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 02. Let Them All Talk 03. Possession 04. Watching The Detectives 05. Watch Your Step 06. The Greatest Thing 07. Man Out Of Time 08. Kid About It 09. Mystery Dance 10. Shabby Doll 11. The Bells 12. From Head To Toe 13. Charm School 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 21. The World And His Wife 22. Alison - including Living A Little, Laughing A Little 23. Back Stabbers / King Horse 24. Clowntime Is Over 25. Everyday I Write The Book 26. TKO (Boxing Day) 27. Riff Riff Riff / I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down 28. Pump It Up - including Ain't That A Lot Of Love Start time: End time: Opening act Rank And File

Reviews Sounds Melody Maker Photos File:1983-10-29 Sounds photo 01.jpg Photo from Sounds. Memorabilia Tickets, stage setlist, posters, programs, etc. Tickets 2 and 4 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.  Audio files Artwork for BBC radio broadcast 1983-10-17:             Bootlegs: Riot Act '83 - 15 tracks

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External links

• Wikipedia: Hammersmith Palais