Synchronicity Tour

Synchronicity Tour
Tour by The Police
Associated album Synchronicity
Start date 23 July 1983
End date 4 March 1984
Legs 6
No. of shows 107
The Police concert chronology

The Synchronicity Tour was a 1983–1984 concert tour by The Police.

During the early tour dates, the band resided at a mansion in Bridgehampton, New York and were flown to the concerts.[1][2]

This was the band's final tour as a working unit. It was one of the highest grossing tours of the 1980s.

Personnel

Regular setlist

This is a song list from the 18 August 1983 performance at Shea Stadium; it is not representative of the tour collectively.

  1. "Voices Inside My Head (intro)"
  2. "Synchronicity I"
  3. "Synchronicity II"
  4. "Walking in Your Footsteps" †
  5. "Message in a Bottle"
  6. "Walking on the Moon"
  7. "O My God"
  8. "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"
  9. "Wrapped Around Your Finger'
  10. "Tea in the Sahara"
  11. "Spirits in the Material World" †
  12. "Hole in My Life"
  13. "Invisible Sun" +
  14. "One World (Not Three)"
  15. "King of Pain"
  16. "Every Breath You Take"
  17. "Murder by Numbers"
  18. "Don't Stand So Close to Me"

Encore

  1. "Roxanne"
  2. "Can't Stand Losing You"/"Reggatta De Blanc"
  3. "So Lonely"

† – performed in a different key than original album version

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue Tickets sold / Available Revenue
Japan (Canceled)
17 April 1983TokyoJapanNippon Budokan
18 April 1983
North America I
23 July 1983ChicagoUnited StatesComiskey Park 44,622 / 50,000 $651,243
24 July 1983St. LouisCheckerdome 20,095 / 20,095 $651,243
25 July 1983IndianapolisMarket Square Arena 16,041 / 16,046 $210,525
28 July 1983DetroitJoe Louis Arena 36,345 / 36,345 $445,226
29 July 1983
30 July 1983RichfieldRichfield Coliseum 18,728 / 18,728 $234,100
2 August 1983MontrealCanadaLe Spectrum
3 August 1983Olympic Stadium 38,617 / 40,000 $690,416
5 August 1983TorontoC.N.E. Grandstand Stadium
7 August 1983RochesterUnited StatesHolleder Memorial Stadium 30,000 / 30,000 $450,000
8 August 1983PittsburghCivic Arena 15,222 / 15,222 $209,514
10 August 1983FoxboroughSullivan Stadium 61,000 / 61,000 $1,003,000
12 August 1983HartfordHartford Civic Center 32,151 / 32,151 $463,715
13 August 1983
15 August 1983NorfolkNorfolk Scope
18 August 1983FlushingShea Stadium 67,000 / 67,000 $1,130,000
20 August 1983PhiladelphiaJohn F. Kennedy Stadium
21 August 1983LandoverCapital Center
22 August 1983
24 August 1983BloomingtonMet Center
25 August 1983 14,709 / 17,000 $210,437
27 August 1983WinnipegCanadaWinnipeg Arena 16,246 / 16,246 $241,848
29 August 1983EdmontonNorthlands Coliseum 17,043 / 17,043 $256,771
31 August 1983VancouverPNE Coliseum 16,357 / 16,357 $287,001
1 September 1983TacomaUnited StatesTacoma Dome
3 September 1983PortlandMemorial Coliseum
5 September 1983San DiegoAztec Bowl 20,000 / 20,000 $298,950
6 September 1983InglewoodHollywood Park
8 September 1983PhoenixPhoenix Municipal Stadium 21,330 / 23,000 $322,783
10 September 1983OaklandOakland Alameda Coliseum 59,800 / 59,800 $1,066,500
11 September 1983FresnoRatcliffe Stadium
Europe I
17 September 1983AugsburgGermanyRosenaustadion
18 September 1983DarmstadtBöllenfalltor Stadion
20 September 1983DijonFranceParc des Expositions
21 September 1983ParisBois de Vincennes
23 September 1983NîmesLes Arènes
24 September 1983FréjusLes Arènes
26 September 1983NantesStade de la Beaujoire
27 September 1983ToulousePalais des Sports
30 September 1983MadridSpainEstadio Roman Valero
1 October 1983BarcelonaSant Andreu F.C.
3 October 1983LyonFrancePalais des Sports
4 October 1983RotterdamNetherlandsAhoy
6 October 1983KölnGermanySporthalle
7 October 1983HamburgErnst-Merck-halle
9 October 1983BerlinEissporthalle
10 October 1983DortmundWestfalenhalle
13 October 1983CopenhagenDenmarkBrøndby Stadium
14 October 1983StockholmSwedenIsstadion
16 October 1983PoznańPolandHala Arena
17 October 1983WarsawStadion Dziesięciolecia
North America II
28 October 1983MiamiUnited StatesOrange Bowl 48,920 / 48,920 $742,895
29 October 1983OrlaandoTangerine Bowl
31 October 1983TallahasseeLeon County Civic Center 13,145 / 13,145 $175,554
2 November 1983 ‡AtlantaThe Omni 33,174 / 33,174 $418,990
3 November 1983 ‡
5 November 1983KnoxvilleStokely Athletic Center 12,268 / 12,268 $168,539
6 November 1983LexingtonRupp Arena 21,805 / 21,805 $286,279
8 November 1983BirminghamBJCC Coliseum 14,638 / 14,638 $197,613
10 November 1983Baton RougeLSU Assembly Center 13,014 / 13,014 $175,689
11 November 1983BiloxiMississippi Coast Coliseum 14,980 / 14,980 $202,230
13 November 1983DallasReunion Arena 34,813 / 36,000 $465,494
14 November 1983
16 November 1983HoustonThe Summit 33,141 / 33,141 $452,485
17 November 1983
19 November 1983AustinSouth Park Meadows
20 November 1983Oklahoma CityMyriad Convention Center
22 November 1983DenverMcNichols Sports Arena 17,706 / 17,706 $259,524
24 November 1983Kansas CityKemper Arena
25 November 1983Valley CenterKansas Coliseum
27 November 1983Cedar FallsUNI-Dome 18,718 / 20,000 $277,500
28 November 1983ChampaignAssembly Hall
Europe II
8 December 1983EdinburghScotlandPlayhouse Theatre
9 December 1983
11 December 1983GlasgowApollo
12 December 1983BlackpoolEnglandOpera House
14 December 1983NottinghamRoyal Centre
15 December 1983LeedsQueens Hall
17 December 1983St AustellCornwall Coliseum
18 December 1983
20 December 1983BirminghamNational Exhibition Centre
21 December 1983
23 December 1983BrightonThe Brighton Centre
24 December 1983
27 December 1983LondonWembley Arena
28 December 1983
30 December 1983
31 December 1983
30 January 1984RomeItalyPalaeur
31 January 1984
North America III
4 February 1984SyracuseUnited StatesCarrier Dome
5 February 1984ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center 13,349 / 13,349 $227,235
7 February 1984Atlantic CityBoardwalk Hall 18,186 / 18,186 $298,567
8 February 1984WilliamsburgWilliam & Mary Hall
10 February 1984GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum 31,106 / 31,106 $419,688
11 February 1984
13 February 1984CharlestonCharleston Civic Center 11,259 / 13,202 $166,170
14 February 1984CincinnatiRiverfront Coliseum
16 February 1984MemphisMid-South Coliseum 11,401 / 11,401 $171,015
17 February 1984CarbondaleSIU Arena
19 February 1984RosemontRosemont Horizon
20 February 1984MilwaukeeMECCA Arena
22 February 1984BuffaloMemorial Auditorium
25 February 1984HonoluluAloha Stadium
Australia and New Zealand
29 February 1984AucklandNew ZealandWestern Springs Stadium
2 March 1984SydneyAustraliaSydney Showgrounds
4 March 1984MelbourneMelbourne Showgrounds

