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|  colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:1980_12_15_sting.jpg]]
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|  colspan="2" align="center" | a photo from this concert - copyright by Diego Kobladoff
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|  colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:1980_12_15_andystewart.jpg]]
 
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|  colspan="2" align="center" | a photo from this concert - copyright by Diego Kobladoff
 
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
|  colspan="2" align="center" | BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PHOTOGRAPH. ''Should be a photo taken at that concert, or a ticket stub scan, or something similarly identifying of the event.''
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|  colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:1980_12_14-16_ad.jpg|350px]]
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|  colspan="2" align="center" | an ad for the concerts in Argentina in Clarín - December 13, 1980
 
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| <b>Venue:</b>
 
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| [[Club Obras Sanitarias]]
 
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| <b>Support acts:</b>
 
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| The Specials
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| SUPPORT ACTS
 
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On [[1980-12-15]], [[The Police]] performed at the [[Estadio Obras Sanitarias]].
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On [[1980-12-15]], [[The Police]] performed at the [[Club Obras Sanitarias]] in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  
 
=Setlist=
 
=Setlist=
[[Don't Stand So Close To Me]]
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* [[Don't Stand So Close To Me]]
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* [[Walking On The Moon]]
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* [[Deathwish]]
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* [[Fall Out]]
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* [[Man In A Suitcase]]
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* [[Bring On The Night]]
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* [[De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da]]
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* [[Truth Hits Everybody]]
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* [[Shadows In The Rain]]
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* [[When The World Is Running Down]]
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* [[The Bed's Too Big Without You]]
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* [[Driven To Tears]]
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* [[Message In A Bottle]]
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* [[Roxanne]]
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* [[Can't Stand Losing You]]
  
[[Walking On The Moon]]
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=Recording information=
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There is a recording of this concert.
  
[[Deathwish]]
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=Trivia=
 
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This concert was planned to take place on [[1980-12-13]] at 10pm, but was re-scheduled. As [[Sting]] was ill the week before [[The Police]] wanted to cancel all their South American dates. But the promoter from Argentina convinced the band to come to Argentina. As this was a last minute decision and equipment had to be moved to Argentina they re-scheduled the Obras show and the Mar del Plata show.
[[Fall Out]]
 
 
 
[[Man In A Suitcase]]
 
 
 
[[Bring On The Night]]
 
 
 
[[De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da]]
 
 
 
[[Truth Hits Everybody]]
 
 
 
[[Shadows In The Rain]]
 
 
 
[[When The World Is Running Down]]
 
  
[[The Bed's Too Big Without You]]
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Newspapers now announced this concert for today at 9pm.
  
[[Driven To Tears]]
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There were about 3.000 - 5.000 people in the audience (depending on the source you believe).
  
[[Message In A Bottle]]
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Inside the venue military and police officers were slapping people to make them stay down. When a policeman hit a girl who had leapt up from her seat [[Andy Summers]] started to attack the policeman.
  
[[Roxanne]]
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After the concert Andy had to apologise to avoid being imprisoned. [[Sting]] and [[Stewart Copeland]] were told to get back to the Sheraton hotel.
  
[[Can't Stand Losing You]]
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The Buenos Aires police brought their own photographer to take a photo of Andy and the policeman he had attacked - shaking hands and smiling. Journalist Gordon Blair had to drive a shaking Andy back to his hotel.
 
 
=Recording information=
 
There is a recording of this concert.
 
 
 
=Trivia=
 
This was planned to take place on [[1980-12-13]], but was re-scheduled.
 
  
 
=See also=
 
=See also=
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=References=
 
=References=
sources: ads from Argentina, Police File No. 11, personal information, photos
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sources: ads from Argentina; Sunday Mirror - December 21, [[1980]]; Police File No. 11; personal information; Pelo January [[1981]]; photos; [[Sting: The Secret Life Of Gordon Sumner]] pp106-108; (Andy's [[I'll Be Watching You]] mentions that the policeman-kicking took place the day before the gaucho photos)
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[[Category:1980]]
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[[Category:1980]] [[Category:1980-1981 Zenyatta Mondatta Tour]]

Latest revision as of 23:59, 3 June 2019


<== previous entry

1980-12-15
1980 12 15 sting.jpg
a photo from this concert - copyright by Diego Kobladoff
1980 12 15 andystewart.jpg
a photo from this concert - copyright by Diego Kobladoff
1980 12 14-16 ad.jpg
an ad for the concerts in Argentina in Clarín - December 13, 1980
Performance summary
Artist performing: The Police
Tour: 1980-1981 Zenyatta Mondatta Tour
Venue: Club Obras Sanitarias
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Support acts: SUPPORT ACTS
Ticket prices: TICKET PRICES


On 1980-12-15, The Police performed at the Club Obras Sanitarias in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Setlist

Recording information

There is a recording of this concert.

Trivia

This concert was planned to take place on 1980-12-13 at 10pm, but was re-scheduled. As Sting was ill the week before The Police wanted to cancel all their South American dates. But the promoter from Argentina convinced the band to come to Argentina. As this was a last minute decision and equipment had to be moved to Argentina they re-scheduled the Obras show and the Mar del Plata show.

Newspapers now announced this concert for today at 9pm.

There were about 3.000 - 5.000 people in the audience (depending on the source you believe).

Inside the venue military and police officers were slapping people to make them stay down. When a policeman hit a girl who had leapt up from her seat Andy Summers started to attack the policeman.

After the concert Andy had to apologise to avoid being imprisoned. Sting and Stewart Copeland were told to get back to the Sheraton hotel.

The Buenos Aires police brought their own photographer to take a photo of Andy and the policeman he had attacked - shaking hands and smiling. Journalist Gordon Blair had to drive a shaking Andy back to his hotel.

See also

This section needs more information.

External links

This section needs more information.

References

sources: ads from Argentina; Sunday Mirror - December 21, 1980; Police File No. 11; personal information; Pelo January 1981; photos; Sting: The Secret Life Of Gordon Sumner pp106-108; (Andy's I'll Be Watching You mentions that the policeman-kicking took place the day before the gaucho photos)


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