Elvis Costello and The Imposters with Charlie Sexton at MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Sept. 22, 2025.

“It seems like just yesterday we were here!” Elvis Costello declared to the crowd of veteran fans at MGM Music Hall on Monday night, and the sentiment makes sense: Elvis Costello has been here A LOT.

By “here” I mean Massachusetts, and by “a lot” I mean close to 10 times in the last five years alone. And if he’s been here that many times, think about how many times he’s been to all the other places.

If that sounds exhausting, I’m sure that’s because it is — and for a brief period Monday night, it felt like the grueling schedule might have been catching up with the 71-year-old former Angry Young Man. But even if the show lagged a bit in the center, it started strong and finished triumpha

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