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Elvis Costello Announces 2025 ‘Early Songs’ Tour

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Elvis Costello Announces 2025 ‘Early Songs’ Tour

Elvis Costello has announced a tour for 2025: "Radio Soul!: The Early Songs of Elvis Costello."As its title suggests, the concerts will feature songs from Costello's earlier albums, ranging from his 1977 debut My Aim Is True to 1986's Blood & Chocolate, "along with other surprises," a press release hinted."For any songwriter, it has to be a compliment if people want to hear songs written up to 50 years ago. […]

todayDecember 10, 2024

Elvis Costello Sees a Similar Trait in Bob Dylan and Taylor Swift

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Elvis Costello Sees a Similar Trait in Bob Dylan and Taylor Swift

Elvis Costello understands great songwriting, and he sees a similar trait between the works of two other acclaimed artists: Bob Dylan and Taylor Swift.During an appearance on the Rockonteurs podcast, Costello discussed his 1986 LP King of America. The album was a notable departure for the English rocker, as he delved into folk, country, roots and Americana. Many of the songs were steeped in personal experiences, but as Costello recalled, […]

todayNovember 26, 2024 3

Elvis Costello Announces 2025 US Concert Dates

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Elvis Costello Announces 2025 US Concert Dates

Elvis Costello has announced over a dozen new U.S. concert dates scheduled for 2025.The first of those concerts will take place in Easton, Pennsylvania on Feb. 19. From there, Costello will make stops in various Northeastern cities, including Red Bank, New Jersey, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Woodstock, New York and more. The run of dates will conclude with three shows in Chicago on March 11, 12 and 14.A complete list of dates can […]

todayNovember 19, 2024

Elvis Costello Predicts ‘Indignity’ That Will Follow His Death

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Elvis Costello Predicts ‘Indignity’ That Will Follow His Death

Elvis Costello has a theory for how he’ll be remembered when he dies, and it's not necessarily the way he would like.During a recent conversation with Vanity Fair, the bespectacled rocker was asked about his legacy – specifically, that his first two albums will always overshadow the rest of his work.“At different times I've wrestled with that [concept] a little bit,” Costello admitted. “When my father died, he was the […]

todayOctober 31, 2024 3

Elvis Costello to Release ‘King of America & Other Realms’ Box

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Elvis Costello to Release ‘King of America & Other Realms’ Box

Elvis Costello will release a sprawling new box set on Nov. 1, titled King of America & Other Realms.As its name suggests, the six-disc set includes a newly remastered edition of Costello's 1986 album King of America, originally co-produced with T Bone Burnett. Additionally, it features a previously unreleased live concert recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in London in 1987, plus more unreleased demos, outtakes and live recordings, a 35-page […]

todaySeptember 13, 2024 6

The 20 Best Elvis Costello Covers

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The 20 Best Elvis Costello Covers

Elvis Costello is responsible for some 600 published songs, but that's hardly kept him from exploring the catalogs of fellow artists.Below, in no particular order, we're taking a look at 20 of the best covers Costello has either recorded officially or performed live. And to be extra clear: this merely scratches the surface. This writer, for example, has witnessed Costello perform covers of things such as "Like a Rolling Stone" by […]

todayAugust 25, 2024 5

Elvis Costello and Daryl Hall at Radio City: Review and Set List

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Elvis Costello and Daryl Hall at Radio City: Review and Set List

Elvis Costello and Daryl Hall's joint tour came to New York City on Tuesday night, specifically to the showplace of the nation, Radio City Music Hall.For those scratching their heads after hearing those two names together — this writer included when she initially heard it several months ago — there is a history. Four decades ago, Hall contributed harmony vocals to one of Costello's albums, 1984's Goodbye Cruel World, on a song called "The Only Flame […]

todayJuly 17, 2024 7

Elvis Costello Gets Creative With Band Lineup Following Illnesses

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Elvis Costello Gets Creative With Band Lineup Following Illnesses

Elvis Costello is rolling with the punches on his 2024 joint tour with Daryl Hall. After two of his band members, Davey Faragher and Charlie Sexton, recently fell ill, Costello performed with just drummer Pete Thomas and pianist Steve Nieve."Elvis Costello would like to announce that, as two members of the ensemble are indisposed, Mr. Costello will initially take the stage alone," a post on his social media read on July 10. "Surprises and […]

todayJuly 12, 2024 7

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Daryl Hall and Elvis Costello Endure Rainy Tour Opener: Video

Daryl Hall and Elvis Costello launched their tour together on Sunday, June 2, with a rain-soaked concert in Troutdale, Oregon.Costello was the first main act to take the stage, greeted by devoted fans who wouldn't let a few inches of rain keep them away. Backed by his longtime band, the Imposters, the English singer rocked through a bevy of material from throughout his career.Highlights included "Radio Radio," "Less Than Zero," […]

todayJune 4, 2024 2

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