Ghost in the Machine Tour

Ghost in the Machine Tour

Tour by The Police
Associated album	Ghost in the Machine
Start date	29 July 1981
End date	6 September 1982
Legs	8
Number of shows	119
The Police concert chronology

The Ghost in the Machine Tour was a 1981–1982 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.

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. 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)".

Regular setlist

This track list was taken from the performance at The Summit in Houston Texas on March 20, 1982: it not representative of the tour collectively. "Driven to Tears" was added to the European leg of the tour.

1. "Voices Inside My Head (intro)"
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
South America Leg I
29 July 1981	Caracas	Venezuela	Poliedro de Caracas
30 July 1981
North America Leg I
22 August 1981	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	United States	Liberty Bell Park Racetrack
	Oakville, Ontario	Canada	The Grove
European Leg I
9 September 1981	London	England	Theatre Royal
10 September 1981
11 September 1981
12 September 1981
1 October 1981	Böblingen	Germany	Sporthalle
2 October 1981	Essen		Grugahalle
3 October 1981	Kassel		Eissporthalle
5 October 1981	Freiburg		Stadthalle Freiburg
6 October 1981	Rüsselsheim		Walter-Köbel-Halle
8 October 1981	Heidelberg		Rhein-Neckar-Halle
9 October 1981	München		Olympiahalle
12 December 1981	London	England	The Marquee
14 December 1981			Wembley Arena
15 December 1981
16 December 1981
18 December 1981	Brighton		Conference Centre
19 December 1981	Birmingham		National Exhibition Centre
21 December 1981	Deeside	Wales	Deeside Leisure Centre
22 December 1981	Leeds	England	Queens Hall
23 December 1981	Stafford		Bingley Hall
31 December 1981	Edinburgh	Scotland	Royal Highland Showground
3 January 1982	Stockholm	Sweden	Hovet
4 January 1982	Göteborg		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 du Bourget
11 January 1982
North America Leg II
15 January 1982	Boston, Massachusetts	United States	Boston Garden
16 January 1982	Landover, Maryland		Capital Centre
18 January 1982	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		The Spectrum
19 January 1982	Uniondale, New York		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
20 January 1982	Springfield, Massachusetts		Springfield Civic Center
22 January 1982	New York City, New York		Madison Square Garden
23 January 1982	New Haven, Connecticut		Veterans Memorial Coliseum
25 January 1982	Williamsburg, Virginia		William & Mary Hall
26 January 1982	Greensboro, North Carolina		Greensboro Coliseum
27 January 1982	Atlanta, Georgia		The Omni
29 January 1982	Richfield, Ohio		Richfield Coliseum
30 January 1982	Detroit, Michigan		Cobo Arena
1 February 1982	Rosemont, Illinois		Rosemont Horizon
2 February 1982	Minneapolis, Minnesota		Met Center
4 February 1982	Denver, Colorado		McNichols Sports Arena
6 February 1982	Phoenix, Arizona		Compton Terrace Amphitheater
8 February 1982	Inglewood, California		Inglewood Forum
9 February 1982
10 February 1982
12 February 1982	Daly City, California		Cow Palace
13 February 1982
South America Leg II
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 III
12 March 1982	Pembroke Pines, Florida	United States	Hollywood Sportatorium
13 March 1982	Jacksonville, Florida		Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum
14 March 1982	Lakeland, Florida		Lakeland Civic Center
16 March 1982	Birmingham, Alabama		Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex
17 March 1982	Memphis, Tennessee		Mid-South Coliseum
19 March 1982	Baton Rouge, Louisiana		Riverside Centroplex
20 March 1982	Houston, Texas		The Summit
22 March 1982	Austin, Texas		Frank Erwin Center
23 March 1982	Dallas, Texas		Reunion Arena
25 March 1982	Kansas City, Missouri		Kemper Arena
	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma		Lloyd Noble Center
28 March 1982	Rosemont, Illinois		Rosemont Horizon
29 March 1982	Indianapolis, Indiana		Market Square Arena
31 March 1982	Champaign, Illinois		Assembly Hall
1 April 1982	St. Louis, Missouri		Checkerdome
3 April 1982	Charlotte, North Carolina		Charlotte Coliseum
4 April 1982	Lexington, Kentucky		Rupp Arena
6 April 1982	Cincinnati, Ohio		Riverfront Coliseum
7 April 1982	Ann Arbor, Michigan		Crisler Arena
9 April 1982	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania		Civic Arena
10 April 1982	Hartford, Connecticut		Hartford Civic Center
12 April 1982	Boston, Massachusetts		Boston Garden
13 April 1982	Providence, Rhode Island		Providence Civic Center
15 April 1982	Portland, Maine		Cumberland County Civic Center
16 April 1982	Syracuse, New York		Carrier Dome
18 April 1982	East Rutherford, New Jersey		Meadowlands Arena
19 April 1982
21 April 1982
22 April 1982	Uniondale, New York		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
European Leg II
2 July 1982	Bologna	Italy	Fiera Parco Nord
4 July 1982	Milan		Parco Lago Redecesio
28 July 1982	Aylesbury	England	Friars
29 July 1982	Southampton		Gaumont Theatre
31 July 1982	Gateshead		Gateshead International Stadium
North America Leg IV
9 August 1982	Norfolk, Virginia	United States	Norfolk Scope
11 August 1982	Montreal, Quebec	Canada	McGill Stadium
13 August 1982	Toronto, Ontario		C.N.E. Grandstand Stadium
15 August 1982	Charlevoix, Michigan	United States	Castle Farms
17 August 1982	Nashville, Tennessee		Nashville Municipal Auditorium
18 August 1982	Peoria, Illinois		Peoria Civic Center
20 August 1982	East Troy, Wisconsin		Alpine Valley Music Theatre
21 August 1982	Cedar Rapids, Iowa		Five Seasons Center
23 August 1982	Denver, Colorado		Red Rocks Amphitheatre
24 August 1982	Omaha, Nebraska		Rosenblatt Stadium
26 August 1982	Salt Lake City, Utah		Salt Palace
28 August 1982	Sacramento, California		California Exposition Grandstands
29 August 1982	Portland, Oregon		Memorial Coliseum
31 August 1982	Vancouver, British Columbia	Canada	PNE Coliseum
1 September 1982	Seattle, Washington	United States	Seattle Center Coliseum
3 September 1982	San Bernardino, California		Glen Helen Regional Park (US Festival)
5 September 1982	Tucson, Arizona		Tucson Convention Center
6 September 1982	Las Cruces, New Mexico		Pan American Center

Sources

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