Elvis Costello, one of England's Angry Young Men, will give his first Utah performance Sunday night, headlining a concert at Kingsbury Hall on the University of Utah campus.
Now 50, the singer/songwriter is no longer young nor as angry as he was when he made his debut in 1977 with the album "My Aim is True." In fact, he won a Grammy in 1999 for "I Still Have That Girl on My Mind," a love ballad written with composer Burt Bacharach.
Costello, whose real name is Declan MacManus, took the parts of his unique stage name from Elvis Presley and his mother's maiden name. Costello is married to Canadian jazz singer Diana Krall, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee has been serving as an artist in residence at UCLA.
He is currently touring in support of "The Delivery Man," a loose concept album that includes a guest appearance by Emmylou Harris (the two perform Costello's Oscar-nominated song "The Scarlet Tide," from the "Cold Mountain" soundtrack).
Costello's supporting band, the Imposters, includes members from his old backing band the Attractions, as well as Cracker. Opening the show is alt-country artist Tift Merritt, who is also on the Lost Highway label.
Show time is 7 p.m. Tickets are $35, available from all Smith'sTix locations or on the Smith'sTix Web site, www.smithstix.com.