New York (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Elvis Costello, whose show "Spectacle:
Elvis Costello With..." wraps up its second season on Sundance Channel at the end of January, will tour the U.S. this spring with a variety of line ups. Costello will be playing solo, with his band the Imposters, and with the Sugarcanes, the accomplished musicians who joined him on his Grammy-nominated 2009 album 'Secret, Profane & Sugarcane' (Hear Music).
The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer will kick off the tour in Davis, CA April 7, playing seven solo dates in the state, and will perform with the Imposters in Atlantic City and Biloxi, MS. He will then travel the East Coast, including Boston, Washington, New York and Atlanta, with the Sugarcanes, who are Jerry Douglas (dobro), Stuart Duncan (fiddle), Mike Compton (mandolin), Jeff Taylor (accordion) and Dennis Crouch (double bass). The Sugarcanes dates will also include JazzFest in New Orleans (April 29) and MerleFest in Wilkesboro, NC (May 1). Costello will also perform solo with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra at the end of May.
Produced by T Bone Burnett and recorded by Mike Piersante during a three-day session at Nashville's Sound Emporium Studio, 'Secret, Profane & Sugarcane' debuted at No 13 on the Billboard 200, Costello's highest album chart position since 1980's Get Happy. 'Secret, Profane & Sugarcane' is nominated for a Best Contemporary Folk Album Award at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards.
Tour Dates:
Apr 7 - Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts - Davis, CA (Solo)
Apr 8 - Napa Valley Opera House - Napa, CA (Solo)
Apr 9 - Cultural Center for the Arts - Scottsdale, AZ (Solo)
Apr 11 - Balboa Theater at UCSD - San Diego, CA (Solo)
Apr 12 - Christopher Cohan Center at CSU - San Luis Obispo, CA (Solo)
Apr 13 - Arlington Theatre at UCSB - Santa Barbara, CA (Solo)
Apr 16 - Caesars Circus Maximus - Atlantic City, NJ (with the Imposters)
Apr 17 - IP Casino Resort - Biloxi, MS (with the Imposters)
Apr 20 - Orpheum Theatre - Boston, MA (with the Sugarcanes)
Apr 22 - Warner Theatre - Washington,DC (with the Sugarcanes)
Apr 23 - United Palace - New York, NY (with the Sugarcanes)
Apr 24 - The National Club - Richmond, VA (with the Sugarcanes)
Apr 26 - Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA (with the Sugarcanes)
Apr 27 - Florida Theatre - Jacksonville, FL (with the Sugarcanes)
Apr 29 - Jazz Festival - New Orleans, LA (with the Sugarcanes)
May 1 - MerleFest - Wilkesboro, NC (with the Sugarcanes)
May 15 - Peppermill Casino - Reno, NV (with the Imposters)
May 28-29 - Meyerson Symphony Center - Dallas, TX (Solo with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra)
