Elvis Costello & The Imposters with Charlie Sexton

Name: Elvis Costello & The Imposters with Charlie Sexton
Start: 2026-06-10T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-10T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Laeiszhalle Hamburg

took place · 10 Jun 2026

Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Germany

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Elvis Costello & The Imposters with Charlie Sexton — Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Hamburg

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Concert featuring Elvis Costello & The Imposters with special guest Charlie Sexton at Laeiszhalle Hamburg.

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Charlie Sexton

Elvis Costello & The Imposters

About: Elvis Costello

A founding figure of British new wave, Costello brings The Imposters and guitarist Charlie Sexton to Europe in summer 2026 for the 'Radio Soul!' tour - a deep dive into his catalog from 1977's My Aim Is True through 1986's Blood & Chocolate, with room for surprises.

33+

studio albums released

2003

year inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Grammy Awards won

26+

upcoming concerts on 2026 tour (as of June 2026)

What's new

2026-05
Elvis Costello added further UK and EU dates to the 'Radio Soul!' tour in May 2026 due to high demand, including a sold-out show at London's Royal Albert Hall on June 15.
2026-05
Costello extended his summer 2026 tour with new US dates running through September 2026, marking the first American leg of the 'Radio Soul!' shows.
2025-12
Elvis Costello announced his 2026 headlining 'Radio Soul!: The Early Songs of Elvis Costello' tour in December 2025, focusing on material from 1977's My Aim Is True to 1986's Blood & Chocolate.

Tour

LundStockholmOsloHamburgBrightonBirminghamLondonYorkLiverpoolGlasgowManchesterPortsmouthBrusselsUtrechtParisDublin

Tracks

Oliver's Army1979 UK #2 single, new wave classic from Armed Forces

Alisondebut-era ballad, one of his most enduring and best-regarded songs

Watching the Detectivesreggae-inflected 1977 single, a live set staple for decades

Pump It Uphigh-energy 1978 anthem from This Year's Model

(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and UnderstandingNick Lowe cover turned new wave standard, a signature concert closer

About: The Imposters

Formed in 2002 around Costello veterans Steve Nieve and Pete Thomas, The Imposters have been the engine behind some of his most acclaimed records of the past two decades - and a relentless live act whose sets draw on nearly fifty years of songwriting.

studio albums recorded with Elvis Costello (career total)

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.

Tour

SeattlePortlandSan FranciscoLos AngelesLas VegasDenverKansas CitySt. LouisNashvilleBethlehemBostonTorontoAtlantaChicagoWashington

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

About: Charlie Sexton

An Austin guitar legend who cut his teeth alongside Stevie Ray Vaughan as a kid, Sexton spent years as the lead guitarist anchoring Bob Dylan's Never Ending Tour and now brings that same road-hardened craft to Elvis Costello's band.

3.6M

YouTube plays for 'Beat's So Lonely'

#20

US Billboard Hot 100 peak for 'Beat's So Lonely' (1985 debut single)

What's new

2026-02
Elvis Costello & The Imposters with Charlie Sexton added eight more UK and European dates to their 2026 'Radio Soul!' tour, bringing the total to 13 shows including stops in Brighton, Stockholm, Hamburg, and Oslo.
2025-12
Elvis Costello announced a 2026 UK headline tour with The Imposters and Charlie Sexton, covering Birmingham, London, Portsmouth, and Newcastle under the 'Radio Soul!' banner.
2025-11
Sexton performed alongside Patti Smith and Michael Stipe at a concert in New York City.

Tour

BirminghamLondonPortsmouthNewcastleManchesterChelmsfordGlasgowCorkCardiffNimesNancyWeertBrightonStockholmHamburgOslo

Tracks

Beat's So Lonely1985 debut hit, Top 20 on US Billboard Hot 100, from album 'Pictures for Pleasure'

Pictures for Pleasure1985 debut album, launched Sexton's career as a teenage prodigy

Arc Angels1992 self-titled album with blues-rock supergroup Arc Angels, produced by Steven Van Zandt

Under the Wishing Tree1995 critically acclaimed Americana album by the Charlie Sexton Sextet

Cruel and Gentle Things2005 solo album, produced by Lucinda Williams

About the venue: Laeiszhalle Hamburg

The Laeiszhalle is Hamburg's historic concert hall, inaugurated in 1908 and named after the shipping magnate Carl Heinrich Laeisz. The neo-baroque building houses two concert halls — the grand Großer Saal and the intimate Kleiner Saal — and serves as the main venue for classical music, orchestral concerts, and chamber music in the city. It is home to the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra and regularly hosts internationally renowned ensembles and soloists.

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