1983-1984 Synchronicity Tour

Between 1983-07-23 and 1984-03-04, The Police took part in the Synchronicity Tour.

Introduction

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Tour personnel

Touring musicians and bandmembers

• Sting
• Stewart Copeland
• Andy Summers

background vocals were provided by

• Tessa Niles (1983-07-23 - 1983-12-31)
• Ray Shell (1983-07-23 - probably 1983-08-15)
• Shady Calver (1983-07-23 - probably 1983-09-11)

• Michelle Cobbs (1983-09-10 (?) - 1984-03-04)
• Dolette McDonald (1983-09-10 (?) - 1984-03-04)
• Edna Holt (1984 concerts)

Road crew, technicians and production team

• Management: Miles Copeland

• Bass guitars: Danny Quatrochi (Sting)
• Drums: Jeff Seitz (Stewart Copeland)
• Guitars: Tam Fairgrieve (Andy Summers)
• Monitors: Tom Herrmann

• Road manager & security: Billy Francis, John Richards, (Joe Harrison)
• Production: Keith Bradley, Nick Pitts

• Lighting: Tasco
• Crew: Nick Sholem, Michael O'Carroll, John Pope, William Neil, Steve Arch
• Vari Lights: Schowco

• Sound: Clair Bros.
• Crew: Dave Kob, Tony Gallicchio, Mike Wolfe, Ed Dracoulis, Tom "Duds" Ford, Tom Frohlinger, James "Trip" Khalaf

• Rigging: Ed Kish
• Bus transportation: Senator's Rentals

Support act(s)

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Timeline

Around March / April 1983 there was an early Synchronicity Tour rehearsal at a photo studio on the corner of N. La Brea and Melrose Ave in Los Angeles - where CCCP also had an office. The Police tried out the programming that Sting had been working on in Los Angeles on an Oberheim DSX sequencer - for songs such as Synchronicity I, Wrapped Around Your Finger, King Of Pain and Walking In Your Footsteps.

Sting's parts were originally performed in the studio on an Oberheim OBX-A synthesizer. At this rehearsal he shared the newly sequenced parts with Stewart and Andy. Stewart would write complimentary drum sequences on an Oberheim DMX drum machine to provide him with a rhythm part to perform along with Sting's sequences.

In July 1983 The Police met at The Worried Rabbit and then rehearsed at John Henry's rehearsal studios in London.

The band had originally planned to play a few warm-up concerts in large venues in England. As the computerized equipment was not ready in time the band then announced to play a few concerts in small venues without any special effects. But after a week of rehearsals Sting had voice problems and had to rest his throat for at least 10 days.

Final tour rehearsals took place at the Brixton Academy for 2-3 days, before the band and sound equipment had to be shipped to the USA.

