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On [[1980-11-15]], [[The Police]] performed at the "Gran Salon" of the [[Hotel de Mexico]].
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On [[1980-11-15]], [[The Police]] performed at the "Gran Salon" of the [[Hotel de Mexico]] in Mexico City, Mexico.
  
 
=Setlist=
 
=Setlist=
Among the songs played were [[Voices Inside My Head]], [[Don't Stand So Close To Me]], [[Walking On The Moon]], [[Bring On The Night]], [[De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da]], [[Truth Hits Everybody]], [[Shadows In The Rain]], [[Driven To Tears]], [[Message In A Bottle]], [[Roxanne]] and [[So Lonely]]
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Among the songs played were:
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* [[Voices Inside My Head]]
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* [[Don't Stand So Close To Me]]
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* [[Walking On The Moon]]
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* [[Bring On The Night]]
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* [[De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da]]
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* [[Truth Hits Everybody]]
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* [[Shadows In The Rain]]
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* [[The Bed's Too Big Without You]]
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* [[Driven To Tears]]
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* [[Message In A Bottle]]
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* [[Roxanne]]  
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* [[So Lonely]]
  
 
=Recording information=
 
=Recording information=
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The concert took place in an upper storey of a still unfinished hotel in Mexico City.  
 
The concert took place in an upper storey of a still unfinished hotel in Mexico City.  
  
Only 1.000 tickets for the 2.000 seats in the Gran Salon were sold to the public. [[The Police]] had to agree to the government's terms of a guest list of around 1.000 political figures.
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Only 1.000 tickets for the 2.000 seats in the Gran Salon were sold to the public. [[The Police]] had to agree to the government's terms of a guest list of around 1.000 political figures. The ticket price included numbered tables in the room and a small buffet of pizza and red wine.
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The concert was supposed to start at 8:30PM, but [[The Police]] began to play at 11:30PM. The concert lasted one hour and 15 minutes.
  
 
=See also=
 
=See also=
''This section needs more information.''
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* [[1980-12 Conecte]] features photos from this concert on its cover
  
 
=External links=
 
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=References=
 
=References=
sources: Rolling Stone - February 19, 1981; Police Files Nos. 7 + 9; TV recording
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sources: Rolling Stone - February 19, [[1981]]; Police Files Nos. 7 + 9; TV recording; poster; photos; [[1980-12 Conecte]]
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[[Category:1980]]
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[[Category:1980]] [[Category:1980-1981 Zenyatta Mondatta Tour]]

Revision as of 06:04, 7 November 2018


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1980-11-15
1980 11 15 press conference Alberto Franyuti.jpg
a photo from the press conference - copyright Alberto Franyuti
1980 11 15 live Sting Alberto Franyuti.jpg
a photo from the concert - copyright Alberto Franyuti
1980 11 15 poster.jpg
a poster for this concert - provided by Luigi
Performance summary
Artist performing: The Police
Tour: 1980-1981 Zenyatta Mondatta Tour
Venue: Hotel de Mexico
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Support acts: Size (but they didn't play, because someone forgot to get a permission from the musician's union)
Ticket prices: 1100 Pesos / US$ 40,00


On 1980-11-15, The Police performed at the "Gran Salon" of the Hotel de Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico.

Setlist

Among the songs played were:

Recording information

Parts of this concert were broadcast on Mexican TV.

Trivia

In the morning Sting was interviewed at the poolside of the Hotel Camino Real for Rolling Stone magazine.

Andy Summers was interviewed before the concert in The Police's dressing room in the Presidential Suite. (Stewart Copeland's interview would be done on the next day)

The concert took place in an upper storey of a still unfinished hotel in Mexico City.

Only 1.000 tickets for the 2.000 seats in the Gran Salon were sold to the public. The Police had to agree to the government's terms of a guest list of around 1.000 political figures. The ticket price included numbered tables in the room and a small buffet of pizza and red wine.

The concert was supposed to start at 8:30PM, but The Police began to play at 11:30PM. The concert lasted one hour and 15 minutes.

See also

External links

This section needs more information.

References

sources: Rolling Stone - February 19, 1981; Police Files Nos. 7 + 9; TV recording; poster; photos; 1980-12 Conecte


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