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Tonight was no exception, Elvis Costello and the Imposters were set to start two sold out nights with special guest guitarist Charlie Sexton. What happened? Minutes before the show started, master keyboardist and musical director Steve Nieve tested positive for COVID-19. He wasn't allowed to go on stage. A big part of Costello's show depends on Nieve's wizardry. | Tonight was no exception, Elvis Costello and the Imposters were set to start two sold out nights with special guest guitarist Charlie Sexton. What happened? Minutes before the show started, master keyboardist and musical director Steve Nieve tested positive for COVID-19. He wasn't allowed to go on stage. A big part of Costello's show depends on Nieve's wizardry. | ||
So what to do? Costello ripped up the setlist he'd planned, similar to the one he'd used in six previous shows in the States, and announced: "We're just going to play every song we know." Without Nieve, Costello dubbed the | So what to do? Costello ripped up the setlist he'd planned, similar to the one he'd used in six previous shows in the States, and announced: "We're just going to play every song we know." Without Nieve, Costello dubbed the "new" band — which consisted of Pete Thomas on drums and Davey Faragher on rhythm guitar — "The Layabouts." | ||
The Layabouts put on one of the best and most unique Elvis Costello shows I've ever seen. Nieve was missed, but the band played on. (And during a remarkable "Watching the Detectives," Costello even ventured over to Nieve's abandoned keyboard station for a little organ improvisation.) | The Layabouts put on one of the best and most unique Elvis Costello shows I've ever seen. Nieve was missed, but the band played on. (And during a remarkable "Watching the Detectives," Costello even ventured over to Nieve's abandoned keyboard station for a little organ improvisation.) | ||
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[[Roger Friedman]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Layabouts]], Monday, [[Concert 2021-10-25 Port Chester|October 25, 2021]], Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, New York. | [[Roger Friedman]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Layabouts]], Monday, [[Concert 2021-10-25 Port Chester|October 25, 2021]], Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, New York. | ||
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