A trio of shows in Gateshead, Dublin and Glasgow have been added to Elvis Costello’s UK summer schedule. The new gigs will see Elvis Costello playing with his current stellar band, The Sugarcanes.
Elvis Costello returns to the UK in June to play a host of hugely anticipated shows, including solo concerts in Birmingham, Oxford and Cardiff. Elvis will start the tour with an appearance at the Richard Thompson curated Meltdown festival in London. Elvis himself directed the Southbank Centre event 15 years ago.
The gigs are Elvis’ first dates in the UK since the release of his critically acclaimed ‘Secret, Profane & Sugarcane’ album in June 2009. The hand-picked collection of Costello tunes recorded in a string-swathed country style alongside long-term collaborator and producer T-Bone Burnett was described by The Observer as “[Costello] in fine, lovelorn country form”.
Elvis Costello’s UK dates are:
June
Sun 20th LONDON, Royal Festival Hall (Solo show as part of Meltdown)
Mon 21st BIRMINGHAM, Symphony Hall (Solo show)
Wed 23rd OXFORD, New Theatre (Solo show)
Thurs 24th CARDIFF, St David’s Hall (Solo show)
Mon 28th LIVERPOOL, Philharmonic Hall (with The Sugarcanes)
NEW DATES (With the Sugarcanes)
Wed 30th GATESHEAD, Sage
July
Thurs 1st DUBLIN, Vicar Street
Fri 2nd GLASGOW, Royal Concert Hall
The Sugarcanes are: Jerry Douglas (dobro), Jim Lauderdale (guitars/vocals), Stuart Duncan (fiddle/banjo), Mike Compton (mandolin), Dennis Crouch (bass) and Jeff Taylor (accordion).
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