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Between [[1977-03-01]] - [[1977-05-12]], [[The Police]] took part in the '''1977 Cherry Vanilla Tour'''.
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Between [[1977-03-01]] - [[1977-05-13]], [[The Police]] took part in the '''1977 Cherry Vanilla Tour'''.
  
 
=Introduction=
 
=Introduction=
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* [[Cherry Vanilla]]
 
* [[Cherry Vanilla]]
 
* [[Zecca Esquibel]]
 
* [[Zecca Esquibel]]
* [[Louis Lepore]]
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* [[Louie Lepore]]
 
* [[Sting (person) | Sting]]
 
* [[Sting (person) | Sting]]
 
* [[Stewart Copeland]]
 
* [[Stewart Copeland]]
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=Timeline=
 
=Timeline=
[[Cherry Vanilla]] was supposed to perform on the "European" tour (Holland + Paris) in March 1977. But as she was in hospital at that time [[The Police]] went without her, supporting [[Wayne County]] instead.
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[[Cherry Vanilla]] was supposed to perform on the "European" tour (Holland + Paris) in March [[1977]]. But as she was in hospital at that time [[The Police]] went without her, supporting [[Wayne County]] instead.
  
 
For the concert at the [[Roundhouse]] on [[1977-04-17]] the [[Cherry Vanilla]] band (incl. [[Sting (person) | Sting]] and [[Stewart Copeland]]) supported The Stranglers and The Jam. [[The Police]] did not play here.
 
For the concert at the [[Roundhouse]] on [[1977-04-17]] the [[Cherry Vanilla]] band (incl. [[Sting (person) | Sting]] and [[Stewart Copeland]]) supported The Stranglers and The Jam. [[The Police]] did not play here.
 
It's hard to prove that all those concerts that were advertised in UK music magazines really took place. Sometimes there are reviews, photos or eyewitnesses. Sometimes a band member can remember a gig or rule one out. But the list of concerts below is still a work in progress. Check out the individual pages to see the reasons for thinking a concert took place or was cancelled / rescheduled.
 
  
 
==Summary of tour dates==
 
==Summary of tour dates==
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| [[1977-03-01]]
 
| [[1977-03-01]]
| [[Alexander's]]
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| [[Alexander's (Newport) | Alexander's]]
 
| Newport, Wales, UK
 
| Newport, Wales, UK
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| Middlesborough, England, UK
 
| Middlesborough, England, UK
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
| [[1977-03-13]]
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| [[1977-03-13]] (cancelled)
 
| [[Leeds Polytechnic]]
 
| [[Leeds Polytechnic]]
| Leeds, England, UK
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| Leeds, England, UK  
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
| [[1977-03-15]]
 
| [[1977-03-15]]
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| London, England, UK
 
| London, England, UK
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
| [[1977-03-17]]
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| [[1977-03-16]] (cancelled)
 
| [[West Runton Pavilion]]
 
| [[West Runton Pavilion]]
 
| West Runton (near Cromer), England, UK
 
| West Runton (near Cromer), England, UK
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1977-03-17]] (cancelled)
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| [[Chancellor Hall]]
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| Chelmsford, England, UK
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
| [[1977-04-03]]
 
| [[1977-04-03]]
 
| [[The Nashville Room]]
 
| [[The Nashville Room]]
 
| London, England, UK
 
| London, England, UK
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1977-04-05]]
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| [[Barbarella's]]
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| Birmingham, England, UK
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
| [[1977-04-06]]
 
| [[1977-04-06]]
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| [[The Garden]]
 
| [[The Garden]]
 
| Penzance, England, UK
 
| Penzance, England, UK
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1977-04-09]]
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| [[Tow Bar Inn]]
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| Nethertown, England, UK
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
| [[1977-04-11]]
 
| [[1977-04-11]]
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| Stafford, England, UK
 
| Stafford, England, UK
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
| [[1977-04-12]]
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| [[1977-04-12]] (cancelled)
 
| [[Tiffany's (Shrewsbury) | Tiffany's]]
 
| [[Tiffany's (Shrewsbury) | Tiffany's]]
| Shrewsbury, England, UK
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| Shrewsbury, England, UK  
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
| [[1977-04-15]]
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| [[1977-04-15]] (cancelled)
 
| [[Lafayette]]
 
| [[Lafayette]]
| Wolverhampton, England, UK
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| Wolverhampton, England, UK  
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
| [[1977-04-17]]
 
