Elvis Costello Fan Forum

I'll be there

I'm in the 2nd row too.

Hoping for a book signing or, failing that, a bit of stalking at the stage door.

Any idea how long the event is planned to last?

That's the one. I'm the Instrument Technician who caught the gig on the way down from the oilfields. I think I said something like I try and catch at least one show on every tour and this was the 20th time I had seen him. Which became seeing every one of his 20 tours. Journalists? This was then slig...

I was wondering if anyone has a copy or scan of the article published in one of the broadsheets (the Independent or Guardian?) about this gig. I was interviewed, among others, by the reporter after the show and there was a decent spread in the paper published a day or two after the date. I had a cop...

We had tickets in the second row and it was a fantastic seat. I had received a 'proper' camera for Christmas and this show came along too quickly for me to have tried it out. Without any real knowledge of the camera's workings I sat and happily snapped a whole film thoughout the gig. When the photos...

Lighthouse was a named song on the setlist. None of the lyrics quoted ring a bell but it was early in the set. I've been trying to track down Lighthouse to see if hearing it would spark something but so far no luck. It was noticeable that quite a few were recording bits on phones and cameras so I'm...

Some photos from last night... https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/10298847_10153414112532422_5120173824731275332_n.jpg?oh=0edb009a1ab5a94ef5b0001e2911916c&oe=562133E0 https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/67331_10153414112542422_3713204937430648849_n....

It was a fabulous show last night. I love the De Montfort Hall as it was our 'local' venue for gigs during my formative years and a regular on the punk/new wave scene. I loved going to see Elvis there as well as the Clash and the Jam back in the 70s. I first saw Elvis there in 1978 and last night wa...

It was in Nottingham.

The call of Psycho could have been a tribute to one of their long list of recently failed managers. Or perhaps a form of tourettes and a warning to those around

I'll be there.

Last one until the next one

Damn, he played Tiny Steps!

I requested he play it at Leicester when I spoke to him after the Oxford gig.

He said "Tiny Steps? I'll see what I can do".

I suppose he could play it again

Great show again last night although his voice was slightly croakier than it was in Birmingham. You Belong To Me was a surprise and When I Was Cruel was a treat. Matthew Met Mary was new announced as a new song by Bob Dylan that he knows nothing about. Elvis totally messed up Shipbuilding. He seemed...

johnfoyle wrote:http://nativemonster.com/music/review-e ... phony-hall

Have you read the comment? Was he there?

Stunning performance last night. It was everything that the last Elvis show I saw, the Bluesfest one at the RAH last year, wasn't. His voice is as good as I've heard it and no complaints about the set list. I must have been sitting very near Sulky Lad as the drunk couple were right below me. I was i...

I'll be going to this one too

I'll be there.

A link to some photos I took and posted on Facebook...

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 1c70daef28

I don't know if this will work but this is a link to photos I took and posted on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 4d75d9e295

Setlist: 01. Radio Soul 02. Welcome To The Working Week 03. Either Side Of The Same Town 04. I Hope You're Happy Now 05. Poison Moon 06. Jump Up 07. Brilliant Mistake 08. Good Year For The Roses 09. Ascension Day 10. New Amsterdam / You've Got To Hide Your Love Away 11. Stations Of The Cross / Vice...

MatthewBest wrote:Elvis has posted a withering review of this show:

http://www.elviscostello.com/news/ropeadope/440

I think it's hilarious. Josh Holliday sounds like he needs a bit of a holiday himself as I think the heatwave has been getting to him.

Wow, Josh Holliday sounds like a real pretentious prick.

I was enjoying myself too much to make a note of the songs played but EC did NOT play the following: Accidents Will Happen Hope You're Happy Now Turpentine Song With Rose Cry Cry Cry Bedlam Monkey To Man Suit Of Lights Stella Hurt In addition to the other songs on the setlist he played: Blame It On...

I managed to get hold of Elvis' set list thank to Pete Thomas but it differs from what was actually played