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Ryman Auditorium
Saturday, July 5th, 2025 (Nashville, TN) – the Ryman Auditorium presents Elvis Costello & The Imposters LIVE, with Charlie Sexton to open. The first-generation new wave icon revisits the opening decade of his GRAMMY Award-winning career, beginning with the 1977 solo debut, My Aim Is True, up to his 1986 releases King of America and Blood & Chocolate. “Radio Soul: The Early Songs of Elvis Costello” covers a repertoire of Platinum-selling classics.
Dating back to his original breakthrough single, “Watching the Detectives,” Costello offers his songwriting creativity, punk-rock hits, and new wave innovations at the Mother Church, showcasing such timeless gems as “I Want You,” “Brilliant Mistake,” “Radio Radio,” and “Man Out of Time,” with other surprises up his sleeve. This production from the 3x Hall of Fame (GRAMMYs, Rock and Roll, Songwriters) singer added over twenty cities to its second North American leg. They are Elvis Costello & The Imposters. And they’re back to make you swoon. Grab your tickets soon!
From the sprawling Midwest to the scenic East Coast, Elvis Costello & The Imposters will ride a nostalgic tide of new wave, power pop, punk, and pub rock, with Charlie Sexton in opening performances. The 2025 “Radio Soul: The Early Songs of Elvis Costello” Tour, following a slate of newly announced shows, plots 40 venues on its summer-long trip through North America, including a historic return to “music’s most iconic stage.” Spend your Saturday right and grab the front row for the GRAMMY Hall of Famer’s July 5th concert at the Ryman Auditorium!
When you think about the ‘70s and ‘80s, what’s the first thing that crosses your mind?
To countless music enthusiasts, critics, and historians, that’s an exciting period for punk and rock 'n' roll personalities. Songwriters breached tradition. Britain gave birth to the new wave. The Ryman — Nashville’s hallowed “Mother Church” — celebrates this momentous period in history in one of its most awaited presentations for the season: “Radio Soul: The Early Songs of Elvis Costello,” performed by Elvis Costello & The Imposters LIVE! The multi-awarded (MTV, GRAMMY, ASCAP, BAFTA, Ivor Novello) singer-songwriter recounts the nine-year era between 1977 (My Aim Is True) and 1986 (King of America, Blood & Chocolate) in a uniquely evocative production equal parts “faithful and unexpected.” With his band, the Imposters (Steve Nieve, Pete Thomas, Davey Faragher), he welcomes us to witness incredible sets featuring his most affecting ballads, hit singles, and Platinum records: “Watching the Detectives,” “Radio Radio,” “Alison,” “Oliver’s Army,” “Man Out of Time,” “I Want You,” “Brilliant Mistake,” & “Farewell, OK.”
Elvis Costello was inducted into three of the music industry’s most esteemed halls of fame: Rock and Roll (2006), GRAMMY (2007, for his debut album), and Songwriters (2016). He aims to deliver a show of a lifetime on Saturday, rife with your favorite classics from the first era and a few surprises you won’t see coming!Former Bob Dylan band guitarist Charlie Sexton (“Beat’s So Lonely,” “Don’t Look Back”) makes some finishing touches to the night with a set defined by exquisite, top-of-the-line blues-rock melodies.
“Home of the Grand Ole Opry.” The Ryman Auditorium promises a near-peerless experience with every live music event on its grounds. Buy tickets for Elvis Costello & The Imposters this weekend and hear the punk-rock spirit of the ‘70s elevated by world-class sound technology and an electrifying, soulfully transcendental atmosphere.
Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, , US