I was at this show. I was standing 10 feet in front of Sting. I had just turned 20 years old a week before. The world was my oyster. It was one of the greatest days of my life.

@darrenhenderson3

9 жыл бұрын

did you get to hear Sting's foot synth?

@duncan-rmi

8 жыл бұрын

+Scott Locke I was there too. 19. probably about ten feet away from you- I can see myself in this vid. there was some dodgy irish band in support.... :-) no, darren, sting's wretched taurus playing (he really thought he was geddy lee) wasn't as loud on the night. I'm convinced there was a synthist in the wings somewhere too.

@darrenhenderson3

8 жыл бұрын

Yep, the Police had one. That's what they have on Spirits in the Material World

@sophiebailey4254

8 жыл бұрын

+Darren Henderson YEAH THEY DEFO HAD ONE DARREN,ANDY USES IT IN THE STUDIO AND LIVE SPECIALLY WHEN THEY DO WALKING ON THE MOON

@darrenhenderson3

8 жыл бұрын

I wish they used the horns more on Walking on the Moon. It would of gave it a jazzier sound

I recall in an old interview Neil Peart said that he admired Stuart Copeland because he played with ‘so much gusto’. I think we all agree. Along with Andy [my god that guitar sound influenced the musical world], and Sting’s supreme talents, this band is so unique and truly in a category of their own. Cheers!

@kevinmyles6369

2 ай бұрын

Indeed, strong and influential powertrio that made many unforgettable songs. Imo they never made a bad record but there are favorites. The musicianship is extraordinary, let alone the classic tracks they produced.. 👍🏻👍🏻

Three fantastic musicians at the top of their game. For me, a three-piece band is a total joy to watch, no room for any passengers.

Just how good is Stewart Copeland? Gotta be a top 5 rock drummer of all time

@qumpania

Жыл бұрын

Man, I was going to write same thing and there you were with top comment. I only listen to this now because I liked Police as a kid before I figured out sting is a bit of a twerp. Amazing singing/playing skills tho, not many can match the complexity of singing and playing bass simultaneously, Greg Lake and Phill Lynnot for instance were nowhere near him technically.

@Mks0653

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely goddam right an outstanding drummer

@95youngtom

Жыл бұрын

Sting thinks he sucks!

@95youngtom

Жыл бұрын

As a bass player, Stuart is the kind of drummer who is great playing by himself but drives the bass player crazy by not being able to play loose!

@chrisklecker

Жыл бұрын

@@95youngtom Pretty much. Copeland is good but someone needs to reign him in here. He's a bit all over the place.

I know Sting is the charismatic frontman but I think Andy is holding the band together, and yet doing it with underhanded organic fluidity. Stewart gives that manic edge and drive which raises tension, like, keeps them all on the edge of their seat. Not their best show but a joy to watch, and I would love to time-travel back to the early '80s.

@dancarter482

7 ай бұрын

Agreed - can't actually watch this 'cause they'd lost it by this time. The addition of synths and backing singers and Stings ego flying on Bolivia's finest space dust. They needed to implode. I remember the good old days when they only had 3 perfect albums!

3:37 I simply cannot get my mind past how amazing that lick sounds. Summers is a bloody magician 😳

I love late Peart but Copeland truly has one of the greatest percussion styles of all. few young people today know who he is

@4r1mAS

3 жыл бұрын

i’m 15 year old fan

@manuelazacchetti4726

Жыл бұрын

.. so sad!

@thomashillemann9902

Жыл бұрын

Yes, Neil Peart&Steward Copeland are Platinum League!!!

@PedroVonWorzelburger

Жыл бұрын

the guy is a killer drummer!

@treykook

Жыл бұрын

I saw Copeland with Oysterhead in Asheville years ago. I've always loved The Police and admired his playing, but hearing him live was a whole new experience. I don't know that I've ever seen a player physically hit the drums as hard as Copeland. Like all the great guitarists, you can easily identify his playing by his sound.

Saw the 2009 reunion tour. No horrible bass pedals, no horns and no cheesy backup singers or keyboards! Just 3 guys killing it.

@lotharbauer7837

Жыл бұрын

Sehe ich genauso. Anscheinend wollte man bei der Umsetzung der Lieder eine Ska-Schlagseite verpassen. Bei den älteren Stücken wirken die Bläser wie Fremdkörper, verwässern den frühen Rock/Reggae Sound. Dies bemängelten Copeland als auch Summers beim Album Ghost in the machine. Die von Sting vorangetriebene Ausrichtung führte dann zum Band-Split/I see it the same way. Apparantly they wanted to give the songs a ska touch when performing the songs.In the older pieces, the horn section seem like foreign bodies, diluting the early rock/reggae sound. Copeland and Summers criticized this for the album Ghost in the machine. The alignment pushed by Sting then led to the band split.

