, will be filmed for either PBS or A&E. It will consist of musical performances by the soundtrack artists and readings by Cold Mountain's author, Charles Frazier, and the film's principal actors, Nicole Kidman and Jude Law. The O Brother phenomenon was greatly aided by the documentary Down From the Mountain, which was shot at Nashville's Ryan Auditorium well before the movie that inspired it was released. Perhaps there's similar thinking here.

(Submitted by Dave Farr)

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A reminder that the recent 'North' promo appearance repeats tonight on CBS.

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Elvis appears in videotaped interviews in the new Radio City Music Hall show featuring the music of Frank Sinatra. From Guardian UK.

Excerpt: "Sinatra: His Voice is something of a milestone in live entertainment, a weirdly compelling collision of TV documentary and deranged Las Vegas floorshow. The rumours that a 3D Sinatra would stride the stage were, alas, exaggerated. The singer appeared in 2D, projected on gigantic movie screens and along the sleek curves of the theatre's proscenium arch, belting out standards in perfect time with a live 40-piece orchestra. These performances were intercut with videotaped testimonials from the likes of Elvis Costello, P Diddy, and a terrifying, 40ft-tall tangle of facial hair reputed to be Luciano Pavarotti. "

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Some time ago it was reported that tonight's Late Night on Trio (Repeats of the old NBC years) was Elvis as guest - one of the 80's appearances I believe. RockonTV no longer lists this, and the description on TIVO doesn't mention who the guests are, but if you have Trio you might want to watch/tape Dave tonight.

Also, the recent appearance of Elvis promoting North on Letterman (CBS) will repeat on Weds Oct 22.

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- WORLD CAFE BROADCAST -
Elvis Costello's live by request performance will be featured in a World Cafe broadcast on 10/17 airing on over 200 public radio stations across the country!

- ELVIS TV APPEARANCES -
Jay Leno - 11/14
Conan O'Brian - 11/19

- ELVIS COSTELLO FEATURES -
Vanity Fair - November
IssueLadies Home Journal - online interview
Esquire / Downbea/ tElle - October issue
Blender - October issue
Maxim - October issue
American Way - October issue
CMJ - October issue

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Elvis was on the "Allinson" show and someone transcribed it.

Continue reading "Transcript of UK Chat Show" »

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Adopting the King's name and Buddy Holly's look, Elvis Costello is known as one of the most original performers in pop music. Over the past twenty-five years, Costello has experimented with edgy rock, new wave punk, and tender love ballads. More recently, he's collaborated with artists such as Burt Bacharach, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and The Mingus Big Band. On the show, Costello joins McPartland and bassist Gary Mazzaroppi. Featured Songs: "Gloomy Sunday" and "I'm in the Mood Again"

Go Here and enter your State to find local times and stations.

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Elvis is on 'Hollywood At Large' on CourtTV:
09/26/03 at 07:00 pm ET
09/27/03 @ 11:00 pm ET
09/28/03 @ 03:00 am ET
09/29/03 @ 04:00 am ET

Reportedly it is a 5min interview about MP3 Downloading

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"Live by Request" (9 p.m., A&E): Elvis Costello takes suggestions and plays for the next two hours. (Repeated at 1 a.m. and then for the next week or so)

From TV Guide: " Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Elvis Costello has made an influential career out of doing what he wanted to do. Tonight he'll let his fans tell him what to do in a concert of requests from New York City. In 1977, Costello arrived with his prototypical New Wave band, the Attractions, to put a spark into a rock scene that was becoming stagnant and overproduced. In the years since, he's dabbled in country and standards, and collaborated with Sir Paul McCartney, Burt Bacharach, Anne Sofie von Otter and the Brodsky Quartet. What he does here, though, is your call."

From the LBR Web Site: "Live concert by the British singer and songwriter called "the most talented pop tunesmith of his generation" by The New York Times. Although he looks like a nerd, Costello's roots are in the explosive punk era and his music often includes themes of political and social protest. Viewers can phone in or e-mail their song requests to Costello as he performs at John Jay College in New York City."

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Elvis will be doing 2 new numbers on the show this thursday.

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While checking out the Elvis Costello Home Page I took note of the exhaustive schedule of concerts and appearances on the home page - impressive!

