They've reconditioned the winery since I was last there but it is still one of the most beautiful places to see a concert. Nestled in the hills above Saratoga, the venue holds 2500 people and is one of my favorite places to see a performance. You can arrive early and have a picnic, enjoy a bottle of wine and have a most amazing view of the valley below.
We had fairly good seats, towards the center and just up a bit on the backside. Elvis and the Sugarcanes came out to play a full 2 hours with no intermission.
They mixed it up with some songs from his new album Elvis Costello: Secret, Profane & Sugarcane along with some oldies but goodies. Red Shoes, Allison, Brilliant Mistake.
Daughter enjoyed the violin player and big bass, I was loving the mandolin, but mostly the main man himself in his purple fedora. And I spotted & reconnected some old friends and colleagues while there.
They came back out to perform 3 encores, complete with the last song What's So Funny about Peace Love and Understanding. We moved down about 50 ft from the stage on his last encore. I got my hand slapped for taking some video, whoops sorry, really I was trying to take a pic and the video just went on. So here you have a flavor of the man himself. Sorry the song isn't complete, like I said it was an honest mistake.And another nice video summary I just found on u tube.
Thanks Elvis!!!!! We'll get back to our regularly scheduled blog posts of Hollywood Glamour tomorrow. A girls gotta have her priorities.
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I am soooo envious! I love Elvis Costello...such a poet, scholar and songwriter in one (unnaturally talented) man!
Thanks Maggie, I couldn't agree more. His wife Diana Krall is playing there tonight. I was hoping that she would come out and join him on stage, but sadly, no.
I love Elvis.....Like your blog. Enjoyed going through it. Keep it up the good work.Beth Colonialgifts.co.uk
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