The Detour tour allowed Costello to use a Storytellers style to talk about family, life and his career along with the stories behind such songs as Watching the Detectives, Alison, A Good Year For the Roses, I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down and many others. The Detour tour was a solo effort with Costello playing guitar and piano. Joining Costello on a few tracks are Rebecca and Meghan Lovell of Larkin Poe.