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There were 16,611 people in the audience - sold out. Other sources say 16.357 people - sold out. | There were 16,611 people in the audience - sold out. Other sources say 16.357 people - sold out. | ||
| − | [[The Police]] started their concert at 8:50pm. | + | [[Andy Summers]] and [[Stewart Copeland]] do a soundcheck at 4:00PM. [[Sting]] didn't show up. |
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| + | [[The Police]] started their concert at 8:50pm - with two female backup singers. | ||
At 10:05pm the band ran off stage for their tea-break which was shown on the video screens. [[Sting]] took off his shirt, the band put on huge top hats, drank tea, cut cake, then trashed the cake and stuck a flower and a beer bottle in it. When [[Sting]] tried to whip the table cloth off the cake fell to the floor. | At 10:05pm the band ran off stage for their tea-break which was shown on the video screens. [[Sting]] took off his shirt, the band put on huge top hats, drank tea, cut cake, then trashed the cake and stuck a flower and a beer bottle in it. When [[Sting]] tried to whip the table cloth off the cake fell to the floor. | ||
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| − | sources: ticket, Vancouver Sun review, unofficial Thompson Twins website, [[Kim Turner]]'s itinerary | + | sources: ticket, Vancouver Sun review, unofficial Thompson Twins website, [[Kim Turner]]'s itinerary , clipping in [[The Police: A Visual Biography]] |
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| Artist performing: | The Police |
| Tour: | 1983-1984 Synchronicity Tour |
| Venue: | Pacific Coliseum |
| Location: | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| Support acts: | Thompson Twins |
| Ticket prices: | C$ 18,25 |
On 1983-08-31, The Police performed at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Setlist
- Synchronicity I
- Synchronicity II
- Walking In Your Footsteps
- Message In A Bottle
- Walking On The Moon
- Oh My God
- De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
- Wrapped Around Your Finger
- Tea In The Sahara
- Spirits In The Material World
- Invisible Sun
- King Of Pain
- Don't Stand So Close To Me
- Every Breath You Take
- Roxanne
- Can't Stand Losing You
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
There were 16,611 people in the audience - sold out. Other sources say 16.357 people - sold out.
Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland do a soundcheck at 4:00PM. Sting didn't show up.
The Police started their concert at 8:50pm - with two female backup singers.
At 10:05pm the band ran off stage for their tea-break which was shown on the video screens. Sting took off his shirt, the band put on huge top hats, drank tea, cut cake, then trashed the cake and stuck a flower and a beer bottle in it. When Sting tried to whip the table cloth off the cake fell to the floor.
At 10:09pm The Police came back on stage.
At 10:25. they played their last encore Can't Stand Losing You after which the lights came up at 10:37pm.
The band stayed at the Westin Bayshore Inn.
See also
This section needs more information.
External links
This section needs more information.
References
sources: ticket, Vancouver Sun review, unofficial Thompson Twins website, Kim Turner's itinerary , clipping in The Police: A Visual Biography
