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But Friday night at Hill Auditorium on the U-M campus, he lived up to that billing. | But Friday night at Hill Auditorium on the U-M campus, he lived up to that billing. | ||
He was certainly beloved by the capacity crowd of more than 4,100, which gave him a standing ovation as he walked onstage for his first Michigan show in more than 4½ years. | He was certainly beloved by the capacity crowd of more than 4,100, which gave him a standing ovation as he walked onstage for his first Michigan show in more than 4½ years. And Costello was far more entertaining than you'd expect from a solo performer armed only with a couple of guitars and a piano. | ||
And Costello was far more entertaining than you'd expect from a solo performer armed only with a couple of guitars and a piano. | |||
<i>Spike</i>'s title is a nod to the musical comic Spike Jones, and Costello's two-hour concert Friday featured an element of Jones' gags, music and social parody. | <i>Spike</i>'s title is a nod to the musical comic Spike Jones, and Costello's two-hour concert Friday featured an element of Jones' gags, music and social parody. |
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