Difference between revisions of "1977-10-20"
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| − | On [[1977-10-20]], [[The Police]] | + | On [[1977-10-20]], [[The Police]] performed at the [[Nashville]] in Paris, France. |
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| − | + | Of three planned French concerts together with [[Wayne County & The Electric Chairs]] [[The Police]] only played this one today. | |
| − | + | On that same night [[Sting (person) | Sting]] supposedly walked through the red light district and had the idea for [[Roxanne (song) | Roxanne]]. | |
| − | When [[The Police]] arrived in Paris they checked into a flea-ridden hotel behind the Gare Saint-Lazare. In the foyer, [[Sting]] noticed a poster for a Comédie Française production of Cyrano de Bergerac.... Later [[Sting]] passed an alley full of prostitutes, some quite young. In his hotel room at night he combined these impressions to: "Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light..." | + | As [[Wayne County]]'s drummer [[J.J. Johnson]] remembers, the tour promoter was not pleased with this Paris gig and cancelled the 2nd Paris gig on [[1977-10-21]] and the one in Lyon on [[1977-10-23]] (plus some forthcoming Italy gigs). |
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| + | Information from a Phil Sutcliffe article: | ||
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| + | When [[The Police]] arrived in Paris they checked into a flea-ridden hotel behind the Gare Saint-Lazare. In the foyer, [[Sting (person) | Sting]] noticed a poster for a Comédie Française production of Cyrano de Bergerac.... Later [[Sting (person) | Sting]] passed an alley full of prostitutes, some quite young. In his hotel room at night he combined these impressions to: "Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light..." | ||
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| − | sources: Rock & Folk - November 1977, [[The Police: A Visual Documentary by Miles]] (and other books follow this) about this date, Police File No. 17 | + | sources: Rock & Folk - November 1977, [[The Police: A Visual Documentary by Miles]] (and other books follow this) about this date, Police File No. 17, J.J. Johnson |
[[Category:1977]][[Category:1977 Wayne County & The Electric Chairs Tour]] | [[Category:1977]][[Category:1977 Wayne County & The Electric Chairs Tour]] | ||
Revision as of 10:22, 11 February 2009
| 1977-10-20 | |
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| an ad for this concert in Rock & Folk - November 1977 | |
| Performance summary | |
| Artist performing: | Wayne County & The Electric Chairs |
| Tour: | 1977 Wayne County & The Electric Chairs Tour |
| Venue: | Nashville |
| Location: | Paris, France |
| Support acts: | The Police |
| Ticket prices: | TICKET PRICES |
On 1977-10-20, The Police performed at the Nashville in Paris, France.
Setlist
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Recording information
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Trivia
Of three planned French concerts together with Wayne County & The Electric Chairs The Police only played this one today.
On that same night Sting supposedly walked through the red light district and had the idea for Roxanne.
As Wayne County's drummer J.J. Johnson remembers, the tour promoter was not pleased with this Paris gig and cancelled the 2nd Paris gig on 1977-10-21 and the one in Lyon on 1977-10-23 (plus some forthcoming Italy gigs).
Information from a Phil Sutcliffe article:
When The Police arrived in Paris they checked into a flea-ridden hotel behind the Gare Saint-Lazare. In the foyer, Sting noticed a poster for a Comédie Française production of Cyrano de Bergerac.... Later Sting passed an alley full of prostitutes, some quite young. In his hotel room at night he combined these impressions to: "Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light..."
See also
This section needs more information.
External links
This section needs more information.
References
sources: Rock & Folk - November 1977, The Police: A Visual Documentary by Miles (and other books follow this) about this date, Police File No. 17, J.J. Johnson
