STEWART COPELAND

I've got to be the biggest geek on the planet because I know the Police are playing <right now> and I'm having a fit...especially since I have been wondering about the differences between the indoor and outdoor setups and overall approaches...

In the meantime while waiting to see if someone here is lucky enough to be rockin in Edmonton tonight, to see the first outdoor Police concert of the tour, and wants to post a report from it, I'll link the following article about the outdoor shows from the Edmonton Sun today...

http://www.edmontonsun.com/Entertainmen ... 3-sun.html

Just a bit of intrigue from the article..."Copeland, who had been exchanging e-mails with Sting earlier in the day on set-list revisions, said the show and set list will remain fluid." <paws tingle>

Cheers, GSC

"fluid"

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!!!

..just bumping this one up! come on, surely someone brought their laptop and tapped into a local wireless network to give us a running commentary from the gig?

Surely we should have heard something by now about it ?

It isnt like its something unimportant !

I would go on TPT site but the people there scare me.

HH

I think the set list changed a little... no Next to You encore and no Murder by Numbers.

The Police giveth, and the Police taketh away....

"Truth Hits" makes it back into the set. Here's the Edmonton Journal review.

http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/n ... k=2181&p=1

Local fans' take on the show:

http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/s ... 7d&k=24149

Anyone see this thing firsthand?

I'm not sure if we have an Edmonton Bureau, so we may have to rely on (*shiver*) the press.

I can understand dropping "Murder" (even if I'll miss it), though I hope "Next to You" returns. I imagine that since "NTY" is the second encore, it may be saved for the shows that require (deserve?) it.

I still wish they'd switch "EBYT" and "CSLY" though. But that's just me.

Here's another review: http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Edmonto ... 8-sun.html


[Although as "Truth" goes, something tells me it didn't get taken off the set list the other night so much as that it fell off. Considering that they were only on Show #2, that the song is a crowd-pleaser (and catchy), and all the other problems that night -- something tells me that not playing "Truth" on 5/30 may have simply been an item on the list of screw-ups (rather than a planned omission). Just a feeling.]

[quote]I would go on TPT site but the people there scare me.[/quote]

HEHE, i know what you mean. But there is nothing there we havn't seen here.

They do have the internet in Edmonton , don't they?

Just kidding my Northern Brother's/ Sister's!
Any reviews would be appreciated

I'm sure most of you have done this already but just in case...there are clips from Edmonton trickling in on youtube. Too lazy to attach links...

Heh. Here's what I found:

Roxanne: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30o0lAtFyko

So Lonely (Part 1): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVocjOYQ6go
So Lonely (Part 2): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG2d3W2uIxY

Magic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMJog9MA6I4

DDDD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6OiKG5106o

Don't Stand: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y6E7Sn4XXQ

Walking/Moon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUfVSdnooYU

I think Murder and Next were dropped because the support acts overan their time - thus the police had to cut their set a little..

Hi Mister Gradenko, long time didn't see you online.

Chuicks!

i was there... i purposely avoided this forum in the last week so i didn't find out anything about what the show might be like. i looked at the setlist from the first show just now, and i think the only difference is that (as someone said) we didn't get murder or next to you.

my seat was row 15 on the floor (I figured i could spend the extra money since i didn't have to pay for a flight to another city).

being a stadium show, there were 2 opening acts, so the show started at 6:45 (promptly, i presume, because i arrived at 7:00 and fiction plane was already playing - i didn't want to be late, there was just a lot of "people" traffic to get through from the LRT ("subway", i guess) station. i didn't feel too sad that i missed part of fiction plane, because i went to their small-venue show the night before.. it was quite awesome, and i'm glad i saw a bit of them last night too. during their set Joe said something about being in the back by the merch table later if anyone wanted to say hi to them in person, so after their set, i went and met them and said hi. got their signatures. told them their show the previous night was great (and more fun than this stadium one).

next was sloan. i used to live in halifax (where sloan are from), so i've already seen sloan 3 times. i've never been a big fan, but i was disappointed. this was the worst of them all. not to say it was bad, but it just wasn't good! i don't know... sloan's just sloan. they do have a good sense of humour though. when they came out on stage, i noticed that their drummer (Andrew somethingorother) looked a bit like Stewart Copeland.. same sort of grey hair... same tall thin look.. longish face... anyway, about halfway into their set, Chris Murphy (the singer/bassist) said "does anyone think Andrew looks like Stewart Copeland?" it was too funny. i yelled out "yeah i do! i already noticed it!!" i don't think they heard me, but the girl in front of me laughed. alright... that was sloan.

the police. THE POLICE!!!! wow. i didn't fly to vancouver, since they came right to my town (a million thank yous to them for it!)

the show was incredible. they played most songs i wanted to hear, with the big exception of "bring on the night". i would have also loved to have heard one of the awesome Stewart songs like "darkness", "on any other day" or "does everyone stare", but such is life. the concert was outstanding nonetheless. best concert i've seen since radiohead in montreal last year. all the hits. yes, that was great. i wasn't a big fan of the new version of "don't stand so close to me", but everything else.. the new arrangements.. were really cool. especially "wrapped around your finger". .that was a huge highlight for me, as were the new parts in "walking on the moon" and "bed's too big". the show started and i noticed that Stewart and Andy weren't smiling (Sting was). but finally, during "when the world is running down.." Stewart started to shine and he was happy and smiling like a madman. it was cool. Stewart drumming up close.. right in front of me (ok not that close, but at least close enough that the sound was not delayed from what i was seeing - i hate that at big concerts). yes.. Stewart was the big standout. i knew he would be, but this was just such a treat to see him do his thing in person. right there. the magic of this drumming. and (probably at the other shows too) Sting put into "So Lonely" some extra words, including "welcome to the Stewart Copeland show". it was awesome. i cheered as much as i could for Stewart. my throat is now sore. the only other non-highlight was "walking in your footsteps"... hope noone gets mad at me, but i've never liked that particular song too much.

this concert was really special for me. i've known the police almost my whole life. i remember hearing them and singing them when i was 5 (in 1987), and it was unbelievable and truly special to be seeing these songs live. and not just live, but outdoors. there's nothing quite like music outside. it was hot. the breeze came through and it felt like magic. and it sounded like magic. certain times i just closed my eyes enjoying the sounds and the breeze. other times i looked up at the sky. and the sky was pretty cool. there was a thunderstorm on the way, which, fortunately, didn't arrive until AFTER the concert. but it made the sky look awesome. i don't know if there's anything else i wanted to say. just thanks again to the police for coming to edmonton. i was really surprised they put edmonton on their tour. so happy. so thankful. i might even try to get to the november toronto show if i manage to get a job in the fall!

WOW!

Thank you very much to share your magical experience-

To me your narrative is very poetic, because you talk about your feelings at the gig.

And in this quote:

[quote]Stewart drumming up close.. right in front of me [/quote]

I can imagine your feelings, and sounds magical!