Elvis Costello To Play Beverly's Historic Cabot Theater

BEVERLY, MA — The Cabot Theater in Beverly delivered on its promise to announce "one of the biggest acts to take The Cabot stage" on Tuesday when the historic theater said that rock legend Elvis Costello and his band the Attractions will be in the city for a special show in March.

Costello will perform on March 7 with presale tickets on sale on Wednesday. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday here.

The London-born Costello has sung in many symphony halls, including with the orchestras of San Francisco, Dallas, Austin, Houston, Chicago, Minneapolis, Nashville, Baltimore, Brooklyn, Sydney, Melbourne, Honolulu and Tokyo as well as the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the Boston Pops and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.

He made his Carnegie Hall debut as the guest of Spinal Tap in 2001, returning in 2006 to appear with The Chieftains on St. Patrick's Day and to perform "The Long Journey Home" — an anthem that was co-written with Paddy Moloney before making his own solo concert debut in 2014 with a two-night stand shortly before his 60th birthday. As a solo performer, Costello has appeared on "The Bob Dylan Show" — while he and The Imposters have, in more recent years, toured as co-headliners with Blondie and in support of both Steely Dan and The Police.

Making his debut in 1977 with the Stiff Records release "My Aim Is True" Costello's recording catalog includes the hits "Watching the Detectives," "Alison," "Pump It Up," "Everyday I Write the Book," and "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding)."

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza)