New Musical Express, February 18, 1978

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If it's a live, it's a Stiff


Neil Spencer



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New Musical Express, February 18, 1978


Neil Spencer reviews Live Stiffs.


NME previews the upcoming UK tour (page 3).


Teasers (page 59) reports that Magazine turned down the support slot.


Page 25 features an ad for Live Stiffs.

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Cover and clippings.

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Photo by Pennie Smith.


Costello's tour set


NME

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Elvis Costello and the Attractions return from their current U.S. visit early next month, and almost immediately launch into a 28-date British tour from mid-March to mid-April. It ties in with the March release of their new Radar single "I Don't Want to Go to Chelsea." Tour dales are:

Stella Cinema (March 16, £2.50/£2); St. Patrick's Day gig at Belfast Ulster Ha11 (17, £2.50/£2); Cardiff Top Rank (19, £1.90/£1.70); Canterbury Odeon (20, £1.75/£1.50); Leicester De Montford Hall (21, £2.50/£2/£1.50); Newcastle City Hall (21. £2.50/£2/£1.50); Liverpool Eric's (24 and 25, £1.50); Bristol Locarno (26, £1.90/£1.70); Malvern Winter Gardens (27, £2.50/£2); Bournemouth Village Bowl, (28, prices undecided); Brighton Top Rank (29, £1.90/£1.70); and Cambridge Corn Exchange (31. £1.80).

April dates are Bracknell Sports Centre (1. £1.80); Middlesbrough Town Hall (2, £1.50); Edinburgh Tiffanys (3, £1.80); Glasgow Satellite City (4, f1.70); Sheffield Top Rank (5, £1.90/£1.70); Manchesier Rafters (6 and 7, £1.50); April 8 gig still to he confirmed: Hemel Hempstead Pavilion (9, £1.90/£1.70); Penzance The Garden (11, £1.50); Portsmouth Guildhall (12, £2.50/£2/£1.50); Birmingham Barbarella's (13 and 14, £1.50); and London Chalk Farm Roundhouse (15 and 16, £2).


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Page 3 photo and page 25 ad for Live Stiffs.


Teasers


NME

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Howard Devoto accruing a reputation as A Difficult Bastard (cf. Van Morrison, Frank Zappa, Charlie George). He's ahead nixed the chance for Magazine to go on Top Of The Pops, and an offer of support act on the Elvis Costello tour. This comes after Devoto last week stunned the nation when he flatly refused Ron Greenwood's call-up to the England 'B' squad...


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