@mancuniancandidatem

Жыл бұрын

It was 2007 and 2008. There was alot of off stage augmentation used for the reunion. Listen to Synchronicity 2 from the reunion shows for multiple layered Stings in the intro and middle section. If you watch the videos carefully you will also hear backing vocals where Andy and Stewart are not even making an effort to sing. It was either off stage vocalists, samples or protools bv's. On top of this there is a rehearsal recording from the monitor desk somewhere here on youtube where it is revealed that Stewart is playing to a click track (which would make it easier to play to vocal samples or protools backing vocals). Although this is a skill in itself, it would explain why the tempos on the reunion tour were a bit anemic and lifeless. The dropped keys also sucked the original energy from the songs, in my opinion. Also Sting was definitely using Taurus bass synth pedals on the reunion tour. I would rather them have backing vocalists on stage and auxiliary musicians rather than using hidden augmentation.

@andrehendrik

Жыл бұрын

@@mancuniancandidatem how would the click track work live? would Stewart play to it using an in-ear monitor?

@mancuniancandidatem

Жыл бұрын

@@andrehendrik yes. It would keep the band either in time with pre recorded vocals running on protools or make it possible for an auxiliary musician back stage to trigger pre recorded vocal samples live, using some kind of controller. (Normally a keyboard). Even if vocal samples were triggered live, the band would need to be at the correct tempo. I imagine Stewart would hear a click in his in ear monitors, but possibly the rest of the band also. The rehearsal recording that I heard from this tour actually had the click coming out through a speaker somewhere on stage. I'm not saying they used a click on everything, but it would make sense for some of the songs that were using "enhanced" backing vocals. I also remember hearing something about Sting's son possibly doing some backing vocals from back stage but do not know if this is true. I had a good time at the reunion show but wish I had seen them later in the tour. I saw them at Oakland Coliseum and it was only their 5th show. They were a touch ragged but still played well. The crowd in our section however seemed really indifferent and I felt that after a while the lack of atmosphere actually drained the band's energy. There was really nothing for them to feed off.

@pucchilovetheme8368

Жыл бұрын

Amazing sounds great with the horns though... but just 3 guys killing it Amazing!!!

Amazing how Sting plays his bass lines and sings the lyrics apparently so easily, even if the two things are so different for time, rhythm, etc.

@coopcoop8

4 жыл бұрын

Drugo Lebowsky man should you listen to Rush

@zepinousebastien1004

3 жыл бұрын

@@coopcoop8 man nobody listen to rush. They’re boring.

@coopcoop8

3 жыл бұрын

@@zepinousebastien1004 HAHA!

@mightyV444

2 жыл бұрын

@@coopcoop8 - I concur! The Police + Rush = my all-time favourite bands! 😀 kzread.info/dash/bejne/qY1lxrOpkpi5n7w.html

@0020ecapa

2 жыл бұрын

@@coopcoop8 Was just about to say listen and watch Geddy Lee of Rush live.

Andy Summers playing on Shadows in the Rain is something else. Completely original. The way they jam is perfect.

The Police is just one of those rare bands that are just as good, if not BETTER, when they played live

As a huge Police fan, thank you for uploading this Concert. They are my #1 favorite Band. By first grade in September 1983, I knew all about them. I listened to music around this time because I had an older sister who had MTV on practically every day. It was a NO BRAINER for me to admire this band.

@matthewjdouglas6471

6 ай бұрын

Didn't have mtv until about 1991 in the uk, as we only had 4 channels to watch until sky TV came in line.

This iconic English Rock legendary Band "Police" Has inspired me from 1980 from school days when I was a 8 yr old boy & heard Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner's incredible vocals & Copeland's off beat drumming & Andy's fabulous rhythm section. I just love them till I die.

I always loved the sound of Stewart's drums and that distinct snare drum crack. They were an amazing band and I am lucky to have seen them live once.

Saw this live performance now a couple of times, but it never gets bored. It is actually one of the top gigs ever

@robertedds8696

Жыл бұрын

yup.....brings me here on this Saturday night

@Arfabiscuit

11 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

That drummer, that snare!! 👍

@zigwil153

11 ай бұрын

dry. tight as F*👍

2019 Singing while playing bass is so difficult! Sting is so talented, no matter what his critics say

@Dogdrum

3 жыл бұрын

He could phrase so freely against some really syncopated bass lines and he's so freaking precise. I always marvel at his ability to do that.

