Elvis Costello announces summer tour of UK and Ireland

Elvis Costello has announced a ten-date tour of the UK and Ireland this summer.

He’s joined by his band The Imposters (drummer Pete Thomas, keyboardist Steve Nieve and bassist Davey Faragher) along with backing vocalists Kitten Kuroi and Briana Lee.

Tour dates are as follows:

June
Fri 15th NOTTINGHAM, Royal Concert Hall
Sat 16th WOODSTOCK, Blenheim Palace
Sun 17th CARDIFF, Millennium Centre (Festival of Voice 2018)
Sat 23rd DUBLIN, Bord Gais Energy Theatre
Sun 24th EDINBURGH, Playhouse
Mon 25th NEWCASTLE, City Hall
Wed 27th SOUTHEND, Cliffs Pavilion
Thu 28th PLYMOUTH, Pavilions
Sat 30th SUSSEX, Love Supreme Festival

July
Fri 6th MANCHESTER, Castlefield Bowl (Sounds of the City 2018)

Tickets are on sale now, via Costello’s official site. The accompanying press release confirms that he is currently working on a new album due for release later this year.

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