Aug 08
In Phoenix on May 24, 2008:
At Hard Rock Calling, June 29, 2008:
And last night at The Police’s “final concert ever” (maybe, we’ll see):
Andy, please, for the love of God, STOP with that shirt.
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August 8th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
I had to snicker the first time you wrote about this shirt. Now it’s even funnier!!! On Wednesday I was getting gas and saw a guy wearing a similar shirt and thought of you and Andy. Go figure, it’s made it to your blog again! What is he thinking? I mean, he must be able to afford more than one outfit that he can wear on stage, right? And of all things, this one?
August 10th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Not only is Andy wearing an extremely ugly shirt, he’s also sporting a guitar strap with a pop culture slogan that peaked at least six years ago…
August 11th, 2008 at 8:51 am
Awesome, Chris! I was so fixated on the shirt I didn’t even notice that. Poor Andy. Always the odd-man out in The Police, it seems, and it is still that way even now. You’ve kinda gotta love the guy.
August 24th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
Andy is wearing the same shirt each show because each concert is being filmed. A CD/DVD of the tour will be released in October. They are likely taking the best bits from each show - and it’s likely easier to piece them together when the guys are wearing the same outfits. You’ll notice Sting and Stewart wear the same outfits often as well. The Police are the best band ever and Andy has never been the odd man out since he is an equal 1/3 of the Police sound. Some would argue his groundbreaking guitar style put the Police on the map.
August 24th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
The DVD that is being released is a Best Buy exclusive, taken from the two Buenos Aires shows in Dec. 2007. News has been everywhere. I’m sure we’ll also get a DVD sometime in the spring for the farewell show on August 7, but not a piecemeal “show” like you suggest.
Also, they weren’t filming every show. They didn’t film the show I was at except to provide footage for the big screens, which is done at all shows by the venues.