@andrewbroughton65

11 ай бұрын

It depends on the complexity of the line,His lines are very sparse so they're easy to sing over.

@gregbors8364

11 ай бұрын

@@andrewbroughton65Geddy Lee enters the chat

@Farewelltokingz

29 күн бұрын

@@andrewbroughton65I disagree, his lines aren’t busy or lots of notes but rhythmically those notes are very syncopated at times. Just try singing over message in a bottle, bring on the night, even Roxanne.

Truly one of the greatest bands of all time, Sting and Andy were going crazy on stage weren't they

@ac-gp3kz

2 жыл бұрын

Stewart Copeland, best drummer!

The Jam and The Police were on top of their game at this time.

@AngryTaurus007

2 ай бұрын

What a great time to be alive (from a musical perspective).

@gerardmccavana4905

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely. I play bass in a three piece....no surprise these two bands' musicians inspired me

Absolute top of their game. The entire band dynamic with the horns and back ups is incredible.

@radiozelaza

5 ай бұрын

the horns and synths were terrible

- Message In A Bottle - 0:20 - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - 4:25 - Walking On The Moon - 8:31 - Spirits In The Material World - 13:37 - Hungry For You - 17:03 - When The World Is Running Down - 20:17 - The Bed's Too Big Without You - 24:16 - De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da - 29:10 - Demolition Man - 35:07 - Shadows In The Rain - 41:10 - Driven To Tears - 46:08 - Bring On The Night - 49:30 - One World (Not Three) - 55:08 - Invisible Sun - 59:29 - Roxanne - 1:03:59 - Don't Stand So Close To Me - 1:09:56 - Can't Stand Losing You/Reggatta de Blanc/Be My Girl-Sally - 1:13:25 - So Lonely - 1:21:27 Thanks to @supbus for the time references (I corrected them a little bit so they would be spot on). Enjoy!

@lolocubas

7 жыл бұрын

RodHammett95

@right-hand1388

6 жыл бұрын

RodHammett95 thankyousomuch

@steveirish2795

6 жыл бұрын

RodHammett95 be my girl is a Great Song!

@fbowie21

6 жыл бұрын

Not their best show

@merchantsmithimages

6 жыл бұрын

RodHammett95 You are the MVP for listing the time codes.

It's amazing that they sounded exactly as great live in 2007-2008.

@lightaces

11 ай бұрын

I saw them twice on that tour, and while the first gig (one of the first of the first US leg) was very good, the second one was truly great (helped by the venue - The Gorge - to be sure). But it was really clear that, as much as they had rehearsed prior to the tour, being on the road for a year+ had helped a LOT.

@ordinalkirk

6 ай бұрын

Yes. I saw them in Vegas. I think it was like their second or third show. It was a bit rough. Really just Andy. Some of the arrangements were a bit out there - Synchronicity 2 and Every Little Thing - the intros. But I loved it. Still my favorite band and a peak experience. On YT you can see they tightened things up a lot. Tokyo especially.

Rock stardom is hard work. Anybody that reached their level of respect and success earned it.

American Southern Man here, I saw them in Germany outside of Berlin ,when I was 25,in 1984. Same kind of high octane energy. same Big earring in his ear-Sting. Sting Had an American Army Fatigues on and High Military Boots, played much of the show with one of his Boots up on one of the monitors facing him. I, a drummer at the time, was in a Rock Band myself and We- the whole band went to this ALL day half the night show...something like 14 Bands and the Police were Thee Headliner's for that show. Joan Jett, Kajagoogoo, Franky Goes to Hollywod, Flock of sea gulls and more all higher level Pop Rock Bands of the 80's. It was one helluva day and show !! the Police tore it up. I Love this Band and always will, Hellified Musicans and thats putting it mildly !! what a helluva decade for music- the 80's.

Saw them live in London in about 1982 as a 20 year old. Forty years on and that remains one of the highlights of my life. What a band, what memories!

Incredible to see a great band when they are on top of thier game.

@steveowens2505

Жыл бұрын

They quit at top of their game

They were the top band in the world at this time

@clubhouseme

Жыл бұрын

van halen the who the stones genesis rush iron maiden judas priest

@louise_rose

Жыл бұрын

@@clubhouseme None of those were close to the mix of hip factor and wide appeal to a young generation that the Police had at the time. David Bowie, on the Serious Moonlight tour the next year, had the same kind of peak appeal, but in 1982 he was on a sabbathical leave from music.