‡ – performances featured in the 1984 VHS/2005 DVD Synchronicity Concert and 1995 Live! CD releases.

Support bands

Date City Act
23 July 1983 Chicago, Illinois Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, A Flock of Seagulls, The Fixx, Chicago Ministry
28 July 1983DetroitJoan Jett & The Blackhearts
29 July 1983
3 August 1983Toronto Police Picnic III", Blue Peter, King Sunny Adé, The Fixx, James Brown, Peter Tosh
7 August 1983RochesterThe Fixx, A Flock of Seagulls
8 August 1983PittsburghJoan Jett & The Blackhearts
10 August 1983FoxboroughThe Fixx, A Flock of Seagulls
12 August 1983HartfordR.E.M.
13 August 1983
15 August 1983NorfolkR.E.M.
18 August 1983FlushingJoan Jett & The Blackhearts

R.E.M.

20 August 1983PhiladelphiaJoan Jett & The Blackhearts

Madness

R.E.M.

21 August 1983LandoverR.E.M.
22 August 1983
29 August 1983EdmontonThompson Twins
5 September 1983San DiegoOingo Boingo

Madness

29 October 1983Orlando, FloridaThe Animals

The Fixx

22 November 1983DenvermUB40
17 December 1983St. AustellPassionate Friends
18 December 1983
20 December 1983Birmingham
4 March 1984MelbourneBryan Adams

Australian Crawl

Sunnyboys

Kids in the Kitchen [3]

Sources

  1. ↑ Summers, Andy. "One Train Later". p. 5. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
  2. ↑ Pearce, Garth (18 August 1983). "Shea, yeah, yeah...". The Daily Express.
  3. ↑ http://www.songkick.com/artists/261555-kids-in-the-kitchen
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