1979-09-22
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| a review of this concert in Musicians Only - October 6, 1979 | |
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| Artist performing: | The Police |
| Tour: | 1979-1980 Reggatta de Blanc Tour |
| Venue: | Hammersmith Odeon |
| Location: | London, England, UK |
| Support acts: | Fàshiön |
| Ticket prices: | UK pounds: 2,00; 2,50; 3,00 |
On 1979-09-22, The Police performed at Hammersmith Odeon in London, England, UK.
Setlist
- Deathwish
- Next To You
- So Lonely
- Truth Hits Everybody
- Walking On The Moon
- Hole In My Life
- Fall Out
- Bring On The Night
- Message In A Bottle
- The Bed's Too Big Without You
- Peanuts
- Roxanne
- Can't Stand Losing You
- (Landlord)
- Born In The 50's
- Be My Girl, Sally
Recording information
There's a recording with the songs which are mentioned in the setlist - the recording ends with Peanuts.
Trivia
This concert was reviewed in Sounds, NME and Melody Maker on September 29, 1979. These reviews don't mention which night of the two Hammersmith Odeon gigs they review, but it's a good guess that reporters would attend the first night. Born In The 50's and Be My Girl, Sally are mentioned in the reviews, Landlord isn't... Another review in "Musicians Only" - October 6, 1979 - mentions that a large plastic bottle was given to Sting at the start of Message In A Bottle - this would fit the recording from today's show. As the review also lists some more songs the setlist seems to be complete - except for Landlord...
The "Musicians Only" review also listed the equipment used for the Hammersmith Odeon gig:
- 1979 Ibanez Musician MC 900DS Fretless
- 1979 Ibanez Musician MC 900DS
- Moog Taurus pedals
- Ampeg amps
- TAMA Imperial Star kit
- Zildjian cambyls
- TAMA Octobans
- TAMA drum synth
- Roland Chorus Echo
- Fender Telecaster
- Pete Cornish Pedalboard
- Echoplex
- two Marshall 100 watt amps
- two 4 x 12 cabs
PA:
- Entec with a 20-channel Midas Monitor and 32-channel main desk
Sting wears sunglasses at the beginning of the concert "I'm not trying to look cool, I've got a bad eye". With the opening two songs, Deathwish and Next To You, being over inside four minutes it appears that the band is in a hurry. On the day it first enters the UK singles chart, Message In A Bottle, is introduced as 'this could be number one'.
See also
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External links
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References
sources: UK ads, several UK reviews