@mojito6629

Жыл бұрын

I think it was a bit later, maybe about a year or two after this concert, that they were really on their peak as the greatest band in the world at that era, after the Synchronicity album success

@brendanbrown3100

Жыл бұрын

Yeah - the Stones had the biggest tour in 81/82. The Police were the biggest band in 83.

@unnamed_Art

8 ай бұрын

​​@@clubhousemegenesis got bad after Peter left

The drums on Walking on the Moon are so awesome jazzy

@ericaward702

Жыл бұрын

The greatest track ever I love it!!!!!!!❤

so many memories of playing these albums endlessly... i was 22 living in long beach, ny... had my own apt.. my guitar, my dreams, a great career ahead... so many of these songs i remember listening to them as it was back then when i first heard them and never stopped listening to them... great then, great now. I had a friend, greg leddy, who was a police fanatic and had loads of bootleg vhs tapes. he really turned me on to their early stuff. i lost track of him.. hope all is well. i miss a great deal about those years and times.... then my guitar trek and music went into overdrive and i followed all my dreams....i'm still at it today. The police were a big part of my lifes soundtrack. Andy summers and sting were 2 of my 'teachers' as were many others. I miss those days.... i love today and have many tomorrows to follow

They timed that perfectly; it gets dark during the first song. Andy starts "Magic" fingerpicking then goes to pick. Man Sting was a great frontman, great pitch. To this day I think the whole bass-line for "Bed's too big.." is one of the best lines written. That descending line in verses is already incredible, but coupled with the chorus line is insane.

This is the Police at their peak,and the horn arrangement gives them an edge ,no band could stand up 2.The best live mix of the bands career . I always thought that "Ghost In The Machine "was the pinnacle 4 the band. The songs from this album were composed with full horn arrangements .Andy Summers is playing with his finest pedal combination and amp line.Love that echoplex. The full luscious stereo chorus ensemble.Stewart Copeland is the finest drummer in the business.End of story.

@lotharbauer7837

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/dqp40dNpna2Tns4.html The Police unverfälscht./The Police unadulterated. Es geht auch ohne Bläser bei den Songs der ersten 3 Alben./It work also without horn section of songs taken of the first 3 albums. Ghost in the machine/Synchronicity brachten kommerziellen Erfolg aber auch die Bandauflösung aufgrund der Weiterentwicklung von Sting und den darauffolgenden musikalischen Differenzen./ Ghost in the machine/Synchronicity brought commercial success but also the band breakup due to the further development of Sting and the musical differences that followed Ich spreche aus Erfahrung, wenn jemand anstelle von Bluesrock Lagerfeuermusik spielen möchte./ I speak from experience if someone wants to play campfire music instead of blues rock

@RichV20

Жыл бұрын

The horns are dodgy on some of the songs. GITM is their most experimental, yet most indulgent album. Sting said he regrets the album in a way. But it made them ready to produce their magnum opus, Synchronicity.

@Pwrcritter

Жыл бұрын

I always thought Andy's guitar needs turned up..

@PeterMoore66

Жыл бұрын

@@Pwrcritter Yeah! Drowned out by those shitty, badly played bass pedal pads half the time! Message in a Bottle sounds atrocious.

@travisedwards3543

11 ай бұрын

But it never gave them a bono. 😃 😔

And.. yes.. Copeland IS a friggin BEAST behind the kit...

Stewart is the reason i use pAisTe RUDE cymbals. That 22 inch Ride is the Bomb. Same as those Signature Splash cymbals.

@mightyV444

2 жыл бұрын

@Jasper Jenkins - Those were 2oo2 Splashes and Bells, though 🙂 Stewart also is one of *my* heroes, but it was actually U2's Larry Mullen who'd inspired me to use the Rudes, too! Starting with a 20" Ride/Crash a friend sold me for little money in the early 90's, and I added an 18" Crash/Ride a bit later and replaced a broken 2000 series crash with a 15" Crash/Ride. 2oo2 14" Sound Edge hi-hats. I played those together with a 70's Tama Imperialstar set exactly like Stewart's in the 'Rock Goes To College' show, throughout the 90's and early 2000's 🙂

Not enough footage and camera on Copeland’s genius work with them sticks! 🎥🥁🥢

@Pakistani-kl8uj

2 жыл бұрын

Really thankful for that, if it was a German footage they’d censore it.

One of the best live acts of all time. Saw them on the Ghost tour with Oingo Boingo opening. LA Forum, 1982.

@neoone5942

Жыл бұрын

The Danny Elfman band!

