New Wave pioneer Elvis Costello is playing four Florida shows in September -- Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater on Sept. 17, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Sept. 18, Bob Carr Performing Arts Center in Orlando on Sept. 19, and the Florida Theater in Jacksonville on Sept. 21. He'll do a show at Atlanta's Chastain Park on Sept. 24.
Costello continues to be one of the most innovative performers around, a musician's musician who has spread art and tunes around the globe. On this tour, he's bringing along "The Wheel" a roulette game which has songs and themes. Folks from the audience are chosen to spin the wheel, then Costello and his band The Imposters will play the random song or a series of songs which correspond to a theme. Costello pioneered this fun live approach back in the 1980s. Here's a blast from that past to start your week out right:
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