The Police Marcus Amphitheater Milwaukee, Wisconsin July 25, 2008 Source: Audio Technica AT-899 omnis => Edirol R-09 Transfer: R-09 => WAV => Magix Audio Cleaning Lab => WAV => FLAC (level 8) Location: 30th row center, next to soundboard Track listing: Disc one (49:09): (1) Message in a Bottle (5:29) (2) Walking On The Moon (5:32) (3) Demolition Man (4:07) (4) Voices Inside My Head (1:09) => (5) When The World Is Running Down … (5:34) (6) Don't Stand So Close To Me (4:50) (7) Driven To Tears (6:24) (8) Hole In My Life (4:56) (9) Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (4:51) (10) Wrapped Around Your Finger (6:12) Disc two (49:56): (1) De Doo Doo Doo De Da Da Da (4:38) (2) Invisible Sun (5:11) (3) Can't Stand Losing You (6:29) (4) Encore break (3:29) (5) Roxanne (6:16) (6) King of Pain (5:21) (7) So Lonely (7:32) (8) Every Breath You Take (5:20) (9) Encore break (1:47) (10) Next To You (3:50) Checksum file is included. Comments: Nice recording from the final week of The Police's 2007-08 reunion tour. The band (particularly Andy Summers) gave the appearance of wanting to be almost anywhere else, but the performance was solid and the crowd was thrilled. No setlist surprises, of course, but the band gave a full-force show highlighted (for me) with the total enthusiasm that Stewart Copeland showed banging out the percussion parts. Andy looked bored, Sting was professional and solid, and Stewart was acting like a kid living out his rock star fantasies. That said, in listening to the show you will probably find no discernible difference with any other tour date from the last six months. That's not really a criticism -- everything both good and bad that could be reported about this tour has already been said. They look and sound great, and the tour is definitely a must-see for anyone who liked their music 20 years ago -- but there's nothing in their performances that gives the impression they are trying to build on their past glories. This is a good performance and varied (though stale) setlist, and worth having for Police collectors. Casual fans may consider it worth having simply because the show took place at the very end of the reunion tour. Quality-wise, I was happy with how it came out. I was next to the soundboard, three rows after the break. The sound was perfect, and I was blessed with mostly silent fans all around me. The balance, for a three-piece, was really good (not as good for Elvis Costello -- the keyboards were routinely drowned out during his opening set). The bass comes out too heavy in a couple of points, causing some distortion on the recording, but that's a minor blemish. Overall, it's a very enjoyable recording (IMO). Mp3 samples are attached. - ** Mon 28th Jul, 2008 06:15 GMT length expanded size cdr WAVE probs filename 5:29.00 58035644 --- -- -xx Police20080725d1t01 Message in a Bottle.flac 5:32.59 58703612 --- -- -xx Police20080725d1t02 Walking On The Moon.flac 4:07.29 43639052 --- -- -xx Police20080725d1t03 Demolition Man.flac 1:09.32 12246908 --- -- -xx Police20080725d1t04 Voices Inside My Head.flac 5:34.51 59037596 --- -- -xx Police20080725d1t05 When The World Is Running Down.flac 4:50.28 51221900 --- -- -xx Police20080725d1t06 Don_t Stand So Close To Me.flac 6:24.41 67834076 --- -- -xx Police20080725d1t07 Driven To Tears.flac 4:56.69 52376732 --- -- -xx Police20080725d1t08 Hole In My Life.flac 4:51.25 51391244 --- -- -xx Police20080725d1t09 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic.flac 6:12.44 65724332 --- -- -xx Police20080725d1t10 Wrapped Around Your Finger.flac 4:38.10 49062764 --- -- -xx Police20080725d2t01 De Doo Doo Doo De Da Da Da.flac 5:11.29 54928652 --- -- -xx Police20080725d2t02 Invisible Sun.flac 6:29.44 68723132 --- -- -xx Police20080725d2t03 Can_t Stand Losing You.flac 3:29.03 36874700 --- -- -xx Police20080725d2t04 Encore break.flac 6:16.07 66342908 --- -- -xx Police20080725d2t05 Roxanne.flac 5:21.04 56633852 --- -- -xx Police20080725d2t06 King of Pain.flac 7:32.49 79848092 --- -- -xx Police20080725d2t07 So Lonely.flac 5:20.66 56603276 --- -- -xx Police20080725d2t08 Every Breath You Take.flac 1:47.48 18987740 --- -- -xx Police20080725d2t09 Encore break.flac 3:50.17 40612028 --- -- -xx Police20080725d2t10 Next To You.flac 99:05.55 1048828240 B (totals for 20 files, 0.5584 overall compression ratio)