The original Police thread has disappeared. You can't even find it on other pages which is a bit of a mystery.
In any event, I thought I would put up some of the great youtube live performances again:
Unfortunately, viacom has taken down the Police performance on the German TV Program Musikladen that took place on January 18, 1979 , and was one of the best Police shows on youtube. Probably the best live version of So Lonely.
The show from February 21, 1979 at the Hatfield Polytechnics is still up. Great show as well, and while actually be broadcast on VH1 Classic tonight! This is the Outlandos D Amour tour and the band plays Message In A Bottle for the first time, several months before it was actually recorded. Great show!!!
So Lonely
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEbrRqX6qBc&mode=related&search=
Fall Out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC5BUb9vCF0&mode=related&search=
Hole In My Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7iCCd7Ufas&mode=related&search=
Truth Hits Everybody
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMjl6fYGvWk&mode=related&search=
Message In A Bottle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP2DCbML-L0&mode=related&search=
Peanuts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4_cplfbCeo&mode=related&search=
Roxanne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b58b0mvUaxU&mode=related&search=
Next To You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOJw_E61ZWw&mode=related&search=
Can't Stand Losing You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrPbB6ccyQU&mode=related&search=
Here is a clip of the Police playing Roxanne at the Pink Pop Festival in Geleen Netherlands on June 4, 1979:
Roxanne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy5H3SWR5RI
Here is about half of a Police concert from the Regatta De Blanc tour. This show was in Hamburg Germany on January 11, 1980 , 3 months after the release of the Police's second album Regatta De Blanc. This was filmed for the German TV program, "Rockpalast".
Sting's voice is a bit hoarse for this show, and his bass almost goes out completely during Walking On The Moon, but it is a good show with the songs performed in slightly different ways than at other shows.
Next To You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q12EoUKb4pQ
So Lonely
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrM1O5N8RpQ
Walking On The Moon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7QUojFSico
Deathwish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0we4TJKwxs
Bring On The Night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAtelXILV8o
Visions Of The Night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDkotGh6Gew
The Beds To Big Without You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U04elnq-AQ0
Message In A Bottle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xmTalVD7NU
This is the first Police documentary, called "Police In The East". This documentary follows the Police through the Winter and Spring of 1980 on the last part of their tour for Reggatta De Blanc. The Police play Australia, Japan, China, and India.
"Police In The East"
Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFcnNEooxmI
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_hHsnJGNMY
Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl7_gm2sP7w
Part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cn2yXYzfRU
Part 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZRu4TNwpWc
Part 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoEwFs59E0A
Part 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBM4zEygDSo
Part 8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwFjiFJ4BQQ
Part 9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KRspyPUvJE
Part 10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAOaDffO1ME
Here are 3 songs from a Police show in Frejus France on August 28, 1980. The Police had just finished recording Zenyatta Mondatta 3 weeks earlier and were already on tour for it, even though the album would not be released until the first week of October 1980. Some of the best live versions I have ever seen of the following songs:
Driven To Tears
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn9a4BO2YOE
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFUpl1NrHrE&mode=related&search=
Roxanne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_V-GAqFbts
The following is the entire Police show(minus When the World is Running..) in Essen Germany on October 18, 1980 at the Grugahalle. It was filmed for the German TV show Rockpalast. Its the Zenyatta Mondatta tour, with the album having been just released two weeks prior to this show.
The show does not have the best mix. You can hear Stewart just fine, but Andy's guitar is difficult to hear as well as Stings Bass.
Don't Stand So...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpS-G_zNF_g
Walking On The Moon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNgptiEFCQk
Deathwish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFg0TyfvEqQ
Fall Out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoUkNvbhYFI
Man In A Suitcase
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H94GIjP6DqY
Bring On The Night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdMZpjK0f2Q
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSV6DqXD6zU
Truth Hits Everybody
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsJFsK-jKYo
Shadows In The Rain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH_dGBVCDKI
The Beds To Big...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV9GTym5D9M
Driven To Tears
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwXTx-sx1p8
Message In A Bottle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIPG9rhmP6c
Roxanne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4v542PCNjE
Can't Stand Losing You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x6yKxWdhOs
Next To You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60pZg-cyA4A
So Lonely
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXgkhUqpyb0
The Police only played one show in Mexico while they were a band. Surprisingly, there are a few clips of this show on youtube. The Police played there on November 15, 1980 near the start of the Zenyatta Mondatta tour. They played the "Grand Ballroom" on the top floor of the "Hotel De Mexico" in Mexico City. Here is qoute from Andy Summers about this show:
Andy: "We played in a strange place. It was sort of in a new hotel and we played on the 20th floor. It was very expensive to get in. We played on a very sort of dangerous stage. It was falling apart as we played. Everyone went so crazy. We thought the whole stage would fall apart. It was good fun." ("Mexico FM"; 12-1990).
Shadows In The Rain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_0-jvAuPIA
The Beds To Big Without You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iqrxhuYbEk
Message In A Bottle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zaz1Mvq1T90&mode=related&search=
Only about 1 minute and a half of So Lonely
So Lonely
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z814rvDlP30&mode=related&search=
Here is some "Super 8 Footage" shot by a person who was at the Police Zenyatta Mondatta show in Minneapolis, MN at the Minneapolis Armory on November 18, 1980. Has Roxanne, Can't Stand Losing You, Truth Hits Every Body, and Don't Stand So Close To Me....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqyD3bOZFhM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9alhYVg9rww&mode=related&search=
The following songs come from a show on the Zenyatta Mondatta Tour. Here are 7 songs from a show at the Budokan Hall in Tokyo Japan on February 2, 1981. This turned out to be the last Police show in Tokyo. But, the Police plan to play Japan at the end of 2007 or in early 2008 which should definitely see them playing Tokyo for the first time in nearly 27 years!!!
