Elvis Costello
Arlington Theatre
Santa Barbara, CA
April 1, 2016



I recorded four shows on the current Spring 2016 West Coast edition of Elvis Costello’s recurring solo Detour Tour. I uploaded Tucson last week. This Santa Barbara show is the first of the four I attended. Conan O’Brien bandleader Jimmy Vivino guests on a couple of songs and John McFee!!!!! guests on three My Aim Is True tunes playing his original licks. And as usual, opener Larkin Poe joins EC for the first encore and some others. Great unique show and great sound. Samples below.

The two LA shows will follow.

If burning to CD follow the disc breaks below. If not, the show will play seamless.

Sonic Studios mic>Battery Box>Edirol R-09HR>ProTools (for level adjustment, eq, compression, and song separation)>Flac


Taped and mastered by JB. Please don't sell. Please do not convert to lossy format and upload anywhere.



Disc 1 (69:40)

01. Watching The Detectives
02. Watch Your Step
03. long intro to . . .
04. Accidents Will Happen
05. Ascension Day
06. Church Underground
07. Either Side Of The Same Town
08. Radio Soul
09. Matter Of Time (David Hidalgo & Louie Pérez)
10. Shipbuilding
11. Intro/Walkin' My Baby Back Home
12. long intro to . . .
13. Ghost Train
14. When I Write The Book/Everyday I Write The Book
15. Verinica

Disc 2 (71:07)

01. Motel Matches - with Jimmy Vivino on piano
02. Hidden Charms - with Jimmy Vivino on electric guitar
03. It's Not My Time To Go (Dan Hicks)
04. encore break


Encore 1 - with Larkin Poe
05. Pads, Paws And Claws
06. Love Field
07. Blame It On Cain
08. That's Not The Part Of Him You're Leaving
09. Down On The Bottom

Encore 2- from inside the Big Television
10. Pump It Up
11. Mystery Dance - with John McFee
12. Alison - with John McFee

Encore 3
13. Side By Side
14. long intro to . . .
15. Jimmie Standing In The Rain
16. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes - with John McFee
17. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding? - with Larkin Poe, Jimmy Vivino and John McFee