1980-03-30
| 1980-03-30 | |
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| photos from the press conference - copyright Harris Dimoliatis | |
 
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| photos from Stadiou Street - copyright Joseph Avramoglou | |
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| a ticket for this concert - provided by Toni Carbó | |
| Performance summary | |
| Artist performing: | The Police |
| Tour: | 1979-1980 Reggatta de Blanc Tour |
| Venue: | Sporting Hall |
| Location: | Athens, Greece |
| Support acts: | SUPPORT ACTS |
| Ticket prices: | 350 Drachmas |
On 1980-03-30, The Police performed at the Sporting Hall in Athens, Greece.
Setlist
- Next To You
- So Lonely
- Walking On The Moon
- Hole In My Life
- Truth Hits Everybody
- Driven To Tears
- Bring On The Night
- Visions Of The Night
- The Bed's Too Big Without You
- Message In A Bottle
- Roxanne
- Can't Stand Losing You / Reggatta de Blanc
Recording information
There's an (uncirculated) audio recording of this concert.
Trivia
The Police flew to from Cairo to Athens today. They did a press conference and were then photographed outside on Stadiou Street (where The Police stayed at the Esperia Palace Hotel).
Clips from one of the Greece concerts are shown in Around The World.
The concerts were promoted by Theodore Kritas. The Police were supposed to get 200.000 drachmas for their gigs.
About 2.000 people without tickets tried to enter the venue, causing riots outside.
See also
This section needs more information.
External links
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References
sources: ticket, ad, POLICE FILE no.2; Around The World; photos in Greek mag (date from photographer Harris Dimoliatis), personal information
