Concert 1983-10-17 London

Venue London, England, Hammersmith Palais  Musicians Elvis Costello The Attractions Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums The TKO Horns Dave Plews - trumpet Paul Speare - tenor saxophone Jeff Blythe - alto saxophone Jim Paterson - trombone Afrodiziak Naomi Thompson - backing vocals Claudia Fontaine - backing vocals Caron Wheeler - backing vocals Setlist 01. Pills And Soap - EC & Steve Nieve 02. Let Them All Talk - with the TKO Horns & Afrodiziak 03. Possession - with the TKO Horns & Afrodiziak 04. Watching The Detectives - with the TKO Horns & Afrodiziak 05. Watch Your Step - with the TKO Horns 06. The Greatest Thing - with the TKO Horns 07. Man Out Of Time - with the TKO Horns 08. Kid About It 09. Mystery Dance 10. Shabby Doll 11. The Bells 12. From Head To Toe - with Afrodiziak 13. Charm School - with Afrodiziak 14. Temptation 15. New Lace Sleeves 16. Oliver's Army 17. Shipbuilding 18. Big Sister's Clothes / Stand Down Margaret 19. Beyond Belief 20. Clubland - with the TKO Horns 21. The World And His Wife - with the TKO Horns & Afrodiziak 22. Alison - including Living A Little, Laughing A Little - with the TKO Horns 23. Back Stabbers / King Horse - with the TKO Horns 24. Clowntime Is Over - with the TKO Horns 25. Everyday I Write The Book - with the TKO Horns & Afrodiziak 26. TKO (Boxing Day) - with the TKO Horns & Afrodiziak 27. Moods For Moderns (Riff Riff Riff instrumental) - with the TKO Horns 28. I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down - with the TKO Horns & Afrodiziak 29. Pump It Up - including Ain't That A Lot Of Love - with the TKO Horns & Afrodiziak Start time: End time: Opening act Rank And File Songs performed include: Coyote  •  Amanda Ruth  •  I Went Walking  •  Wabash Cannonball

Reviews Sounds Melody Maker Music Week  Photos Photo from Sounds by Richard Croft. Memorabilia Tickets, stage setlist, posters, programs, etc. Ad and tickets. Tickets thanks to Steve Kelly and Patrick Marchant. Recordings Official releases: None, though once rumored to be under consideration for release under the Hip-O Reissues program. Radio broadcasts: Portions have aired on the BBC, but the complete concert has not yet surfaced.  FileFactory  •  MediaFire  •  Mega  •  OneDrive (sample1, sample2) - Quality: A, Artwork for BBC radio broadcast 1983-10-17:             Audience recordings: An audience recording exists. Bootlegs: Riot Act '83 - 15 tracks

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External links

• Wikipedia: Hammersmith Palais