Synchronicity Tour

Synchronicity Tour

Tour by The Police
Associated album	Synchronicity
Start date	23 July 1983
End date	4 March 1984
Legs	6
Number 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

• Sting — vocals, bass
• Andy Summers — guitars, backing vocals
• Stewart Copeland — drums, backing vocals
• Michelle Cobbs, Dolette MacDonald, Tessa Niles — backing vocals

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
Japan (Canceled)
17 April 1983	Tokyo	Japan	Nippon Budokan
18 April 1983
North America I
23 July 1983	Chicago, Illinois	United States	Comiskey Park
24 July 1983	St. Louis, Missouri		Checkerdome
25 July 1983	Indianapolis, Indiana		Market Square Arena
28 July 1983	Detroit, Michigan		Joe Louis Arena
29 July 1983
30 July 1983	Richfield, Ohio		Richfield Coliseum
2 August 1983	Montreal, Quebec	Canada	Le Spectrum
3 August 1983			Olympic Stadium
5 August 1983	Toronto, Ontario		C.N.E. Grandstand Stadium
7 August 1983	Rochester, New York	United States	Holleder Memorial Stadium
8 August 1983	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania		Civic Arena
10 August 1983	Foxborough, Massachusetts		Sullivan Stadium
12 August 1983	Hartford, Connecticut		Hartford Civic Center
13 August 1983
15 August 1983	Norfolk, Virginia		Norfolk Scope
18 August 1983	New York City, New York		Shea Stadium
20 August 1983	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		John F. Kennedy Stadium
21 August 1983	Landover, Maryland		Capital Center
22 August 1983
24 August 1983	Bloomington, Minnesota		Met Center
25 August 1983
27 August 1983	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Canada	Winnipeg Stadium
29 August 1983	Edmonton, Alberta		Northlands Coliseum
31 August 1983	Vancouver, British Columbia		PNE Coliseum
1 September 1983	Tacoma, Washington	United States	Tacoma Dome
3 September 1983	Portland, Oregon		Memorial Coliseum
5 September 1983	San Diego, California		Aztec Bowl
6 September 1983	Inglewood, California		Hollywood Park
8 September 1983	Phoenix, Arizona		Phoenix Municipal Stadium
10 September 1983	Oakland, California		Oakland Stadium
11 September 1983	Fresno, California		Ratcliffe Stadium
Europe I
17 September 1983	Augsburg	Germany	Rosenaustadion
18 September 1983	Darmstadt		Böllenfalltor Stadion
20 September 1983	Dijon	France	Parc des Expositions
21 September 1983	Paris		Bois de Vincennes
23 September 1983	Nîmes		Les Arènes
24 September 1983	Fréjus		Les Arènes
26 September 1983	Nantes		Stade de la Beaujoire
27 September 1983	Toulouse		Palais des Sports
30 September 1983	Madrid	Spain	Estadio Roman Valero
1 October 1983	Barcelona		Sant Andreu F.C.
3 October 1983	Lyon	France	Palais des Sports
4 October 1983	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Ahoy
6 October 1983	Köln	Germany	Sporthalle
7 October 1983	Hamburg		Ernst-Merck-halle
9 October 1983	Berlin		Eissporthalle
10 October 1983	Dortmund		Westfalenhalle
13 October 1983	Copenhagen	Denmark	Brøndby Stadium
14 October 1983	Stockholm	Sweden	Isstadion
16 October 1983	Poznań	Poland	Hala Arena
17 October 1983	Warsaw		Stadion Dziesięciolecia
North America II
28 October 1983	Miami, Florida	United States	Orange Bowl
29 October 1983	Orlando, Florida		Tangerine Bowl
31 October 1983	Tallahassee, Florida		Leon County Civic Center
2 November 1983 ‡	Atlanta, Georgia		The Omni
3 November 1983 ‡
5 November 1983	Knoxville, Tennessee		Stokely Athletic Center
