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=Tour personnel= | =Tour personnel= | ||
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===Touring musicians and bandmembers=== | ===Touring musicians and bandmembers=== | ||
*[[Eberhard Schoener]] | *[[Eberhard Schoener]] | ||
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*[[Gerry Richardson]] - keyboards | *[[Gerry Richardson]] - keyboards | ||
*[[Olaf Kübler]] - saxophone | *[[Olaf Kübler]] - saxophone | ||
| − | * | + | *Andy Geer - pantomine |
===Road crew and technicians=== | ===Road crew and technicians=== | ||
| − | *[[Peter Hoeger-Wiedig]] Projections: 9 Projectors Slides Multiscreen & 16mm Cinemascopefilm, 12 x 6 m Screen | + | * Phil Guskin (Laser Images, Inc.) |
| − | * | + | * Bernie Shwayder - Laserist (Laser Images, Inc.) |
| − | * | + | * [[Peter Hoeger-Wiedig]] Projections: 9 Projectors Slides Multiscreen & 16mm Cinemascopefilm, 12 x 6 m Screen |
| − | + | * Dietmar Klinke - Assistant Projections | |
| − | * | + | * Gerd Glaser - Sound Service - Sound & Light, Seeheim |
| − | * | + | * Reiner Oppelland - clay/tone master |
| + | * Rüdiger von Weitershausen - Engineer, Electronic Instruments to [[Eberhard Schoener]] | ||
| + | * Andy Mietling - Stage monitoring | ||
| + | * Werner Schuhmacher - FOH | ||
| + | * Rudi Gies - Tourbus | ||
===Production crew=== | ===Production crew=== | ||
| − | * | + | *Curtis Briggs - Production Manager |
| − | *[[ | + | *Peter Pracht - 2nd Production Manager |
| + | *Irene Peters - Office | ||
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| + | [[Image:1979_01_personnel_Peter_Hoeger-Wiedig.jpg|70px]] | ||
=Support act(s)= | =Support act(s)= | ||
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=Timeline= | =Timeline= | ||
| − | + | [[Eberhard Schoener]], [[Gerry Richardson]] and [[The Police]] rehearsed for this tour at [[ARRI-Studios]] in Munich from [[1979-01-02]] to [[1979-01-07]]. | |
==Summary of tour dates== | ==Summary of tour dates== | ||
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| + | | [[Neue Welt]] | ||
| + | | Berlin, Germany | ||
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| + | | [[1979-01-15]] (cancelled) | ||
| [[Neue Welt]] | | [[Neue Welt]] | ||
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On a day off [[The Police]] played a concert on their own in Bremen. | On a day off [[The Police]] played a concert on their own in Bremen. | ||
| − | This set was recorded for German TV show Musikladen on [[1979-01-18]] at [[Radio Bremen Studio 3]]. | + | This set was recorded for German TV show [[Musikladen]] on [[1979-01-18]] at [[Radio Bremen Studio 3]]. |
=See also= | =See also= | ||
| − | + | [[Image:1979_01_stage_schematics_Peter_Hoeger-Wiedig.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1979_01_setlist_1_Peter_Hoeger-Wiedig.jpg|156px]] [[Image:1979_01_setlist_2_Peter_Hoeger-Wiedig.jpg|79px]] | |
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| + | =Tour passes= | ||
| + | [[Image:1979_01_backstage_pass_PeterHoegerWiedig.jpg|88px]] | ||
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| + | =Tourbook= | ||
| + | [[Image:1991_Soul_program.jpg|50px]] | ||
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| + | =Tour itineraries= | ||
| + | [[Image:1979_01_itinerary_Peter_Hoeger-Wiedig_01.jpg|50px]] [[Image:1979_01_itinerary_Peter_Hoeger-Wiedig_02.jpg|50px]] [[Image:1979_01_itinerary_Peter_Hoeger-Wiedig_03.jpg|50px]] [[Image:1979_01_itinerary_Peter_Hoeger-Wiedig_04.jpg|50px]] [[Image:1979_01_itinerary_Peter_Hoeger-Wiedig_05.jpg|50px]] [[Image:1979_01_itinerary_Peter_Hoeger-Wiedig_06.jpg|50px]] [[Image:1979_01_itinerary_Peter_Hoeger-Wiedig_07.jpg|50px]] | ||
=External links= | =External links= | ||
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=References= | =References= | ||
| − | sources: German tour schedule, magazine and newspaper reviews, TV recording, tickets, Peter Hoeger-Wiedig | + | sources: German tour schedule, magazine and newspaper reviews, TV recording, tickets, [[Peter Hoeger-Wiedig]] |
[[Category:Performances (Andy Summers)]][[Category:Performances (Eberhard Schoener)]][[Category:Performances (The Police)]][[Category:Performances (Stewart Copeland)]][[Category:Performances (Sting)]] | [[Category:Performances (Andy Summers)]][[Category:Performances (Eberhard Schoener)]][[Category:Performances (The Police)]][[Category:Performances (Stewart Copeland)]][[Category:Performances (Sting)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:26, 17 February 2025
Between 1979-01-09 - 1979-02-01, The Police took part in the Laser '79 In Concert Tour.
