2008-06-15
| 2008-06-15 | |
|---|---|
| a backstage photo from today - copyright John Strudwick | |
| a backstage photo from today - copyright John Strudwick | |
| a photo from this concert - copyright Anthony Abbott | |
| a photo from this concert - copyright Anthony Abbott | |
| a backstage pass for today - provided by John Strudwick (the wristband served as the ticket - there were no printed ones) | |
| a program for this festival | |
| a poster for this festival | |
| Performance summary | |
| Artist performing: | The Police |
| Tour: | 2007-2008 Reunion Tour |
| Venue: | Seaclose Park |
| Location: | Newport, England, UK |
| Support acts: | n/a |
| Ticket prices: | TICKET PRICES |
On 2008-06-15, The Police performed at Seaclose Park in Newport, England, UK as part of the Isle of Wight Festival.
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
- Roxanne
- King Of Pain
- So Lonely
- Every Breath You Take
- Next To You
Recording information
There's an audio recording of this concert. Several songs were also broadcast on TV.
Trivia
John Strudwick's story about this day (and working with Sting in 1981):
"After playing bass and drums in a number of bands, I became a Recording Engineer and Record Producer in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
I was chief engineer at Pathway Studios (amongst other things) and got to do demos with a lot of major artists as Pathway was used by many record companies for demos at this time.
I also worked with Alexei Sayle and the Comic Strip and was the music producer for the Secret Policemans Other Ball organised by John Cleese in 1981.
On this show I got to record Sting, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck, Bob Geldof and Phil Collins, and even Donovan. On the first day of the show, we were trying to keep our “top star” a secret and as I was getting through the backstage mass of people, I saw someone with a crash helmet on trying to get in but was having trouble with his pass.
None of the press realised, but I saw it was Sting, and quickly organised it for him to get in OK. So we got to know each other then. We also had to work together to get the right pictures and sounds for the albums, video and the film.
I enjoyed the show, because I also got to work with John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson, Billy Connelly, Pamela Stephenson and all those great comedians as well as the musicians.
In 2007, my wife was watching a program with Griff Rhys Jones where he went backstage at the Isle of Wight Festival, and I said that was like the old days for me. My wife told me that in 2008, The Police were headlining, and that my challenge was to get us backstage. So I contacted Sting after all those years, and he very kindly got us backstage passes for the whole weekend, and an extra special pass for the Sunday when they were playing that gave us access all areas.
He also agreed to see us in his dressing room before going on, and allowed us to take photos."
See also
External links
- Krypton Forum: George's Review of The Isle of Wight
- NME: The Police close Isle Wight Festival 2008
- Festival holds few highlights
- Sting looks back as The Police close Isle of Wight Festival
- Isle Of Wight Festival, Seaclose Park, Newport
- I've been Stinged
- Call the fashion police: Sting joins band of ageing rockers with his old man grey beard
- Police prove they've still got it
- Anthony Abbott's photos on flickr
- John Strudwick's blog about this day
References
- "ThePolice.com virtual ticket." ThePolice.com. UltraStar Entertainment LLC. 19 Jun 2008. <http://www.thepolice.com/virtualticket/index.php?v=dsl&id=142>