Summary of tour dates

Date	Venue	Location
1983 North American summer leg
1983-07-23	Comiskey Park	Chicago, IL, USA
1983-07-24	The Checkerdome	St. Louis, MO, USA
1983-07-25	Market Square Arena	Indianapolis, IN, USA
1983-07-28	Joe Louis Arena	Detroit, MI, USA
1983-07-29	Joe Louis Arena	Detroit, MI, USA
1983-07-30	The Coliseum	Richfield, OH, USA
1983-08-02	Le Spectrum	Montreal, QC, Canada
1983-08-03	Stade Olympique	Montreal, QC, Canada
1983-08-05	C.N.E. Exhibition Stadium	Toronto, ON, Canada
1983-08-07	Holleder Stadium	Rochester, NY, USA
1983-08-08	Pittsburgh Civic Arena	Pittsburgh, PA, USA
1983-08-10	Sullivan Stadium	Foxborough, MA, USA
1983-08-12	Hartford Civic Center	Hartford, CT, USA
1983-08-13	Hartford Civic Center	Hartford, CT, USA
1983-08-15	Scope	Norfolk, VA, USA
1983-08-18	Shea Stadium	New York, NY, USA
1983-08-20	John F. Kennedy Stadium	Philadelphia, PA, USA
1983-08-21	Capital Centre	Landover, MD, USA
1983-08-22	Capital Centre	Landover, MD, USA
1983-08-24	Met Center	Bloomington, MN, USA
1983-08-25	Met Center	Bloomington, MN, USA
1983-08-27	Winnipeg Arena	Winnipeg, MB, Canada
1983-08-29	Northlands Coliseum	Edmonton, AB, Canada
1983-08-31	Pacific Coliseum	Vancouver, BC, Canada
1983-09-01	Tacoma Dome	Tacoma, WA, USA
1983-09-03	Portland Civic Auditorium	Portland, OR, USA
1983-09-05	Aztec Bowl	San Diego, CA, USA
1983-09-06	Hollywood Park Racetrack	Los Angeles, CA, USA
1983-09-08	Phoenix Municipal Stadium	Phoenix, AZ, USA
1983-09-10	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	Oakland, CA, USA
1983-09-11	Ratcliffe Stadium	Fresno, CA, USA
1983 European autumn leg
1983-09-17	Rosenau-Stadion	Augsburg, Germany
1983-09-18	Stadion am Böllenfalltor	Darmstadt, Germany
1983-09-20	Parc des Expositions	Dijon, France
1983-09-21	La Cipale	Paris, France
1983-09-23	Les Arènes de Nîmes	Nîmes, France
1983-09-24	Les Arènes de Fréjus	Fréjus, France
1983-09-26	Parc des Expositions La Beaujoire	Nantes, France
1983-09-27	Palais des Sports	Toulouse, France
1983-09-30	Estadio Román Valero	Madrid, Spain
1983-10-01	Estadi Municipal Narcis Sala	Barcelona, Spain
1983-10-03	Palais des Sports	Lyon, France
1983-10-04	Sportpaleis Ahoy'	Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1983-10-06	Sporthalle	Cologne, Germany
1983-10-07	Ernst-Merck-Halle	Hamburg, Germany
1983-10-09	Eissporthalle	Berlin, Germany
1983-10-10	Westfalenhalle	Dortmund, Germany
1983-10-13	Brondbyhallen	Copenhagen, Denmark
1983-10-14	Isstadion	Stockholm, Sweden
1983 North American autumn leg
1983-10-28	Orange Bowl	Miami, FL, USA
1983-10-29	Tangerine Bowl	Orlando, FL, USA
1983-10-31	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center	Tallahassee, FL, USA
1983-11-02	The Omni	Atlanta, GA, United States
1983-11-03	The Omni	Atlanta, GA, United States
1983-11-05	Stokely Athletic Center	Knoxville, TN, USA
1983-11-06	Rupp Arena	Lexington, KY, USA
1983-11-08	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Coliseum	Birmingham, AL, USA
1983-11-10	LSU Assembly Center	Baton Rouge, LA, USA
1983-11-11	Mississippi Coast Coliseum	Biloxi, MS, USA
1983-11-13	Reunion Arena	Dallas, TX, USA
1983-11-14	Reunion Arena	Dallas, TX, USA
1983-11-16	The Summit	Houston, TX, USA
1983-11-17	The Summit	Houston, TX, USA
1983-11-19	The Meadows	Austin, TX, USA
1983-11-20	Myriad Center	Oklahoma City, OK, USA
1983-11-22	McNichols Arena	Denver, CO, USA
1983-11-24	Kemper Arena	Kansas City, MO, USA
1983-11-25	Kansas Coliseum – Britt Brown Arena	Wichita, KS, USA
1983-11-27	UNI-Dome	Cedar Falls, IA, USA
1983-11-28	Assembly Hall	Champaign, IL, USA
1983-1984 European winter leg
1983-12-08	Playhouse Theatre	Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
1983-12-09	Playhouse Theatre	Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
1983-12-11	Apollo	Glasgow, Scotland, UK
1983-12-12	Opera House	Blackpool, England, UK
1983-12-14	Royal Centre	Nottingham, England, UK
1983-12-15	Queens Hall	Leeds, England, UK
1983-12-17	Cornwall Coliseum	St. Austell, England, UK
1983-12-18	Cornwall Coliseum	St. Austell, England, UK
1983-12-20	National Exhibition Centre	Birmingham, England, UK
1983-12-21	National Exhibition Centre	Birmingham, England, UK
1983-12-23	Brighton Centre	Brighton, England, UK
1983-12-24	Brighton Centre	Brighton, England, UK
1983-12-27	Wembley Arena	London, England, UK
1983-12-28	Wembley Arena	London, England, UK
1983-12-30	Wembley Arena	London, England, UK
1983-12-31	Wembley Arena	London, England, UK
1984-01-30	Palaeur	Rome, Italy
1984-01-31	Palaeur	Rome, Italy
1984 North American winter leg
1984-02-04	Carrier Dome	Syracuse, NY, USA
1984-02-05	Providence Civic Center	Providence, RI, USA
1984-02-07	Atlantic City Convention Center	Atlantic City, NJ, USA
1984-02-08	William & Mary Hall	Williamsburg, VA, USA
1984-02-10	Greensboro Coliseum	Greensboro, NC, USA
1984-02-11	Greensboro Coliseum	Greensboro, NC, USA
1984-02-13	Civic Center Coliseum	Charleston, WV, USA
1984-02-14	Riverfront Coliseum	Cincinnati, OH, USA
1984-02-16	Mid-South Coliseum	Memphis, TN, USA
1984-02-17	SIU Arena	Carbondale, IL, USA
1984-02-19	Rosemont Horizon	Chicago, IL, USA
1984-02-20	Mecca Arena	Milwaukee, WI, USA
1984-02-22	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium	Buffalo, NY, USA
1984 Pacific leg
1984-02-25	Aloha Stadium	Honolulu, HI, USA
1984-02-29	Western Springs Stadium	Auckland, New Zealand
1984-03-02	Sydney Showground	Sydney, Australia
1984-03-04	Melbourne Showgrounds	Melbourne, Australia

Quotations and trivia

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See also

• Synchronicity (album)
• 1983-1984 Synchronicity Tour musical gear (Andy Summers)
• 1983-1984 Synchronicity Tour musical gear (Stewart Copeland)
• 1983-1984 Synchronicity Tour musical gear (Sting)

Tour passes

Tour books / programs

Tour poster

External links

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References

source: Jeff Seitz (rehearsal information), tour programs, Outlandos mini-bulletins July / August 1983 (warm-up concerts)