1983-08-31
| 1983-08-31 | |
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| a ticket for this concert | |
 
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| reviews of this concert in The Province (September 1, 1983) / Vancouver Sun (unknown date) | |
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| Artist performing: | The Police |
| Tour: | 1983-1984 Synchronicity Tour |
| Venue: | Pacific Coliseum |
| Location: | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| Support acts: | Thompson Twins |
| Ticket prices: | C$ 18,25 |
On 1983-08-31, The Police performed at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Setlist
- Synchronicity I
- Synchronicity II
- Walking In Your Footsteps
- Message In A Bottle
- Walking On The Moon
- Oh My God
- De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
- Wrapped Around Your Finger
- Tea In The Sahara
- Spirits In The Material World
- Invisible Sun
- King Of Pain
- Don't Stand So Close To Me
- Every Breath You Take
- Roxanne
- Can't Stand Losing You
Recording information
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Trivia
There were 16,611 people in the audience - sold out. Other sources say 16.357 people - sold out.
Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland do a soundcheck at 4:00PM. Sting didn't show up.
The Police started their concert at 8:50pm - with two female backup singers.
At 10:05pm the band ran off stage for their tea-break which was shown on the video screens. Sting took off his shirt, the band put on huge top hats, drank tea, cut cake, then trashed the cake and stuck a flower and a beer bottle in it. When Sting tried to whip the table cloth off the cake fell to the floor.
At 10:09pm The Police came back on stage.
At 10:25. they played their last encore Can't Stand Losing You after which the lights came up at 10:37pm.
The band stayed at the Westin Bayshore Inn.
See also
This section needs more information.
External links
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References
sources: ticket, Vancouver Sun review, unofficial Thompson Twins website, Kim Turner's itinerary , clipping in The Police: A Visual Biography
