Elvis Costello, Clive Langer & The Boxes play Colwyn Bay Pier
Did you go to this gig? Do you have any pics, ticket stubs, flyers, anecdotes, juicy stories! Please share!
There was a bootleg recording of this gig (info and pics from Costello site – click pic)
February 16, 2012 @ 8:03 pm
I was at that gig and actually had my photograph of EC published in the NWWN because their photographer was too much of a short arse to see over the heads of the crowd. Also got to go and have a look around EC tour bus which was a converted old American Greyhound bus (it stank).
I seem to remember standing having a piss in the bogs and some guy asking me what I thought of the support band, which I replied I thought they were shit, only to find Clive Langer having a piss next to me lol
July 17, 2014 @ 12:30 pm
I was Elvis Costello’s bus driver and remember Colwyn Bay Pier gig . Was the bus parked outside the Pier? The bus was an american Silver Eagle not a Greyhound . Did you meet Elvis or the Attractions or perhaps you spoke to me as I must have been there to show you round? Great gig by the way and love to Wales.
March 11, 2012 @ 11:50 am
this gig ranks as one of the best i ever saw anywhere.clive Langer played a really great set and Costello banged out a seamingly endless procession of songa at breakneck speed. Didn’t know there was a bootleg will try and get a copy.Can’t believe it was so long ago christ i’m gettin old
February 16, 2021 @ 10:52 am
I was there, a lanky 20 year old art student (of course!) I drove a bunch of us from Wrexham in my mum’s battered old Vauxhall Viva. All I can remember is the place was packed and we were late and trying to get anywhere near the front impossible but it was a great gig, Elvis was on fire!