Ghost in the Machine Tour

Ghost in the Machine Tour
Tour by The Police
Associated album Ghost in the Machine
Start date July 29, 1981
End date September 6, 1982
Legs 8
Shows 119
The Police tour chronology
Zenyattà Mondatta Tour
(1977–1980)		 Ghost in the Machine Tour
(1981–1982)		 Synchronicity Tour
(1983–1984)

The Police Ghost in the Machine Tour was a 1981–1982 concert tour by The Police. The opening act for the North America II portion was Bow Wow Wow and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts for the North America III portion. The English Beat was the opening act for the North America IV portion of the tour.

Regular setlist

Tour dates

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

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