Editing Elvis Costello (section)

=== 2010 cancelled Tel Aviv concerts ===
In early 2010, Costello was invited to play his first concert in Israel, on 30 June of that year, at the Caesarea Amphitheater north of Tel Aviv.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://igoogledisrael.com/elvis-costello-is-coming-to-israel/|title=Elvis Costello is coming to Israel!|date=15 February 2010|website=igoggledisrael.com|access-date=17 March 2019}}</ref> Due to high demand for tickets, a second concert was added for 1 July.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/culture/1.5104950|title=The bitch, and others, are back|last=Kohavi|first=Noya|date=22 April 2010|website=Haaretz|access-date=17 March 2019}}</ref> At first, Costello seemed resolved to resist political pressure on artists to refrain from performing in Israel due to the country's controversial treatment of Palestinians. In early May, Costello told Israel's largest daily newspaper, ''[[Yedioth Ahronoth]]'', "As soon as you play you are going to get criticised". Costello told the newspaper he did not agree with organisations that "think that they need to boycott Israel to pressure it", saying he thought "culture is the only way in which humanity shares experiences, and that is why I need to come and perform here".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/bowing-to-his-conscience-20100524-w7vx.html|title=Bowing to his conscience|last=Koutsoukis|first=Jason|date=25 May 2010|work=Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=17 March 2019}}</ref> Two weeks later, he announced on his website that he had cancelled the concerts because of what he called the "grave and complex" sensitivities of the [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 May 2010 |title=Elvis Costello cancels Israel concerts |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-costello-israel-idUSTRE64I30E20100519}}</ref> He told ''[[The Jerusalem Post]]'' his decision was part of a "30-year conundrum" that he had been dealing with regarding playing in Israel. He also told the ''Post'' that he had not been threatened or coerced, but that he "woke up one day and realised [he] couldn't go on with the shows". The promoters of the concerts expressed shock. Israeli Culture Minister [[Limor Livnat]], a member of right-wing [[Likud Party]], denounced the decision. The organisation [[Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel]] praised it.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brinn |first=David |date=20 May 2010 |title=Elvis Costello cancels upcoming show |work=The Jerusalem Post |url=https://www.jpost.com/Arts-and-Culture/Entertainment/Elvis-Costello-cancels-upcoming-show |access-date=2 August 2023}}</ref>