Elvis Costello & the Imposters unveil new North American tour dates
nme.comElvis Costello & The Imposters have unveiled details of a new, North American tour today (February 17).The Imposters are comprised of Steve Nieve (keyboards), Pete Thomas (drums) and Davey Faragher (bass/backing vocals).
Costello released ‘The Boy Named If’ – his new album with the group – on January 14 and it features the singles ‘Farewell, OK’, ‘Magnificent Hurt’ and ‘Paint The Red Rose Blue’.The tour will begin in August and end in September and will see support from either Nicole Atkins or Nick Lowe & The Straitjackets.Check out the full list of dates here:AUGUST 06 – Huber Heights, Rose Music Center at The Heights08 – Toronto, Massey Hall09 – Buffalo, Artpark Amphitheater11 – New York, The Rooftop at Pier 1712 – Bensalem, Xcite Center at Parx Casino13 – Ledyard, Foxwoods Resort Casino15 – Boston, Leader Bank Pavilion16 – Northampton, The Pines Theater 18 – Vienna, Wolf Trap 23 – Denver, Levitt Pavilion 25 – Salt Lake City, Sandy Amphitheater28 – Thousand Oaks, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza 30 – Anaheim, City National Grove of Anaheim SEPTEMBER2 – Paso Robles, Vina Robles Amphitheatre 3 Las Vegas, The Theater at Virgin Hotels Back in January, Costello stopped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert to deliver a pair of performances including an impromptu medley with The Imposters.During Costello’s appearance on the US late night chat show, he and the band performed a standalone rendition of ‘Magnificent Hurt’ followed by a surprise medley that combined ‘Farewell, OK’ and his 1978 cover of Nick Lowe’s ‘(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, And Understanding’.In addition to the performances, Costello sat down with Colbert for a three-part interview which saw him discuss the new album, working with Paul McCartney, Peter.
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