Hyperception heard early yesterday that tickets toThe Police concert two hours away in Orlando last night were still available. So, we decided to go at the last minute...
We got home about 1:30 am, and I crashed right out. So here is how it went.
Openging act was...Elvis Costello.
I am not a fan.
When Hyperception finally told me that as we were looking for parking, I nearly balked.
But...we got to our seats five minutes before he took the stage.
So...OK...
I'll admit it.
He is much better live than on anything from the studio of his I have heard. Not that I had heard all that much...
I don't know his music to tell you what he played. But he put on a solid tight show for a full hour. Sting came out at about the 40 minute mark and joined him on one song. All I know of the lyrics is "My aim is true." Don't know if that is the title. But, they sounded great together.
After Elvis Costello finished, it took the roadies about 15 minutes, and the lights went down. The Police then took the stage. Andy Summers has aged. Sting was as hot as ever, in his older way. But, Stewart Copeland looked exactly the same to me, except he wore his glasses on stage. I also found myself watching Copeland more than the other two. I never realized how good he actually is.
Set list...
First Set:
Bring on the night
Message in a bottle
Walking on the moon
Demolition Man
Voices inside my head
When the world is running down
Don't stand so close to me
Driven to tears
Hole in my life
Every little thing (she does)
Wrapped around your finger (Stewart Copeland, was simply amazing on this)
Doo-doo-doo
Invisable Sun
I can't stand loosing
(Sting's comment right before launching into I can't stand loosing: ''This is not Miami. This is not Tampa. This is not Millening Pensacola. This IS ORLANDO! We last played here about '93. But I remember our first gig here, in Disney.')
*end of first set*
3 minutes cheering to call them back
Second set:
Roxanne
King of pain
So lonely ('Welcome to the Stewart Copeland show,' said at one point in the lyrics)
Every breath you take (90 minute mark)
*end of second set*
3 minute break
Encore
All I want is to be next to you
And then came to the front of the stage to take a bow together, and said good night.
*soft smile*
I'm glad we went. It was awesome.
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He can go from bass to well up into the usual women's ranges. 
Ninety minutes of 100% improv, with those three jazz geniuses...playing. As in having a lot of fun with their music and with each other and with the audience. At times all three of them were scat singing, and bringing in the audience to scat sing along with them. And at times Corea played drums along with DeJohnette, and at times McFerrin played four handed piano with Corea.
It was glorious, simply glorious! 
I'm already all over it. 
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Their lead singer Rob Thomas did a song with Santana a few years back(Smooth)
