Elvis Costello

Overview

The diverse and highly acclaimed British troubadour Elvis Costello, whose career spans three decades, is back in Australia this year to perform from his back catalogue, which plays like a one-man pop encyclopedia. Costello last graced Australia's shores in 2009 when he was here performing solo shows, and is now here as part of the headlining bill for Byron Bay's Bluesfest this coming Easter. In 2010 Costello released, National Ransom, with The Imposters, who join him on tour for what is anticipated to be a spectacular concert experience, in what is surely the prettiest of Sydney's theatres.

Almost completely impossible to classify into a musical genre, Costello might have been relegated completely to the underground if his tunes weren't so damn catchy. And in this sense, he's actually a bit of a punk. Not the stereotypical 'ripped jeans down with Thatcher' kind of punk, but in the attitude of not caring what anybody else thinks. Elvis Costello has always been unique and demonstrated that he's never cared what's playing on the radio. He just wants to make whatever music he wants to make. A punk in thick-rimmed glasses and a dapper suit.