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|  colspan="2" align="center" | a photo from this concert - copyright Aldy Mulder
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| <b>Support acts:</b>
 
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| other festival acts were [[Dire Straits]], Elvis Costello, Rush, Peter Tosh, Massada, Average White Band
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=Recording information=
 
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There's a recording of this concert. It starts with [[Truth Hits Everybody]].
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* [https://archive.org/details/the-police-live-at-pinkpop-festival-in-burgemeester-damensportpark-in-geleen-netherlands-june-6-1979 recording]
 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Blxhvf7jxyA youtube video]
 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Blxhvf7jxyA youtube video]
  

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1979-06-04
1979 06 04 Pinkpop Aldy Mulder.jpg
a photo from this concert - copyright Aldy Mulder
1979 06 04 Pinkpop Stefan Wallgren.jpg
a photo from today - copyright Stefan Wallgren
1979 06 Pinkpop press guest pass.jpg
a press / guest pass for this festival
1979 06 04 ticket Dietmar.jpg
a ticket for this festival
Performance summary
Artist performing: The Police
Tour: 1978-1979 Outlandos d'Amour Tour
Venue: Burgemeester Damen Sportpark (Pinkpop Festival)
Location: Geleen, The Netherlands
Support acts: other festival acts were Dire Straits, Elvis Costello, Rush, Peter Tosh, Massada, Average White Band
Ticket prices: 25,00 - 30,00 Gulden


On 1979-06-04, The Police performed at the Burgemeester Damen Sportpark (Pinkpop Festival) in Geleen, The Netherlands.

Setlist

Recording information

There's a recording of this concert. It starts with Truth Hits Everybody - see "External links" section.

Trivia

A few short clips from this concert can be seen in Stewart Copeland's Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out.

The festival bands were introduced by John Peel.

Audience: 52.000 (sold out - Dutch Police estimates: 75.000).

See also

This section needs more information.

External links

References

sources: Dutch magazine articles, photos, books, Stewart Copeland's diary


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