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Elvis Costello fans walk out in disgust
Norwich Evening News ^ | 5/26/05 | NAOMI CANTON

Posted on 05/26/2005 10:16:45 PM PDT by ambrose

Costello fans walk out in disgust

NAOMI CANTON

26 May 2005 13:04

Outraged fans walked out in disgust last night after Elvis Costello arrived on stage several hours late because he was watching the football.

He then shouted abuse at the audience and deliberately played badly.

The avid Liverpool fan had arrived on stage at the UEA at 9.40pm because he tried to catch the Champions League final on television.

Many fans had been waiting for him since 7.30pm and so when he received a hostile reaction from fans, he proceeded to shout abuse at them and under perform.

Andrew Milnes, of Wood Street, Norwich, was outraged. He said:

"At first I balked at the £25 tickets to see Elvis Costello at the UEA, but he was, after all, a hero of my youth, having written, produced and sung some of the greatest material of the late seventies.

"The tickets stated there was no support band so we arrived early and took up a good front-of-stage position. Then we heard the rumour that he was watching the football and he was.

"A support band was given the unenviable task of soothing an increasingly hostile crowd. When Elvis eventually daned to appear at 9.40pm there was loud booing.

"His reaction to this was to hurl abuse and play loudly, not very grown up, but more importantly, not very good.

"Great as he is, Elvis is not a guitar hero and this stint earned him a soaking with water from a fan.

"His band the Imposters probably knocked back by the hostile reaction, played like amateurs, the crowd knew the material better than they did and could probably have played it better too.

"The whole thing seemed to be done on the cheap and at £25 a ticket, that's not good enough."

Malca Schotten, from Norwich, was also in the audience. She said: "Some of us had been there since 7.30pm and didn't realise he was going to be late, so we were annoyed to say the least.

"Although there were some people shouting and throwing things, most people were polite.

"His reaction was completely over the top. He was swearing and gesturing to the crowd, showing a complete lack of respect - I don't care how famous you are, you should respect your fans.

"I paid £50 to take my sister for her birthday, I've always wanted to see him live and was really looking forward to it.

"His behaviour was disgusting and we were the first to walk out and plenty of people followed."


TOPICS: Culture/Society; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: egoandentertainers; elviscostello; lateness; punctuality
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To: Tall_Texan

LOL!

Good one!


21 posted on 05/26/2005 10:42:12 PM PDT by spinestein (Hey, hey! Ho, ho! John McCain has got to go!)
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To: Bullish

I thought marrying Diana Kroll would mellow the dude out.


22 posted on 05/26/2005 10:50:49 PM PDT by zarf
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To: ambrose

He's always been a smug, arrogant, narcisstic, self-indulgent jerk masquarading as an muscian. He was amusing for a while in the 70's.


23 posted on 05/26/2005 10:52:15 PM PDT by garyhope
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To: Zero Sum
Outraged fans walked out in disgust last night after Elvis Costello arrived on stage several hours late because he was watching the football.

Zero Sum said: Was the football doing anything interesting?

Here is another great one:

When Elvis eventually daned to appear at 9.40pm there was loud booing.

24 posted on 05/26/2005 10:53:45 PM PDT by Dianna
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To: zarf

He married Diana Krall? I thought her heroin would have mellowed both of them out.


25 posted on 05/26/2005 10:54:50 PM PDT by garyhope
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To: Tall_Texan
Your attention please...Elvis' fans have left the building!

Wow!!! ROFL, What a great line!

26 posted on 05/26/2005 10:58:55 PM PDT by ThirstyMan
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To: garyhope
I came to him through Bruce Springsteen..
Music critics compared "The Boss" to Elvis as a lyricist...
So I checked him out..

I decided the comparison was unfair... To Bruce..
Springsteen was a much better writer and performer than Elvis has ever been..

Costello has/had a certain effite, snobbish appeal to him, that "excited" the elitist crowd.. Blue state socialists, mostly..
For most americans, though, he is a meaningless, prancing monkey..

27 posted on 05/26/2005 11:00:03 PM PDT by Drammach (Freedom; not just a job, it's an adventure..)
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To: Dianna
Here is another great one:

When Elvis eventually daned to appear at 9.40pm there was loud booing.

Yeah, he took his swede old time to get thier.(and he got there 5 finns -- or so)

28 posted on 05/26/2005 11:00:17 PM PDT by AndrewC
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To: ambrose

Anyone who can write a song as great as "Almost Blue" can be forgiven anything...but he does need a TIVO.


29 posted on 05/26/2005 11:03:06 PM PDT by Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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To: angkor

yeah , perhaps Jake Riviera can take the name back and Ms. Costello can go away and be a hasbeen nobody


30 posted on 05/26/2005 11:05:39 PM PDT by Dad yer funny
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To: ambrose

darn... i like him...


31 posted on 05/26/2005 11:09:35 PM PDT by latina4dubya
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To: latina4dubya

Can't blame him....after all it was Liverpool who was playing.


32 posted on 05/26/2005 11:31:41 PM PDT by rudyudy
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To: ambrose
I'm sorry to hear this.

I saw Elvis in the early 80s and then again just about three years ago. His performance was great.

However, if he had acted in the manner described here, I would have walked out, too. The "prima donna" act is such a turn-off.

33 posted on 05/26/2005 11:35:13 PM PDT by Allegra (It's Hotter'n A Whorehouse on Nickel Night)
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To: ambrose

Elvis has not yet entered the building.


34 posted on 05/26/2005 11:56:27 PM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: ambrose
Sounds like Elvis is goin a bit 'o Shane McGowan on the payin customers.

Pray for rain!

35 posted on 05/27/2005 12:06:57 AM PDT by Useless_eater_on_steroids ("We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office." -- Aesop)
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To: Dr.Hilarious
Even translated into American value it's been a long time since I've seen a ticket that cheap.

Ticketmaster must not have invaded England yet.

36 posted on 05/27/2005 12:26:38 AM PDT by Log
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To: ambrose
Elvis Costello arrived on stage several hours late because he was watching the football.
He then shouted abuse at the audience and deliberately played badly.

Welcome To The Working Week.

I know it don't thrill ya. I hope it don't kill ya.

37 posted on 05/27/2005 12:26:48 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: ambrose; Tall_Texan; spinestein

"This has been an announcement of the Elvis Emergency Network..."

38 posted on 05/27/2005 12:32:22 AM PDT by HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
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To: HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity

He was spotted coming out of the men's room muttering "my aim is true".


39 posted on 05/27/2005 12:38:26 AM PDT by Tall_Texan (If you can think 180-degrees apart from reality, you might be a Democrat.)
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To: ThirstyMan
Wow!!! ROFL, What a great line! 26 posted on 05/27/2005 1:58:55 AM EDT by ThirstyMan

Thinking the same thing. Grasps the precarious existential absurdity and comic instability of the times...

40 posted on 05/27/2005 12:40:20 AM PDT by HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
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