In a press release, Costello announced that these shows will follow the them of his tour over the last year, following a theme for the night. The exceptional thing about his Carnegie shows is that fans can expect a setlist in excess of 50 different songs between the two shows, made up of a mix of hits and rare tracks.

Carnegie Hall opened on May 5, 1891. Since then it has seen performances from many of the great artists in music history, from George Gershwin to the Beatles for their New York concert debut to the New York Philharmonic who have performed in the Hall over 5,000 times.