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* [[Message In A Bottle]]
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Originally today's concert was scheduled to take place at the [[Orpheum Theatre (Boston) | Orpheum Theatre]].
 
Originally today's concert was scheduled to take place at the [[Orpheum Theatre (Boston) | Orpheum Theatre]].
  
A ticket stub for a [[Stage West]] concert on January 18, [[1980]] features the handwritten support acts Fàshiön and Moon Martin on its back. Luke Skyscraper Jones from Fàshiön remembers being late for one concert with Moon Martin, thus having to play after him. Both bands also supported [[The Police]] on [[1979-10-05]], but a review for that show confirms that on that day Fàshiön played before Moon Martin. Which means that there was at least one other concert with both Fàshiön and Moon Martin.
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A ticket stub for a [[Stage West]] concert on January 18, [[1980]] features the handwritten support acts Fàshiön and Moon Martin on its back.  
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Luke Skyscraper Jones from Fàshiön remembers being late for one concert with Moon Martin, thus having to play after him. Both bands also supported [[The Police]] on [[1979-10-05]], but review for that and today's show confirm that on both days Fàshiön played before Moon Martin. Which means that there was at least a third concert with both Fàshiön and Moon Martin.
  
 
[[The Police]]'s concerts from around this period were heavily re-scheduled - this whole week was once planned for other venues with other support acts... It's very probable that the re-scheduling of concerts led to this [[Stage West]] concert's earlier date.
 
[[The Police]]'s concerts from around this period were heavily re-scheduled - this whole week was once planned for other venues with other support acts... It's very probable that the re-scheduling of concerts led to this [[Stage West]] concert's earlier date.
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=References=
 
=References=
source: [[The Police: A Visual Documentary by Miles]]; Luke Skysraper Jones; Circus - October 2, [[1979]]; ad; ticket stub
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source: [[The Police: A Visual Documentary by Miles]]; Luke Skyscraper Jones; Circus - October 2, [[1979]]; ad; ticket stub; review in The Hartford Courant - October 6, [[1979]]
  
  

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1979-10-04
1980 01 18 ticket.jpg
a ticket for this concert (probably)
1979 10 02 Circus ad.jpg
an ad in Circus - October 2, 1979
Performance summary
Artist performing: The Police
Tour: 1979-1980 Reggatta de Blanc Tour
Venue: Stage West
Location: Hartford, CT, USA
Support acts: Fàshiön, Moon Martin
Ticket prices: US$ 6,50 - 7,50


On 1979-10-04, The Police performed at the Stage West in Hartford, CT, USA.

Setlist

A review mentions the following songs:

Recording information

This section needs more information. Please note if an official or unofficial recording, or recording(s), is known to exist of this performance.

Trivia

Originally today's concert was scheduled to take place at the Orpheum Theatre.

A ticket stub for a Stage West concert on January 18, 1980 features the handwritten support acts Fàshiön and Moon Martin on its back.

Luke Skyscraper Jones from Fàshiön remembers being late for one concert with Moon Martin, thus having to play after him. Both bands also supported The Police on 1979-10-05, but review for that and today's show confirm that on both days Fàshiön played before Moon Martin. Which means that there was at least a third concert with both Fàshiön and Moon Martin.

The Police's concerts from around this period were heavily re-scheduled - this whole week was once planned for other venues with other support acts... It's very probable that the re-scheduling of concerts led to this Stage West concert's earlier date.

(on the date that's printed on the ticket The Police were still in London - they flew to America on 1980-01-19)

See also

This section needs more information.

External links

This section needs more information.

References

source: The Police: A Visual Documentary by Miles; Luke Skyscraper Jones; Circus - October 2, 1979; ad; ticket stub; review in The Hartford Courant - October 6, 1979


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