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Elvis Costello Announces 10-Night NYC Stand, Unveils the First 100 of 200 Unique Songs Planned for Nightly Setlists

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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic It’s practically unheard of for artists in the rock realm to publicly announce their setlists before shows have even gone on sale, but Elvis Costello has taken things a step or two beyond that.

In announcing a 10-night stand he’ll be doing in New York City in February, Costello said he would be performing at least 200 unique songs over the run, and revealed partial setlists containing 10 of the 20-plus numbers he plans to perform each night, touching on every famous or obscure part of his career.

The 10 shows will take place over a two-week period Feb. 9-22, 2023, at Manhattan’s intimate Gramercy Theatre. Tickets go on sale for Citi card members today and to the general public on Friday.

A 10-night pass is being offered on top of tickets for the individual shows. An announcement for the “100 Songs and More” residency says: “Costello will perform a completely different set each night, the first five nights solo and the following nights with his longtime pianist Steve Nieve, ultimately playing more than 200 different songs picked from his vast 600-plus song catalog and other favorites… Apart from a printed program of 10 songs per night, Costello will select a number of other tunes to be played impromptu, completing each performance without repeating any songs from the printed program over the ten-night stand, although it’s safe to assume that a couple of well-known tunes may serve as an encore.” The 100 songs that are being revealed in advance (see the full list below) indicate that Costello will be hitting at least one number from all of the more than 30 albums he’s released during his 45-year recording career, from recognized classics like “My Aim Is True,” “King

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