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Elvis Costello might be looking to conquer America, but he wants to do it on his own terms. | Elvis Costello might be looking to conquer America, but he wants to do it on his own terms. | ||
Even as details of EC's barnstorming hijinks poured into the Philadelphia area, 6,000 tickets for his two Tower Theater shows went on sale, and 6,000 tickets were sold. The crowd at Saturday night's performance (which included a sizable number of punks) was whistling and hollering from the moment Elvis bounded on stage, rumpled suit and all. | Even as details of EC's barnstorming hijinks poured into the Philadelphia area, 6,000 tickets for his two Tower Theater shows went on sale, and 6,000 tickets were sold. The crowd at [[Concert 1979-04-07 Upper Darby|Saturday night]]'s performance (which included a sizable number of punks) was whistling and hollering from the moment Elvis bounded on stage, rumpled suit and all. | ||
With the audience already on its feet, Elvis felt snappy and just could not crab out. Varying between cool detachment and furious intensity, he performed 16 songs and returned for two encores. Only once did he use his microphone to give the audience the bird. | With the audience already on its feet, Elvis felt snappy and just could not crab out. Varying between cool detachment and furious intensity, he performed 16 songs and returned for two encores. Only once did he use his microphone to give the audience the bird. | ||
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[[Al Walentis]] profiles Elvis Costello. | [[Al Walentis]] profiles Elvis Costello and reports on the Tower Theater shows, [[Concert 1979-04-07 Upper Darby|April 7]] and [[Concert 1979-04-08 Upper Darby|8, 1979]], Upper Darby, PA. | ||
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[[Category:Reading Eagle| Reading Eagle 1979-04-11]] | [[Category:Reading Eagle| Reading Eagle 1979-04-11]] | ||
[[Category:Newspaper articles]] | [[Category:Newspaper articles]] | ||
[[Category:1979 concert reviews|1979 concert reviews]] | |||
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