@quintbromley2112

Жыл бұрын

@Maggie Mae That is AWESOME! I was there on rock/metal day. Still the wildest party I've ever been to! Lol. Always good to run into a fellow US 83 veteran. 🍻

@quintbromley2112

Жыл бұрын

@Maggie Mae I envy you. I would have loved to have seen Boingo and many of the others, but especially Bowie, who I never saw live. So cool you were there all 3 days. It was still the biggest event of my lifetime, in terms of sheer numbers. You and I are part of history. Lol. It was our Woodstock, I suppose. All the best and cheers to us! 🤘🍻

Take note, no blasted iPhones in the audience and the are fully engaged with the band on stage, different times indeed

@burtreynolds2969

Жыл бұрын

That's the way it should be. But the reason that there were no iphones in the audience is that camera phones were not around then. And if they were, everyone would be holding them up sad to say.

@JuanVargas-yi7fn

Жыл бұрын

Sting

@lefkytheshin

11 ай бұрын

Great era, wasn't it?

@gurney2931

11 ай бұрын

@@burtreynolds2969 You are not wrong Burt but rather sad.

@gurney2931

11 ай бұрын

Better times, that's for sure.

I saw this tour when I was in high school. San Francisco. February 12, 1982. Knew the words to every song back then. One of my favorite concerts ever.

Don't forget the guitar skills of andy summers! 39 (40 now) years ago this concert!

For 33 year old tape the quality is amazing. And the performance even more.

@Jimmy-sl2vi

4 ай бұрын

Sounds good at 42 years old too in 2024.😊

DRIVEN TO TEARS? Only tears of joy, by this amazing tune! They seem to feed off each others rythmns - while having plenty of their own!

Love the way Sting explains Hungry for you.

I saw Stewart Copeland's full band (no other Police members) at the Modern Drummer Festival in about 2008 or so....TOTALLY AMAZING!!

I love straight-from-the-board live recordings with no audience. The engineering on this is tight.

I was at this gig! just found it here by accident and it brought back memories of a fine day out.

Sting's hometown...opening the show with three U.K. #1 hits. Singing and playing like champs. Glory days.

So good. Using late 70's, early 80's tech, as so many other great bands. Didn't need everything the industry uses now.

At the time of their main commercial success, it was not always clear at how unbelievably good they were as musicians.

@gregbors8364

11 ай бұрын

Uh… yeah it was

I disagree with all the naysayers about this show. gateshead is AWESOME. They were fuckin great. And the horns- ya gotta understand the times. And how tuned in Sting was and also willing to take risks. It was his risk taking combined with his head's up about culture (the horn ska hybrid punk pre new wave thing in England). the horns are a natural. And about the Taurus pedal. It's a wet and foggy instrument and they are in Newcastle, Gateshead. It's perfect, that Taurus, for this occasion. It is also one sonic nuance, of many, that makes this show a distinct sound, different than any other Police show. You can almost hear the open air. And the threatening rain. But the band was on. I love this show. One of my favorites right up there with Hamburg, Rockpalast, January 11 1980.

@JayB2

8 жыл бұрын

+cat listening But for some the Police will always be *(Outlandos d'Amour, Reggatta de Blanc, and Zenyatta Mondatta)*. If you fell in love with that original sound you wont like the added horns etc. The horns don't do it for me. The original nervous, energetic sound was unique. It was that uniqueness that really made the Police what they were.

@Mrcatlistening

8 жыл бұрын

I am an exception. I fell in love with the original sound, too. But I also fell in love with their evolution. You're right, it's a departure.

@darrenhenderson3

8 жыл бұрын

+cat listening Personally, i love the horns. I love everything about The Police on each sound, on all 5 records, all 5 tours. I just think that yes, they needed to evolve. I mean, had they had the same sound on Ghost and Synchronicity, they would of been heavily criticized for having the same sound. By Ghost, they were in a dire need to sound different.

@lemonsquishy8400

8 жыл бұрын

+cat listening The horns and horns and saxophone of that era was amazing. You don't get to hear such richness anymore. Very few if any actually write let alone play an instrument! The Police had a very unique and eclectic sound then. I wouldn't mind if they returned to their old ways.

@JayB2

8 жыл бұрын

+Darren Henderson I agree with the part that it's good for a band to be able to evolve. But on the other hand sometimes not so great. I remember reading that many critics said the sound change to Ghost was not a good idea. Also I remember in an interview Sting said one reason for the sound change was because other bands were trying to duplicate their original sound. Having said that, I really enjoyed *Ghost in The Machine* personally. But the horns in the live concerts were a real downer in my opinion.

