PoliceWiki:Selected anniversaries/May 17

May 17

The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on 1979-05-17.

• On 1973-05-17, Stewart Copeland worked as a tour manager for Joan Armatrading in Sheffield, England, UK.
• On 1975-05-17, Andy Summers performed in Kevin Coyne's band in Walsall, England, UK - while Curved Air recorded in London, England, UK.
• On 1977-05-17, Strontium 90 rehearsed in London, England, UK.
• On 1978-05-17, The Police and Eberhard Schoener rehearse for tomorrow's TV performance. A loose show rehearsal is followed by a dress rehearsal with an audience and make-up.
• On 1979-05-17, The Police performed at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, CA, USA.
• On 1981-05-17, Sting was in Paris to record demos for The Police's forthcoming LP. He'll return to London on 1981-05-20.
• On 1982-05-17, Stewart Copeland met Paul McCartney in England, UK - while Sting was in London, England, UK.
• On 1985-05-17, Sting rehearsed with his band at the Château de Courson in Paris, France.
• On 1986-05-17, Sting was at the Cannes Film Festival in France.
• On 1987-05-17, Sting recorded ...Nothing Like The Sun at AIR Studios on Montserrat.
• On 1988-05-17, Sting performed at the Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart, Germany.
• On 1989-05-17, Sting was in Tokyo for a news conference where he met Japanese foreign ministry officials in an attempt to raise money for the Brazilian rainforests.
• On 1990-05-17, Andy Summers performed at El Teatro Angela Peralta in Mexico City, Mexico - while Sting was recording in Paris, France.
• On 1991-05-17, Sting performed at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, Germany.
• On 1993-04-17, Sting and his band spent a day off in Las Vegas, NV, USA.
• On 1994-05-17, Andy Summers performed at the New Morning in Paris, France.
• On 1996-05-17, Sting performed at the Herod Atticus Odeon in Athens, Greece.
• On 1997-05-17, Andy Summers performed at the Hilton Long Island / Huntington hotel in Melville, NY, USA.
• On 2000-05-17, Sting performed at the Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart, Germany.
• On 2001-05-17, Stewart Copeland was writing and recording songs with other musicians at Miles Copeland's Château Marouatte in France.
• On 2002-05-17, Sting and Trudie Styler attended the premiere of "All Or Nothing" in Cannes, France.
• On 2003-05-17, Sting performed Rise & Fall with Craig David at the "102.7 KIIS FM's Wango Tango 2003 - The Ultimate Reality Show" at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA, USA.
• On 2004-05-17, Sting was the guest star in Anke Engelke's first late night show in Cologne, Germany.
• On 2005-05-17, Sting and Dominic Miller were in the audience (and went backstage) at a Herbie Hancock concert at the Barbican in London, England, UK.
• On 2006-05-17, Sting attended the launch party for the reconstituted Jivamukti Yoga Center and later watched TOFOG (30 Odd Foot Of Grunts - Russell Crowe's band) at the New York Society For Ethical Culture in New York, NY, USA.
• On 2007-05-17, The Police rehearsed at the Chief Joe Mathias Centre in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
• On 2008-05-17, The Police performed at Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, FL, USA.
• On 2010-05-17, Henry Padovani was in Cannes, France - while Sting was rehearsing at Abbey Road Studios in London, England, UK.
• On 2012-05-17, Henry Padovani was back home in Paris, France - while Stewart Copeland did a phone interview from his home in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
• On 2015-05-17, Henry Padovani was in Paris, France.
• On 2016-05-17, Sting was recording in a studio in New York, NY, USA.
• On 2018-05-17, Andy Summers performed at Vicar Street in Dublin, Ireland.

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