The Police - Melbourne (2024)

Zenyatta Mondatta, The Police’s third studio album, released in October 1980, was written during the group’s second tour and recorded in four weeks. The band members have often expressed disappointment over the album, going so far as to re-record two songs during a brief, unsuccessful reunion in 1986. The Police embarked on a tour of the world the day of the album's completion, beginning in Belgium and finishing in Australia. One of the very finest shows on the tour took place on the final leg, and indeed two days before the whole thing concluded. Performing in Melbourne, Australia, on February 22nd 1981, for a concert which was recorded for live FM Radio Broadcast, The Police would only play two more shows after this date, also both in Australia. The Melbourne gig was something of a (premature, perhaps) tour finale, and indeed something of a party atmosphere prevailed. Previously unavailable, this staggering show is now released in its entirety on this new CD title.