Ghost in the Machine Tour

The Ghost in the Machine Tour was a concert tour by The Police to promote their album Ghost in the Machine. To reflect the horns-based sound that permeated the album, the band decided to work with back-up musicians, hiring a horn section called The Chops (Darryl Dixon, David Watson and Marvin Daniels), who previously worked on the Sugarhill label.

Ghost in the Machine Tour
Tour by The Police
Associated albumGhost in the Machine
Start date1 October 1981
End date6 September 1982
Legs6
No. of shows28 in Europe
68 in North America
4 in South America
100 Total
The Police concert chronology

The opening act for the North America II portion was Bow Wow Wow or Oingo Boingo or the Go-Go's and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts for the North America III portion (Portland, Maine) opening act was Black Uhuru. The English Beat was the opening act for the North America IV portion of the tour. A Flock of Seagulls opened for The Police in Norfolk, Virginia. U2 opened for the Police during the UK dates of the tour, with Bono joining the band on stage during their performance of "Invisible Sun".

The Toronto appearance on August 13, 1982 was the second annual "Police Picnic" festival, with the band headlining. Opening acts included Oingo Boingo, The Spoons, A Flock of Seagulls, the English Beat, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and Talking Heads. During the Police set, Ranking Roger of the English Beat joined them on "One World (Not Three)".[1][2]

Setlist

This setlist was obtained from the 20 March 1982 concert; held at The Summit in Houston, Texas. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Voices Inside My Head"
  2. "Message in a Bottle"
  3. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"
  4. "Spirits in the Material World"
  5. "Hungry for You (J'aurais toujours faim de toi)"
  6. "When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around"
  7. "The Bed's Too Big Without You"
  8. "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"
  9. "Demolition Man"
  10. "Shadows in the Rain"
  11. "Walking on the Moon"
  12. "Invisible Sun"
  13. "Bring on the Night"
  14. "One World (Not Three)"
  15. "Roxanne"
  16. "Don't Stand So Close to Me"
  17. "Can't Stand Losing You" / "Reggatta De Blanc" / "Be My Girl—Sally"
  18. "So Lonely"

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue
Europe
1 October 1981 Böblingen Germany Sporthalle
2 October 1981 Essen Grugahalle
3 October 1981 Kassel Eissporthalle Kassel
5 October 1981 Freiburg Stadthalle Freiburg
6 October 1981 Rüsselsheim Walter-Köbel-Halle
8 October 1981 Eppelheim Rhein-Neckar-Halle
9 October 1981 Munich Olympiahalle
12 December 1981 London England Marquee Club
14 December 1981 Wembley Arena
15 December 1981
16 December 1981
18 December 1981 Brighton Brighton Centre
19 December 1981 Birmingham Birmingham International Arena
21 December 1981 Queensferry Wales Deeside Leisure Centre
22 December 1981 Leeds England Queens Hall
23 December 1981 Stafford Bingley Hall
31 December 1981 Edinburgh Scotland Royal Highland Exhibition Hall
3 January 1982 Stockholm Sweden Johanneshovs Isstadion
4 January 1982 Gothenburg Scandinavium
5 January 1982 Copenhagen Denmark Brøndby Hall
7 January 1982 Hamburg Germany Ernst-Merck-Halle
9 January 1982 Leiden Netherlands Groenoordhallen
10 January 1982 Paris France Parc des expositions de Paris-Le Bourget
11 January 1982
North America
15 January 1982 Boston United States Boston Garden
16 January 1982 Landover Capital Centre
18 January 1982 Philadelphia The Spectrum
19 January 1982 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
20 January 1982 Springfield Springfield Civic Center
22 January 1982 New York City Madison Square Garden
23 January 1982 New Haven New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum
25 January 1982 Williamsburg William & Mary Hall
26 January 1982 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum
27 January 1982 Atlanta Omni Coliseum
29 January 1982 Richfield Township Richfield Coliseum
30 January 1982 Detroit Cobo Arena
1 February 1982 Rosemont Rosemont Horizon
2 February 1982 Minneapolis Metropolitan Sports Center
4 February 1982 Denver McNichols Sports Arena
6 February 1982 Phoenix Compton Terrace
8 February 1982 Inglewood The Forum
9 February 1982
10 February 1982
12 February 1982 Daly City Cow Palace
13 February 1982
South America
16 February 1982 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
17 February 1982
19 February 1982 Viña del Mar Chile Anfiteatro de la Quinta Vergara
20 February 1982
North America
12 March 1982 Pembroke Pines United States Hollywood Sportatorium
13 March 1982 Jacksonville Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14 March 1982 Lakeland Lakeland Civic Center
16 March 1982 Birmingham BJCC Coliseum
17 March 1982 Memphis Mid-South Coliseum
19 March 1982 Baton Rouge Riverside Centroplex Arena
20 March 1982 Houston The Summit
22 March 1982 Austin Frank Erwin Center
23 March 1982 Dallas Reunion Arena
25 March 1982 Kansas City Kemper Arena
26 March 1982 Norman Lloyd Noble Center
28 March 1982 Rosemont Rosemont Horizon
29 March 1982 Indianapolis Market Square Arena
31 March 1982 Champaign Assembly Hall
1 April 1982 St. Louis Checkerdome
3 April 1982 Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum
4 April 1982 Lexington Rupp Arena
6 April 1982 Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum
7 April 1982 Ann Arbor Crisler Arena
9 April 1982 Pittsburgh Civic Arena
10 April 1982 Hartford Hartford Civic Center
12 April 1982 Boston Boston Garden
13 April 1982 Providence Providence Civic Center
15 April 1982 Portland Cumberland County Civic Center
16 April 1982 Syracuse Carrier Dome
18 April 1982 East Rutherford Brendan Byrne Arena
19 April 1982
21 April 1982
22 April 1982 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Europe
2 July 1982 Bologna Italy Quartiere Fieristico di Bologna
4 July 1982 Segrate Parco Laghetto di Redecesio
28 July 1982 Aylesbury England Friars Aylesbury
29 July 1982 Southampton Gaumont Theatre
31 July 1982 Gateshead Gateshead International Stadium
North America
9 August 1982 Norfolk United States Scope Auditorium
11 August 1982 Montreal Canada Percival Molson Memorial Stadium
13 August 1982 Toronto CNE Grandstand
15 August 1982 Charlevoix United States Castle Farms Music Theatre
17 August 1982 Nashville Nashville Municipal Auditorium
18 August 1982 Peoria Peoria Civic Center
20 August 1982 East Troy Alpine Valley Music Theatre
21 August 1982 Cedar Rapids Five Seasons Center
23 August 1982 Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre
24 August 1982 Omaha Rosenblatt Stadium
26 August 1982 Salt Lake City Salt Palace
28 August 1982 Sacramento Cal Expo Amphitheatre
29 August 1982 Portland Portland Memorial Coliseum
31 August 1982 Vancouver Canada Pacific Coliseum
1 September 1982 Seattle United States Seattle Center Coliseum
3 September 1982 San Bernardino Glen Helen Pavilion
5 September 1982 Tucson TCC Arena
6 September 1982 Las Cruces Pan American Center

References
  1. "The Police concert event".
  2. "011. What A Day That Was: The Police Picnic II with The Police, the Talking Heads, the (English) Beat, Joan Jett and more, August 13, 1982". 6 August 2011.

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