Shadows in the Rain and all the rest.......so masterfully new and different for the times....what a fantastic band...!

Police was so interesting with all those fresh, never heard before rhythmical patterns.

I was 12 yrs in Nov. '82, a week after I saw the Who in Arizona. My father checked me out of school on a friday afternoon and a 4 hour ride to the see The Police concert at the Az State Fair. I remember Copeland's energy and drums.

@kevgh3869

6 жыл бұрын

You have a cool dad.

@aaronkahn5555

5 жыл бұрын

where did the who play in az that was 4 hours away from phx ?

@oceanbabin4567

5 жыл бұрын

@@aaronkahn5555 Reading comprehension is obviously not your forte.

@stevesemenuk4497

3 жыл бұрын

What a gift from your dad. Glad you had and shared that memory

@OlafProt

Жыл бұрын

Parenting win.

This is a wonderful concert and upload. Thank you.

I saw them in januari of 82. In The Netherlands. No brass. I was 18. Best band ever.

One of the giants of our generation. Up there at the top. How can anyone play bass like that and sing at the same time with such feel......

@mightyV444

2 жыл бұрын

... as long as they don't try to also play synth with their feet on top of that, yes! 😀 Then again, if you're Geddy Lee, why not!? 😆 kzread.info/dash/bejne/qY1lxrOpkpi5n7w.html

@neilangus4401

Жыл бұрын

Gordon can

@NeilPeelParanormalPeepShow

Жыл бұрын

Geddy Lee of Rush....

@jimkavanagh4646

Жыл бұрын

Paul McCartney

@AlbertoMartinez-ps9bv

Жыл бұрын

Greg lake

Never heard the Police before with a brass section!.👍😮

I used to hate the horns on this performance but now I like it, lol...It works especially on songs like When The World is Running Down

Sting's bass tone sounds killer with that Steinberger. I never thought it worked well for Geddy Lee during that era, but I've never heard Sting's bass sound better.

@troyevitt2437

Жыл бұрын

I have an 83 Steinberger L-2/5 which is the exact same dimensions as Sting's 4-string, they just retooled the hardware to squeeze in the 5th string. People joke about it being an "80s relic", especially in metal bands, but the ergonomics of it can't be beat. The strap attaches to a "boomerang" which pivots on the instrument's center of gravity making the weight distribution consistent. Only your fingers/hands "know" you're playing a bass; your neck, back and shoulders "think" you're playing a Fender Stratocaster.

@jamesnoble3502

Жыл бұрын

I was never crazy about Geddy's tone with it either. It sounded too tinny. He ditched it after a couple years for the Wal basses which had an entirely different sound

The best concert of "The Police". The clear voice of Sting, and the energy of instruments causes a total frisson. The year 82' s marked bigs revolutions in pop music and rock music. The "The Police" is a icon this important moment of young music world. Guitar Riffs and bass, drums in perfect time. Very good the video.

@puffinwrangler7557

Жыл бұрын

I've heard a better video of a concert from Atlanta. This is my all-time favourite band, but I never saw them live, too young. I'm happy to watch this video but I don't think it shows them at their best.

@DFink-yf7ct

11 ай бұрын

Check out too, Live at Rockpalast, Grugahalle Essen, Germany 1981

Love em or hate em , steinberger basses had their place in bass history ! Unique innovative design they sounded excellent and held up well. Sting looks great playing one at this concert.

@Seano-ie8ne

4 жыл бұрын

Cyberpunk101 1991 hell ya I recently got my Xl2 a few weeks back I love it and I’m playing it live again tonight!

@richc848

11 ай бұрын

He has a great bass tone in this gig. I had forgotten about those basses, which seemed to be everywhere in the 1980s. Great playing too from all of them, but the ability to do all that on the bass and sing at the same time is impressive.

I saw them about the same time. It makes a nice feather in my cap! I was 15 years old, and had been listening to them for a few years.

best live version of Bring on the night !!!

@jonr9581

5 жыл бұрын

I totally agree! Best rendition. I also like the rendition on their live album, "The Police Live!", Disc 1, track7.

@fenderrlee

5 жыл бұрын

u r soo right

@palacerevolution2000

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah you can see Sting looking up at the sky right as he sings the line in verse 1. And it got even darker right on time LOL

@MUFSpoiler

4 жыл бұрын

there are a LOT OF very good versions of it

@scottharrisohn6972

3 жыл бұрын

that song held a special place for Sting who wrote it in 1978,

Stuart Copeland is an AMAZING DRUMMER!!!!!