Posted by at 12:26 PM | Permalink

See an exclusive Elvis Costello live performance from the Museum of TV & Radio beamed via satellite to Virgin Megastores across the US

9/23, 8PM at the "A" stores
9/25, 8PM at the "B" stores

List of A&B Stores

Posted by at 6:35 PM | Permalink

Elvis is doing a taping for the PBS show Soundstage on 9/26. More info, including info on tickets (expensive!) is on the site.
(Submitted by Adam Newman)

Posted by at 1:12 PM | Permalink

Accidents Will Happen / Pills & Soap / 45 / Man Out Of Time / Shot With His Own Gun

(Submitted by Chris Wright)

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Report from someone who was there:

"What an evening with the Radio 2 luvvies! Café de Paris is a swanky little niteclub, on Coventry Street (nowhere near Covent Garden as the Radio 2 website would have it). The guest list ran to several pages, far outnumbering the 50 lucky competition winners and their guests.

Missed out on the first round of champagne being offered, so we raced to one of the few unreserved tables on the ground floor. We were swiftly joined by Janice Long and friends who kindly included us in their conversation for the evening. Janice was star spotting for her mum; Phil Jupitus, Mark Lamarr, Jeremy Vine, Richard Allinson, (all Radio 2), Sue McGregor (Radio 4), Alan Yentob ("he knows loads about art") and many more BBC Radio managers and tecchies. David Puttnam (Film producer) and Steve Levine (Record producer) were also present. There were also a couple of minor acting celebs; including one lady who Janice wasn't sure if she was, "a nurse in 'Casualty' or the psycho from 'Hollyoaks'" ...

Free canapes, champagne and beer were server up until showtime and in the interval.

EC's set started at around 7:30pm and went on until the interval at 8:45pm. After the interval the show ran from 9:00pm to ~10:15pm. Husky voiced Mariella Frostrup acted as compere and interviewer and popped up frequently between songs. She seemed to have done her homework and got on well with a very talkative EC.

For all songs, except those with the Brodskys and those marked, EC played his Gibson semi-acoustic (with the now rather tatty yellow "Elvis" label). Steve played piano except with the Brodskys (I think!) and for the final two encore numbers.

1. Accidents
2. 45
Conversation with Mariella
3. Shot With His Own Gun (no guitar)
Conversation with Mariella
4. Someone Took The Words Away (no guitar)
5. Fallen (no guitar)
Conversation with Mariella
6. In The Darkest Place
7. Indoor Fireworks
Conversation with Mariella
8. Shipbuilding
Interval
9. Pills & Soap (w/ Brodskys)
10. My Mood Swings (w/ Brodskys)
Conversation with Mariella
11. Real Emotional Girl [Randy Newman] (w/ Brodskys)
Conversation with Mariella
12. Still (w/ Brodskys) ["first performance w/ Brodskys" as they recorded their contribution in London whilst North was being made]
13. The Birds Will Still Be Singing (w/ Brodskys)
Conversation with Mariella
14. Either Side Of Town [co-written with Jerry Ragavoy for Howard Tate]
Conversation with Mariella
15. Man Out Of Time
16. Deep Dark Truthful Mirror / You Really Got A Hold On Me

Encore #1
Milo hides Mariellas mic.
17. Peace Love & Understanding
18. Almost Blue [for the coda EC moves onto the piano whilst SN plays a little plastic piano-harmonica to Parisian effect]

Encore #2
19.I Still Miss Someone [Johnny Cash] (EC solo on piano)
20. I'm In The Mood Again (EC solo on piano)

And that's it. "Fantastic" as Janice would say!

A free "promo" CD was handed out to punters as they left; Card sleeve, with the "North" cover on the front and a Radio 2 style rear cover including details of "Sold On Song" producers and the Café de Paris event. "This CD is one of a special edition of 500 produced to mark the launch of Radio 2's Sold On Song, celebrating great songs & great songwriters on air, on line & on the road". The CD itself looks like a CD-R with a simple "Elvis Costello 4 track promotional CD" printed in black lettering on the label side.

Tracklist;
1. Still
2. Fallen
3. Someone Took The Words Away
4. When It Sings

The whole evening was well worth the TV Licence payers money!

(Submitted by John Martin on behalf of Richard Arthur)

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By the end of tomorrow (Tuesday 18th) you can go to www.bbc.co.uk/soldonsong at watch excerpts from tonight's launch party concert with Elvis at the Café de Paris in London.

Then on 18th October Radio 2 will be broadcasting the concert. Fans not based in the UK can listen online, and don’t forget about the BBC Radio Player, which lets you listen to programmes online for a week after broadcast.

