Elvis Costello & the Imposters Plot North American Tour

BY Calum SlingerlandPublished Feb 27, 2017

After debuting their "Imperial Bedroom and Other Chambers" tour last fall, Elvis Costello & the Imposters have revealed they'll be bringing the show back to North America for another round of live dates this summer.

The run of dates will take place in June and July, with Costello and company performing a total of 20 dates throughout the two months. A lone Canadian appearance will bring the band to Toronto's Sony Centre on July 20.

A press release reveals that tour setlists will draw from Costello's 1983 effort Imperial Bedroom as a starting point, though they will go beyond simply playing it through front to back. 

"We never intended to recite this book from cover to cover," Costello added in a statement. "Listen to our new arrangement of 'Tears Before Bedtime,' it gets straight to the real meaning of that song, the way we hear and feel it today. Back in 1982, I might have been a step or two ahead of our crowd in the tragic, romantic stakes but I sense that they've all caught up with me now."

On the second part of the tour title, Costello hinted, "You never know who or what you are going to encounter down the corridor to those 'Other Chambers.'"

Tickets for all dates go on sale Friday (March 3) at 12 p.m. local time. Read through the entire tour itinerary below.

Tour dates:

06/03 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre (Berkeley)
06/04 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
06/05 San Diego, CA - Copley Symphony Hall
06/07 Albuquerque, NM - Popejoy Hall
06/09 Kansas City, MO - Crossroads
06/10 Indianapolis, IN - The Murat Theatre
06/12 Chicago, IL - Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
06/13 Pittsburgh, PA - Heinz Hall
06/15 New York, NY - Central Park Summer Stage
06/16 Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theatre
06/17 Canandaigua, NY - Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CMAC)
06/20 Richmond, VA - Richmond Raceway Complex
06/21 Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
07/16 Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre
07/18 Kettering, OH - Fraze Pavilion
07/20 Toronto, ON - Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
07/21 Cooperstown, NY - Brewery Ommegang
07/23 Shelburne, VT - The Green at Shelburne Museum
07/24 Portland, ME - Thompson's Point
07/25 Providence, RI - Providence PAC
 
 
 

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