1978-10-27

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Performance summary
Artist performing:	The Police
Tour:	1978-1979 Outlandos d'Amour Tour
Venue:	Rat
Location:	Boston, MA, USA
Support acts:	Unnatural Axe
Ticket prices:	TICKET PRICES

On 1978-10-27, The Police performed at the Rat in Boston, MA, USA.

Setlist

Among the songs played tonight were:

Recording information

Parts of this concert were filmed - a black and white Super 8 film ends after 7:53 minutes.

Trivia

Unnatural Axe's bass player Joe Harvard saw The Police's soundcheck at The Rat and decided that he didn't want to share a stage "with a band that hot". He arrived late and caught The Police's set, though, and decided there and then that he wanted to be in that sort of pop-rock band, or at least to learn to play that well.

He had a conversation with Andy Summers at the Record Garage- he'd taken his Telecaster Custom in for repairs - that began Joe's conversion to Telecaster devotee.

Backstage at the Rat Sting let one rip and asked Richie Parsons (vocals / rhythm guitar) "did you poop?". Richie's reply: "Fuck you. You farted!"