PoliceWiki:Selected anniversaries/May 23

May 23

The Police, Olaf Kübler and Eberhard Schoener backstage on 1978-05-23.

• On 1975-05-23, Andy Summers performed with Kevin Coyne at the Pier Pavilion in Hastings, England, UK.
• On 1976-05-23, Andy Summers performed with Kevin Coyne at Stadttheater in Münster, Germany - and / or at the Schützenhalle in Menden, Germany.
• On 1977-05-23, Stewart Copeland visited Sting and sent his TAMA drums on their way to Paris with Dave.
• On 1978-05-23, The Police performed at the Stadthalle in Offenbach, Germany.
• On 1979-05-23, The Police performed at the Palms in Milwaukee, WI, USA.
• On 1980-05-23, Stewart Copeland did Klark Kent stuff in London, England, UK - while Andy Summers was in Ireland.
• On 1981-05-23, Stewart Copeland watched a Squeeze / Sonja Kristina concert in Guildford, England, UK.
• On 1983-05-23, Sting was in Mexico City for the filming of Dune. Today he had a wardrobe fitting at 10:00am at Churubusco Studios.
• On 1985-05-23, Sting rehearsed with his band in Paris, France.
• On 1986-05-23, Sting appeared on the Wogan TV show in London, England, UK.
• On 1987-05-23, Sting recorded ...Nothing Like The Sun at AIR Studios on Montserrat.
• On 1988-05-23, Sting performed at Les Arènes de Fréjus in Fréjus, France.
• On 1990-05-23, Sting was recording The Soul Cages at Studio Guillaume Tell in Paris, France.
• On 1991-05-23, Sting performed at the Arena Civica in Milan, Italy - while Andy Summers continued recording World Gone Strange at Centerfield Studios in New York, NY, USA.
• On 1993-05-23, Sting performed at the Festival de Acapulco in Acapulco, Mexico.
• On 1996-05-23, Sting performed at Kisstadion in Budapest, Hungary.
• On 2000-05-23, Sting performed at Auditorio Euskalduna in Bilbao, Spain.
• On 2001-05-23, Sting performed at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, PA, USA.
• On 2002-05-23, Sting received the "International Achievement Award" at the 47th Ivor Novello Awards at Grosvenor House in London, England, UK. In the evening he watched Madonna perform at the opening night of "Up For Grabs" at Wyndham's Theatre.
• On 2003-05-23, Sting and Trudie Styler attended the screening of Mystic River at the 56th Cannes film festival in Cannes, France.
• On 2004-05-23, Sting performed at the Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland.
• On 2006-05-23, Ian Copeland passed away. Stewart Copeland cancelled an appearance at Seattle's film festival later this week. Sting and Trudie Styler attended a celebrity football match at the 59th Cannes film festival in Cannes, France.
• On 2007-05-23, The Police did an open air rehearsal at the North Van Dry Dock in Vancouver. Later that day Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland attended a Björk concert at Deer Lake Park.
• On 2008-05-23, The Police performed at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV, USA.
• On 2010-05-23, Stewart Copeland attended a classical concert in Dallas, TX, USA - while Henry Padovani attended a concert in Paris, France.
• On 2012-05-23, Sting presented wines from Il Palagio at the Hotel Julien in Antwerp, Belgium.
• On 2013-05-23, Sting and Trudie Styler attended the Frederic E. Church Award Gala at the New York Public Library in New York, NY, USA.
• On 2014-05-23, Stewart Copeland attended a rehearsal and concert in Liverpool, England, UK - while Henry Padovani travelled to Sarlat, France.
• On 2017-05-23, Sting was supposed to perform at the Acrópolis Puebla in Puebla, Mexico - this concert was cancelled.

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