★★★★☆
For an artist such as Elvis Costello and the back catalogue he owns, even the least enthusiastic fan would still find something in this evening's setlist to bring a smile to the face, but tonight there was no reason not to smile. Elvis, with his Imposters opened up their two and a half hour show in Edinburgh’s Playhouse Theatre with the song 'Wonder Woman', followed by 'Girls Talk' - a track taken to the UK charts by Dave Edmunds in 1979 and later released by Costello as a B side to his cover of Sam And Dave’s 'I Cant Stand Up For Falling Down' in 1980.
Backed onstage by Steve Nieve, Pete Thomas and Davey Faragher, with Kitten Kurio and Briana Lee on backing vocals, Elvis and the band ran through a collection of tracks old and new, from throughout his illustrious career. Some have been reworked and revisited with new arrangements which seem to go down well with the audience, albeit some more than others. The less well known album tracks always give time for some to visit the bar for a light refreshment!