(Submitted by John Everingham of www.elviscostello.info)

Posted by at 12:01 PM | Permalink

Just back from the HMV signing.Elvis played four songs with just him on the piano. One was a Johnny Cash song that I can't remember the name of. He played "Still" and "I'm in the mood again" from the new album and at the end he played "Still" again saying that he wanted to play it without all the camera lights flashing in his face. He signed copies of the new cd for everyone who wanted it signed. I asked Elvis about the lack of "Elvis" dvd's there is to buy and suggested a live one would be great. He said "We've got plans for that". All in all a nice way to spend an afternoon in London. Cheers.
(Submitted by Michael Deasy)

Posted by at 11:58 AM | Permalink

Another chat show, another transcript.

Continue reading "Richard, Judy, & Elvis" »

Posted by at 9:23 PM | Permalink

You can finally stop screaming 'Coal Train Robberies' at the top of your lungs from row 'KK'. Just log in here and Elvis will play whatever you want.

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"Elvis Costello will be on the following TV & Radio shows in September"

TV
11th September Channel 4 News, ITN
15th September Richard & Judy, Channel 4
16th September Terry & Gaby Show, Channel 5

Radio
10th September The Robert Elms Show, BBC Radio London
11th September The Steve Wright Show, BBC Radio 2
13th September The Jonathan Ross Radio Show, BBC Radio 2
15th September Simon Mayo Chart Show, BBC radio 2

US Dates
Letterman 9/23
Regis and Kelly 9/26
Access Hollywood- New Releases Segment on 9/23
Late Show with David Letterman- Tuesday, September 23, 2003- 11:30 PM EST
CNN Headline News- live in- studio 9/24
CNN Live Today- live In-Studio- 9/24 10:00AM-12:00 PM
Featured in the "Eye On Entertainment" segment at 11:45 AM.
A&E- Live By Request- Thursday 9/25- Midnight EST/ 7-9 PST
Two Hour world Premiere Airs Live From New York
Encores Sunday, September 28, 10:00 AM Noon ET/PT
Regis & Kelly- Friday, September 26- Check local listings for time
Conan O'Brien - November 20th

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Elvis is on Steve Wright`s show today - wednes. - the official site seem to have - surprise , surprise - got it wrong .
(submitted by John Foyle)

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See lots of them here. Let's hope for the DVD...
(Submitted by Chris Wright)

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"The Duchess of York is to join Steve Wright as a co-host on his BBC Radio 2 show. The Duchess will spend three days in the studio from Tuesday, interviewing a clutch of celebrities including Cilla Black and Sir Richard Attenborough.

Steve Wright's afternoon show draws in a regular audience of 6.3 million listeners. Guests during her stint on the show will also include Westlife and Elvis Costello.

Posted by at 4:16 PM | Permalink

Rock on TV lists Elvis as appearing on A & E's "Live by Request" show on Sept 25th. It says it will be aired from John Jay College in New York City!

This is a show where people call in and request songs for the artist to play. It airs live (and then is rerun a lot).
(Submitted by Dave Farr)

Posted by at 6:29 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

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COSTELLO'S "PIANO JAZZ" AIRS IN SEPTEMBER

Elvis Costello performs jazz standards and his own material with pianist Marian McPartland for an upcoming installment of her National Public Radio series, "Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz." The episode will begin airing on NPR stations across the country on September 30, 2003 , a week after the Deutsche Grammophon release of Costello's album 'North.' Visit www.pianojazz.org for local airtime information.

"I got the call to do it, and I was delighted to speak with Marian," Costello says. "We did it completely off the cuff during the day... it was really good fun."

Costello sings with McPartland's piano accompaniment on songs including the standards "At Last," "My Funny Valentine," "You Don't Know What Love Is," and his own "Almost Blue," among others. He plays guitar and sings on "Gloomy Sunday," made famous by Billie Holiday.

Costello's September 23, Deutsche Grammophon release, 'North,' presents eleven new compositions written at the piano by Costello between Autumn 2002 and New Year's Day 2003.

The album, which features Steve Nieve on piano, Peter Erskine on drums and Mike Formanek on double bass, displays a tender and intimate vocal side never before showcased on record as the eleven ballads are sung predominately in his baritone register.
(Submitted by John Foyle)

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Tickets On Sale TODAY 1pm EST - TicketBastard
Sept 22 - Sept 24

Update: As usual, fuck these guys. At 1:01 tickets were 'on sale' but 'not available'. At 1:03 they managed Balcony 'F' and Loge 6. I could stand the rediculous fees if at least there was some chance of getting good tickets. I wouldn't even mind if they admitted that 50% of the seats went directly to brokers or scalpers - fine - I think that's free enterprise. But either admit that it isn't first-come-best-served or sell some good tickets to those who show up the minute they go on sale. After 5 minutes of re-trying and re-trying, both online and on the phone, I gave up. As usually, I'll wind up in the first 3 rows, via some scalper or broker. Or for $5 the day of the show out on the streets. Once again, a total lack of competition leads to horrible service. Email your congressman. Fuck Ticketmaster and more importantly those who run it.

