2008-06-05 (Police concert)
2008-06-05 | |
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...waving goodbye | |
Performance summary | |
Artist performing: | The Police |
Tour: | 2007-2008 Reunion Tour |
Venue: | SAP Arena |
Location: | Mannheim, Germany |
Support acts: | The Charlatans |
Ticket prices: | 97 Euros |
On 2008-06-05, The Police performed at SAP Arena.
Setlist
- Message In A Bottle
- Walking On The Moon
- Demolition Man
- Voices Inside My Head
- When The World Is Running Down
- Don't Stand So Close To Me
- Driven To Tears
- Hole In My Life
- Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
- Wrapped Around Your Finger
- De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
- Invisible Sun
- Can't Stand Losing You
- Bring On The Night
- Roxanne
- King Of Pain
- So Lonely
- Every Breath You Take
- Next To You
Recording information
There's a recording of this concert.
Trivia
Bring On The Night was rehearsed during the soundcheck.
Right before the concert the setlist was visible on a monitor under the stage. Bring On The Night was to open the show, after it was left out completely in Marseille. Danny Quatrochi brought Sting's mini-guitar onstage, but it was removed soon after.
The show started with the more powerful opening from 2007: Bob Marley, lights, the gong and Message In A Bottle.
From the start it was evident that all musicians were still hugely enjoying this tour. Worries about Sting's beard (i.e. not caring anymore?) were unfounded. At least the not-caring part - the beard was horrible.
The Police were laughing, communicating and improvising like they had the time of their life - and that was rewarded by a very loud Mannheim audience.
Bring On The Night was eventually played as the first encore. Sting's difficulties with finger-picking today were forgotten with the great new chorus.
See also
External links
- Krypton Forum: Mannheim Report in
- Krypton Forum: A flag bow - and my final curtain
- The Police @ Mannheim photoset
References
- "ThePolice.com virtual ticket." ThePolice.com. UltraStar Entertainment LLC. 5 Jun 2008. <http://www.thepolice.com/virtualticket/index.php?v=dsl&id=137>