The Police - Melbourne Concert
Tonight, The Police will be performing at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
I purchased three tickets the day they went on sale and promptly forgot about them. Now, hours away from the concert, I’m wandering.
I’m wandering how the band will sound. Will Stings voice still hit those high notes he is famous for in the song “Roxanne”? Can Andy Summers stretch his finger to play those freakishly difficult chords? Does Stewart Copeland, on drums, have the chops, of days of old?
I read recently that The Police have re-arranged some of the songs they are performing. Notably, most songs have been slowed down. I wonder again if the songs have slowed down because the band members are slowing down.
There support act for Australia and New Zealand will be Fergie aka Stacy Ann Ferguson, from the Black Eyed Peas. I wander if they included Fergie as a support act to help them sell seats for Australiasian leg of their tour?
Also, supporting The Police will be Fiction Plane. The band is fronted by Joe Sumner, the son of musician and The Police frontman Sting (Gordon Sumner). The band consists of Joe Sumner (lead vocals, guitar, bass), Seton Daunt (guitar), Pete Wilhoit (drums). An almost identical line up (excuse the pun) of The Police.
Read my review of The Police concert.
Other reviews of The Police Concerts in Australia:
Concert Review: The Police - Live in Brisbane
http://chaosmerchant.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/concert-review-the-police-live-in-brisbane/
