1977 Cherry Vanilla Tour
Between 1977-03-01 - 1977-05-13, The Police took part in the 1977 Cherry Vanilla Tour.
Contents
Introduction
For their very first concerts The Police supported Cherry Vanilla. As Cherry only had brought a guitar player and a keyboarder from the States Stewart Copeland and Sting would also play another set each day as part of the Cherry Vanilla band.
Tour personnel
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Touring musicians and bandmembers
The Cherry Vanilla band:
Road crew and technicians
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Production crew
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Support act(s)
Timeline
Cherry Vanilla was supposed to perform on the "European" tour (Holland + Paris) in March 1977. But as she was in hospital at that time The Police went without her, supporting Wayne County instead.
For the concert at the Roundhouse on 1977-04-17 the Cherry Vanilla band (incl. Sting and Stewart Copeland) supported The Stranglers and The Jam. The Police did not play here.
Summary of tour dates
| Date | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1977-03-01 | Alexander's | Newport, Wales, UK |
| 1977-03-03 | The Roxy Club | London, England, UK |
| 1977-03-04 | Nag's Head | High Wycombe, England, UK |
| 1977-03-06 | The Nashville Room | London, England, UK |
| 1977-03-09 | Lion Hotel | Warrington, England, UK |
| 1977-03-10 | Eric's | Liverpool, England, UK |
| 1977-03-11 | Birmingham University | Birmingham, England, UK |
| 1977-03-12 | Rock Garden | Middlesborough, England, UK |
| 1977-03-13 (cancelled) | Leeds Polytechnic | Leeds, England, UK |
| 1977-03-15 | Dingwall's | London, England, UK |
| 1977-03-16 (cancelled) | West Runton Pavilion | West Runton (near Cromer), England, UK |
| 1977-03-17 (cancelled) | Chancellor Hall | Chelmsford, England, UK |
| 1977-04-03 | The Nashville Room | London, England, UK |
| 1977-04-05 | Barbarella's | Birmingham, England, UK |
| 1977-04-06 | Woods Centre | Plymouth, England, UK |
| 1977-04-07 | The Garden | Penzance, England, UK |
| 1977-04-09 | Tow Bar Inn | Nethertown, England, UK |
| 1977-04-11 | Top Of The World | Stafford, England, UK |
| 1977-04-12 (cancelled) | Tiffany's | Shrewsbury, England, UK |
| 1977-04-15 (cancelled) | Lafayette | Wolverhampton, England, UK |
| 1977-04-17 | Roundhouse | London, England, UK |
| 1977-04-18 (cancelled) | Rascal's Club | Chester, England, UK |
| 1977-04-22 (cancelled) | Penthouse | Scarborough, England, UK |
| 1977-04-23 (cancelled) | Rock Garden | Middlesborough, England, UK |
| 1977-04-24 (cancelled) | Maxims | Barrow-in-Furness, England, UK |
| 1977-04-27 | Affair | Swindon, England, UK |
| 1977-04-28 | Rebecca's | Birmingham, England, UK |
| 1977-04-29 | Apollo Theatre | Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
| 1977-04-30 | JB's Club | Dudley, England, UK |
| 1977-05-02 (cancelled) | The Roxy Club | London, England, UK |
| 1977-05-04 | Lafayette | Wolverhampton, England, UK |
| 1977-05-06 | Newcastle Polytechnic | Newcastle, England, UK |
| 1977-05-07 | Howard Mallet Club | Cambridge, England, UK |
| 1977-05-12 | Gibus | Paris, France |
| 1977-05-13 | Gibus | Paris, France |
Quotations and trivia
February 11 - Stewart meets Max Rippugh at the Roxy February 16 - Cherry Vanilla sees the Vibrators perform at the Roxy February 17 - Sting and Stewart jam with Cherry Vanilla’s band for the first time --- but where ? Manno’s ? February 21 - the first „real“ Cherry Vanilla rehearsal from 2:00 - 8:00PM February 22 - the second Cherry Vanilla rehearsal from 2:00 - 8:00PM February 23 - the third Cherry Vanilla rehearsal from 7:00PM till midnight February 24 - the fourth Cherry Vanilla rehearsal from 4:00 - 8:00PM February 26 - the fifth Cherry Vanilla rehearsal from 6:00 - 08:00PM February 28 - the sixth Cherry Vanilla rehearsal from 02:00 - 08:00PM
