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* [[1942-12-31]]: [[Andy Summers]] is born. | * [[1942-12-31]]: [[Andy Summers]] is born. | ||
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* [[1951-10-02]]: [[Sting]] is born. | * [[1951-10-02]]: [[Sting]] is born. | ||
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* [[2003-03-10]]: [[The Police]] performed three songs at their induction into the Rock and Roll "Hall Of Fame" at the [[Waldorf-Astoria Hotel]] in New York, NY, USA. | * [[2003-03-10]]: [[The Police]] performed three songs at their induction into the Rock and Roll "Hall Of Fame" at the [[Waldorf-Astoria Hotel]] in New York, NY, USA. | ||
* [[2004-12-12]]: [[Stewart Copeland]] and [[Andy Summers]] performed with [[Incubus]] at the [[Universal Amphitheatre]] in Universal City, CA, USA. | * [[2004-12-12]]: [[Stewart Copeland]] and [[Andy Summers]] performed with [[Incubus]] at the [[Universal Amphitheatre]] in Universal City, CA, USA. | ||
* [[2006-01-21]]: [[Stewart Copeland]] and [[Andy Summers]] are present when an early cut of Stewart's movie [[Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out]] is screened at the Sundance Film Festival. After the screening they meet [[Sting]] in nearby Tao restaurant (a Chef Dance event), and the three are photographed together. | * [[2006-01-21]]: [[Stewart Copeland]] and [[Andy Summers]] are present when an early cut of Stewart's movie [[Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out]] is screened at the Sundance Film Festival. After the screening they meet [[Sting]] in nearby Tao restaurant (a Chef Dance event), and the three are photographed together. | ||
| − | * [[2007-02-11]]: [[The Police]] | + | * [[2006-05-23]]: [[Ian Copeland]] passes away from melanoma at 57. |
| − | * [[2007-02-12]]: [[The Police]] | + | * [[2007-02-11]]: [[The Police]] perform "[[Roxanne]]" live at the Grammy Awards, their first public performance together since their induction into the Hall of Fame in [[2003]]. |
| + | * [[2007-02-12]]: [[The Police]] hold a press conference and performed live at the [[Whisky a Go Go]] in Los Angeles, CA, USA, announcing that they would be going on tour. | ||
* [[2007-05-27]]: The first full gig of the [[2007-2008 Reunion Tour]] takes place at [[General Motors Place]] in Vancouver, BC, Canada. | * [[2007-05-27]]: The first full gig of the [[2007-2008 Reunion Tour]] takes place at [[General Motors Place]] in Vancouver, BC, Canada. | ||
* [[2008-08-07]]: The last performance of the [[2007-2008 Reunion Tour]] takes place at [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York City, New York. | * [[2008-08-07]]: The last performance of the [[2007-2008 Reunion Tour]] takes place at [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York City, New York. | ||
Revision as of 04:58, 27 January 2010
The following is a list of some of the most important dates in Police history.
1940s
- 1942-12-31: Andy Summers is born.
- 1949-04-25: Ian Copeland is born.
1950s
- 1951-10-02: Sting is born.
- 1952-07-16: Stewart Copeland is born.
- 1952-10-13: Henry Padovani is born.
1960s
This section needs more information.
1970s
- 1976-12-05: After the Curved Air concert that night, Phil Sutcliffe takes Stewart Copeland to see Last Exit at St. Mary's College in Newcastle, where he introduces Stewart Copeland and Sting. Stewart gives Sting his phone number.
- 1977-01-22: The first-ever Police photo-session takes place on the rooftop of Stewart Copeland's Mayfair squat.
- 1977-02-12: The Police's first single, "Fall Out", is recorded at Pathway Studios.
- 1978-11-17: Outlandos d'Amour, the first Police album, is released.
- 1979-10-02: Reggatta de Blanc is released.
This section needs more information.
1980s
- 1980-10-03: Zenyatta Mondatta is released.
- 1981-10-02: Ghost In The Machine is released.
- 1983-06-01: Synchronicity is released.
- 1983-08-18: The Police performed at Shea Stadium in New York. By most popular accounts, it was while playing at Shea Stadium that Sting decided to stop playing with The Police, because this overwhelming event was as far as he felt the band could possibly go.
- 1984-03-04: The Police performed the last show in their 1983-1984 Synchronicity Tour in Melbourne, Australia. It would be their last performance together as a band until reuniting briefly for the Conspiracy of Hope shows in 1986.
- 1985-06-01: The Dream Of The Blue Turtles is released, Sting's first solo album.
- 1986-06-11: The Police performed at the The Omni in Atlanta, GA, USA. It was the fourth show of Amnesty International's "A Conspiracy of Hope" tour and the first of three played on the tour by The Police. The other two shows featuring the band were 1986-06-13 in Chicago, IL; and the final show on 1986-06-15 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ.
This section needs more information.
1990s
This section needs more information.
2000s
- 2003-03-10: The Police performed three songs at their induction into the Rock and Roll "Hall Of Fame" at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, NY, USA.
- 2004-12-12: Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers performed with Incubus at the Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, CA, USA.
- 2006-01-21: Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers are present when an early cut of Stewart's movie Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out is screened at the Sundance Film Festival. After the screening they meet Sting in nearby Tao restaurant (a Chef Dance event), and the three are photographed together.
- 2006-05-23: Ian Copeland passes away from melanoma at 57.
- 2007-02-11: The Police perform "Roxanne" live at the Grammy Awards, their first public performance together since their induction into the Hall of Fame in 2003.
- 2007-02-12: The Police hold a press conference and performed live at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles, CA, USA, announcing that they would be going on tour.
- 2007-05-27: The first full gig of the 2007-2008 Reunion Tour takes place at General Motors Place in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
- 2008-08-07: The last performance of the 2007-2008 Reunion Tour takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.
This section needs more information.