Contents
Introduction
The Police supported German composer Eberhard Schoener on stage for the third and last time.
Tour personnel
Touring musicians and bandmembers
- Eberhard Schoener
- The Police
- Gerry Richardson - keyboards
- Olaf Kübler - saxophone
- Andy Geer - pantomine
Road crew and technicians
- Phil Guskin (Laser Images, Inc.)
- Bernie Shwayder - Laserist (Laser Images, Inc.)
- Peter Hoeger-Wiedig Projections: 9 Projectors Slides Multiscreen & 16mm Cinemascopefilm, 12 x 6 m Screen
- Dietmar Klinke - Assistant Projections
- Gerd Glaser - Sound Service - Sound & Light, Seeheim
- Reiner Oppelland - clay/tone master
- Rüdiger von Weitershausen - Engineer, Electronic Instruments to Eberhard Schoener
- Andy Mietling - Stage monitoring
- Werner Schuhmacher - FOH
- Rudi Gies - Tourbus
Production crew
- Curtis Briggs - Production Manager
- Peter Pracht - 2nd Production Manager
- Irene Peters - Office
Support act(s)
Timeline
Eberhard Schoener, Gerry Richardson and The Police rehearsed for this tour at ARRI-Studios in Munich from 1979-01-02 to 1979-01-07.
Summary of tour dates
| Date | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1979-01-09 | Siegerlandhalle | Siegen, Germany |
| 1979-01-10 | Eurogress | Aachen, Germany |
| 1979-01-11 | Ruhrlandhalle | Bochum, Germany |
| 1979-01-12 | Philipshalle | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 1979-01-13 | CCH | Hamburg, Germany |
| 1979-01-14 | Neue Welt | Berlin, Germany |
| 1979-01-15 (cancelled) | Neue Welt | Berlin, Germany |
| 1979-01-16 | Stadthalle 4 | Bremen, Germany |
| 1979-01-17 | Jahrhunderthalle | Frankfurt, Germany |
| 1979-01-19 | Kürnachtalhalle | Würzburg, Germany |
| 1979-01-20 | Hemmerleinhalle | Nuremberg-Neunkirchen, Germany |
| 1979-01-21 | Stadthalle | Heidelberg, Germany |
| 1979-01-22 | Kongreßhalle | Saarbrücken, Germany |
| 1979-01-23 | Stadthalle | Freiburg, Germany |
| 1979-01-24 | Liederhalle | Stuttgart, Germany |
| 1979-01-25 | Ostseehalle | Kiel, Germany |
| 1979-01-27 | Ostwestfalenhalle | Kaunitz, Germany |
| 1979-01-28 | Kuppelsaal | Hannover, Germany |
| 1979-01-29 | Stadthalle | Kassel, Germany |
| 1979-01-30 | Halle Münsterland | Münster, Germany |
| 1979-02-01 | Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle | Munich, Germany |
Quotations and trivia
As the support act The Police would play 3 songs on their own before playing the main gig with Gerry and Eberhard.
On a day off The Police played a concert on their own in Bremen. This set was recorded for German TV show Musikladen on 1979-01-18 at Radio Bremen Studio 3.
See also
Tour passes
Tourbook
Tour itineraries
External links
This section needs more information.
References
sources: German tour schedule, magazine and newspaper reviews, TV recording, tickets, Peter Hoeger-Wiedig