6 November 1983	Lexington, Kentucky		Memorial Coliseum
8 November 1983	Birmingham, Alabama		Jefferson Civic Center
10 November 1983	Baton Rouge, Louisiana		LSU Assembly Center
11 November 1983	Biloxi, Mississippi		Mississippi Coast Coliseum
13 November 1983	Dallas, Texas		Reunion Arena
14 November 1983
16 November 1983	Houston, Texas		The Summit
17 November 1983
19 November 1983	Austin, Texas		South Park Meadows
20 November 1983	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma		Myriad Convention Center
22 November 1983	Denver, Colorado		McNichols Sports Arena
24 November 1983	Kansas City, Missouri		Kemper Arena
25 November 1983	Valley Center, Kansas		Kansas Coliseum
27 November 1983	Cedar Falls, Iowa		UNI-Dome
28 November 1983	Champaign, Illinois		Assembly Hall
Europe II
8 December 1983	Edinburgh	Scotland	Playhouse Theatre
9 December 1983
11 December 1983	Glasgow		Apollo
12 December 1983	Blackpool	England	Opera House
14 December 1983	Nottingham		Royal Centre
15 December 1983	Leeds		Queens Hall
17 December 1983	St Austell		Cornwall Coliseum
18 December 1983
20 December 1983	Birmingham		National Exhibition Centre
21 December 1983
23 December 1983	Brighton		The Brighton Centre
24 December 1983
27 December 1983	London		Wembley Arena
28 December 1983
30 December 1983
31 December 1983
30 January 1984	Rome	Italy	Palaeur
31 January 1984
North America III
4 February 1984	Syracuse, New York	United States	Carrier Dome
5 February 1984	Providence, Rhode Island		Providence Civic Center
7 February 1984	Atlantic City, New Jersey		Boardwalk Hall
8 February 1984	Williamsburg, Virginia		William & Mary Hall
10 February 1984	Greensboro, North Carolina		Greensboro Coliseum
11 February 1984
13 February 1984	Charleston, West Virginia		Charleston Civic Center
14 February 1984	Cincinnati, Ohio		Riverfront Coliseum
16 February 1984	Memphis, Tennessee		Mid-South Coliseum
17 February 1984	Carbondale, Illinois		SIU Arena
19 February 1984	Rosemont, Illinois		Rosemont Horizon
20 February 1984	Milwaukee, Wisconsin		MECCA Arena
22 February 1984	Buffalo, New York		Memorial Auditorium
25 February 1984	Honolulu, Hawaii		Aloha Stadium
Australia and New Zealand
29 February 1984	Auckland	New Zealand	Western Springs Stadium
2 March 1984	Sydney	Australia	Sydney Showgrounds
4 March 1984	Melbourne		Melbourne 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 1983	Detroit, Michigan	Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
29 July 1983
3 August 1983	Toronto, CA	"Police Picnic III", Blue Peter, King Sunny Adé, The Fixx, James Brown, Peter Tosh
7 August 1983	Rochester, NY	The Fixx, A Flock of Seagulls
8 August 1983	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
10 August 1983	Foxborough, Massachusetts	The Fixx, A Flock of Seagulls
12 August 1983	Hartford, Connecticut	R.E.M.
13 August 1983
15 August 1983	Norfolk, Virginia	R.E.M.
18 August 1983	Flushing, New York	Joan Jett & The Blackhearts R.E.M.
20 August 1983	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Madness R.E.M.
21 August 1983	Landover, Maryland	R.E.M.
22 August 1983
5 September 1983	San Diego, CA	Oingo Boingo Madness
29 October 1983	Orlando, Florida	The Animals The Fixx
22 November 1983	Denver, Colorado	UB40
17 December 1983	St. Austell	Passionate Friends
18 December 1983
20 December 1983	Birmingham
4 March 1984	Melbourne	Bryan 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

• http://www.scarlet.nl/~gugten/tour-p05.htm