1979-01-13
| 1979-01-13 | |
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| a photo from today's soundcheck - copyright Peter Hoeger-Wiedig | |
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| a photo from today's soundcheck - copyright Peter Hoeger-Wiedig | |
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| a poster for this concert | |
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| a review of this concert in Hamburger Abendblatt - January 15, 1979 | |
| Performance summary | |
| Artist performing: | Eberhard Schoener |
| Tour: | 1979 Laser '79 In Concert Tour |
| Venue: | CCH |
| Location: | Hamburg, Germany |
| Support acts: | The Police |
| Ticket prices: | TICKET PRICES |
On 1979-01-13, The Police performed at CCH in Hamburg, Germany.
Setlist
The Police (probable order of songs):
- Trance-Formation
- Rhine-Bow
- Only The Wind
- Loreley
- Magma
- Trans-AM
- Code-Word Elvis
- Video-Magic
- Night Bound City
- Las Vegas Tango
- Frame Of Mind
- Shape Of Things To Come
- Octogon
- Speech Behind Speech
- Koan
(a possible fourth encore San Francisco Waitress was never performed)
Recording information
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Trivia
On the way from Düsseldorf to Hamburg Sting created the riff for Message In A Bottle in the back of the bus.
The concert was reviewed in the "Hamburger Abendblatt" on January 15, 1979 with Sting being mentioned.
The concert is also mentioned in a longer article in "Musik Express" from March 1979 - this article also shows a few photos of the laser show or Eberhard Schoener, but none of The Police
The same photographer also photographed The Police, but there are no photos in circulation.
While staying on the infamous Reeperbahn Sting got the idea for Low Life.
See also
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External links
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References
sources: German tour schedule; poster; Hamburger Abendblatt - January 15, 1979; Musik Express March 1979; Olaf Kübler (Low Life information); Peter Hoeger-Wiedig, My Songs liner notes (Message In A Bottle info - see that page for more details)
