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| Tour by The Police | |
| Associated album | Ghost in the Machine |
|---|---|
| Start date | 1 October 1981 |
| End date | 6 September 1982 |
| Legs | 6 |
| No. of shows | 28 in Europe 68 in North America 4 in South America 100 total |
| The Police concert chronology | |
The Ghost in the Machine Tour was a concert tour by the Police to promote their album Ghost in the Machine. To reflect the horns-based sound that permeated the album, the band decided to work with back-up musicians, hiring a horn section called The Chops (Darryl Dixon, David Watson and Marvin Daniels), who previously worked on the Sugarhill label.
The opening act for the North America II portion was Bow Wow Wow or Oingo Boingo or the Go-Go's and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts for the North America III portion (Portland, Maine) opening act was Black Uhuru. The English Beat was the opening act for the North America IV portion of the tour. A Flock of Seagulls opened for the Police in Norfolk, Virginia. Jools Holland and his Millionaires opened for the Police during the UK dates of the tour.
The Toronto appearance on 13 August 1982 was the second annual "Police Picnic" festival, with the band headlining. Opening acts included Oingo Boingo, The Spoons, A Flock of Seagulls, the English Beat, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and Talking Heads. During the Police set, Ranking Roger of the English Beat joined them on "One World (Not Three)".[1][2]