Don't Stand So Close To Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPAkPkoW-hE
Walking On The Moon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBMcy9wSWRU
Bring On The Night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vHWXU-ljOU
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2v8lqCryEA
Message In A Bottle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHhx_zSNsbs
Roxanne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcjYZQ2c93s
Can't Stand Losing You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46QA1p8oCJA
Here are 10 songs from the Police's first night in Vina Del Mar Chile on February 19, 1982. The Police played another show the following night. These are the only two shows The Police have played in Chile to date. The Police may be returning to Chile in late 2007 or early 2008! These particular shows on the Ghost In The Machine Tour took place at the "Quinta Vergara Anfiteatro" in Vina Del Mar, Chile.
Message In A Bottle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctUN1Sw2lm8
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjx1Q7G0ELU
Walking On The Moon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPdNCE0N1oM
Spirits In The Material World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO0rXpaddRw
Hungry For You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbvjm-4og1o
When The World Is Running....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WSAR4tLRpg
The Beds To Big Without You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoHvmJz70JA
Bring On The Night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyeyRQDnSzY
Roxanne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3epAW00Cn2c
Don't Stand So Close To Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mahFAF_GzUA
Here is the second night in Vina Del Mar Chile on February 20, 1982 at the "Quinta Vergara Anfiteatro".
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCylo237af8
Spirits In The Material World
http://www.stingus.net/forum/threads.php?id=3440_0_17_0_C
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gCx7uS-sc0
Demolition Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V43FsPzY2hM
Shadows In The Rain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4reIb4zvT8I
One World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOCHyx4Uqgc
Roxanne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUGmHMcaQS0
Don't Stand So Close To Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7b7AXCiKB0
Can't Stand Losing You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpmJsqgAb4Q
So Lonely
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2PQkcVX4sU
This show is the Gateshead stadium show near Newcastle England on July 31, 1982 on the Ghost In The Machine Tour. U2 opened for The Police at this show. Bono came out and sang backing vocals on Invisible Sun.
These particular clips posted on youtube come from a mix of the show done in Japan in which the keyboard parts normaly in the background somehow got very high in the mix and unfortunately for some songs occasionally is louder than the band. Still, this is a really good show and 8 songs from it have been posted on youtube. The Japanese and Koran DVD is good, but if you can get the original that was broadcast in the United Kingdom, thats better because the keyboard mix problem is not there.
Fantastic versions of "Bring On The Night" and "Driven To Tears"!
Message In A Bottle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3eQIdf5VJk
Walking On The Moon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixLQ8RO9EQQ
The Beds To Big Without
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiLorjLomhw
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94NOc3UlTY0
Driven To Tears
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqXVmTASWF4
Bring On The Night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4QG2rCgZAA
Don't Stand So Close To Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN-ahgqeXds
Roxanne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFCG96jpMhA
On September 3, 1982 , The Police headlined the first night of the US Festival to 140,000 people. It was the largest crowd the Police have played to, to date. The show took place in San Bernardino California at the Glen Helen Regional Park. About half of the show is available on youtube. Here it is:
When The World Is Running....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb7oOCrLktk
The Beds To Big Without You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6T6nPeDWlk
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33dG9Zfny_A
Demolition Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1c_b7KwYHY
Shadows In The Rain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geaI8HHMfu0
Bring On The Night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GquKbLfMuec
Driven To Tears
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED99lE7Ix8I
One World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gewN4lX-7o
Invisible Sun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6zL7uDmTDA
Roxanne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSlyCEVAPgY
Don't Stand So Close To Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZq0pO8rM-Q
The following songs are from a Police show in Montreal on the Synchronicity tour. The show as on August 2, 1983 at a club called the Spectrum. It was the first Police club show in Canada since 1979 and took place the day before the Police played Montreal's OLYMPIC STADIUM or the "BIG O" as locals call it. Tickets to the club show were free and could only be obtained by identifying obscure snippets of songs on the radio. The band played a shorter show than normal, and it was filmed for international pay TV, as well as Showtime in the USA. Crowd footage from this club show is actually used in the Syncrhonicity Concert VHS/DVD which took place at Atlanta's Omni Arena.
The songs sound a little different from the Synchronicity Concert DVD which was filmed at the Omni Arena on November 2-3, 1983, about mid way through the tour. This show was on August 2, 1983 and the tour had just started on July 23, 1983 at Comiskey Park in Chicago. The tempo of some songs is a tad slower and the band sound a little "stiff" on some of them, normal with the start of a tour, but Sting's voice sounds a little better than on the show in Atlanta, and Andy Summers Guitar is higher in the mix. There are other small differences which many will notice as well. Its a great show with some fantastic footage of the band:
Synchronicity 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhSIUwGT6ks
Synchronicity 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMmWl4r-QQo
Walking In Your Footsteps + interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIj_2AQqTyI
Message In A Bottle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHiRCGrt6oY
Wrapped Around Your Finger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZWI68N_2_g
Tea In The Sahara
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HQMvJXZiYk
Spirits In The Material World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5dW6M2BYVA
Hole In My Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxV_dN8rDTw
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoy4BTjH42c
Roxanne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsdncFe_AtQ
Can't Stand Losing You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ-VdmtGQ2Q
King Of Pain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY4Y-pOMVlA
So Lonely
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCDhz6X-SQ4