Up until a few weeks ago, Elvis Costello was out on the road putting on his usual spectacular show, but the music legend had to cancel the last few dates of his European tour on doctor's orders. See, he'd secretly been playing the gigs while recovering from surgery to combat a cancer diagnosis.

Elvis Costello has been forced to cancel the remaining dates of his European tour under medical advice

Elvis Costello isn't just one of our greatest living songwriters. He's also a trooper. For the past few weeks, Costello has been playing live shows while recovering from cancer surgery. And he's been doing it without telling the world about it. Respect is due.

A good year for the roses?New wave icon Elvis Costello is to release a new album with his band The Imposters in the near future. The prolific singer-songwriter – responsible for hits such as ‘Oliver’s Army’ ‘Pump It Up’ and ‘Alison’ – is set to follow up hi...

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