March 1 - concert at Alexander’s in Newport, Wales March 2 - drive back to London - Stewart arrives home around 7:00AM March 3 - concert at the Roxy in London, England March 4 - concert at Nag’s Head in High Wycombe, England March 6 - concert at the Nashville Room in London, England March 9 - concert at the Lion Hotel in Warrington, England - but maybe without Cherry (sick ?) March 10 - concert at Eric’s in Liverpool, England March 11 - concert at Birmingham University in Birmingham, England March 12 - concert at the Rock Garden in Middlesbrough, England - but without Cherry - as she is ill March 13 - two planned concerts don’t take place Leeds Polytechnic and Band House Hotel in Bransford, England March 14 - concert at Rascals in Cambridge, England cancelled March 15 - concert at Dingwalls in London, England March 16 - cancelled concert at West Runton Pavilion - Stewart is ill March 17 - cancelled concert at Chancellor Hall in Chelmsford, England March 18 - 29 - The Police and Wayne County & The Electric Chairs tour The Netherlands and France - Cherry „sick“ (abortion)
April 1 - Stewart picks you and Zecca up on his way to Sting’s place - rehearsing new songs with CV at Manno’s until 6:00PM April 2 - rehearsal at Manno’s from 6:00 - 10:30PM April 3 - concert at the Nashville Room in London, England April 5 - concert at Barbarella’s in Birmingham, England April 6 - driving back to London in the morning, some sleep, then drive to Plymouth past Stonehenge - concert at Woods Centre in Plymouth, England - spending the night at a sheep farm near Exeter April 7 - concert at The Garden in Penzance, England April 8 - driving back to London after yesterday’s concert - SC arrives home at 8:30AM April 9 - concert at the Tow Bar Inn in Nethertown, England April 10 - driving back to London after yesterday’s concert - SC arrives home at 10:00AM April 11 - concert at Top Of The World in Stafford, England - while driving back the van afterwards Sting falls asleep at the wheel and Henry saves The Police’s lives April 12 - cancelled concert at Tiffany’s in Shrewsbury, England - Stewart is sick for a few days April 15 - cancelled concert at Lafayette in Wolverhampton, England - rescheduled to May 4 April 17 - Cherry Vanilla gig with The Stranglers and The Jam at the Roundhouse in London, England April 18 - cancelled concert at Rascal’s in Chester / Cambridge, England April 22 - cancelled concert at the Penthouse in Scarborough, England April 23 - cancelled concert at the Rock Garden in Middlesbrough, England - Stewart is still coughing, Zecca went to a Sioxsie concert at the Roxy April 24 - cancelled concert at Maxims in Barrow-in-Furness. England April 26 - concert at the Affair in Swindon, England April 28 - concert at Rebecca’s in Birmingham, England April 29 - concert at the Apollo Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland April 30 - concert at JB’s club in Dudley, England
1977-05-01- drive home to London after Dudley gig 1977-05-04 - concert at Lafayette in Wolverhampton, England - arguments about money: Cherry fired Max Rippough today 1977-05-05 - The Police drive from Birmingham (near Wolverhampton) to Newcastle - picking up 50 Fall Out singles on their way and then staying at Sting’s parents‘ place 1977-05-06 - concert at Newcastle Polytechnic in Newcastle, England 1977-05-07- concert at the Howard Mallet Club in Cambridge, England 1977-05-08 - drive back to London in Sting’s car as truck keys were lost 1977-05-12 - The Police take the 10:30AM train from Victoria Station - arriving in Paris at 6:00PM - then concert at Gibus Club in Paris, France 1977-05-13 - second concert at Gibus Clubin Paris, France 1977-05-14 - Sting and Zecca travel from Paris to London, while Stewart and Henry stay in Paris 1977-05-15 - Stewart and Henry take a train to the coast and take the night ferry - problems at the UK border make them stay at a hotel in Folkestone
1977-06-03 - Stewart auditions for Cherry Vanilla’s CBS line-up in London, England
1977-09-27 - Stewart meets Cherry Vanilla, as he brings his drums to A+R rehearsal room
See also
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