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! colspan="2" | <big>1980-11-15</big> | ! colspan="2" | <big>1980-11-15</big> | ||
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| − | | colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:1980_11_15_poster.jpg| | + | | colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:1980_11_15_live_Sting_Alberto_Franyuti.jpg|200px]] |
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| + | | colspan="2" align="center" | a photo from the concert - copyright Alberto Franyuti | ||
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| + | | colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:1980_11_15_poster.jpg|200px]] | ||
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | ||
| colspan="2" align="center" | a poster for this concert - provided by Luigi | | colspan="2" align="center" | a poster for this concert - provided by Luigi | ||
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| <b>Support acts:</b> | | <b>Support acts:</b> | ||
| − | | | + | | Size (but they didn't play, because someone forgot to get a permission from the musician's union) |
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" | ||
| <b>Ticket prices:</b> | | <b>Ticket prices:</b> | ||
| − | | US$ 40,00 | + | | 1100 Pesos / US$ 40,00 |
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* [[Voices Inside My Head]] | * [[Voices Inside My Head]] | ||
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* [[Don't Stand So Close To Me]] | * [[Don't Stand So Close To Me]] | ||
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* [[Walking On The Moon]] | * [[Walking On The Moon]] | ||
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* [[Bring On The Night]] | * [[Bring On The Night]] | ||
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* [[De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da]] | * [[De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da]] | ||
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* [[Truth Hits Everybody]] | * [[Truth Hits Everybody]] | ||
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* [[Shadows In The Rain]] | * [[Shadows In The Rain]] | ||
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* [[Driven To Tears]] | * [[Driven To Tears]] | ||
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* [[Message In A Bottle]] | * [[Message In A Bottle]] | ||
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* [[Roxanne]] | * [[Roxanne]] | ||
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* [[So Lonely]] | * [[So Lonely]] | ||
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=Trivia= | =Trivia= | ||
| − | In the morning [[Sting]] was interviewed at the poolside of the Hotel Camino Real for Rolling Stone magazine. | + | In the morning [[Sting]] was interviewed at the poolside of the Hotel Camino Real for [[1981-02-19 Rolling Stone | Rolling Stone]] magazine. |
[[Andy Summers]] was interviewed before the concert in [[The Police]]'s dressing room in the Presidential Suite. | [[Andy Summers]] was interviewed before the concert in [[The Police]]'s dressing room in the Presidential Suite. | ||
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The concert took place in an upper storey of a still unfinished hotel in Mexico City. | The concert took place in an upper storey of a still unfinished hotel in Mexico City. | ||
| − | Only 1.000 tickets for the 2.000 seats in the Gran Salon were sold to the public. [[The Police]] had to agree to the government's terms of a guest list of around 1.000 political figures. | + | Only 1.000 tickets for the 2.000 seats in the Gran Salon were sold to the public. [[The Police]] had to agree to the government's terms of a guest list of around 1.000 political figures. The ticket price included numbered tables in the room and a small buffet of pizza and red wine. |
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| + | The concert was supposed to start at 8:30PM, but [[The Police]] began to play at 11:30PM. The concert lasted one hour and 15 minutes. | ||
=See also= | =See also= | ||
| − | + | * [[1980-12 Conecte]] features photos from this concert on its cover | |
=External links= | =External links= | ||
| − | + | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTfK6knmhYs TV broadcast] | |
=References= | =References= | ||
| − | sources: Rolling Stone | + | sources: [[1981-02-19 Rolling Stone]]; Police Files Nos. 7 + 9; TV recording; poster; photos; [[1980-12 Conecte]] |
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[[Category:1980]] [[Category:1980-1981 Zenyatta Mondatta Tour]] | [[Category:1980]] [[Category:1980-1981 Zenyatta Mondatta Tour]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:57, 8 December 2022
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| a photo from the concert - copyright Alberto Franyuti | |
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| a poster for this concert - provided by Luigi | |
| Performance summary | |
| Artist performing: | The Police |
| Tour: | 1980-1981 Zenyatta Mondatta Tour |
| Venue: | Hotel de Mexico |
| Location: | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Support acts: | Size (but they didn't play, because someone forgot to get a permission from the musician's union) |
| Ticket prices: | 1100 Pesos / US$ 40,00 |
On 1980-11-15, The Police performed at the "Gran Salon" of the Hotel de Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico.
Setlist
Among the songs played were:
- Voices Inside My Head
- Don't Stand So Close To Me
- Walking On The Moon
- Bring On The Night
- De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
- Truth Hits Everybody
- Shadows In The Rain
- The Bed's Too Big Without You
- Driven To Tears
- Message In A Bottle
- Roxanne
- So Lonely
Recording information
Parts of this concert were broadcast on Mexican TV.
Trivia
In the morning Sting was interviewed at the poolside of the Hotel Camino Real for Rolling Stone magazine.
Andy Summers was interviewed before the concert in The Police's dressing room in the Presidential Suite. (Stewart Copeland's interview would be done on the next day)
The concert took place in an upper storey of a still unfinished hotel in Mexico City.
Only 1.000 tickets for the 2.000 seats in the Gran Salon were sold to the public. The Police had to agree to the government's terms of a guest list of around 1.000 political figures. The ticket price included numbered tables in the room and a small buffet of pizza and red wine.
The concert was supposed to start at 8:30PM, but The Police began to play at 11:30PM. The concert lasted one hour and 15 minutes.
See also
- 1980-12 Conecte features photos from this concert on its cover
External links
References
sources: 1981-02-19 Rolling Stone; Police Files Nos. 7 + 9; TV recording; poster; photos; 1980-12 Conecte
