Elvis and The Imposters, Charlotte, NC, October 20, 2021

[Man out of Time]

Elvis and The Imposters with Charlie Sexton return to the Belk Theater, in Charlotte NC on Wednesday, October 20, 2021.

Local coverage has yet to appear. The website of the promoter, Blumenthal Performing Arts previews the event thus:

"EVENT DESCRIPTION

PROOF OF FULL COVID VACCINATION OR NEGATIVE TEST REQUIRED

Elvis Costello & The Imposters will hit the road once more this October, after more than a year without concerts, in a show entitled "Hello Again."

Costello & The Imposters will perform songs from the pages of his formidable songbook. “Hello Again” will also see the first stage performances of songs from the future, as the band time-travel in all directions.

The Imposters are: Steve Nieve – piano and organ, drummer, Pete Thomas and bassist and vocalist Davey Faragher.

Additional information:

At the request of the Elvis Costello and The Imposters show, all staff, patrons, and performers are required to provide proof of vaccination or proof of valid, negative COVID test within 72 hours of the event date.

Guests are still required to wear masks indoors in all our venues except when consuming food or beverages in designated areas and agree to abide by the protocols in place at the time of a performance. BPA may refund the purchase price, refuse admission, or remove a guest from the venue for failure to follow any health and safety measures in effect at the time of the show. "

Who's going?

MOOT

[migdd]

I'll be there!

[sulky lad]

I'll be there!

Brilliant, hope you have a great time !

[verbal gymnastics]

I'll be there!

And on here soon after with the review I hope!

[migdd]

I'll be there!

And on here soon after with the review I hope!

It'll be a late night with a long drive home so the review will probably come the next day. I'm not as young as I once was.

[bronxapostle]

I'll be there!

And on here soon after with the review I hope!

It'll be a late night with a long drive home so the review will probably come the next day. I'm not as young as I once was.

Drive safely and enjoy

[migdd]

Incredible show in Charlotte tonight. Those looking for a "pure" EC and the Imposters concert, this is the tour for you! Tons of up-tempo numbers, several new songs and new arrangements of classics filled the evening. Elvis was in the best voice I've heard him in years. Amazing what a couple years off the road will do for the voice. Twenty-three songs in just over two hours. Charlie got to take some solos tonight including a proper solo during PLU, a guitar duel with EC during Hettie O'Hara Confidential and a few others including the intro to Alison.

I'll try to post a full set list tomorrow if somebody doesn't beat me to it; but for now, this old man is off to slumberland.

[sulky lad]

Thanks, glad you had a special concert to relish!

[sweetest punch]

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/elvis-co ... d7b46.html

[migdd]

Elvis Costello and The Imposters with Charlie Sexton
Belk Theatre at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
Charlotte, NC
October 20, 2021

1.) Red Shoes
2.) Truth Drug (Nick Lowe cover)
3.) Green Shirt
4.) No Flag
5.) Either Side of the Same Town
6.) Hetty O’Hara Confidential
7.) Death of Magical Thinking (new song)
8.) Every Day I Write the Book
9.) Little Triggers
10.) Penelope (new song)
11.) Uncomplicated/Shotgun
12.) Country Darkness
13.) Watching the Detectives
14.) Motel Matches (impromptu)
15.) Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down
16.) Brilliant Mistake (“apocalypse lounge” version)
17.) Chelsea
18.) Magnificent Hurt (new song)
19.) Mystery Dance
20.) Radio Radio
21.) Farewell Okay
22.) Alison
23.) Pump It Up
24.) PLU

[verbal gymnastics]

Thanks migdd.

Was the show played straight through without an encore?

[migdd]

Thanks migdd.

Was the show played straight through without an encore?

Yes, vg, no encore. Two hours straight through.