The Police opened their first night in the UK last night (September 4) at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena. The band who reunited earlier this year, for the first time since 1984, have already toured across North America this year, and are currently half way through the European leg. Landing in ...
The Police opened their first night in the UK last night (September 4) at Birmingham‘s National Indoor Arena.
The band who reunited earlier this year, for the first time since 1984, have already toured across North America this year, and are currently half way through the European leg.
Landing in Birmingham for the first British date, Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland performed a two-hour set, rolling out hit after hit.
The band bowed out on a high in 1983, after achieving 19 Top 40 hits, including five number ones in the UK singles chart. So everything on the 30th anniversary reunion tour is familiar, and taken from the bands’ five hugely successful albums – four of which were UK number ones too.
The trio played a hugely energetic set last night, playing a very similar set to what they have played in Europe so far.
Tracks omitted from last night’s show that they have played recently were Next To You, Dead End Job, Spirits In The Material World, The Bed’s Too Big Without You and Murder By Numbers, however it’s likely that they will be rotated for tonight’s second performance at Birmingham’s NIA.
The Police have said that this is the one and only time they will tour their greatest hits, and so far, so slick. The band hit London this weekend, check back to Uncut.co.uk for our review on Sunday (September 9).
As previously reported, the band have also announced that they wil play Wembley Arena, as the final date of the European leg.
Tickets for the show on October 20 will go onsale this Friday (September 7) at 9am.
Last night they played:
Message In A Bottle
Synchronicity II
Walking On The Moon
Voices Inside My Head / When The World Is Running Down
Don’t Stand So Close To Me
Driven To Tears
Hole in My Life
Truth Hits Everybody
Everything Little Thing She Does Is Magic
Wrapped Around Your Finger
De DoDoDo De DaDaDa
Invisible Sun
Walking in Your Footsteps
Can’t Stand Losing You
Roxanne
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King Of Pain
So Lonely
Every Breath You Take
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Next To You
The full list of UK dates is as follows:
Birmingham (5)
Twickenham Stadium, London (8/9)
Manchester MEN– SOLD OUT (15/16)
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (19)
Wembley Arena, London (20)
For a chance to win a pair of tickets to The Police’s show this Saturday (September 8)at Twickenham – the band are running a quiz game here. If you know your Police tunes, try it out now!
Pic credit: PA Photos