# Elvis Costello's wheel tour **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 22, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elvis-costellos-wheel-tour/619587 "2012-04-22T13:22:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elvis-costellos-wheel-tour/619587/1 "2012-04-22T13:22:07Z")
Need answer fast 🙂 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.) ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elvis-costellos-wheel-tour/619587/2 "2012-04-22T13:40:53Z")
[Here](http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Setlists&from=Concert+2011-10-06+Montclair) 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 ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elvis-costellos-wheel-tour/619587/3 "2012-04-22T13:44:22Z")
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