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Elvis Costello Plans U.S. Detour
Elvis Costello is extending his run of solo shows into the U.S. this October.
The new dates are scheduled for just over two weeks, routing the songster throughout the Midwest and South, beginning at the
Prior to these October gigs, Costello is in Europe throughout July and then plays
Costello’s “Detour” tour is different from his work with his band The Attractions, in that the shows are just him onstage with a guitar and a piano.
The show pulls from Costello’s extensive catalogue and allows the performer plenty of room to improvise or riff on a particular story or song. Reviews of his “Detour” have said the show seamlessly incoporates tales from his recent memoir “Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink,” along with appropriate visual images projected.
The ever-spectacled Costello no doubt has all kinds of interesting stories as he has been a presence in music since his debut album was released in 1977. It was that year when he famously got himself banned from “Saturday Night Live” for playing “Radio Radio,” a critique of popular radio and the music industry that the show’s producers had warned him to forgo.
Here is the schedule for Elvis Costello this October:
Oct. 3 – Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Paramount Theatre
Oct. 4 – Omaha, Neb., Holland Performing Arts Center
Oct. 6 – Des Moines, Iowa, Hoyt Sherman Place
Oct. 7 – Overland Park, Kan., Yardley Hall
Oct. 8 – Wichita, Kan., Orpheum Theatre
Oct. 10 – Oklahoma City, Okla., Chevy Bricktown Events Center
Oct. 11 – Dallas, Texas, Majestic Theatre
Oct. 13 – Austin, Texas, Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater
Oct. 14 – Houston, Texas, Revention Music Center
Oct. 15 – New Orleans, La., Saenger Theatre
Oct. 17 – Nashville, Tenn., Ryman Auditorium
Oct. 18 – Atlanta, Ga., Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
Tickets are going on sale over the next two weeks. Some will be up for purchase June 17, the rest on June 24. Head over to ElvisCostello.com for more info.