| [[1977-04-17]]
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| London, England, UK  
 
| London, England, UK  
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
| [[1977-04-18]]
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| [[1977-04-18]] (cancelled)
 
| [[Rascal's Club]]
 
| [[Rascal's Club]]
| Chester, England, UK
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| Chester, England, UK
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1977-04-19]] (cancelled)
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| [[The Oaks]]
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| Chorlton, England, UK  
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
| [[1977-04-22]]
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| [[1977-04-22]] (cancelled)
 
| [[Penthouse]]
 
| [[Penthouse]]
 
| Scarborough, England, UK
 
| Scarborough, England, UK
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
| [[1977-04-24]]
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| [[1977-04-23]] (cancelled)
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| [[Rock Garden]]
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| Middlesborough, England, UK
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1977-04-24]] (cancelled)
 
| [[Maxims]]
 
| [[Maxims]]
 
| Barrow-in-Furness, England, UK
 
| Barrow-in-Furness, England, UK
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| [[Affair]]
 
| [[Affair]]
 
| Swindon, England, UK
 
| Swindon, England, UK
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1977-04-28]]
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| [[Rebecca's]]
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| Birmingham, England, UK
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1977-04-29]]
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| [[Apollo Theatre (Glasgow) | Apollo Theatre]]
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| Glasgow, Scotland, UK
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
| [[1977-04-30]]
 
| [[1977-04-30]]
 
| [[JB's Club]]
 
| [[JB's Club]]
 
| Dudley, England, UK
 
| Dudley, England, UK
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1977-05-02]] (cancelled)
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| [[The Roxy Club]]
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| London, England, UK
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1977-05-04]]
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| [[Lafayette]]
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| Wolverhampton, England, UK
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 
| [[1977-05-06]]
 
| [[1977-05-06]]
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|}
 
|}
  
==Disputed tour dates==
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=Quotations and trivia=
The following performance dates are either disputed or of unknown date due to insufficient evidence.
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* [[1977-02-11]] - Stewart meets [[Max Rippough]] at [[The Roxy Club]]
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* [[1977-02-16]] - [[Cherry Vanilla]] sees the Vibrators perform at [[The Roxy Club]]
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* [[1977-02-17]] - [[Sting]] and Stewart jam with [[Cherry Vanilla]]’s band for the first time
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* [[1977-02-21]] - the first „real“ Cherry Vanilla rehearsal from 2:00 - 8:00PM
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* [[1977-02-22]] - the second [[Cherry Vanilla]] rehearsal from 2:00 - 8:00PM
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* [[1977-02-23]] - the third [[Cherry Vanilla]] rehearsal from 7:00PM till midnight
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* [[1977-02-24]] - the fourth [[Cherry Vanilla]] rehearsal from 4:00 - 8:00PM
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* [[1977-02-26]] - the fifth [[Cherry Vanilla]] rehearsal from 6:00 - 08:00PM
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* [[1977-02-28]] - the sixth [[Cherry Vanilla]] rehearsal from 02:00 - 08:00PM
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* [[1977-03-01]] - concert at [[Alexander's]] in Newport, Wales
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* [[1977-03-02]] - drive back to London - Stewart arrives home around 7:00AM
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* [[1977-03-03]] - concert at [[The Roxy Club]] in London, England
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* [[1977-03-04]] - concert at [[Nag's Head]] in High Wycombe, England
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* [[1977-03-06]] - concert at [[The Nashville Room]] in London, England
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* [[1977-03-09]] - concert at the [[Lion Hotel]] in Warrington, England - but maybe without Cherry (sick ?)
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* [[1977-03-10]] - concert at [[Eric's]] in Liverpool, England
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* [[1977-03-11]] - concert at [[Birmingham University]] in Birmingham, England
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* [[1977-03-12]] - concert at the [[Rock Garden (Middlesbrough) | Rock Garden]] in Middlesbrough, England - but without Cherry - as she is ill
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* [[1977-03-13]] - two planned concerts don’t take place [[Leeds Polytechnic]] and [[Bank House Hotel]] in Bransford, England
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* [[1977-03-14]] - concert at [[Rascals]] in Cambridge, England cancelled
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* [[1977-03-15]] - concert at [[Dingwalls]] in London, England
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* [[1977-03-16]] - cancelled concert at [[West Runton Pavilion]] - Stewart is ill
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* [[1977-03-17]] - cancelled concert at [[Chancellor Hall]] in Chelmsford, England
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* [[1977-03-18]] - [[1977-03-29]] - [[The Police]] and [[Wayne County & The Electric Chairs]] tour The Netherlands and France - [[Cherry Vanilla]] is „sick“ (abortion)
  
