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Classic DVD Review: Elvis Costello & The Imposters | Club Date: Live in Memphis

The singer-songwriter and his band cut loose in a venue way too small for them.

This came out in 2005 — or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):

 


What could be better than seeing Elvis Costello live? How about seeing him live in a tiny bar?

That’s the premise behind the Club Date series — take a great band, put them in a venue way too small for them, turn on the cameras and let them cut loose. And cut loose Costellos and his Imposters do here, cranking out a fiery 20-song set of new material and oldies like Pump It Up, Radio Radio and Mystery Dance. Just to make it even more special, Emmylou Harris drops by to sing a few tracks. It doesn’t get better than that.