First of all, I am so glad The Police did not play in one of the barns or stadiums in the Seattle/Tacoma area. I will never see another show at the Tacoma Dome and I’d much rather see the Police as a tight trio than a bloated band. With that said, the concert last night was VERY good and the sound was VERY good at the Key Arena.
The band kicked off with a gong bang (Stewart complained about this on his blog at the Vancouver show – but it was fine) and then a great version “Message in a Bottle” that got the crowd grooving. Everyone (mostly people like me in our 40′s) was pumped to see them and it was a great song to start with. The band (just the three) played with a lot of energy and enthusiasm – especially Stewart and Sting. Stings’ voice sounded strong and man can he hit still the high notes. The next couple of hours was a litany of greatest hits with some of the lesser known (but fun) songs mixed in. I especially like So Lonely, the moody Invisible Sun, the extended/jazzy Roxanne and the last song Next to You.
I last saw the Police on the Syncronicity Tour in Austin Texas and this show seemed to have more energy and more joy than my memories of that show. I missed the opening act – Fiction Plane – except for the last few songs (Features Sting’s son – Joe Sumner – on guitar and vocals). Rhapsody has two albums from Fiction Plane that I’ll check out. Here’s the link http://www.rhapsody.com/fictionplane.
All in all, an excellent show – I give it a 4.25 out of 5.
Set List – Seattle, Washington, June 6, 2007
Synchronicity II
Don’t Stand So Close To Me
Voices Inside My Head /When The World Is Running Down
Spirits In The Material World
Driven To Tears
Walking On The Moon
Truth Hits Everybody
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
Wrapped Around Your Finger
The Bed’s Too Big Without You
Murder By Numbers
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
Invisible Sun
Walking In Your Footsteps
Can’t Stand Losing You
Roxanne
King Of Pain
So Lonely
Every Breath You Take
Next To You
