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Elvis Costello is a workhorse.
According to Set List FM, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee played 45 shows all over North America and Australia in 2024.
And he’s going to do it all over again next year.
The 70-year-old hitmaker just announced he’s embarking on a 2025 tour with Attractions member and longtime collaborator Steve Nieve from February through March.
Over the course of the the 15-concert run, Costello is scheduled to make seven (!) stops in New York and New Jersey.
First up, the duo are slated to drop into Red Bank, NJ’s Count Basie Center for the Arts on Friday, Feb. 21.
After that, the pair will play Montclair, NJ’s Wellmont Theatre on Monday, Feb. 24, Ithaca’s State Theatre on Tuesday, Feb. 25, Port Chester’s Capitol Theatre on Thursday, Feb. 27 and then Woodstock’s Bearsville Theatre on Tuesday, March 4 and Wednesday, March 5.
Finally, they’ll close the NY/NJ run at Buffalo’s UB Center For The Arts on Friday, March 7.
This tour announcement follows the release of Costello’s six-disc compilation “King of America & Other Realms” and the soundtrack to his Christopher Guest-directed Audible series “The Coward Brothers” with T Bone Burnett.
Fans can purchase tickets for all upcoming Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve shows on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale for the tour is Friday, Nov. 22.
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Elvis Costello tour schedule 2025
A complete calendar including the tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.
Elvis Costello set list
While Costello loves to mix it up — he played ten totally different sets at New York City’s Gramercy Theatre as part of a quick residency in early 2023 — here’s what we think you can expect at upcoming shows based on recent set lists according to Set List FM.
01.) “Mystery Dance”
02.) “(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes”
03.) “Hetty O’Hara Confidential”
04.) “Radio Radio”
05.) “American Gangster Time”
06.) :Accidents Will Happen”
07.) “Like Licorice on Your Tongue”
08.) “Almost Blue”
09.) “Alison”
10.) “Lipstick Vogue”
11.) “Everyday I Write the Book”
12.) “What if I Can’t Give You Anything but Love?”
13.) “Come the Meantimes”
14.) “We Are All Cowards Now”
15.) “(I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea”
16.) “Magnificent Hurt”
17.) “Pump It Up”
18.) “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding” (Brinsley Schwarz cover)
19.) “Farewell, OK”
20.) “I Want You”
Elvis Costello new music
The 2003 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee hasn’t lost a step.
As noted above, he dropped the six-disc “King of America & Other Realms” on Nov. 1, which spans 59 songs and clocks in at nearly four hours.
The collection starts with tracks from 1986’s “King of America’s” demo and recording sessions and features tracks as recent as a 2024 live version of “Brilliant Mistake.”
According to Variety, “the common thread in material drawn from the last four decades of work is that it was all recorded in America or done in a style that evokes Americana, much (but not all) of it done in conjunction with producer T Bone Burnett.”
Costello and Burnett are also set to release “The True Story of the Coward Brothers,” on Nov. 21. In the scripted comedy-musical audio series, they play brothers Howard and Henry Coward (which are pseudonyms they’ve used since the ’80s) and provide the score. Harry Shearer, Rhea Seehorn, Edward Hibbert, Stephen Root and Kathreen Khavari round out the ensemble.
“Always,” the lead single, can be heard here.
Classic rockers on tour in 2024-25
Hoping to catch a few more living legends live this year and next?
You’re in the right place.
Here are just five of our favorite icons from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s you won’t want to miss IRL.
• Sting
• Heart
Who else is on the road? Take a look at our list of all the 2025 Grammy nominees on tour to find the show for you.
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