2014 Wednesday Oct 29th LONDON, ENGLAND, Royal Albert Hall

[FrankieJ]

I'M GOING! Got my ticket yesterday morning when I should have been working - I'm sorry but EC gigs are far more important!
I got front row stalls in the exact same seat I had last year for the spinning songbook, funnily enough. Good view!
The official RAH website seem to offer cheaper booking fees than Ticketmaster and they also drop seats regularly, so keep checking and you might land yourself a decent seat!

[Goon Squad]

I've finally succumbed and got a front row stalls on the side about 10 seats from the stage! With no gig since the summer I can't wait to see the great man again!
Even just watching those old snippets on "Anarchy in Manchester" have really got the juices flowing !
Who else is going ?

[verbal gymnastics]

From reading the previous page there are quite a few of us going:

Goon squad
VG
Sulky lad
Harry Worth
John Anderson
FrankieJ

and a few others who have posted but I'm not sure if they're going.

MOOT - are you going?

Shall we arrange the traditional The Goat pub meet up? Say 6pm?

If anybody wants to meet up who hasn't met me/us before, PM me and I'll give you my mobile details.

[Azmuda]

With this being Blues Fest, could there ever be a better occasion to play Eisenhower Blues?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-gHnx1p6JY

[FrankieJ]

I've finally succumbed and got a front row stalls on the side about 10 seats from the stage! With no gig since the summer I can't wait to see the great man again!
Even just watching those old snippets on "Anarchy in Manchester" have really got the juices flowing !
Who else is going ?

I'm front row stalls that close to the stage too! Maybe about 9 seats from the stage. We might be neighbours.

Getting very excited about this now. I'm hoping Georgie Fame does a short-ish set and Elvis stays on for at least an hour and a half or two. They might play a few songs together. My last EC gig was at Kew and the show was short, so it would be nice for a longer one. Unlikely, though.

[verbal gymnastics]

Expect the unexpected...

[verbal gymnastics]

Unfortunately Sulky Lad can't make it due to illness. It must have been that trip to the top of the Eiffel Tower last week...

Does anybody want to buy his ticket? It's in the Stalls, Row H.

The good/bad news is that you'll be sat next to me.

Please PM me if you are interested.

[Neil.]

Get well soon, Sulky Lad!

With this being Blues Fest, could there ever be a better occasion to play Eisenhower Blues?

Alas, there's never a good time to play Eisenhower Blues. Elvis's worst recording! But I'll let him off...

[sheeptotheslaughter]

I am with you on that one Neil. I also cant stand Bama Lama Bama loo.

[FrankieJ]

Email from RAH states:

Elvis Costello - Wednesday 29 October 2014

Thank you for booking tickets to see Elvis Costello at the Royal Albert Hall. We are writing to inform you that the timings for this concert are:

7:30pm

Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames

8:30pm

Interval

9:00pm

Elvis Costello

10:45pm

Approximate end.

[johnfoyle]

Steve Nieve's partner Muriel has posted on f/book that they will be ' at the RAH', meaning, perhaps, that Steve will be part of Elvis's show.

[verbal gymnastics]

No problem with that

I'll be at the Goat by 6pm. It'll only be a swift pint for me as I'm pleased to say I've sold sulky lad's ticket.

[johnfoyle]

Susan Garrety asks me to post this -


I have 2 tickets for EC Albert Hall, tomorrow 29th. Arena F, Row 2, 21/22. Due to illness, i can't go. I have no immediate PC access. If you'd like to buy at face value please contact me directly on 07963199301. I live 25mins south of Waterloo. I'll accept 1st successful proposal to pay into my bank a/c or cash collect. Thanks.

[johnfoyle]

Elvis wrote about Georgie Fame in 1999




http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/inde ... tober_1999

(extract)

Georgie was the first person to commission me to write a song for him. I had one knocking about called "That's What Friends Are For," which was a little bit too swingy for me so I adapted it for him. I'm glad he cut it but I'm sorry I didn't write him a better song. He'd do a great version of "Almost Blue."


What's the chance that Elvis gives this song a debut airing tomorrow?

[johnfoyle]

Georgie was the first person to commission me to write a song for him. I had one knocking about called "That's What Friends Are For,"

Here's a mp3 of Elvis' demo

http://www.mediafire.com/listen/3xdxtjt ... re+For.mp3


Maybe someone could flip this over to youtube for easier access?

[sheeptotheslaughter]

Enjoy the show everyone who is going. Sorry I cant make it due to
1. Mrs Sheep having one of her unemployed sessions
2. the fact we taken some rebuilding works on at home.
3. Plus I have no annual leave left and there's no way I can get back to Southend after the show and back to London for 7 the next morning. Getting too old for that caper.

Hope me and Mrs Sheep will see some of you next month.

[Neil.]

It's happened again - wasn't going to go cos of cost and already saw Elvis this summer, but have been unable to resist a lucky offer! I don't know if I'll be able to make The Goat, so if I don't see you - have a great night, all!

[verbal gymnastics]

Great. Hope to see you there.

Of more importance, will the show be audience recorded or do we need someone to hack into the BBC? A job for Dr Spooky

[sulky lad]

If only - but though I am feeling better than the previous 2 days by a margin , Mrs . Sulky has banned me from thinking about a late train and an overnight in London - so someone had better record this

[verbal gymnastics]

I can't believe you're taking notice of what Mrs Sulky says on an Elvis related matter.

If you need a second opinion (as you seem to do these days ) I will sign you off as fit for travel and to attend the show. I don't know where you'll get a ticket though now that I've sold yours!!!

[FrankieJ]

RAH's official website still have a few seats left. DO IT DO IT DO IT. One of us! One of us!

I'm leaving work for London shortly. I cannot wait. Walking to RAH in the peeing rain won't be much fun, though. I wonder if there will be any merch - not that I need another EC t-shirt!

[johnfoyle]

I've been giving this a spin just now - so wish I could be in London.

[johnfoyle]

Elvis joined Georgie & co. to do Point Of No Return , ,according to texts from MOOT & Verbal. Georgie also said he'd recoreded Yeh Yeh with Ms Krall, for release next year

[johnfoyle]

Dave Edney posts on f/book -

Set list

With Steve Nieve

Accidents Will Happen
Shot With His Own Gun
Pills And Soap
Chelsea (different lyrics)
London's Brilliant Parade
Almost Blue (with extended instrumental piece - Costello taking over on piano - Nieve on melodica)

Costello solo

45
Either Side Of The Same Town (a highlight)
Come The Meantimes
Good Year For The Roses
Ascension Day
Everyday I Write The Book (finger picked)
The Comedians
Everybody's Crying Mercy (duet with Georgie Fame) Marvellous!!!!
Walking My Baby Back Home
Ghost Train
When I Was Cruel 2
She
Watching The Detectives

With Nieve

Shipbuilding
Oliver's Army
Peace Love & Understanding
Couldn't Call It Unexpected (unamplified)

[johnfoyle]

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