Stage show? What'll it be like?

[Divemistress of the Dark]

Hey folks, what do you think they'll do? Bare-bones, stage devoid of drama...

Or laser beams, streamers, and cool effects? Any particular "look" or color scheme?

Plain stage, or fun shape with a runway?

[samburusunset]

Oh, I hope it's a back to basics show. No back-up singers, brass section, keyboard players. Just The Police as we know them and came to love them. Update the show technologically, though. I think they know they don't need lasers or special stuff to keep the crowd with them.
I just want to see the boys doing what they do best!!!!

[DirtyMartini]

I second everything samburusunset just said: I'm a big fan of the back-to-basics method of three men and their music.

Lights will be necessary of course (darkness and all), but I personally prefer not to have anything distract from the genius that is The Police. The Three have plenty of natural stage presence to keep their audience focused.

I'd even kill for a few acoustic songs.

[jedsoon]

Mirrorball suits: an absolute must. They should arrive in a spaceship that doesn't land, but hovers overhead in pseudo-sinister fashion as they are beamed onto the stage. They won't actually touch their instruments, but will merely wave their hands over light being emitted from them that will cause them to appear to play. You see, no sound will technically come from the stage that evening, as their modified instruments will be transmitting signals to our neural receptors to emulate the effect of live music. This frees up the Police to merely dance energetically for 2 hours. At which point they will be beamed back up and whisked away...

Or they could just play some songs or something....

[GinaSuperCat]

Lmfao, Jedsoon...special guest appearance by George Clinton...what's this, the Police meets Parliament...the freaking Mothership Connetion, I tell you...brilliant, probably the only way to outdo the Synchronicity style /rolls on floor in a fit

[Divemistress of the Dark]

Aw man. Wouldn't you just die?

Where are those pimp shoes I linked the other day, again...?

[aceface]

[quote="jedsoon"]Mirrorball suits: an absolute must. They should arrive in a spaceship that doesn't land, but hovers overhead in pseudo-sinister fashion as they are beamed onto the stage...[/quote]
Perhaps they could borrow a lemon?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9GXHvs1Ff4

[ghostinthepolice]

Like Synchro II video... the best....

[animal]

Jedsoon,

Sounds like you've be to a Jean Michel Jarre concert.

Sorry Gio for the link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6ckDYae2SY

[Hannaha]

Bearing in mind the size of venue they're playing I'm hoping for f*ck-off massive video screens.

I think I could live without the Mad-Max-does-primary-colours Synchro outfits personally though

[Divemistress of the Dark]

[quote]Mad-Max-does-primary-colours[/quote]

(sputters) (can't speak)

(still can't speak)

Ohhhh man. Leave it to you to sum it up, Hannagirl.

What do the Foos do, these days? I haven't seen 'em in a couple of years, but every time I have it's been more stripped down than some performances...

[Hannaha]

Ah Dive, you do wonders for my comedy-ego!

[DirtyMartini]

Now I've got a Mad Max-Synch II-mirrorball suited mash-up in my head, and somehow I picture it all on roller skates. Very disturbing.

One other element that I would love to see at the concert: DRUM SOLO.

[Divemistress of the Dark]

Damn straight.

Though vocals by the drummer would be welcome as well...

[animal]

Careful though, we don't want Stewart to spontaneously combust ala Spinal Tap