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Currently defying his critics and delighting audiences, accompanied only by ex-Attraction Steve Nieve, Elvis Costello is touring. He plays Glasgow Royal Concert Hall tonight; Sainted from Memory

Martin Newell
Thursday 22 April 1999 18:02 EDT
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