@scotty3034

5 жыл бұрын

Stewart is pretty amazing too.

@ME-lh2om

2 жыл бұрын

@@scotty3034 😂

Great show, thanks for sharing. Back in early 1984, I saw the Genesis "Mama" tour and then about 3 weeks later, saw the Police "Synchronicity" tour. Probably the two best back to back show that I ever saw. I saw Genesis in Lexington, Ky and the Police in Charleston, WV.

@JohnSmith-we5bm

5 жыл бұрын

Where did you actually live at that time when you saw those two shows?

@samuelm7782

5 жыл бұрын

@@JohnSmith-we5bm Huntington, WV

It's really cool to see the early times when the guys approached the music as equals. What made them great as a trio. Growing up in that era don't think we really realized what we were hearing on the radio. Looking back on it, glad we were able to live it. Maybe if we're lucky, with the same conditions now as the 70s, we'll get another awesome music scene explosion like we did in the 80s. Would be amazing. A lot of the bands and solo artists we grew up with are still out there playing. Would have some great opportunities to take some young new talent they thought highly enough to open for them. Not hard to see a three or four band bill selling out an arena like this with 2 or 3 up and coming talent and 1 or 2 bands kids are raving about after tuning into our music collection. Wishing they were teens in the 80s but now are able to see the bands who are legends live for themselves. Would be amazing to see the next generation be able to see some of these guys in a sold out stadium of raving fans, including them. The kind of life changing concerts we got to see. ;)

I must have listened to this concert a million times - both on my original VHS recording from Channel 4's 'Tube' and the Korean-import DVD - and only just noticed that Stewart's bass drum pedal breaks at 22:17. Then at 22:40 you see his drum tech hurrying away. That's a quick fix.

@GaylordSmithJr

2 жыл бұрын

Where can i see it?

@Pratt-zp5mr

2 жыл бұрын

I saw him break a bass drum head at Madison Square Garden. No joke about 4 roadies dove on the kit to swap it out in record time.

what can i say amazing performance they are so tight its sicking.copeland is a god in the druming world the fills and drum rolls he does is somethink else,his bass drum and his hihat work is in another leauge,most drumers would dream of being able to do what he does on the hihat and love the way he does his bass drum bringing it in on the offbeat and doing some amazing hihat stuff and doing some out of this world rimshot work as well,its like the bloke has 4 fucking arms it sounds like their is 2 drumers playing on stage.when they do bring on the night at this gig watch copland through out the song and then you understnd why he his one of the greatest drumers in the world with his own style that no one can mistake.their will never be a drumer like copland?he is up their with johnbonham and rightfully deserved if u ask me.he is amazing in the studio and 100 times beter live,with or without the coke,its a life changing experince watching this man live with HIS BAND,and it is his band dont forget.so glad they got back together to do their live tour as us fans deserved it even if we did have to wait 20 years,well worth it if u ask me.shame they didnt do a new album as stings latest solo albums wher fucking pony,thats why he reformed the police if u ask me??GREAT BAND,GREAT SONGS,TOTALLY AMAZING LIVE.They infulenced me to become a musician and learn the bass gutiar.the police changed my life and im still on a high after the isle of white gig,they sound the same as they did in the 80s.

@jpuglisi6865

8 жыл бұрын

+Sophie Bailey thanks baby for a liitle musical insite--- so rare these days with only BOOM BOOM runnin down the pike. makes no sence to me. OH YEA, usen your real name on your revs shows guts.

Man the memories there wasn’t an empty spot on my wall as a teenage girl these guys were my wallpaper ♥️♥️♥️

As much as I love the live versions of the two Synchronicities this is the tour I’d go back in time see.

Stewart Copeland - magnificent.

The De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da guitar solo is simply enchanting. Something about it keeps bringing me back to watch. I'm only 18, yet I am always astounded by the magnificence that is The Police.

@ulisessolis3182

6 жыл бұрын

Brian 👍

@leonstraatman1857

5 жыл бұрын

Brian,i'm an old man allmost 49.i grew up with their music.you've got a great taste in music for a young man.....!!!!!!!💪💪💪

I think the mark of Police's greatness and Sting's songwriting is how many of their songs have been covered by other artists. From Grace Jones, to Aswad, to Curved Air to Juliana Hatfield, and many others.

Stewart Copeland jogging to the stage !! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 A beast on the skins 🥁🥁🥁🎶🎵

Thanks for posting. This is the kind of concert which gets better with time. (Never gets old).

