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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
  • Zenyatta Mondatta Tour
    (1980–1981)
  • Ghost in the Machine Tour
    (1981–1982)
  • Synchronicity Tour
    (1983–1984)

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.

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. Jools Holland and his Millionaires opened for the Police during the UK dates of the tour.

The Toronto appearance on 13 August 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"

Personnel

Tour dates

List of tour dates, showing date, city, country, venue, attendance, gross
Date City Country Venue Attendance Gross
Europe
1 October 1981 Böblingen West Germany Sporthalle N/A
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 West 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[3]
15 January 1982 Boston United States Boston Garden 15,500 / 15,500 $173,613
16 January 1982 Landover Capital Centre N/A
18 January 1982 Philadelphia The Spectrum 18,661 / 18,661 $173,088
19 January 1982 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,784 / 16,784 $197,895
20 January 1982 Springfield Springfield Civic Center 9,050 / 9,050 $95,207
22 January 1982 New York City Madison Square Garden N/A
23 January 1982 New Haven New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,563 / 10,563 $117,253
25 January 1982 Williamsburg William & Mary Hall N/A
26 January 1982 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum 13,730 / 13,730 $141,555
27 January 1982 Atlanta Omni Coliseum N/A
29 January 1982 Richfield Township Richfield Coliseum
30 January 1982 Detroit Cobo Arena 12,191 / 12,191 $134,507
1 February 1982 Rosemont Rosemont Horizon N/A
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 47,889 / 47,889 $518,357
9 February 1982
10 February 1982
12 February 1982 Daly City Cow Palace 29,000 / 29,000 $304,640
13 February 1982
South America
16 February 1982 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Ginásio do Maracanãzinho N/A
17 February 1982
19 February 1982 Viña del Mar Chile Anfiteatro de la Quinta Vergara
20 February 1982
North America[4]
12 March 1982 Pembroke Pines United States Hollywood Sportatorium 15,000 / 15,000 $151,180
13 March 1982 Jacksonville Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum 11,602 / 11,602 $116,930
14 March 1982 Lakeland Lakeland Civic Center N/A
16 March 1982 Birmingham BJCC Coliseum 12,561 / 12,561 $117,960
17 March 1982 Memphis Mid-South Coliseum 11,685 / 11,685 $117,668
19 March 1982 Baton Rouge Riverside Centroplex Arena N/A
20 March 1982 Houston The Summit
22 March 1982 Austin Frank Erwin Center 17,343 / 17,343 $184,202
23 March 1982 Dallas Reunion Arena 18,017 / 19,000 $216,627
25 March 1982 Kansas City Kemper Arena 15,289 / 15,289 $161,701
26 March 1982 Norman Lloyd Noble Center N/A
28 March 1982 Rosemont Rosemont Horizon 18,090 / 18,090 $199,285
29 March 1982 Indianapolis Market Square Arena 12,298 / 14,500 $126,640
31 March 1982 Champaign Assembly Hall N/A
1 April 1982 St. Louis Checkerdome 19,715 / 19,715 $193,960
3 April 1982 Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum N/A
4 April 1982 Lexington Rupp Arena 13,685 / 13,685 $141,481
6 April 1982 Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum N/A
7 April 1982 Ann Arbor Crisler Arena 13,575 / 13,575 $149,477
9 April 1982 Pittsburgh Civic Arena 14,770 / 16,000 $173,547
10 April 1982 Hartford Hartford Civic Center 16,066 / 16,066 $176,094
12 April 1982 Boston Boston Garden 15,500 / 15,500 $173,754
13 April 1982 Providence Providence Civic Center 13,300 / 13,300 $147,811
15 April 1982 Portland Cumberland County Civic Center 9,384 / 9,384 $107,974
16 April 1982 Syracuse Carrier Dome 32,396 / 32,396 $320,970
18 April 1982 East Rutherford Brendan Byrne Arena 41,334 / 41,334 $525,492
19 April 1982
21 April 1982
22 April 1982 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 17,049 / 17,049 $218,958
Europe
2 July 1982 Bologna Italy Quartiere Fieristico di Bologna N/A
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[5]
9 August 1982 Norfolk United States Scope Auditorium 13,000 / 13,000 $161,000
11 August 1982 Montreal Canada Percival Molson Memorial Stadium 23,686 / 25,000 $367,133
13 August 1982 Toronto CNE Grandstand 38,824 / 50,000 $776,480
15 August 1982 Charlevoix United States Castle Farms Music Theatre 13,880 / 15,000 $187,761
17 August 1982 Nashville Nashville Municipal Auditorium 7,577 / 9,900 $90,291
18 August 1982 Peoria Peoria Civic Center N/A
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 24,583 / 25,000 $372,144
29 August 1982 Portland Portland Memorial Coliseum 10,180 / 11,000 $127,250
31 August 1982 Vancouver Canada Pacific Coliseum 15,332 / 16,811 $213,793
1 September 1982 Seattle United States Seattle Center Coliseum N/A
3 September 1982 San Bernardino Glen Helen Pavilion
5 September 1982 Tucson TCC Arena 8,795 / 8,795 $101,142
6 September 1982 Las Cruces Pan American Center N/A

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.
  3. ^ First North American Leg Box Office Data:
  4. ^ Second North American Leg Box Office Data:
  5. ^ Third North American Leg Box Office Data:

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