Friday, March 20, 2009

Elvis Costello and The Sugarcanes to play Cary

It looks like the amazing Elvis Costello will return to Cary's Koka Booth Amphitheatre in June. The venue sent out an email last night saying that he'll play on June 14 and the show is billed as Elvis Costello and the Sugarcanes. The Sugarcanes are Costello's new acoustic band comprised of Jim Lauderdale, Jerry Douglas, Mike Compton, Stuart Duncan, Dennis Crouch, and Jeff Taylor. That's quite a line-up. It'll be interesting to see what the set lists look like for their shows.

So far, a complete tour has not been confirmed, but the few dates I've found are listed below. According to Mike Compton's website, there will be a run of dates in June and August, though the cities and venues are not listed.

Tickets for the Koka Booth show will go on sale to the public next Friday, March 27 here with a pre-sale starting the previous day.

Costello last played the amphitheatre in September 2007 with the North Carolina Symphony. Check out our review of that show here.

[UPDATE: More dates added.]

Elvis Costello and the Sugarcanes dates:
06.09.09 - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theatre
06.10.09 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre [Tickets]
06.11.09 - Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap
06.14.09 - Cary, NC - Koka Booth Amphitheatre [Tickets]
06.16.09 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium [Tickets]
06.19.09 - Telluride, CO - Telluride Bluegrass Festival
08.15.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Dear Valley Music Festival *
08.17.09 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery [Tickets]
08.18.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
08.19.09 - Livermore, CA - Wente Vineyards [Tickets]
08.21.09 - Santa Rosa, CA - Wells Fargo Center
08.22.09 - Jacksonville, OR - Britt Pavilion
08.23.09 - Woodinville, WA - Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery [Tickets]
08.24.09 - Vancouver, BC - Malkin Bowl [Tickets]
08.26.09 - Highland Park, IL - Ravinia Festival
08.27.09 - Kettering, OH - Fraze Pavilion [Tickets]
08.28.09 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall [Tickets]
08.29.09 - Chautauqua, NY - Chautauqua Institute
09.01.09 - Austin, TX - Long Center
09.02.09 - Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Theatre [Tickets]
09.03.09 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom

*w/ Steve Nieve and the Utah Symphony; not The Sugarcanes

5 comments:

Andrea said...

YEA!!!!!

David said...

Nashville too!

Elvis Costello & The Sugarcanes
featuring Jim Lauderdale, Jerry Douglas, Jeff Taylor,
Mike Compton, Stuart Duncan & Dennis Crouch
Tuesday, June 16 at 7:30 pm
$50.50, $45.50 & $35.50

Tickets on sale Friday, April 3 at 10 am

Anonymous said...

they are also playing at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, NY on August 29th. awesome!! Chautauqua is located in western new york about an hour south of buffalo.

Nate said...

He's playing Austin on September 1st. Got my tickets this morning.

Tim said...

Saw him last night in Cary, NC. EXCELLENT SHOW! The new stuff is great, the oldies done in this bluegrass/country style are fresh and as enjoyable as ever. Long encore too - he played for almost 2.5 hours. :)