The Boy Named If & Other Favourites Tour

Setlist matrices
The Revolver Tour  •  All These Strangers Tour  •  2054: The Centenary Tour  •  2013 Australian Tour  •  2013 US Solo Tour
2014 Solo Tour  •  Detour  •  Imperial Bedroom & Other Chambers  •  Four Nights Only & Europe 2018  •  Look Now And Then
Blondie & The Beastly E.C.  •  Just Trust  •  Hello Again  •  The Boy Named If & Other Favourites
100 Songs and More  •  We're All Going On A Summer Holiday  •  2023 European Tour

Number of songs played Total 92 Originals 76 Covers 16

Album scorecard My Aim Is True 6  This Year's Model  8  Armed Forces 4  Get Happy!! 3  Trust 3  Almost Blue 3  Imperial Bedroom 3  Punch The Clock 2  Goodbye Cruel World  1  King Of America 5  Blood & Chocolate 2  Spike 2  Mighty Like A Rose 0  The Juliet Letters 0  Brutal Youth 2  Kojak Variety 0  All This Useless Beauty  0  Painted From Memory 2  When I Was Cruel 2  North 0  The Delivery Man 2  The River In Reverse 0  Momofuku 1  Secret Profane & Sugarcane  1  National Ransom 1  Wise Up Ghost 2  Look Now 1  Hey Clockface 5  The Boy Named If 12  The Resurrection Of Rust 2  B-sides, bonus tracks, etc. 7  Unreleased originals 6  Unreleased covers 5

Shows

2022

Europe 2022-06-05, Brighton, England 2022-06-07, Glasgow, Scotland 2022-06-08, Newcastle upon Tyne, England 2022-06-10, Liverpool, England 2022-06-11, Manchester, England 2022-06-13, Birmingham, England 2022-06-14, Leicester, England 2022-06-16, Oxford, England

2022-06-17, Bath, England 2022-06-22, Ipswich, England 2022-06-23, London, England 2022-06-26, Antwerp, Belgium 2022-06-27, Antwerp, Belgium 2022-06-28, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2022-06-30, Copenhagen, Denmark 2022-07-01, Aarhus, Denmark

North America 2022-08-04, Grand Rapids, MI 2022-08-05, Evanston, IL 2022-08-06, Huber Heights, OH 2022-08-08, Toronto, ON 2022-08-09, Lewiston, NY 2022-08-11, New York, NY 2022-08-12, Bensalem, PA 2022-08-13, Ledyard, CT 2022-08-15, Boston, MA 2022-08-16, Northampton, MA

2022-08-18, Vienna, VA 2022-08-19, Selbyville, DE 2022-08-23, Denver, CO 2022-08-25, Sandy, UT 2022-08-27, Saratoga, CA 2022-08-28, Thousand Oaks, CA 2022-08-30, Anaheim, CA 2022-08-31, San Diego, CA 2022-09-02, Paso Robles, CA 2022-09-03, Highland, CA 2022-09-04, Saratoga, CA

2023

North America 2023-02-23, Bethlehem, PA 2023-02-25, Atlantic City, NJ 2023-02-26, Montclair, NJ 2023-02-28, Ithaca, NY 2023-03-02, Kingston, NY 2023-03-03, Port Chester, NY

2023-03-04, Worcester, MA 2023-03-06, Portsmouth, NH 2023-03-07, Beverly, MA 2023-03-09, Washington, DC 2023-03-10, Charlottesville, VA