BTW: The fine folks at TicketsNow will undoubtedly have top 5 row tickets very soon. Link on the sidebar at right listed as 'Buy Premium Tickets'. If you don't mind paying-up, this is an excellent place to get the BEST seats. (Plus your purchase supports this site...)

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Sorry for the late notice, but there is still one more show tonight:

Anne Sofie Von Otter Meets Elvis Costello
8-10am, 10pm-12am & 1-3am (et)

A break-taking concert that teams up the unlikely pairing of Elvis Costello and Anne Sofie von Otter. "Anne Sofie Von Otter Meets Elvis Costello" features mezzo-soprano von Otter undergoing an uncanny transformation from opera diva to sensual jazz-pop artist in teamwork with Costello. Hear "No Wonder" and "For the Stars," innovative new Costello songs composed specially for von Otter.

(Submitted by Connor Ratliff)
PS: I was at this taping and have never seen it - can't wait.

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The Toronto Film Festival screenings of I Love Your
Work have now officially been set for:

- Fri. Sept 5, 6:30pm, Bader (450)
- Sat. Sept 6, 12:00pm, Elgin (1358)
- [Press/Industry Screening:] Fri. Sept 5, 9:15 am,
Varsity 1 (204)

This movie has extensive EC soundtrack music and an appearance by Elvis Costello.

(Submitted by John Foyle)

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The 1997 EC appearance with the Fairfield Four (show also features Steve Earle) will re-broadcast Aug 1 on some stations.

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From The LA Times: "The scene is a masked ball in 1920s Venice and on stage, under a drizzle of streamers, Elvis Costello is leading a five-piece band through a boisterous version of Cole Porter's "Let's Misbehave." The music's swinging, everyone's dancing, and the bosoms — both men's and women's — are pleasurably heaving.

Costello's voice slides through the lyrics like a trombone. He bends his body backward — fingers snapping, shiny shoes tapping — and the band kicks the dancers into an orgy of exuberance, like King Louie and his apes boogieing with Baloo in "The Jungle Book."
(Submitted by John Foyle)

Continue reading "More on the Cole Porter Film" »

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The Newcastle Opera House announces "Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve" in concert performing songs from North and other favorites. Includes rather long EC bio.
(Submitted by John Foyle)

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Welcome to the new Elvis Costello: Music that's lower, slower

EXCERPTS: "One of his albums may be King of America, but Elvis Costello is now making plans to marry the Canadian queen of jazz. The 47-year-old Liverpudlian even hints at moving north, and based on Wednesday's stellar performance at the Jubilee, his citizenship should be expedited. "

But back to the main attraction. Costello, armed mainly with an acoustic guitar and a rich voice mixed with tenderness, regret and punkish brattiness, delivered a phenomenal set worthy of his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-member status. Accompanied by Steve Nieve on piano, organ and melodica, Costello reinvented his entire catalogue -- from 1977's Alison to 2002's 45 -- into sparse guitar numbers with flourishes of classical piano stylings. Highlights included Watching The Detectives, a film-noirish romp with Nieve's cat-like piano tinklings; and God's Comic, which included a spoken-word interlude about the Almighty Being and her love of The Dixie Chicks and ended with Costello leading the crowd in a chorus of "I'm dead" and "I was scared."

"Come to think of it, Krall's presence was felt in every one of Costello's songs, old and new, particularly those on North, due Sept. 23. Not only has he adopted her lower register and slower tempos, songs such as You Left Me In The Dark and Fallen seemed to touch upon the end of his marriage to Caitlin O'Riordan and subsequent engagement. I may be reading too much into his lyrics ,but there's no denying the meaning behind the title track. North is a whimsical number about "the perfection of" Canada's treasures -- moose, ice, snow, blond jazz singers."

"I'm heading north," he sang during his second encore, to the delighted cheers of the crowd.

