1983-08-31

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1983-08-31
1983 08 31 vancouverticket.jpg
a ticket for this concert
1983 09 01 The Province review.jpg 1983 08 31 review.jpg
reviews of this concert in The Province (September 1, 1983) / Vancouver Sun (unknown date)
Performance summary
Artist performing: The Police
Tour: 1983-1984 Synchronicity Tour
Venue: Pacific Coliseum
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Support acts: Thompson Twins
Ticket prices: C$ 18,25


On 1983-08-31, The Police performed at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Setlist

Recording information

This section needs more information. Please note if an official or unofficial recording, or recording(s), is known to exist of this performance.

Trivia

There were 16,611 people in the audience - sold out. Other sources say 16.357 people - sold out.

Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland do a soundcheck at 4:00PM. Sting didn't show up.

The Police started their concert at 8:50pm - with two female backup singers.

At 10:05pm the band ran off stage for their tea-break which was shown on the video screens. Sting took off his shirt, the band put on huge top hats, drank tea, cut cake, then trashed the cake and stuck a flower and a beer bottle in it. When Sting tried to whip the table cloth off the cake fell to the floor.

At 10:09pm The Police came back on stage.

At 10:25. they played their last encore Can't Stand Losing You after which the lights came up at 10:37pm.

The band stayed at the Westin Bayshore Inn.

See also

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External links

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References

sources: ticket, Vancouver Sun review, unofficial Thompson Twins website, Kim Turner's itinerary , clipping in The Police: A Visual Biography


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