Before a ten date US tour in May, Costello will play a one-off show at New York’s Rubin Museum of Art with Rosanne Cash on April 13th, which NME reports is an “all acoustic musical talk show, drawing on the theme of magic numbers.” Eh?

Now that his white man’s guilt about Katrina is out of his system (The River in Reverse with Allen Toussaint), it might be time to rock again. Touring with the Imposters is a good sign. Fingers crossed.

The dates:

02 May Los Angeles, House Of Blues

03 May San Francisco, The Warfield

06 May Denver, The Fillmore

08 May Minneapolis, Myth

09 May Chicago, House Of Blues

11 May Detroit, State Theatre

15 May Boston, Avalon

16 May New York, Nokia Theatre

18 May Washington, 9: 30 Club

19 May Philadelphia, Electric Factory