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The Imposters

The Imposters
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About

The Imposters are the British backing band that has accompanied Elvis Costello since 2002, built around three core members: keyboardist Steve Nieve, drummer Pete Thomas and bassist Davey Faragher. Nieve and Thomas both played in Costello's earlier band, the Attractions, giving the group a direct line to his classic late-1970s sound. Together with Costello they have recorded a string of studio albums - from The Delivery Man (2004) through to The Boy Named If (2022) - and toured virtually without interruption across four decades.

32
studio albums recorded with Elvis Costello (career total)
97
tracks on the 2024 King of America & Other Realms box set
600+
published song titles composed by Elvis Costello

What's new

  • 2025-04

    Elvis Costello extended the 2025 'Radio Soul!' tour with 22 additional East Coast and Midwest dates in September and October, with The Imposters and Charlie Sexton.

  • 2024-12

    Costello announced the 'Radio Soul! The Early Songs of Elvis Costello' summer 2025 tour with The Imposters, covering songs from 1977's My Aim Is True through 1986's Blood & Chocolate.

  • 2024-11

    The six-disc box set King of America & Other Realms was released on November 1, 2024, featuring a 2024 remaster of the 1986 album, previously unreleased concert recordings and newly discovered demos.

  • 2022-11

    The Boy Named If (Alive at Memphis Magnetic), a live-in-the-studio companion to the 2022 album, was released digitally on November 25, 2022.

  • 2022-01

    The Boy Named If, the 32nd studio album by Elvis Costello and the Imposters, was released on January 14, 2022, and received a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Album.

Tour

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Tracks

Alisonone of Costello's most enduring songs, a staple of every Imposters set
Pump It Upnew-wave classic from This Year's Model (1978), regularly performed live
Everyday I Write the Booktop-10 UK hit from Imperial Bedroom era; covered on the 2022 Memphis Magnetic sessions
Magnificent Hurtlead single from The Boy Named If (2022), Grammy-nominated album
Brilliant Mistakecentrepiece of King of America (1986), revisited on the 2024 box set remaster

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