Setlists

2022

Song Click the sort button below the date.	Jun 5	Jun 7	Jun 8	Jun 10	Jun 11	Jun 13	Jun 14	Jun 16	Jun 17	Jun 22	Jun 23	Jun 26	Jun 27	Jun 28	Jun 30	Jul 1	Aug 4	Aug 5	Aug 6	Aug 8	Aug 9	Aug 11	Aug 12	Aug 13	Aug 15	Aug 16	Aug 18	Aug 19	Aug 23	Aug 25	Aug 27	Aug 28	Aug 30	Aug 31	Sep 2	Sep 3	Sep 4
Heart Of The City	1	1	1	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	1	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	1	X	41	41	1
Green Shirt	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	8	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	2	X	2	2	2
No Flag	3	41	7	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	7	41	41	41	41	41	41	5	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Either Side Of The Same Town	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	41	41	41	6	41	4	41	41
Hetty O'Hara Confidential	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	X	3	3	3
Hey Clockface	6	5	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	6	41	41
Mystery Dance	7	6	5	41	12	14	41	11	41	8	41	9	41	41	8	41	41	7	7	5	5	5	41	5	5	5	5	5	41	11	2	41	41	X	41	4	4
The Difference	8	8	8	8	41	41	7	7	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Tipsy Woman	9	41	41	13	9	41	41	12	41	41	11	12	10	12	9	41	41	41	41	11	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	10	41	41	10	41	41	41	41	9
Motel Matches	10	41	41	41	41	10	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Penelope Halfpenny	11	11	11	14	10	11	11	13	13	10	12	14	14	14	14	12	12	12	12	12	41	10	41	11	11	13	11	41	41	41	41	41	13	41	41	41	41
Accidents Will Happen	12	41	10	41	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	41	1	41	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	41	1	41	1	1	41	X	7	1	41
What If I Can't Give You...	13	12	12	15	11	12	12	14	15	11	13	15	15	15	15	13	13	13	13	13	14	11	41	12	12	14	12	12	9	13	12	13	14	X	12	14	14
Watching The Detectives	14	41	6	6	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	X	5	5	5
Good Year For The Roses	15	15	15	17	41	13	14	18	41	14	17	16	16	16	16	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Brilliant Mistake/Boulevard	16	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	9	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	9	41
The Comedians	17	16	41	18	16	16	16	41	41	41	41	41	41	17	41	14	41	41	41	14	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Chelsea	18	18	16	19	17	17	17	19	17	15	18	18	18	19	18	17	15	14	15	18	16	16	13	13	15	41	14	14	17	14	14	14	15	X	15	12	12
Magnificent Hurt	19	19	17	20	18	18	18	20	18	16	19	19	19	20	19	18	16	15	16	20	17	17	14	15	16	41	13	13	18	15	15	15	16	X	16	13	13
Alison	20	9	21	26	22	22	22	24	22	20	23	23	24	26	23	23	20	18	19	21	20	19	18	18	22	18	41	18	20	19	18	18	20	X	19	17	18
Mr. Crescent	21	41	22	27	23	23	41	16	12	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Pump It Up	22	21	18	21	19	19	19	21	19	17	20	20	20	21	20	19	17	16	17	19	18	18	15	16	17	15	15	15	19	16	16	16	17	X	17	15	15
Peace, Love & Understanding	23	22	19	22	20	20	20	22	20	18	21	21	21	22	21	20	18	17	18	17	19	15	16	17	14	17	17	17	16	18	17	17	19	X	18	16	17
Truth Drug	41	7	41	1	5	5	41	41	41	41	41	10	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	12	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	X	41	41	41
Indoor Fireworks	41	10	41	41	14	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	16	41	14	41	41	13	16	16	41	15	17	41	41	18	41	41	41	16
Newspaper Pane	41	13	13	41	13	41	13	15	14	41	14	41	41	41	41	15	41	41	14	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	7
Shipbuilding	41	14	14	16	41	41	41	41	41	41	15	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
The Death Of Magic Thinking	41	17	41	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	5	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Mr. & Mrs. Hush	41	20	20	23	21	21	21	23	41	19	22	22	22	23	22	21	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
We Are All Cowards Now	41	23	41	25	41	24	23	41	23	41	41	41	9	10	11	9	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	12	41	41	41	9	10	9	41	41	41	41	41
Big Stars Have Tumbled	41	41	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	8	7	7	7	7	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	13	41	11	41	14	11	41
Beyond Belief	41	41	41	7	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	11	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Farewell, OK	41	41	41	10	24	41	41	41	41	22	24	41	25	28	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	20	41	41	41	41	41	8	7	9	X	41	8	41
The Boy Named If	41	41	41	11	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	11	41	41	41	41	41	8	8	9	8	10	41	9	7	41
Let Me Roll It	41	41	41	12	41	41	41	41	16	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	10	41	41
I Can't Stand Up For Falling...	41	41	41	24	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	1	8	12	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
