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Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello


Background information
Birth name Declan Patrick MacManus
Born August 25, 1954
Born place Paddington, London, England
Genre(s) Pub Rock
New Wave
Years active 1970—present
Label(s) Island Records
Columbia Records
Mercury Records
Lost Highway Records
Verve Records
Deutsche Grammophon
Hip-O Records
Stiff Records
Associated acts Diana Krall
Burt Bacharach
Brodsky Quartet
Website Website



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Bob Geldof Announced As Keynote Speaker At SXSW Festival 2011

January 13, 2011
Bob Geldof Announced As Keynote Speaker At SXSW Festival 2011Bob Geldof has been revealed as the keynote speaker and showcase performer for the SXSW Festival 2011.

The Boomtown Rats singer will perform at the festival as well as speak on the festival's 25th Anniversary on March 17, St. Patricks Day.

The festival, which takes places from March 11-20, traditionally mixes new live music with industry conferences.

Acts for this year's festival include Bombay Bicycle Club, Chapel Club, The Naked and Famous and Pulled Apart By Horses.

(by Holly Frith)



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