I wish there was some studio material recorded with this horn section, they really shine on the ska songs

@BurnsTennis

Жыл бұрын

Yes they really add something interesting.

What a trio. Miraculous. Everyone holds up. Love Andy

Saw The Police twice Live in Ahoy Rotterdam 1982,and in Leiden Groenoordhallen also in the early 80'ies. I became a fan when i was 17 back in 1977. I met Stu backstage and had a small talk. The concerts where amazing. Time does fly..

I am so gutted that I didn't know about this gig at the time. I was 11, the Police were my favourite band, and I lived about 10 miles away from the gig. I should have been there!! Arghhhh.... Wish I could send a message back to my young self.

That Bo Didley bass and beat on the break, Andy's solo, Stings bass, Upside down beat on the chorus if Bring on The Night 🔥🔥🔥

Copeland is insanely great

My all time favourite band. I was 15 Mum and Dad never let me travel from Glasgow to see them but I managed to see them twice as an adult.

superb vocals

They went OFF!!...as usual. 🔥🔥🔥🔥African swing on Eyoo Eyo chant on on Walking On the Moon is HITTIN'.

Stewart Copeland. best back beat in the big houses. bar none. what a great sound he had back then . i could go on and on but i wont because just listening tells everything to know.

I was there! Great day - also the beat, u2, lords of the new church and gang of four.

I remember watching this when it was first broadcast......yes, I know, I'm old as fuck :D It's weird watching it now knowing that Sting & Stewart were basically punching each other out half the time backstage. I totally recommend Andy Summers' autobiography, it's a really good insight into the world of the Police.

@Amitabha108

3 ай бұрын

Sting's book, Broken Music, is also a fantastic read.

BTW - these songs were and are classics - it doesn't matter who wrote them. The Police were a channel for music - unbelievable drummer, innovative guitarist, unique vocals, great bass work and great songwriting!

@EM-yk1dw

8 жыл бұрын

Stewart Nicol as BILLY CONNOLLY Agreed. A once in a lifetime music chemistry.

@sophiebailey4254

8 жыл бұрын

+Edward Pearce THATS FOR SURE EDWARD,YOU WILL NEVER GET THATCHEMISTRY AGAIN SPECIALLY WITH A 3 PIECE BAND

@sophiebailey4254

8 жыл бұрын

+Edward Pearce THATS FOR SURE EDWARD,YOU WILL NEVER GET THATCHEMISTRY AGAIN SPECIALLY WITH A 3 PIECE BAND

@EM-yk1dw

8 жыл бұрын

+Sophie Bailey Indeed Sophie class. Demolition Man and Hungry for you rock!

@jpuglisi6865

8 жыл бұрын

+Sophie Bailey What about that LIL OLE Band from Tejas?

Wow! So 1982, parachute pants and tube socks -LOL! I forgot how good they were back then though and how much energy they had! I love the horns, Sting had the it all going on and his arrangements were awesome! It really took me back -good stuff! doo doo doo daa daa daa! HAHAHAHA!!! Love it...

BRING ON THE NIGHT, THE BEST SONG 😙😙😙

@ME-lh2om

2 жыл бұрын

😃😍

Qué Grupaso de los ochentas, que calidad de músicos, completos 100%, mi favorito para siempre...

Love this concert

Great songwriter, a breath of fresh air to the whole musical scene one critic commented. Total understatement.

For whatever reason I really identify with this concert. Perhaps it's that I saw them at Day On The Green 1983 and I've visited England. I love how the show goes from day to night ... Bring On The Night basically pointing that out literally. Wish I was there ... if I close my eyes ... yep. In my mind it's 1982 again .... good times.

I was there, loved it...still do. Seeing Sting in Porto in 2019.

Phenomenal band... Sting-An inspiration till today and an Amazing talent ... Copeland- From another galaxy.. Andy- Same as the other two - from another planet ...

@manuelazacchetti4726

Жыл бұрын

.. cosmic-coPeland!

Only ever saw the Police once in December 1983 at the Edinburgh Playhouse on their final tour. Wish I had seen them more times. They were brilliant. Three great musicians.

This band and their way of playing, were truly unique..

I need yall to listen to Bed's Too Big from 25:45.🔥🔥🔥Stings expression on the vocals, Stewarts tick tock, poppin and Andy's seedy odyssey on that break! Make you dance like a Fela dancer. WHAT?!!

Excelente video, hace un par de años vi un concierto de Sting en vivo y la voz no a cambiado casi nada

What a great band. Andy Summers guitar nice and loud which I like!

Great ! thanks for sharing, i love to see such concerts ...