The Man You Love To Hate	41	41	41	41	15	15	15	17	21	41	41	17	17	25	17	22	14	41	41	15	41	41	17	41	41	41	10	41	41	41	41	11	41	41	41	41	41
I Don't Want Your Lyndon Johnson	41	41	41	41	41	9	9	9	41	9	9	11	41	41	10	11	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	10
Red Shoes	41	41	41	41	41	41	10	10	11	41	41	13	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	13	41	41	41	19	41	41	41	12	41	41	41	41	X	41	41	41
Radio, Radio	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	7	41	41	41	41	11	41	8	19	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	18	41	41	41	11	12	41	19	41	X	1	41	8
45	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	10	41	8	41	41	41	41	10	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Man Out Of Time	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	12	41	41	11	41	41	16	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	2	41	2	41	41	41	41	41
April 5th	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	13	41	41	41	18	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Sweet Dreams	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	21	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Suit Of Lights	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	10	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Cinco Minutos Con Vos	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	16	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Mistook Me For A Friend	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	24	41	27	24	24	41	41	41	41	41	41	10	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	X	41	41	41
I Want You	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	25	23	24	25	25	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	21	41	41	41	41	41	41	20	41	41	41	41	11
High Fidelity	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	2	9	13	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Party Girl	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	12	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	12	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	X	41	41	41
Surrender To The Rhythm	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	13	13	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	13	41	41	41	41	41	41	14	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	6
Just About Glad	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	7	41	11	10	41	41	41	9	41	10	9	10	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
My Most Beautiful Mistake	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	8	8	9	8	8	8	7	7	8	8	7	8	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Still Too Soon To Know	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	9	9	10	9	9	9	8	8	9	9	8	9	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
I'll Wear It Proudly	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	10	10	8	7	7	41	41	41	7	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
You Belong To Me	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	11	11	41	41	10	7	9	10	10	11	41	16	41	41	41	41	41	X	41	41	41
American Gangster Time	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	11	41	5	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	4	41	8	41	41
Uncomplicated	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	15	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
I'm Ahead If I Can Quit...	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	12	41	41	41	41	41	41	13	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Lipstick Vogue	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	14	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
I'll Make It All Up To You	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	7	41	7	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Waiting For The End Of The...	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	1	41	1	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Veronica	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	7	7	6	6	41	41	41	6	41
Girls Talk	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	6	7	41	41	X	41	41	41
Before I Grow Too Old	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	10	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Everyday I Write The Book	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	11	41	8	41	11	41	41
Hand In Hand	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	12	41	41	41	41	41
The Dark End Of The Street	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	7	41	41	41	41
Almost Blue	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	12	41	13	10	41
So You Want To Be A Rock...	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	X	41	41	41
I'm Your Toy	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	X	41	41	41