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* [[1977-04-01]] - Stewart picks you and Zecca up on his way to [[Sting]]’s place - rehearsing new songs with CV at [[Manno's]] until 6:00PM
! Date
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* [[1977-04-02]] - rehearsal at [[Manno's]] from 6:00 - 10:30PM
! Venue
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* [[1977-04-03]] - concert at [[The Nashville Room]] in London, England
! Location
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* [[1977-04-05]] - concert at [[Barbarella's]] in Birmingham, England
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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* [[1977-04-06]] - driving back to London in the morning, some sleep, then drive to Plymouth past Stonehenge - concert at [[Woods Centre]] in Plymouth, England - spending the night at a sheep farm near Exeter
| [[1977-04-05]]
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* [[1977-04-07]] - concert at [[The Garden]] in Penzance, England
| [[Barbarella's]]
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* [[1977-04-08]] - driving back to London after yesterday’s concert - SC arrives home at 8:30AM
| Birmingham, England, UK
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* [[1977-04-09]] - concert at the [[Tow Bar Inn]] in Nethertown, England
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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* [[1977-04-10]] - driving back to London after yesterday’s concert - SC arrives home at 10:00AM
| [[1977-04-09]]
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* [[1977-04-11]] - concert at [[Top Of The World]] in Stafford, England - while driving back the van afterwards [[Sting]] falls asleep at the wheel and Henry saves [[The Police]]’s lives
| [[The Nashville Room]]
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* [[1977-04-12]] - cancelled concert at [[Tiffany's]] in Shrewsbury, England - Stewart is sick for a few days
| London, England, UK
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* [[1977-04-15]] - cancelled concert at [[Lafayette]] in Wolverhampton, England - rescheduled to May 4
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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* [[1977-04-17]] - [[Cherry Vanilla]] gig with The Stranglers and The Jam at the [[Roundhouse]] in London, England  
| [[1977-04-10]]
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* [[1977-04-18]] - cancelled concert at [[Rascals]] in Chester, England
| [[The Nashville Room]]
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* [[1977-04-22]] - cancelled concert at the [[Penthouse]] in Scarborough, England
| London, England, UK
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* [[1977-04-23]] - cancelled concert at the [[Rock Garden (Middlesbrough) | Rock Garden]] in Middlesbrough, England - Stewart is still coughing, Zecca went to a Sioxsie concert at the Roxy
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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* [[1977-04-24]] - cancelled concert at [[Maxims]] in Barrow-in-Furness. England
| [[1977-04-23]]
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* [[1977-04-26]] - concert at the [[Affair]] in Swindon, England
| [[Rock Garden]]
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* [[1977-04-28]] - concert at [[Rebecca's]] in Birmingham, England
| Middlesborough, England, UK
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* [[1977-04-29]] - concert at the [[Apollo Theatre (Glasgow) | Apollo Theatre]] in Glasgow, Scotland
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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* [[1977-04-30]] - concert at [[JB's Club]] in Dudley, England
| [[1977-04-XX]]
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| [[Apollo (Glasgow) | Apollo]]
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* [[1977-05-01]] - drive home to London after Dudley gig
| Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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* [[1977-05-04]] - concert at [[Lafayette]] in Wolverhampton, England - arguments about money: Cherry fired [[Max Rippough]] today
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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* [[1977-05-05]] - [[The Police]] drive from Birmingham (near Wolverhampton) to Newcastle - picking up 50 Fall Out singles on their way and then staying at Sting’s parents‘ place
| [[1977-05-02]]
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* [[1977-05-06]] - concert at [[Newcastle Polytechnic]] in Newcastle, England
| [[The Roxy Club]]
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* [[1977-05-07]] - concert at the [[Howard Mallet Club]] in Cambridge, England
| London, England, UK
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* [[1977-05-08]] - drive back to London in [[Sting]]’s car as truck keys were lost
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* [[1977-05-12]] - [[The Police]] take the 10:30AM train from Victoria Station - arriving in Paris at 6:00PM - then concert at [[Gibus]] in Paris, France
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* [[1977-05-13]] - second concert at [[Gibus]] in Paris, France
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* [[1977-05-14]] - [[Sting]] and Zecca travel from Paris to London, while Stewart and Henry stay in Paris
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* [[1977-05-15]] - Stewart and Henry take a train to the coast and take the night ferry - problems at the UK border make them stay at a hotel in Folkestone
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* [[1977-06-03]] - Stewart auditions for [[Cherry Vanilla]]’s CBS line-up in London, England
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* [[1977-06-11]] - Stewart visits [[Louie Lepore]] in a hospital
  
