The Police
1982-07-31
International Stadium
Gateshead, England
FM Broadcast
192 kbps
Artwork Included
CD 1:
01. Message In A Bottle
02. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
03. Walking On The Moon
04. Spirits In The Material World
05. Hungry For You (J'aurais Toujours Faim De Toi)
06. When The World Is Running Down
07. The Bed's Too Big Without You
08. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
09. Demolition Man
10. Shadows In The Rain
CD 2:
01. Driven To Tears
02. Bring On The Night
03. One World (Not Three)
04. Invisible Sun
05. Roxanne
06. Don't Stand So Close To Me
07. Can't Stand Losing You > Reggatta de Blanc > Be My Girl > Sally
08. So Lonely
On January 22, 1982, I saw The Police, another of those new wave/punk bands, at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Police were touring with the Go Go's, and this tour was historic in some ways. Until this point, the newer bands on the rock scene were still playing small concert halls in NY/NJ, such as the Palladium (where I saw the Pretenders and Go Go's in the fall of 1981), Hitsville (see my recent U2 post), and the Capitol Theatre (where I had seen Joe Jackson 1980 and would soon see him again in just a few months). Here were the Police, however, making the jump to the next level by headlining a show at the "World's Greatest Arena". The Ghost In The Machine album, which had been released in October 191, had risen to number 2 on the billboard charts. The single, Every Little Thing She Does is Magic, topped that, by going to number 1. The Police proved that night that they belonged on the big stage, playing an incredible set highlighted by a 20,000 person sing-along to Walking On The Moon, and a driving, passionate, almost out of control encore that melded Can't Stand Losing You, Be My Girl and So Lonely into a rock and roll anthem of lost love. I've searched for a copy of that show but to no avail. Fortunately, I found this FM broadcast from July 31, 1982, 38 years ago today, from England which features almost the exact same set list. Enjoy!
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