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<center><h3> Elvis Costello at Colston Hall </h3></center> | <center><h3> Elvis Costello at Colston Hall </h3></center> | ||
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That endlessly creative, prolific — and energetic — performer Elvis Costello just can't stop touring. | That endlessly creative, prolific — and energetic — performer Elvis Costello just can't stop touring. | ||
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Still, at times, playing the angry young man, and craftily hiding his age under a by-now familiar natty hat, it's hard to credit his 58 years. | Still, at times, playing the angry young man, and craftily hiding his age under a by-now familiar natty hat, it's hard to credit his 58 years. | ||
Accompanying him once more was the Spectacular Spinning Songbook, a massive fairground-inspired wheel packed with a plethora of songs from his 35 year long career. | Accompanying him once more was the Spectacular Spinning Songbook, a massive fairground-inspired wheel packed with a plethora of songs from his 35-year-long career. | ||
The brightly lit wheel was helped along by Josephine, the singer's green-clad female assistant who's no mean dancer, too. | The brightly lit wheel was helped along by Josephine, the singer's green-clad female assistant who's no mean dancer, too. | ||
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Costello's two and a half hour long, 25 song plus performance in front of a packed and lively house, didn't disappoint. | Costello's two and a half hour long, 25 song plus performance in front of a packed and lively house, didn't disappoint. | ||
The fans were obviously overjoyed to see their favourite song-smith back in town, full of the political fire which gave us such beautifully crafted songs as the mournful, " | The fans were obviously overjoyed to see their favourite song-smith back in town, full of the political fire which gave us such beautifully crafted songs as the mournful, "Shipbuilding" and the anti-Thatcher snarl, "Tramp The Dirt Down." | ||
To everyone's delight Costello somehow managed to fit them both in. | To everyone's delight Costello somehow managed to fit them both in. | ||
The concert got off to a stomping start with the old Sam | The concert got off to a stomping start with the old Sam & Dave number, "I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down," and The Stones, "This Could Be The Last Time." | ||
Later, as the pace cooled, came a personal favourite, the George Jones' country inspired composition, " | Later, as the pace cooled, came a personal favourite, the George Jones' country inspired composition, "Good Year For The Roses," beautifully executed by Costello. | ||
Two hours later — without the traditional a break — came a roof raising finale which had the whole place on their feet, clapping and dancing, an almost continuous medley of hits — " | Two hours later — without the traditional a break — came a roof raising finale which had the whole place on their feet, clapping and dancing, an almost continuous medley of hits — "(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea," "Accidents Will Happen," "Pump It Up," and "Watching The Detectives." | ||
With a whole clutch of memorable back numbers, plus some surprises, by one of the country's greatest performers, it was an evening not to be missed, close up and personal. | With a whole clutch of memorable back numbers, plus some surprises, by one of the country's greatest performers, it was an evening not to be missed, close up and personal. | ||
This was Costello's third gig in a gruelling 18 date UK tour which includes a set at the | This was Costello's third gig in a gruelling 18-date UK tour which includes a set at the Glastonbury Festival and in London's Hyde Park. | ||
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{{tags}}[[Concert 2013-06-02 Bristol|Colston Hall]] {{-}} [[Bristol]] {{-}} [[The Imposters]] {{-}} [[Dixie De La Fontaine]] {{-}} [[The Mysterious Josephine]] {{-}} [[Spectacular Spinning Songbook]] {{-}} [[Shipbuilding]] {{-}} [[Tramp The Dirt Down]] {{-}} [[Margaret Thatcher]] {{-}} [[Sam & Dave]] {{-}} [[I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down]] {{-}} [[The Rolling Stones]] {{-}} [[The Last Time]] {{-}} [[George Jones]] {{-}} [[Good Year For The Roses]] {{-}} [[(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea]] {{-}} [[Accidents Will Happen]] {{-}} [[Pump It Up]] {{-}} [[Watching The Detectives]] {{-}} [[Concert 2013-06-29 Pilton|Glastonbury Festival]] {{-}} [[Concert 2013-07-12 London|Hyde Park]] | |||
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