Well, I am only seeing them once this time. Brisbane and that's it.
I saw the Police play each tour in Sydney. I have seen Sting umpteen times
and Andy every night he played in Sydney.
Logistically I could fly all about Australia to see them, but for those
of you who know the land down under, I live on a continent that has a
land mass that is larger than North America, so there is a major cost involved
in air fares and accommodation apart from tickets.
20 odd years ago in 1984 I saw them in Sydney then jetted off
to Melbourne to see the last Synchronicity concert, back then I was 20, no
family and a steady job. Fast forward a few years, I have 2 great kids and a
wife and my own business - an IT consultancy.
Mikkel, I guess it comes down to priorities.
I'd love to see them all over Aus and anywhere else in the world -
in fact I was just saying to my wife that she and I could go to Hawaii for a
holiday next year and see the boys play Honolulu.
My life is much different now to 1984. As much as the Police are my
band ( and my kids like them too! ), I can only justify seeing them in
Brisbane, but I will have my son with me for the ride!
Cheers from down here!!
Okay, so The Police have just
announced their second show in Denmark in June next year - the question is,
should I go?
I have a hard time making up my mind here. Ticket prices
are high - again - and I have already seen them when they were here on
September 1st. That was an amazing show, but it will probably be the same show
over again in June. Also, the summer shows come after a three month break, so
maybe they will not be up to full speed.
Then again, this is probably
one of the last chances to see the trio perform live, and they are my
favourite group.
They could, of course, do the unthinkable and make new
music in the three month break and present that at the summer shows, in which
case I should definitely go!
What are your thoughts about the summer
shows? Will they just be a plain wrap-up of the tour, or will we see something
different? I'm hoping the latter, but logic dictates the former (the same
logic that ruled out a Police reunion for 20 some years
...).
Mikkel
--
"At first just a rustle of canvas
And the gentlest breath on my face
But a galloping line of white horses
Said that soon we were in for a race"
Sting - The Wild Wild Sea
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