1980-11-15
| 1980-11-15 | |
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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: | SUPPORT ACTS |
| Ticket prices: | 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.
See also
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External links
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References
sources: Rolling Stone - February 19, 1981; Police Files Nos. 7 + 9; TV recording; poster
