Legendary new wave pioneer unveils limited 2025 tour, includes 4 Upstate NY shows

Elvis Costello has announced a limited tour for 2025, scheduled for February and March. He will perform alongside the Attractions’ pianist, Steve Nieve, for all shows.
The 15-date trek will kick off on February 19 in Easton, PA, at the State Theatre Center for the Arts. It will include four stops in Upstate New York: Ithaca at the State Theatre, Buffalo at the UB Center for the Arts, and two nights in Woodstock at the Bearsville Theater.
The tour will then wrap up with three shows in Chicago at Park West, where Costello and Nieve will be joined by Eleanor Whitmore on fiddle, Tony Garnier on double bass, Shaye Cohn on cornet and Sean McKeon on Uilleann pipes.
Ticket presale begins on Wednesday, November 20 at 10 a.m. local time, followed by the general public sale on Friday, November 22 at 10 a.m. local time. Fans can sign up for early access here.
Tickets will also be available on secondary market platforms such as Vivid Seats, SeatGeek and StubHub, which offer verified tickets with buyer guarantees. These platforms may offer below-face-value pricing and availability for sold-out shows.
2/19 – Easton, PA – Theatre Center for the Arts
2/21 – Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Center for the Arts
2/22 – Wilmington, DE – The Grand Opera House
2/24 – Montclair, NJ – Wellmont Theater
2/25 – Ithaca, NY – State Theatre of Ithaca
2/27 – Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theatre
3/01 – Beverly, MA – The Cabot
3/02 – Portsmouth, NH – The Music Hall
3/04 – Woodstock, NY – Bearsville Theater
3/05 – Woodstock, NY – Bearsville Theater
3/07 – Buffalo, NY – UB Center for the Arts (Mainstage Theatre)
3/08 – Ann Arbor, MI – Michigan Theater
3/11 – Chicago, IL – Park West
3/12 – Chicago, IL – Park West
3/14 – Chicago, IL – Park West
Costello, whose real name is Declan MacManus, is a Grammy-winning musician and a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. He’s known for his mix of new wave, pub rock and power pop on songs like “Alison,” “Radio Radio” and “Everyday I Write the Book.” He’s released more than 30 albums, including 2013’s “Wise Up Ghost” (with The Roots) and 2014’s “New Basement Tapes” (with T Bone Burnett, Rhiannon Giddens, Taylor Goldsmith, Jim James and Marcus Mumford).
Costello has composed songs for Roy Orbison, Georgie Fame, Chet Baker, Dusty Springfield, Solomon Burke and Johnny Cash and written songs with Loretta Lynn, Bill Frisell, Aimee Mann, Chris Difford and many more.