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!  colspan="2" | <big>1979-12-03</big>
 
!  colspan="2" | <big>1979-12-03</big>
 
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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" | this promotion poster for [[Reggatta de Blanc (album) | Reggatta de Blanc]] shows photos from today
 
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| Paris, France
 
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On [[1979-12-03]], [[The Police]] performed at the [[Theatre de l'Empire]].
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On [[1979-12-03]], [[The Police]] performed at the [[Théâtre de l'Empire]] in Paris, France.
  
 
=Setlist=
 
=Setlist=
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[[Next To You]]
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* [[Next To You]]*
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* [[So Lonely]]
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* [[Truth Hits Everybody]]*
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* [[Walking On The Moon]]*
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* [[Hole In My Life]]*
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* [[Deathwish]]
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* [[Fall Out]]*
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* [[Bring On The Night]]*
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* [[Visions Of The Night]]*
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* [[The Bed's Too Big Without You]]
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* [[Message In A Bottle]]*
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* [[Peanuts]]
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* [[Roxanne]]
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* [[Can't Stand Losing You]]
  
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[[So Lonely]]
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=Recording information=
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There's a recording of this concert. Parts of this concert were broadcast on French TV program Chorus TV on December 23, [[1979]].
  
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[[Truth Hits Everybody]]
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An official 3 DVD set called [[Chorus]] was released on October 5, [[2010]] and includes the songs marked with an asterisk*.
  
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[[Walking On The Moon]]
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=Trivia=
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[[The Police]] played a very loud soundcheck. [[Miles Copeland]] was told that they had to lower the volume for the actual performance as the presenters of the Chorus TV show cared about the health of their audience and staff (concerning the noise level). He didn't care.
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When [[The Police]]'s concert was even louder several cameramen protested by pointing their cameras towards the floor and stopped filming.
  
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[[Hole In My Life]]
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There were about 600-700 people at this concert (Shades magazine from Canada mentions "300 lucky privileged").
  
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[[Deathwish]]
 
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[[Fall Out]]
 
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[[Bring On The Night]]
 
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[[Visions Of The Night]]
 
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[[The Bed's Too Big Without You]]
 
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[[Message In A Bottle]]
 
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[[Peanuts]]
 
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[[Roxanne]]
 
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[[Can't Stand Losing You]]
 
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=Recording information=
 
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There's a recording of this concert. Parts of this concert were broadcast for French TV program Chorus TV.
 
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=Trivia=
 
 
After the concert [[The Police]] received a critic's award.
 
After the concert [[The Police]] received a critic's award.
 
The last scene in [[Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out]] (with handcuffs on the rooftop) was filmed in Paris on this day.
 
The last scene in [[Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out]] (with handcuffs on the rooftop) was filmed in Paris on this day.
  
 
=See also=
 
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''This section needs more information.''
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* [[Chorus]]
  
 
=External links=
 
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''This section needs more information.''
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_03wzcl7yc youtube video]
  
 
=References=
 
=References=
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sources: Rock&Folk January 1980, [[The Police: A Visual Documentary by Miles]]
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sources: Rock&Folk January [[1980]], [[The Police: A Visual Documentary by Miles]], information from presenter Antoine de Caunes as written in the book by Christophe Crénel, photos
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[[Category:1979]]
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[[Category:1979]] [[Category:1979-1980 Reggatta de Blanc Tour]] [[Category:Television appearances (The Police)]]

Latest revision as of 00:29, 14 April 2022


<== previous entry

1979-12-03
Reggatta de Blanc French poster.jpg
this promotion poster for Reggatta de Blanc shows photos from today
Performance summary
Artist performing: The Police
Tour: 1979-1980 Reggatta de Blanc Tour
Venue: Théâtre de l'Empire
Location: Paris, France
Support acts: SUPPORT ACTS
Ticket prices: TICKET PRICES


On 1979-12-03, The Police performed at the Théâtre de l'Empire in Paris, France.

Setlist

Recording information

There's a recording of this concert. Parts of this concert were broadcast on French TV program Chorus TV on December 23, 1979.

An official 3 DVD set called Chorus was released on October 5, 2010 and includes the songs marked with an asterisk*.

Trivia

The Police played a very loud soundcheck. Miles Copeland was told that they had to lower the volume for the actual performance as the presenters of the Chorus TV show cared about the health of their audience and staff (concerning the noise level). He didn't care. When The Police's concert was even louder several cameramen protested by pointing their cameras towards the floor and stopped filming.

There were about 600-700 people at this concert (Shades magazine from Canada mentions "300 lucky privileged").

After the concert The Police received a critic's award. The last scene in Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out (with handcuffs on the rooftop) was filmed in Paris on this day.

See also

External links

References

sources: Rock&Folk January 1980, The Police: A Visual Documentary by Miles, information from presenter Antoine de Caunes as written in the book by Christophe Crénel, photos


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