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Artist:Elvis Costello
Tour:Stiffs Greatest Stiffs
Venue:University Of Lancaster
City:  Lancaster, England, UK
Date:Saturday, 5 Nov 1977
Collection:  Attended     Wishlist 
Community: 1 Attended


 LineupRating
1Elvis CostelloRate
2Nick LoweRate
3Ian Dury And The BlockheadsRate
4Wreckless EricRate
5Larry WallisRate


Notes

The tour also went under the name "A Bunch Of Stiffs"

Images



Number: 2635564  THUMBNAIL
Uploaded By: Folker
Description: Advert from Lancaster students SCAN newspaper


Number: 2635565 
Uploaded By: Folker
Description: Preview from Lancaster students' SCAN newspaper


Number: 2635568 
Uploaded By: Folker
Description: Photo of Elvis Costello from the gig


Number: 2635569 
Uploaded By: Folker
Description: Wreckless Eric, Ian Dury, Davey Payne, Elvis Costello - taken at gig


Number: 2635570 
Uploaded By: Folker
Description: Review from Lancaster students' SCAN newspaper


Number: 2635571 
Uploaded By: Folker
Description: Lancaster concert list Oct-Dec 1977, note "Bunch of Stiffs" billing


Comments and Reviews
 
Folker
3rd May 2021
 This tour seems to have had an identity problem, as I've found multiple references to it being called each of "A Bunch of Stiffs" and "Stiffs Greatest Stiffs".

Found a couple of original photos from the gig a little while back, when asked to contribute to a book about Lancaster's gigs. Figured I would put them up here too. No idea who took them. The picture of Ian Dury on drums, backing Wreckless Eric is quite special.
 

 
Folker
3rd May 2021
 Review
Here's what I wrote shortly after the gig: "A great night. Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe were excellent musically. Ian Dury was unbelievable. Only the twat Wreckless Eric let things down a bit - apart from the single his stuff was rubbish. Overall EC was probably best - did a great encore of Alison."

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