1981-08-23

1981-08-23
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a ticket for this concert
the program for this concert
an ad for this concert in Music Express #49, 1981
Performance summary
Artist performing:	The Police
Tour:	1981-1982 Ghost In The Machine Tour
Venue:	The Grove
Location:	Oakville, ON, Canada
Support acts:	The David Bendeth Band, John Otway, The Payolas, Nash The Slash, Oingo Boingo, Killing Joke, Iggy Pop, The Go-Go's, The Specials
Ticket prices:	C$ 20,00 - 25,00

On 1981-08-23, The Police performed at The Grove in Oakville, ON, Canada.

Setlist

• Voices Inside My Head

• Don't Stand So Close To Me

• Walking On The Moon

• Deathwish

• Bring On The Night

• Invisible Sun

• De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da

• Truth Hits Everybody

• Shadows In The Rain

• When The World Is Running Down You Make The Best Of What's Still Around

• Demolition Man

• One World

• Spirits In The Material World

• The Bed's Too Big Without You

• Driven To Tears

• Message In A Bottle

• Roxanne

• Can't Stand Losing You

Recording information

There's a recording of this concert.

Trivia

This was called The Police Picnic. More Police Picnics were to follow in the next two years.

There were about 25.000 people in the audience. Local promoter Gary Topp mentioned "only" 18.000 people.

See also

This section needs more information.

External links

a pass for this concert

References

sources: poster, ticket, ad, Outlandos newsletter September 1981, Police File No. 19, personal information