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MGM Press release: Additional musicians have been added
to the high-wattage line-up of top pop talent in MGM Pictures' De-lovely, a
big-screen musical portrait of American songwriter Cole Porter. Natalie Cole,
Lara Fabian, Mario Frangoulis, and Mick Hucknall will join Elvis Costello,
Sheryl Crow, Vivian Green, Diana Krall, Alanis Morissette and Robbie Williams
in singing and dancing their way through some of Porter's best-loved songs to
tell the story of his life. Starring Academy Award(R)-winner Kevin Kline,
Ashley Judd, and Jonathan Pryce, De-lovely is being directed by Oscar(R)-
winner Irwin Winkler from a script by two-time Oscar(R)-nominee Jay Cocks.

Costello performs "Let's Misbehave" while Vivian Green sings "Love for Sale" and Jazz stylist Krall performs "Just One of Those Things."

Continue reading "EC's Contribution to Cole Porter Movie Confirmed" »

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From Baldwin Pianos

"Marian McPartland: One of Baldwin’s most prestigious artists, Ms. McPartland was in NYC this week ( May `03) taping several segments for upcoming air dates for her NPR “Piano Jazz” series, including a guest appearance by Elvis Costello."

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Elvis Costello is to appear in a 'concert of words and music', on September 15th in London, it was announced this evening (well, more like mentioned in passing really).

BBC Radio 2 Dj, and one time rock journalist, Stuart MaConie was in converstaion with Chris Difford when he happened to mention the up coming event. Apparently the gig will be broadcast (didn't say when) as part of the BBC's 'sold on song' season, and in support of the new album 'North', which Mr Difford referred to as 'stunning'.
(Via John Foyle)

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According to the unofficial Neil website there is a presale for the show in LA today at 10:00 AM PDT. They will post the password on the website when it is available. Verizon Amphitheater, Irvine, CA (show date Sep 20) - Presale: 10am - 5pm PDT Ticketmaster link.

Here is the the link and the current information

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September 20, 2003 - 7:00PM / On Sale July 20, 2003 - 10:00AM
$ 130.00 - $35.00 Reserved

Two members of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame will take the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater stage on Saturday, September 20th! A brilliant songwriter, passionate singer and a guitarist whose unique style has influenced a new generation of rock fans, Neil Young has spent his illustrious career exploring virtually every style and genre of music. His long-running collaboration with Crazy Horse has yielded classic records such as Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, After The Gold Rush and Ragged Glory, and his work still matters to fans of all ages. Joining him for one exceptional night is Elvis Costello-- quite simply one of the most literate and adventurous songwriters in all of popular music. You won't want to miss this very special, one-time-only, bill!

CC.com pre-sale Thursday, 7/17 10am to 5pm.
(Submitted by John Harrison)

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"If you are an Elvis fan, Lupos was one of those nights you won't forget. The first set was a 90 minute version of what he's been playing on tour recently -- a good mix of the mellow and hard rocking stuff, with most of the latter being the better known and more widely played stuff (including Oliver's Army which he rarely plays any more)

The second show was unbelievable, two+ hours with most of the show being solid, straight ahead hard rocking/punk rock. Anyone thinking Costello has lost something or mellowed had to see this show -- much more hard rocking than any of his previous concerts with little repeat from the first set. Included Accidents, Watching the Detectives, Alison which weren't played the first set and a bunch of lesser known hard rocking songs, plus a great performance of I want you.

Oh yeah I forgot. Dancing girls onstage during the second set main set closer pump it up. Funniest thing when one tried to rub Elvis' head while he was playing, he was like a married man in a strip club running away from a lap dance.

3 1/2 hours of Elvis in a club that only holds several hundred people I believe that provided a combination of the most variety and most energy you will ever see from him in an evening."

- Mike Walker

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NYC - Town Hall
Date (Mon) Sept 22 at 8 PM & (Wed) Sept 24 at 8 PM
Event ELVIS COSTELLO IN CONCERT
Ticket Price to be announced
Where to Get Tickets: Ticketmaster and The Town Hall Box Office

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Rocky Mountain News
It's a busy time to be Elvis Costello - but then again, it always is. Touring Colorado for the second time on his When I Was Cruel release, he'll be at Universal Lending Pavilion at 8 p.m. Wednesday. And he's already recorded the next CD, North, due out in September. His backing band is The Imposters, but it's really two-thirds of The Attractions - the most important two-thirds, namely keyboardist Steve Nieve and drummer Pete Thomas. Bassist Davey Faragher takes the place of perpetual malcontent Bruce Thomas. Tickets are $31.50 to $39. Information: (303) 830-8497 or www.ticketmaster.com.

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