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! colspan="2" | <big>1981-08-23</big> | ! colspan="2" | <big>1981-08-23</big> | ||
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | ||
| − | | colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:1981_08_23_poster.jpg]] | + | | colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:1981_08_23_photo_Connie_Walden.jpg|thumb|center]] |
| + | |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | ||
| + | | colspan="2" align="center" | a photo from today - copyright Connie D. Walden | ||
| + | |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | ||
| + | | colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:1981_08_23_poster.jpg|thumb|center]] | ||
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | ||
| colspan="2" align="center" | a poster for this concert | | colspan="2" align="center" | a poster for this concert | ||
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | ||
| − | | colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:1981_08_23_ticket.jpg]] | + | | colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:1981_08_23_pass.jpg|thumb|center]] |
| + | |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | ||
| + | | colspan="2" align="center" | a backstage pass for this concert | ||
| + | |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | ||
| + | | colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:1981_08_23_all_areas_pass.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1981_08_23_services_pass.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1981_08_23_vip_pass.jpg|80px]] | ||
| + | |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | ||
| + | | colspan="2" align="center" | backstage passes for this concert - provided by Vince Ricci | ||
| + | |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | ||
| + | | colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:1981_08_23_ticket.jpg|thumb|center]] | ||
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | ||
| colspan="2" align="center" | a ticket for this concert | | colspan="2" align="center" | a ticket for this concert | ||
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | ||
| − | | colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:1981_08_23_souvenirprogramme.jpg| | + | | colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:1981_08_23_souvenirprogramme.jpg|thumb|center]] |
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | ||
| colspan="2" align="center" | the program for this concert | | colspan="2" align="center" | the program for this concert | ||
| + | |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | ||
| + | | colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:1981_08_23_ad.jpg|thumb|center]] | ||
| + | |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | ||
| + | | colspan="2" align="center" | an ad for this concert in Music Express #49, [[1981]] | ||
| + | |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | ||
| + | | colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:1981_08_24_Toronto_Star_1.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1981_08_24_Toronto_Star_2.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1981_08_24_Toronto_Star_3.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1981_08_24_Toronto_Star_4.jpg|80px]] | ||
| + | |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | ||
| + | | colspan="2" align="center" | a review of this concert in Toronto Star - August 24, [[1981]] (with two different texts) | ||
| + | |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | ||
| + | | colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:1981_09_Music_Express_review.jpg|150px]] [[Image:1981_09_26_Melody_Maker_review.jpg|170px]] | ||
| + | |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | ||
| + | | colspan="2" align="center" | reviews of this concert in Music Express - September [[1981]] / Melody Maker - September 26, [[1981]] | ||
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! colspan="2" | Performance summary | ! colspan="2" | Performance summary | ||
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | ||
| <b>Ticket prices:</b> | | <b>Ticket prices:</b> | ||
| − | | C$ 20,00 | + | | C$ 20,00 - 25,00 |
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=Setlist= | =Setlist= | ||
| − | [[Voices Inside My Head]] | + | * [[Voices Inside My Head]] |
| − | + | * [[Don't Stand So Close To Me]] | |
| − | [[Don't Stand So Close To Me]] | + | * [[Walking On The Moon]] |
| − | + | * [[Deathwish]] | |
| − | [[Walking On The Moon]] | + | * [[Bring On The Night]] |
| − | + | * [[Invisible Sun]] | |
| − | [[Deathwish]] | + | * [[De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da]] |
| − | + | * [[Truth Hits Everybody]] | |
| − | [[Bring On The Night]] | + | * [[Shadows In The Rain]] |
| − | + | * [[When The World Is Running Down You Make The Best Of What's Still Around]] | |
| − | [[Invisible Sun]] | + | * [[Demolition Man]] |
| − | + | * [[One World]] | |
| − | [[De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da]] | + | * [[Spirits In The Material World]] |
| − | + | * [[The Bed's Too Big Without You]] | |
| − | [[Truth Hits Everybody]] | + | * [[Driven To Tears]] |
| − | + | * [[Message In A Bottle]] | |
| − | [[Shadows In The Rain]] | + | * [[Roxanne]] |
| − | + | * [[Can't Stand Losing You]] | |
| − | [[When The World Is Running Down You Make The Best Of What's Still Around]] | ||
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| − | [[Demolition Man]] | ||
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| − | [[One World]] | ||
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| − | [[Spirits In The Material World]] | ||
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| − | [[The Bed's Too Big Without You]] | ||
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| − | [[Driven To Tears]] | ||
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| − | [[Message In A Bottle]] | ||
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| − | [[Roxanne]] | ||
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| − | [[Can't Stand Losing You]] | ||
=Recording information= | =Recording information= | ||
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There were about 25.000 people in the audience. Local promoter Gary Topp mentioned "only" 18.000 people. | There were about 25.000 people in the audience. Local promoter Gary Topp mentioned "only" 18.000 people. | ||
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=See also= | =See also= | ||
| − | + | [[Image:1981_08_23_Stewart_Jason_Varmazis.jpg|150px]] [[Image:1981_08_23_Sting_Andy_Jason_Varmazis.jpg|151px]] [[Image:1981_08_23_shirt_front.jpg|125px]] [[Image:1981_08_23_shirt_back.jpg|126px]] | |
=External links= | =External links= | ||
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=References= | =References= | ||
| − | sources: Outlandos newsletter September 1981, Police File No. 19, personal information | + | sources: poster, ticket, ad, [[Outlandos newsletter]] September [[1981]], Police File No. 19, personal information |
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| + | [[1981-08-28 |next entry ==>]] | ||
[[Category:1981]][[Category:1981-1982 Ghost In The Machine Tour]] | [[Category:1981]][[Category:1981-1982 Ghost In The Machine Tour]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:10, 5 July 2023
| 1981-08-23 | |
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| a photo from today - copyright Connie D. Walden | |
| a poster for this concert | |
| a backstage pass for this concert | |
  
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| backstage passes for this concert - provided by Vince Ricci | |
| a ticket for this concert | |
| the program for this concert | |
| an ad for this concert in Music Express #49, 1981 | |
   
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| a review of this concert in Toronto Star - August 24, 1981 (with two different texts) | |
 
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| reviews of this concert in Music Express - September 1981 / Melody Maker - September 26, 1981 | |
| Performance summary | |
| Artist performing: | The Police |
| Tour: | 1981-1982 Ghost In The Machine Tour |
| Venue: | The Grove |
| Location: | Oakville, ON, Canada |
| Support acts: | The David Bendeth Band, John Otway, The Payolas, Nash The Slash, Oingo Boingo, Killing Joke, Iggy Pop, The Go-Go's, The Specials |
| Ticket prices: | C$ 20,00 - 25,00 |
On 1981-08-23, The Police performed at The Grove in Oakville, ON, Canada.
Setlist
- Voices Inside My Head
- Don't Stand So Close To Me
- Walking On The Moon
- Deathwish
- Bring On The Night
- Invisible Sun
- De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
- Truth Hits Everybody
- Shadows In The Rain
- When The World Is Running Down You Make The Best Of What's Still Around
- Demolition Man
- One World
- Spirits In The Material World
- The Bed's Too Big Without You
- Driven To Tears
- Message In A Bottle
- Roxanne
- Can't Stand Losing You
Recording information
There's a recording of this concert.
Trivia
This was called The Police Picnic. More Police Picnics were to follow in the next two years.
There were about 25.000 people in the audience. Local promoter Gary Topp mentioned "only" 18.000 people.
See also
External links
This section needs more information.
References
sources: poster, ticket, ad, Outlandos newsletter September 1981, Police File No. 19, personal information
