2008-06-05 (Police concert)
| 2008-06-05 | |
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| ...waving goodbye - copyright Dietmar | |
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| a ticket for this concert | |
| Performance summary | |
| Artist performing: | The Police |
| Tour: | 2007-2008 Reunion Tour |
| Venue: | SAP Arena |
| Location: | Mannheim, Germany |
| Support acts: | The Charlatans |
| Ticket prices: | 97 Euros |
On 2008-06-05, The Police performed at SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany.
Setlist
- Message In A Bottle
- Walking On The Moon
- Demolition Man
- Voices Inside My Head
- When The World Is Running Down
- Don't Stand So Close To Me
- Driven To Tears
- Hole In My Life
- Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
- Wrapped Around Your Finger
- De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
- Invisible Sun
- Can't Stand Losing You
- Bring On The Night
- Roxanne
- King Of Pain
- So Lonely
- Every Breath You Take
- Next To You
Recording information
There's a recording of this concert.
Trivia
This concert was originally scheduled to take place on 2007-10-10, but Sting became ill.
Bring On The Night was rehearsed during the soundcheck.
With 13.5000 people in the audience the concert was sold out.
Right before the concert the setlist was visible on a monitor under the stage. Bring On The Night was to open the show, after it was left out completely in Marseille. Danny Quatrochi brought Sting's mini-guitar onstage, but it was removed soon after.
The show started with the more powerful opening from 2007: Bob Marley, lights, the gong and Message In A Bottle.
From the start it was evident that all musicians were still hugely enjoying this tour. Worries about Sting's beard (i.e. not caring anymore?) were unfounded. At least the not-caring part - the beard was horrible.
The Police were laughing, communicating and improvising like they had the time of their life - and they were rewarded by a very loud Mannheim audience.
Bring On The Night was eventually played as the first encore. Sting's difficulties with finger-picking today were forgotten with the great new chorus.
See also
External links
- Krypton Forum: Mannheim Report in
- Krypton Forum: A flag bow - and my final curtain
- The Police @ Mannheim photoset
- The Police and the Charlatans @ Mannheim
References
- "ThePolice.com virtual ticket." ThePolice.com. UltraStar Entertainment LLC. 5 Jun 2008. <http://www.thepolice.com/virtualticket/index.php?v=dsl&id=137>
