Sometime in 1980s (or thereabouts), I heard 'De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da' for the first time. It was on my father's Sony stereo system, which was covered with a custom-made plastic case and occupied an exalted position on his bedroom shelf. I had just been given "stereo privileges" which meant that my father considered me old enough to use it, and was confident I wouldn't set it on fire. No fires were caused in listening to the song, but the upbeat mood and catchy tune hooked me. From that point on I considered myself a Police (and Sting) fan.
When I heard they were going to be touring again after a twenty-four year hiatus, it was a no-brainer. I had to go. So I awoke one morning in late February (when they went on sale), logged into Ticketmaster and bought tickets to their show at the McAfee Coliseum in Oakland on June 13th. The show sold out in a less than two hours.
The Opening Band
Article comments
1 - d alper
I am eager to see the Police when they come around the East Coast and have read the mixed reviews. They deserve a good listen, unfortunately this may be a one off affair (see, Cream) and therefore they need to maximize efficiency by allowing as many fans an opportunity to hear them live as possible, ergo-crappy venues to showcase their tunes. I really like their set list, they did put some thought into it, would dig hearing 'Canary' though, and interested in seeing how these three channel the much hyped inner tension into a coherent, energy filled show, thanks for the review.
2 - The Great Ganesha
yeah - setlist is pretty cool. and it looks like it's more or less the same at most of the shows. don't want to disappoint, but i don't think they've played 'canary' at all.
and i understand re. the venue.
the bottomline is, if you're a fan, you're going to go anyway...