The Police Concert History

The Police was a rock band which formed in 1977 in London, England. The band consisted of Sting (vocals, bass), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums). The band released five albums -- "Outlandos d'Amour" (1978), "Reggatta de Blanc" (1979), "Zenyatta Mondatta" (1980), "Ghost in the Machine" (1982) and "Synchronicity" (1983) -- before entering a hiatus in 1984 and ultimately disbanding in 1986

Date Concert Venue Location
Jun 22, 2008
The Police / Alanis Morissette / Stereophonics / Counting Crows / Baustelle

Heineken Jammin' Festival

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Parco San Giuliano Mestre, Veneto, Italy
Jun 20, 2008 –
Jun 22, 2008
Heineken Jammin Festival 2008
Linkin Park / Queens of the Stone Age / Counting Crows / Alanis Morissette / Stereophonics / The Stooges / Vasco Rossi / The Police / Marlene Kuntz / Laura / Linea 77 / Sex Pistols / MAB / Marydolls / No Conventional Sound
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Venice, Veneto, Italy
Jun 18, 2008
The Police / Starsailor
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Manchester Arena Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Jun 17, 2008
The Police / Starsailor
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Manchester Arena Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Jun 15, 2008
IOW Festival 2008 Sunday
Feeder / The Police / The Kooks / James / Starsailor / Los Fantasmas / Scouting for Girls / Newton Faulkner / Delays / We See Lights
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Seaclose Park Newport, England, United Kingdom
Jun 13, 2008 –
Jun 15, 2008
Isle of Wight Festival 2008
The Kooks / Snow Patrol / Lily Allen / Kasabian / The Wombats / Kaiser Chiefs / Iggy Pop / N.E.R.D / Groove Armada / KT Tunstall / Echo & the Bunnymen / Kate Nash / James / The Stranglers / Scouting for Girls / Sugababes / Amy Macdonald / Feeder / The Stooges / Newton Faulkner / The Cribs / Black Stone Cherry / Ian Brown / Starsailor / The Feeling / The Hoosiers / The Zutons / The Enemy / Iggy & the Stooges / Ida Maria / New Young Pony Club / One Night Only / The Duke Spirit / The Answer / Scars on 45 / Delays / The Police / The Australian Pink Floyd Show / Curved Air / Sex Pistols / Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong / Björn Again / Carbon/Silicon / Stone Gods / Arno Carstens / David Stewart / Florence K. / Koopa / We See Lights / Liam Gerner / The Arcadian Kicks / Jackson Analogue / Laura Critchley / Sondura / Gundogs / Suspiciously Elvis / Hogg / The Proximity Effect / Wills And The Willing / Gweido / DJ Rusty Egan / Kosmik Debris Show all bands
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Isle of Wight Festival 2008 Newport, Wales, United Kingdom
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Jun 12, 2008 –
Jun 15, 2008
Isle of Wight Festival 2008
The Police / The Kooks / James / Starsailor / Scouting for Girls / Newton Faulkner / The Delays / The Sex Pistols / Sugababes / The Zutons / The Enemy / Amy Macdonald / One Night Only / Kaiser Chiefs / N.E.R.D. / KT Tunstall / The Hoosiers / The Wombats / Bjorn again / Suspiciously Elvis Show all bands
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Seaclose Park Newport, England, United Kingdom
Jun 10, 2008
The Police / The Charlatans
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Stade Geoffrey Guichard Saint-Etienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Jun 08, 2008
The Police / The Charlatans
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Merkur Spiel-Arena Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Jun 07, 2008
The Police / The Charlatans UK
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Merkur Spiel-Arena Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Jun 05, 2008
The Police / The Charlatans
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SAP Arena Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Jun 03, 2008
The Police / The Charlatans
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Stade Vélodrome Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Jun 02, 2008
The Police Stade Vélodrome Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
May 30, 2008 –
Jun 06, 2008
Rock In Rio 2008
Muse / Metallica / Shakira / Linkin Park / Jack Johnson / Bob Dylan / Bon Jovi / The Offspring / Franz Ferdinand / Rod Stewart / Lenny Kravitz / Alanis Morissette / Kaiser Chiefs / Jamiroquai / Stereophonics / James Morrison / Juanes / Joss Stone / Apocalyptica / Paul van Dyk / Alejandro Sanz / Machine Head / Suzanne vega / Café Tacvba / Mando Diao / Tokio Hotel / Sasha / Zucchero / Carl Cox / Orishas / Amy Winehouse / Ivete Sangalo / Estopa / El Canto Del Loco / Skank / Buraka Som Sistema / John Digweed / David Morales / Moonspell / Carlinhos Brown / N/A / Los Delinqüentes / Christian Smith / The Police / Manolo García / Sara Tavares / Loquillo / Pato Fu / Xutos And Pontapes / Francois K. / Jorge Palma / Sam the Kid / Expensive Soul / Tim / Boss AC / Cla / Diego Miranda / Paulo Gonzo / Tito Paris / DJ Vibe / The Right Ons / The Standard / Ala Dos Namorados / Wraygunn / NBC / Lilith / Lucia Moniz / Nancy Vieira / Vitorino / Cool Hipnoise / Jazzinho / 4Taste / Melo D / The Cabriolets / Carlo Dall'anese / Rao Kyao / Jet Lag / Just Girls / Andre Indiana / Ricardo Azevedo / veronica larrenne / DJ Axwell / Stereo Addiction / Prince Wadada / Philharmonic Weed / Docemania / Mary Zander Show all bands
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Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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May 28, 2008
The Police / Elvis Costello & The Imposters
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Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, California, United States
May 27, 2008
The Police / Elvis Costello & The Imposters
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Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, California, United States
May 26, 2008
The Police / Elvis Costello & The Imposters
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North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre Chula Vista, California, United States
May 24, 2008
The Police / Elvis Costello & The Imposters

