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Wow — Holy shit — it was that great. The lucky Winnipeggers who crammed into the sold-out Playhouse Theatre for Elvis Costello's Wake Up Canada concert got woken up, shaken up, rocked and rolled until the entire house was up, stomping, clapping, letting loose. In years I have seen nothing that could match that night for sheer energy, joy and a fantastic time. A minor sound problem simply had no chance whatsoever to distract from the total success of the evening. | Wow — Holy shit — it was that great. The lucky Winnipeggers who crammed into the sold-out Playhouse Theatre for Elvis Costello's Wake Up Canada concert got woken up, shaken up, rocked and rolled until the entire house was up, stomping, clapping, letting loose. In years I have seen nothing that could match that night for sheer energy, joy and a fantastic time. A minor sound problem simply had no chance whatsoever to distract from the total success of the evening. | ||
Elvis Costello and the Attractions took to the stage in front of an audience already charged by the | Elvis Costello and the Attractions took to the stage in front of an audience already charged by the still-Battered Wives. | ||
Elvis managed to bring the feel of an intimate club performance into the quite cozy Playhouse, snarling, whispering, choking, yelling, screaming his underdog's accusation against a hostile world and obviously he struck a sympathetic chord as he rocked through the stepped up pace of all his best songs, never wasting time, no rest for applause but delivering and delivering. | Elvis managed to bring the feel of an intimate club performance into the quite cozy Playhouse, snarling, whispering, choking, yelling, screaming his underdog's accusation against a hostile world and obviously he struck a sympathetic chord as he rocked through the stepped up pace of all his best songs, never wasting time, no rest for applause but delivering and delivering. | ||
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'''The Manitoban, November 30, 1978 | '''The Manitoban, November 30, 1978 | ||
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Tillman reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]] and opening act [[The Battered Wives|Battered Wives]], Wednesday, [[Concert 1978-11-15 Winnipeg| | Tillman reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]] and opening act [[The Battered Wives|Battered Wives]], Wednesday, [[Concert 1978-11-15 Winnipeg|Nov. 15, 1978]], The Playhouse, Winnipeg, Canada, and also reports on his [[Concert 1978-11-15 Winnipeg (late)|after-concert gig]] at St. Vital Hotel. | ||
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