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 for 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 album	Ghost in the Machine
Start date	1 October 1981
End date	6 September 1982
Legs	6
No. of shows	28 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 were 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.

Sources

• The Police – Ghost In The Machine Tour – 1981 / 1982