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|  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" | photos from this concert - copyright [[User:Dietmar | Dietmar]]
 
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| The Romantics
 
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On [[1979-03-20]], [[The Police]] performed at [[The Decade]].
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On [[1979-03-20]], [[The Police]] performed at [[The Decade]] in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
  
 
=Setlist=
 
=Setlist=
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[[Can't Stand Losing You]]
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* [[Can't Stand Losing You]]
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* [[Truth Hits Everybody]]
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* [[So Lonely]]
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* [[Fall Out]]
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* [[Born In The 50's]]
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* [[Be My Girl, Sally]]
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* [[Hole In My Life]]
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* [[Peanuts]]
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* [[Roxanne]]
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* [[Landlord]]
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* [[Next To You]]
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* [[Can't Stand Losing You]]
  
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[[Truth Hits Everybody]]
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=Recording information=
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There's a recording of this concert.
  
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[[So Lonely]]
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=Trivia=
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Earlier that day photographer / journalist Steve Weitzman had interviewed [[Sting]] at a Howard Johnson's restaurant.
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[[Fall Out]]
 
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[[Born In The 50's]]
 
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[[Be My Girl, Sally]]
 
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[[Hole In My Life]]
 
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[[Peanuts]]
 
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[[Roxanne]]
 
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[[Landlord]]
 
  
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[[Next To You]]
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Their equipment:
  
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[[Can't Stand Losing You]]
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[[Andy Summers]]
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* [[Pete Cornish Pedalboard]]
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* [[MXR Phase 90]]
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* MXR Compressor
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* MXR Fuzz
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* Electric Mistress Flanger
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* MXR Dynacomp
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* Cornish Fuzz
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* Mutron 3 envelope filter
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* automatic wah-wah
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* volume pedal
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* [[Maestro Echoplex EP-2 | Echoplex]]
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* 2 Marshall 220s
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* [[Fender Telecaster]]
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* [[Aria Pro II PE-1000]]
  
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=Recording information=
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[[Sting]]
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* 180 watt Ampeg Twin Bass with two cabinets
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* [[MXR Phase 90]]
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* [[Moog Taurus | Moog Bass Pedal]]
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* [[Fender Fretless Precision]] bass
  
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=Trivia=
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In later months [[Stewart Copeland]] used to wear t-shirts from [[The Decade]]. In the official video for [[Message In A Bottle (video) | Message In A Bottle]] he uses a black one. In other promotional photos he sometimes wears that black one or a green t-shirt.
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=See also=
 
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=References=
 
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sources: International Musician July 1979, photographer's information, Hit Parader August 1981
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sources: [[Stewart Copeland]]'s diary; International Musician July [[1979]]; Hit Parader August [[1981]] / Steve Weitzman; ad in The Pittsburgh Press - March 20, [[1979]] (support act); photos
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[[Category:1979]]
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[[Category:1979]] [[Category:1978-1979 Outlandos d'Amour Tour]]

Latest revision as of 04:18, 8 June 2025


<== previous entry

1979-03-20
1979 03 20 Sting Dietmar.jpg
1979 03 20 Stewart Dietmar.jpg
1979 03 20 Andy Dietmar.jpg
photos from this concert - copyright Dietmar
Performance summary
Artist performing: The Police
Tour: 1978-1979 Outlandos d'Amour Tour
Venue: The Decade
Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Support acts: The Romantics
Ticket prices: TICKET PRICES


On 1979-03-20, The Police performed at The Decade in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Setlist

Recording information

There's a recording of this concert.

Trivia

Earlier that day photographer / journalist Steve Weitzman had interviewed Sting at a Howard Johnson's restaurant.

Their equipment:

Andy Summers

Sting

In later months Stewart Copeland used to wear t-shirts from The Decade. In the official video for Message In A Bottle he uses a black one. In other promotional photos he sometimes wears that black one or a green t-shirt.

See also

This section needs more information.

External links

This section needs more information.

References

sources: Stewart Copeland's diary; International Musician July 1979; Hit Parader August 1981 / Steve Weitzman; ad in The Pittsburgh Press - March 20, 1979 (support act); photos


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