Every day of this summer we go back to the same summer day somewhere in history
9 July 2026
On 9 July 1977, this day 49 years ago, Declan Patrick MacManus (now aged 71 years)
quit his day job as a computer programmer, aged 23, to become a full-time musician under the moniker ELVIS COSTELLO. The rest is history.
Thank you, Elvis, for the career switch.
You really pumped it up afterwards.