=Quotations and trivia=
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* [[1977-09-27]] - Stewart meets [[Cherry Vanilla]], as he brings his drums to [[A+R]] rehearsal room
''This section needs more information.''
 
  
 
=See also=
 
=See also=
''This section needs more information. Include relevant intra-wiki links such as tour gear.''
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* [[1977-1978 The Police performances]]
  
 
=External links=
 
=External links=

Latest revision as of 03:53, 13 November 2023

Between 1977-03-01 - 1977-05-13, The Police took part in the 1977 Cherry Vanilla Tour.

Introduction

For their very first concerts The Police supported Cherry Vanilla. As Cherry only had brought a guitar player and a keyboarder from the States Stewart Copeland and Sting would also play another set each day as part of the Cherry Vanilla band.

Tour personnel

This section needs more information.

Touring musicians and bandmembers

The Cherry Vanilla band:

Road crew and technicians

List here.

Production crew

List here.

Support act(s)

The Police

Timeline

Cherry Vanilla was supposed to perform on the "European" tour (Holland + Paris) in March 1977. But as she was in hospital at that time The Police went without her, supporting Wayne County instead.

For the concert at the Roundhouse on 1977-04-17 the Cherry Vanilla band (incl. Sting and Stewart Copeland) supported The Stranglers and The Jam. The Police did not play here.

Summary of tour dates

Date Venue Location
1977-03-01 Alexander's Newport, Wales, UK
1977-03-03 The Roxy Club London, England, UK
1977-03-04 Nag's Head High Wycombe, England, UK
1977-03-06 The Nashville Room London, England, UK
1977-03-09 Lion Hotel Warrington, England, UK
1977-03-10 Eric's Liverpool, England, UK
1977-03-11 Birmingham University Birmingham, England, UK
1977-03-12 Rock Garden Middlesborough, England, UK
1977-03-13 (cancelled) Leeds Polytechnic Leeds, England, UK
1977-03-15 Dingwall's London, England, UK
1977-03-16 (cancelled) West Runton Pavilion West Runton (near Cromer), England, UK
1977-03-17 (cancelled) Chancellor Hall Chelmsford, England, UK
1977-04-03 The Nashville Room London, England, UK
1977-04-05 Barbarella's Birmingham, England, UK
1977-04-06 Woods Centre Plymouth, England, UK
1977-04-07 The Garden Penzance, England, UK
1977-04-09 Tow Bar Inn Nethertown, England, UK
1977-04-11 Top Of The World Stafford, England, UK
1977-04-12 (cancelled) Tiffany's Shrewsbury, England, UK
1977-04-15 (cancelled) Lafayette Wolverhampton, England, UK
1977-04-17 Roundhouse London, England, UK
1977-04-18 (cancelled) Rascal's Club Chester, England, UK
1977-04-19 (cancelled) The Oaks Chorlton, England, UK
1977-04-22 (cancelled) Penthouse Scarborough, England, UK
1977-04-23 (cancelled) Rock Garden Middlesborough, England, UK
1977-04-24 (cancelled) Maxims Barrow-in-Furness, England, UK
1977-04-27 Affair Swindon, England, UK
1977-04-28 Rebecca's Birmingham, England, UK
1977-04-29 Apollo Theatre Glasgow, Scotland, UK
1977-04-30 JB's Club Dudley, England, UK
1977-05-02 (cancelled) The Roxy Club London, England, UK
1977-05-04 Lafayette Wolverhampton, England, UK
1977-05-06 Newcastle Polytechnic Newcastle, England, UK
1977-05-07 Howard Mallet Club Cambridge, England, UK
1977-05-12 Gibus Paris, France
1977-05-13 Gibus Paris, France

Quotations and trivia

See also

External links

This section needs more information.

References

This section needs more information.