The Reunion Tour

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Cricket Wireless Pavilion Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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May 23, 2008
The Police / Elvis Costello & The Imposters
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Garden Arena - MGM Grand Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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May 21, 2008
The Police / Elvis Costello & The Imposters
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Gexa Energy Pavilion Dallas, Texas, United States
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The Police
Oct 9, 1979
 Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
  Added by Edward Defini



Reading Festival 1979
Aug 24 - 26, 1979
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
  Added by Concert Archives 3


The Police
Jul 2, 1982
 Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  Added by Acrostico


The Police / The Fleshtones
Dec 4, 1980
 Owings Mills, Maryland, United States
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The Police
Feb 12, 2007
 West Hollywood, California, United States
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The Police / Oingo Boingo
Feb 10, 1982
 Inglewood, California, United States
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The Police on Sep 10, 1983 [297-small]

The Police
Sep 10, 1983
 Oakland, California, United States
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The Police / The Cramps on Jun 1, 1979 [447-small]

The Police / The Cramps
Jun 1, 1979
 Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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The Police / The Reflex on Feb 14, 1984 [426-small]

The Police / The Reflex
Feb 14, 1984
 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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The Police on Sep 11, 2007 [506-small]

The Police
Sep 11, 2007
 Hamburg-Mitte, Hamburg, Germany
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The Police on Feb 17, 1982 [923-small]

The Police
Feb 17, 1982
 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Amnesty International: A Conspiracy of Hope on Jun 11, 1986 [531-small]

Amnesty International: A Conspiracy of Hope
Jun 11, 1986
 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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The Police / Fiction Plane on Jul 16, 2007 [864-small]

The Police / Fiction Plane
Jul 16, 2007
 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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The Police / UB40 on Nov 28, 1983 [227-small]

The Police / UB40
Nov 28, 1983
 Champaign, Illinois, United States
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The Police / The Alarm on Dec 21, 1983 [815-small]

The Police / The Alarm
Dec 21, 1983
 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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The Police / XTC on Jan 19, 1980 [468-small]

The Police / XTC
Jan 19, 1980
 Rochester, New York, United States
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The Police on Sep 11, 2007 [858-small]

The Police
Sep 11, 2007
 Hamburg-Mitte, Hamburg, Germany
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The Police on Sep 11, 2007 [860-small]

The Police
Sep 11, 2007
 Hamburg-Mitte, Hamburg, Germany
  Uploaded by Jörn

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2022 2 concerts
2021 1 concert
2020 1 concert
2012 1 concert
2010 2 concerts
2008 76 concerts
2007 98 concerts
2006 1 concert
2003 1 concert
1986 3 concerts
1984 21 concerts
1983 89 concerts
1982 90 concerts
1981 52 concerts
1980 116 concerts
1979 176 concerts
1978 67 concerts
1977 62 concerts
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has The Police had?

The Police has had 862 concerts.

What genre is The Police?

The Police is most often considered to be Rock, Pop, Punk, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock, Pop Rock, Classic Rock, Post-Punk, Soft Rock, Album Oriented Rock (AOR), New Wave, Mellow Gold, Art Rock, and Permanent Wave.

When was the last The Police concert?

The last The Police concert was on November 18, 2023 at Rumba Cafe in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The bands that performed were: The Fuzz / The Police.

What setlist does The Police play live?

The songs that The Police performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the August 07, 2008 concert at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States:

  1. Sunshine of Your Love
  2. Message in a Bottle
  3. Walking on the Moon
  4. Demolition Man
  5. Voices Inside My Head / When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around
  6. Don't Stand So Close to Me
  7. Driven to Tears
  8. Hole in My Life
  9. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
  10. Wrapped Around Your Finger
  11. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
  12. Invisible Sun
  13. Can't Stand Losing You / Reggatta de Blanc
  14. Purple Haze
  15. Roxanne
  16. King of Pain
  17. So Lonely
  18. I've Been Down So Long
  19. Every Breath You Take
  20. Next to You

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