Elvis, Allen play London , July 7 '07

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:50 pm

Has he vowed never to set foot in Ireland again or something? For fuck's sake!

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:27 am

johnfoyle wrote:Having looked at the additional Euro dates it seems clear that Elvis 'n co. will not be playing Ireland or Montreux........so it's The Tower for me . I've just booked cheap flights for London, getting there on Fri. July 6 , returning to Dublin on Mon. the 9th.

Look forward to seeing you for a beer on the Saturday then

johnfoyle wrote:Even if it is invite only , maybe I'll be let in , if only as compensation for having to endure last Monday's Secret Songs.........

Mikeh · Post by **Mikeh** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 3:59 am

Allen is playing Manchester Bridgewater Hall on June 14 - AT & the Preservation Hall jazz band. Will there be a special guest? The brochure describes Allen as "a truly pivotal figure" and goes on to say he produced Lady Marmalade by Patti Labelle. Surely he's done more famous things than that!

johnfoyle · Post by **johnfoyle** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 3:11 pm

http://liveearth.org/?p=28

Elvis' Kenwood Park, London show in '05 coincided with Live 8 . He later commented

When we found ourselves booked to play on the same day as Live 8, I imagined that we might even need to cancel the show and was surprised to find such a substantial crowd at our concert.

He's probably wondering if his luck will hold out this year as the July 7 show at The Tower is the same day as the Live Earth show. A test booking could still get me a seat in Block B so I'm wondering also !

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 11:06 am

Yeah I noticed that too. Shouldn't be too much trouble for us to dash to the front of the stage then as there won't be anyone else there! No doubt there'll be some genuine Tower of London guards to stop us though:

johnfoyle · Post by **johnfoyle** » Tue May 01, 2007 3:02 pm

http://www.elviscostello.com/

Interestingly , the London shows in July are not listed in the appearances section. A test booking just now for the Tower show got me an offer of a FRONT ROW seat. Combined with the lack of availability of tickets for the Indigo show and the clash with the Live Earth show is this a indication of a cancellation due to 'technical' reasons?

Of course, Whelans , Dublin could still be persuaded to book them for those nights.............

kilburn_bhoy · Post by **kilburn_bhoy** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 6:29 am

EC's official website now lists the tower of London show as EC and the Imposters

http://www.elviscostello.com/events.aspx

johnfoyle · Post by **johnfoyle** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:18 pm

After I e-mailed a query , I got this reply from Allen Toussaint's agency , Rosebud -

Allen Toussaint will perform at
7/7/2007 The Tower Music Festival, London UK
with Elvis Costello.

southendsteve · Post by **southendsteve** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 4:27 am

Has anyone received their tickets yet?

manoutoftime · Post by **manoutoftime** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 12:13 pm

nothing yet

reviR · Post by **reviR** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 12:55 pm

I have not received mine either. I have also booked to see Bryan Ferry and they similarly have not arrived. I expect they will show up soon. Bit concerned about any postal strike though.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:46 am

I haven't received my tickets yet either.

Mrs VG booked George Michael tickets for last Saturday through seetickets and we did not get them until two days before so I'm not unduly concerned yet.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:21 pm

Were you pretending you were relieved they hadn't come?

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 9:41 am

Oh yes. I'm the great pretender.

There's a song in there somewhere

sulky lad · Post by **sulky lad** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 3:46 am

But once again, a plea from the heart -Don't Sing It !
Apparently the Indigo is now being knocked down to provide a refuge for Polish workers building the new Olympic Stadium so Elvis definitely won't be singing Lovers Walk for the marathon, Beaten to The Punch for the English boxing team and of couse Tonight The Baton Let Me Down for the relay squad. :lol:

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 5:45 pm

Let's start a topic for a thread - Elvis Songs For The 2012 Olympics.

johnfoyle · Post by **johnfoyle** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 2:46 pm

Ticketmaster have just e-mailed me this -

(extract)

Hi MR. JOHN, your tickets have now been printed and will be dispatched to you shortly. If you do not receive your tickets in the next 7 days, please contact Ticketmaster Customer Services

God , the suspense...............

kilburn_bhoy · Post by **kilburn_bhoy** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 3:41 am

I like it how the subject of the email is: 'Your tickets have been dispatched!'

Yet the content of the email says 'Your tickets have now been printed and will be dispatched to you shortly'.

At least this is the strongest indication yet that the concert is going ahead.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:05 am

True. Welcome kilburn_bhoy by the way.

We'll be arranging to meet up for a drink beforehand if you - and anyone else going to the show - are interested.

John's getting the first round in

johnfoyle · Post by **johnfoyle** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:10 am

John's getting the first round in

Gladly - cans of Kestrel on the steps around the Eros statue at Picadilly sounds appropriate!

Some U.S. fans on listserv are flying in specially for it so it shuld be a interesting crowd.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:12 am

Kestrel? You sure know how to make friends

buzz · Post by **buzz** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:15 am

Tickets dropped onto the mat this morning, I'm sure others will arrive very soon! Be patient.

reviR · Post by **reviR** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 2:34 pm

My tickets arrived today - let's get the show on the road!!

My last Elvis live show was New Orleans 18th July 2006 - my best show ever! Went over just to see the close of the River In Reverse Tour in the place it was all about.

If London can match it I will be very happy!!!!

reviR

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:27 am

I also got my tickets from Ticketmaster on Friday. The only problem is is that Elvis is playing with Alain Toussaint.

No imposter jokes please

johnfoyle · Post by **johnfoyle** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 6:31 pm

Great Elvis - now I have to go see you in concert in a war zone.......

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