PoliceWiki:Selected anniversaries/May 4

May 4

Photo from the 2008-05-04 Police concert.

• On 1968-05-04, Andy Summers jams with Robert Wyatt (Soft Machine's drummer / singer), Hugh Hopper (Soft Machine's roadie) and Brian Hopper at his flat in London, England, UK.
• On 1973-05-04, Stewart Copeland worked as a tour manager for Joan Armatrading in Guildford, England, UK - while the Newcastle Big Band performed in Newcastle, England, UK.
• On 1975-05-04, Curved Air recorded Midnight Wire at Island Studios in London, England, UK.
• On 1976-05-04, Last Exit performed at the Newcastle Polytechnic in Newcastle, England, UK - while Curved Air performed at the Redoutensaal in Erlangen, Germany.
• On 1977-05-04, The Police performed at Lafayette in Wolverhampton, England, UK - while Andy Summers performed with Kevin Ayers at Hull University in Hull, England, UK.
• On 1978-05-04, Stewart Copeland and Sting were in London, England, UK - while Wayne County & The Electric Chairs performed at The Nashville Room in London, England, UK.
• On 1979-05-04, The Police performed two sets at the Fat Cats Club in Hollywood, FL, USA. Wayne County & The Electric Chairs performed at Eric's in Liverpool, England, UK.
• On 1980-05-04, Sting was in Ireland (or on his way to Ireland).
• On 1981-05-04, Sting started recording demos for The Police's forthcoming LP in Paris, France.
• On 1982-05-04, Stewart Copeland recorded Across The River with Peter Gabriel at Peter's studio in Bath, England, UK - while Sting was in London, England, UK.
• On 1984-05-04, The Police said thanks to everybody for the successful 1983-1984 Synchronicity Tour with a two page ad in Billboard magazine.
• On 1985-05-04, Stewart Copeland played himself in "Dropping In" - a season 5 episode of ITV's children's show No 73.
• On 1988-05-04, Sting performed at the Palazzo dello Sport in Genova, Italy.
• On 1989-05-04, Sting and Raoni arrive in Oslo, Norway.
• On 1991-05-04, Sting performed at the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany.
• On 1993-05-04, Sting performed at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
• On 1996-05-04, Sting performed at the Forum di Assago in Milan, Italy.
• On 2000-05-04, Oysterhead played their first public show at the Saenger Theatre, New Orleans - while Sting performed at Rockefeller Center as part of the Today Show Summer Concert.
• On 2001-05-04, Sting performed at the Rockefeller Plaza and was a guest in the Late Night TV show in New York, NY, USA.
• On 2002-05-04, Sting was the surprise guest at "The Play That I Wrote" at Wyndham's Theatre in London, England, UK.
• On 2003-05-04, Sting rehearsed at Lake House for the first week of May.
• On 2004-05-04, instead of playing a concert Sting only rehearsed at the Ahoy' in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
• On 2006-05-04, starting at 6:15pm Sting rehearsed with old bandmates for more than three hours in Newcastle, England, UK.
• On 2007-05-04, Shelby The Band (including Henry Padovani) performed at Le Triptyque in Paris, France.
• On 2008-05-04, The Police performed at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH, USA.
• On 2010-05-04, Sting performed at the Universidad Simon Bolivar in Caracas, Venezuela.
• On 2012-05-04, Andy Summers performed at the Teatro Rival Petrobras in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
• On 2013-05-04, Stewart Copeland had a conversation with the Long Beach Opera's artistic director Andreas Mitisek at the Los Angeles County Museum Of Art in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
• On 2017-05-04, Sting performed at the Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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