Difference between revisions of "1980-07-24"
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This is a very basic template to use for articles about events in Police history. You can add header sections and images as you feel necessary in order to properly illustrate the event. For actual performances, please use [[Template:Performance]] instead. Event articles should be named in the YYYY-MM-DD format to be properly registered in the timeline calendars. | This is a very basic template to use for articles about events in Police history. You can add header sections and images as you feel necessary in order to properly illustrate the event. For actual performances, please use [[Template:Performance]] instead. Event articles should be named in the YYYY-MM-DD format to be properly registered in the timeline calendars. | ||
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| − | ! colspan="2" | <big> | + | ! colspan="2" | <big>The Police preparing for Milton Keynes / Dublin gigs</big> |
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| − | | colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image: | + | | colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:1980_07_24_poster_Jeroen_Beynon.jpg|thumb|center|a poster for today's cancelled concert - provided by Jeroen Beynon]] |
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| <b>Location:</b> | | <b>Location:</b> | ||
| − | | | + | | Hilversum, The Netherlands - [[Wisseloord Studios]] / travelling ? |
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| <b>Attendees:</b> | | <b>Attendees:</b> | ||
| − | | | + | | [[The Police]] |
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| − | A concert at Amsterdam's [[Paradiso]] was planned, but cancelled. | + | [[The Police]] may have been preparing for the upcoming concerts at [[Wisseloord Studios]] in Hilversum, The Netherlands. |
| + | It's also possible that there were already travelling to Milton Keynes today - they did the soundcheck on [[1980-07-25]], a day before the actual concert. | ||
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| + | A concert at Amsterdam's [[Paradiso]] was planned for today, but cancelled. | ||
As Dutch magazine Hitkrant explains it should have been a surprise concert anyway, but there were health problems and technical problems with the new equipment. When [[The Police]] heard that the surprise gig had already been advertised they cancelled the gig. | As Dutch magazine Hitkrant explains it should have been a surprise concert anyway, but there were health problems and technical problems with the new equipment. When [[The Police]] heard that the surprise gig had already been advertised they cancelled the gig. | ||
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=External links= | =External links= | ||
| − | + | [http://followtheleaders.fr/Dates/212.htm poster] | |
=References= | =References= | ||
| − | source: poster; Hitkrant - July 30, 1980 | + | source: source: poster; Hitkrant - July 30, [[1980]]; Tina Maidman (soundcheck info) |
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[[Category:1980]] | [[Category:1980]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:32, 3 December 2019
| The Police preparing for Milton Keynes / Dublin gigs | |
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| Date: | 1980-07-24 |
| Location: | Hilversum, The Netherlands - Wisseloord Studios / travelling ? |
| Attendees: | The Police |
The Police may have been preparing for the upcoming concerts at Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, The Netherlands. It's also possible that there were already travelling to Milton Keynes today - they did the soundcheck on 1980-07-25, a day before the actual concert.
A concert at Amsterdam's Paradiso was planned for today, but cancelled.
As Dutch magazine Hitkrant explains it should have been a surprise concert anyway, but there were health problems and technical problems with the new equipment. When The Police heard that the surprise gig had already been advertised they cancelled the gig.
See also
This section needs more information.
External links
References
source: source: poster; Hitkrant - July 30, 1980; Tina Maidman (soundcheck info)
