Elvis Costello's wheel tour

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Need answer fast :slight_smile:

I just found out yesterday that Elvis Costello is coming to Melbourne tomorrow, and bringing his Random Wheel of Song Awesomeness. I don’t know if I should go or not.

Pros:
– Well, it’s a concert and he doesn’t come every day.
– The other two times I’ve seen him he did almost the exact same set, so the wheel would make it a different set (the obscurest song he played that I knew and liked was Chelsea.)

Cons:
– It’s in a 5000-capacity hall and only balcony seats are available.
– The second time I saw him was the best, and that was due to the high energy performance wherein he literally didn’t stop the music between most songs. Having to spin a wheel would get in the way of this obviously.

So has anyone seen him on this tour? How’s the energy? Are there lots of songs on the wheel from This Year’s Model (other than Radio, Pump it Up and Chelsea)? (I also have and like around 6 other Elvis albums but I’m mainly interested in hearing deep cuts from TYM since they sound like they would be good live. Although come to think of it My Aim is True songs might sound good if he’s up for them.)

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Here are his latest setlists.

3 Days ago:

  1. I Hope You’re Happy Now
  2. Heart Of The City
  3. Mystery Dance
  4. Radio, Radio
  5. Green Shirt
  6. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
  7. Big Boys Cry
  8. Less Than Zero
  9. Crying Time
  10. No Particular Place To Go
  11. Everyday I Write The Book
  12. (I Don’t Want To Go To) Chelsea
  13. Watching The Detectives
  14. Oliver’s Army
  15. Alison
  16. I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down
  17. High Fidelity
  18. Pump It Up
    Encore 1
  19. Tears Of Rage
  20. (What’s So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?
  21. Ramble On Rose
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LA on 17th

  1. Pump It Up
  2. Heart Of The City
  3. Lipstick Vogue
  4. Watching The Detectives / Help Me
  5. Riot Act - spin 1
  6. No Particular Place To Go - spin 2
    Cash - spin 3
  7. Cry, Cry, Cry
    Happy Jackpot - spin 4
  8. I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down
  9. High Fidelity
  10. 5ive Gears In Reverse
  11. King Horse
  12. So Like Candy - including You’re No Good - spin 5
  13. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood - with La Marisoul
  14. I’ve Been Wrong Before
  15. Accidents Will Happen - spin 6
    “The Hammer of Songs” - request
  16. Everyday I Write The Book
  17. Please Please Me
  18. Quiet About It - EC solo - dedicated to Levon Helm
  19. A Slow Drag With Josephine - EC solo
    I Walked With A Zombie - spin 7
  20. Alison - with Vanessa Paradis
  21. This Will Be Our Year - with Vanessa Paradis
  22. Out Of Time - with Vanessa Paradis
    Encore 1
    Joanna Jackpot - Katarina Valentina Valentine moves wheel into place
  23. I Still Have That Other Girl - EC & Steve Nieve
  24. Talking In The Dark - EC & Steve Nieve
  25. (I Don’t Want To Go To) Chelsea - spin 8
  26. Radio, Radio
    Encore 2
  27. Beyond Belief
  28. You Belong To Me - including She’s A Woman
  29. Tokyo Storm Warning
  30. (What’s So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding? - with Vicki & Debbi Peterson on backing vocals and Diana Krall on piano - including Be My Baby