Elvis & The Imposters with Charlie Sexton at DPAC, Durham, NC, January 31, 2024

[Man out of Time]

The penultimate date of the 7-0-7 Tour will be at the Durham Performing Arts Centre, Durham, NC on Wednesday, January 31, 2024.

Elvis and The Imposters played at DPAC in April 2012 on the Revolver Tour. No wheel this time around.

The venue website says that tickets are "selling fast". Tickets are priced from $39.50 (for restricted view seats) to $503 for the best "platinum" seats.
Maybe 20 or so platinum seats remain for sale here. Further back in the balcony around 150 seats remain available. The venue opened on November 30, 2008 and seats 2,712.

Who's going?

MOOT

[migdd]

I'll be there in the 5th row in front of Steve. Will attempt a setlist and review, as usual.

[johnfoyle]

Looking forward to reviews

[migdd]

Looking forward to reviews

I'm in town and will report back after the show.

[migdd]

Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham, NC
January 31, 2024

Start 8:10

1. Town Named Riddle
2. Waiting for the End of the World
3. Hetty O’Hara Confidential
4. Radio Soul (EC solo)/Radio Radio (with band)
5. My Baby Just Squeals (You Heel)
6. I Don’t Want Your Lyndon Johnson
7. Like Licorice on Your Tongue
8. Man You Love To Hate
9. Detectives
10. There Won’t be Anymore (EC solo on piano then joined by band)
11. Blood and Hot Sauce (EC on piano)
12. Everybody’s Cryin’ Mercy
13. Red Shoes
14. Clubland
15. Wonder Woman
16. Everyday I Write the Book
17. Chelsea
18. Magnificant Hurt
19. Pump It Up
20. Less Than Zero
21. Mystery Dance
22. Lipstick Vogue (Pete goes into the zone – Incredible!)
23. Alison
24. PLU

End 10:40


Incredible high-energy show! Most of the "classics" were radically reworked, leading to improvisation and experimentation. The new songs were bawdy and rambunctious. Even the stories he's been telling throughout the tour were taylored slightly to the N.C. audience. I don't think I've ever seen EC as happy and playful on stage! There's echoes of the vibe he seems to have connected with during the Gramercy shows (second-hand knowledge as I wasn't there and only read the accounts) which is "play it loose and have some fun."

No real surprises tonight as far as songs not played on previous nights of the tour with the exception of the full Radio Soul before the band version of Radio Radio. The surprises came within the execution of the songs.

[krm]

Wow! the end of the show that starts at Chelsea and continues to Lipstick Vogue sounds just fantastic. Pete in "the Zone"!!!

[Charles]

There Won’t Be Anymore

[migdd]

There Won’t Be Anymore

The great Charlie Rich song!

It was an incredible performance. EC announced he was going to play one on his own on piano. Eventually he called the band to the song and they tentatively played along as EC called out the changes: "one . . five. . . four. . . five". Never seen that at an EC show before. 7-0-7!!!

[whiteknux]

There Won’t Be Anymore

This seems like a pretty big surprise! 4th time ever and only second since 81- very cool he pulled this one out.

[migdd]

There Won’t Be Anymore

This seems like a pretty big surprise! 4th time ever and only second since 81- very cool he pulled this one out.

I didn't realize this was such a rarity when I wrote my brief account. Thought it was played earlier on this tour. Makes seeing it that much sweeter.

[Charles]

There Won’t Be Anymore

This seems like a pretty big surprise! 4th time ever and only second since 81- very cool he pulled this one out.

We got a different Charlie Rich song in Houston that he had never played before, and yes, this was a treat indeed! Super jealous!

[whiteknux]

There Won’t Be Anymore

This seems like a pretty big surprise! 4th time ever and only second since 81- very cool he pulled this one out.

I didn't realize this was such a rarity when I wrote my brief account. Thought it was played earlier on this tour. Makes seeing it that much sweeter.

Totally- lucky you!

[verbal gymnastics]

There Won’t Be Anymore

The great Charlie Rich song!

It was an incredible performance. EC announced he was going to play one on his own on piano. Eventually he called the band to the song and they tentatively played along as EC called out the changes: "one . . five. . . four. . . five". Never seen that at an EC show before. 7-0-7!!!

Incredible.

How many other artists could do this?