Effective period / Period of releases: 1978 - 2010

Members: Pete Thomas, Bruce Thomas, Steve Nieve, Declan Patrick Aloysius Macmanus

Elvis Costello & The Attractions were a UK New Wave and rock group formed in London in late 1977 by Elvis Costello and first appeared on the B-side of Watching The Detectives. They performed and recorded through to 1986, and again from 1994 through 1996.

In 2002, the band, without Bruce Thomas, was reconstituted as Elvis Costello & The Imposters.

In 2003, Elvis Costello & The Attractions were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.