2023

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Song Click the sort button below the date.	Feb 23	Feb 25	Feb 26	Feb 28	Mar 2	Mar 3	Mar 4	Mar 6	Mar 7	Mar 9	Mar 10
This Year's Girl	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Green Shirt	2	2	2	41	2	41	2	41	41	41	2
American Gangster Time	3	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	3
Either Side Of The Same Town	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	41	41	41
Hetty O'Hara Confidential	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
Mystery Dance	6	41	8	2	41	41	41	41	41	8	41
Bedlam	7	41	41	41	41	10	41	41	41	18	41
Watching The Detectives	8	11	9	10	11	11	12	11	11	11	12
Accidents Will Happen	9	8	41	12	41	13	13	12	9	12	41
Indoor Fireworks	10	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
The Man You Love To Hate	11	41	18	41	17	16	41	41	14	14	41
Clubland	12	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	8	41	41
What If I Can't Give You...	13	14	41	11	41	12	41	10	41	41	41
Alison	14	15	19	16	18	19	21	41	16	19	18
Chelsea	15	16	20	17	19	20	19	20	17	41	19
Magnificent Hurt	16	17	21	18	20	21	20	21	18	20	20
Pump It Up	17	18	22	19	21	22	41	22	19	21	21
Peace, Love & Understanding	18	19	23	20	22	23	23	23	20	22	23
Waiting For The End Of The World	41	5	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Radio, Radio	41	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Come The Meantimes	41	7	41	15	41	41	11	41	10	41	41
Baby It's You	41	9	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Farewell, OK	41	10	41	41	41	41	22	41	41	41	41
Motel Matches	41	12	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Everyday I Write The Book	41	13	41	8	14	41	10	41	41	9	9
I Don't Want Your Lyndon Johnson	41	41	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
When I Was Cruel No. 2	41	41	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Shot With His Own Gun	41	41	10	41	12	41	41	41	41	41	13
The Comedians	41	41	11	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Big Stars Have Tumbled	41	41	12	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Vitajex	41	41	13	41	41	41	41	14	41	41	15
God's Comic	41	41	14	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Jimmie Standing In The Rain	41	41	15	41	41	41	41	15	41	41	41
Blood & Hot Sauce	41	41	16	41	15	17	17	17	15	16	16
A Face In The Crowd	41	41	17	41	16	18	18	18	41	17	17
Penelope Halfpenny	41	41	41	9	41	8	41	41	41	41	8
Toledo	41	41	41	13	13	14	14	13	12	13	14
I Still Have That Other Girl	41	41	41	14	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
The Boy Named If	41	41	41	41	8	41	41	41	2	2	41
Man Out Of Time	41	41	41	41	9	41	41	41	3	41	41
New Lace Sleeves	41	41	41	41	10	41	41	41	41	41	41
Blame It On Cain	41	41	41	41	41	2	41	2	41	41	41
Tipsy Woman	41	41	41	41	41	9	41	41	41	41	41
My Mood Swings	41	41	41	41	41	15	41	8	41	41	41
I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down	41	41	41	41	41	41	8	41	41	41	41
High Fidelity	41	41	41	41	41	41	9	41	41	41	41
Sulphur To Sugarcane	41	41	41	41	41	41	15	41	41	41	11
Poisoned Rose	41	41	41	41	41	41	16	16	41	15	41
You Belong To Me	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	9	41	41	41
We Are All Cowards Now	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	19	41	10	10
Paint The Red Rose Blue	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	13	41	41
45	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	4	41
I Want You	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	23	41
Night Rally	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	22

Notes

2022

• Elvis Costello and The Imposters were joined by Charlie Sexton on guitar and backing vocals.
• The concert in Glasgow was officially filmed.
• Shows in Portsmouth (June 19) and Swansea (June 20) were cancelled because Pete Thomas was "indisposed."
• Ian Prowse opened the 11 UK shows in Brighton, Glasgow, Newcastle upon Tyne, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Leicester, Oxford, Bath, Ipswich, and London.
• Nicole Atkins joined Elvis' set for three or four songs at the first 12 North American shows: Grand Rapids, Evanston, Huber Heights, Toronto, Lewiston, New York, Bensalem, Ledyard, Boston, Northampton, Vienna, and Selbyville. She served as opening act in Grand Rapids, Evanston, Huber Heights, and Lewiston.
• Nick Lowe joined Elvis' set for Indoor Fireworks and (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding? in Toronto, New York, Boston, Vienna, and Denver. They added a third song, Alison, in Northampton, Sandy, Anaheim, and the second night in Saratoga. Lowe, backed by Los Straitjackets, opened these shows in addition to Evanston, Selbyville, the first night in Saratoga, Thousand Oaks, San Diego, and Paso Robles.
• Allan Mayes joined for I'm Ahead If I Can Quit While I'm Behind and Surrender To The Rhythm in New York.
• Bob Andrews joined for Surrender To The Rhythm, I'm Ahead If I Can Quit While I'm Behind, and (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding? in Denver.
• Fito Páez joined for Radio, Radio in Thousand Oaks.
• The order of songs played in San Diego is uncertain.

2023

• Elvis Costello and The Imposters were again joined by Charlie Sexton on guitar and backing vocals.
• Actor Patrick Wilson joined for A Face In The Crowd in Montclair.
• The Charlottesville setlist is in approximate order.