The Police - Can't Stand Losing You (live in Bombay '80)

[@nixnack2349]

Holy crap! This was at the Rang Bhavan. The first live concert I ever saw, a couple of weeks before my 17th birthday. I reached there early afternoon, hoping to get a ticket, but no such luck. Finally, talking to a few others, who were also desperate for tickets, figured we might be able to see them from the Elphinstone Technical School, the back side of which faces Rang Bhavan. There, on the 1st floor, going from classroom to classroom, finally found a room which was facing the cafeteria. Looked out the window, and noticed a drainage pipe. Promptly proceeded to climb down the pipe, and I was in Rang Bhavan.... straight into the hands of a havaldaar!!! The constable tried to pull me off to a side, hoping to extract some money. With a straight face, I told him "are you nuts? If I had money, you think I would come in this way?" That bewildered him long enough for me to just run and loose myself in the crowd. Even though I missed about 15-20 minutes, what a concert!!!

[@ThwompKid]

ha great story!

[@Roonlovesfish3874]

+Nix Nack I envy you. Cool story though.

[@cliffton_f]

+Nix Nack You should write about this ! I'm 24 years old and how i wish i was alive at that time. I can only live the moment through videos and written accounts of the show. Please write about it !

[@shireenjamooji937]

+Nix Nack Hi, I'm actually trying to compile an article on the event, would love to get in touch for an account on your experience.

[@nixnack2349]

@@shireenjamooji937 I was in Mumbai this July, and often spend time at the 5 gardens in Parsi Colony. Will ping you next time I'm visiting.

[@A0A4ful]

There's an anecdote shared by a friend who attended that Rang Bhavan concert . Seems in the middle of the concert, a raucous fan jumped up on the stage to dance in his hash induced fervor. The Bombay police constables clambered up to chase him away, when, either Sting or Andy yelled at them, "Get the fuck off the stage!- we are The Police!"😂

[@sun19892]

Was there somewhere in the crowd... what a show!

[@funkilus]

+Suneel Subramanyam Wish I was born in 53 instead of 83!

[@sun19892]

+ Sameet Ali Soni - Heheheh, I was born in 57, but got the taste for rock at the age of 14...! My first concert in India.

[@funkilus]

That's cool saying 53, cause my father was born in 53...

[@frankhoward7645]

@@funkilus Hey, I was born in '53. At this point in my life, I wish I had been born in '03! You'll understand when you get older.

[@rakeshparekh4828]

Absolutely Fab. The best high energy pop group of all time. 🙏

[@nikhilbargaje]

Don't ever Delete this Video. 🙂

[@TheReelblack]

stewart has to be the most high energy drummer ever

He is a musician first, drummer after that. All three guys are exceptional musicians, and that is their success. Outstanding.

[@TheKinoEye]

Cool Tama bass kick drum, with his name marked on :)

[@KaushikSarkarVer.1.0]

Rang Bhavan 1980. When Bombay hadn’t yet become Mumbai and was a pretty cool city.

[@3093DaNieLe3093]

Andy summers in his book talks about this concert as one they performed the best,especially this cant stand loosing you "one of the best version we did live" and i see what he ment. 5:13 such powerfull end to the song with copeland smashing the snare

[@zzzaaa0990]

The Police are simply electrifying,best band I have ever heard. Unique.Amen.

[@ImpartiallySpeaking]

This was the pinnacle in their career. Long before the commercialism of Synchronicity, there’s still a raw energy present here which evolved from their shows in the 70s which was lost in later years when everything became over rehearsed. Doesn’t seem like 43 years ago but I was so jealous of my my art teacher (Neil Gray) who attended this show and took photos. He always use to say his overriding memory of the gig was a huge cloud of hash floating above the crowd!

[@stevenlord3808]

Man, this is a time when a band could get the crowd up with energy from great songs and performances. Live, you'd be jumping outta your skin!

[@Auntkekebaby]

Sting said that the band was so moved by the reaction of the crowd. I had the VDV growing up and would watch this part over and over again. It was a trance. My mother said that they sound like every place they played.

[@aaronjschaefer]

The Police... forever among the greatest bands of all time!

[@SubirSarkarOxford]

I recall Sting had nearly lost his voice but Andy & Stewart more than made up for it. It was a heady mix of Parsi ladies (who had organised this first ever rock concert in India), touts, "time pass" guys, posh girls, rock aficianodos, hawaldars (the real police - looking rather bewildered) ... only in India! And 42 years later their music is as compelling as ever.

[@amritsagar4964]

I was there at the gig. There were a lot of posh people in the first two or three rows, rich couples, the ladies in fancy sarees and all that. They had no real idea who The Police were, they would have thought they're gonna hear something like ABBA. After a couple of songs the posh folks at the front left, and us proles from the back moved in. At 5:46, the guy talking to Sting must be my old friend Vivek Basrur, since deceased (hard to recognize his young face of 40+ years ago). Also in later gigs in Bombay/Mumbai, Vivek was always near the stage trying to meet the band. R.I.P. Vivek.

[@SubirSarkarOxford]

@@amritsagar4964 - this video ends at 5:46! Is there a longer version you are referring to?

[@amritsagar4964]

@@SubirSarkarOxford Sorry, my mistake, it's at around 5:13 - 5:15. The smiling Indian guy with the mustache.

[@AlphaGeekgirl]

Thanks so much for sharing this! Brought back so many fantastic memories. I had no idea that The Police toured India back then. I was fortunate enough to catch the show in Sydney just a few weeks before this. I'm now so old that no-one I know even remembers them. Would love to meet a fellow fan next time I'm visiting Mumbai so we can reminisce ;) .

[@amritsagar4964]

They only played this one gig in India. But they sort of kicked the door in for other rock acts to follow. Next came Hanoi Rocks, Osibisa and Kraftwerk. It was hilarious to see the Indian audience try to dance like robots to the sound of Kraftwerk.

[@rebelibya462]

when THE POLICE WERE RULING THE WORLD... HOT STUFF..

[@zzzaaa0990]

Just look at the crowd’s reaction to “Reggatta De Blanc” totally captivated by the energy,brilliant song.

[@SXI96]

Incredible! Love The Police and India both 😊

[@guLizaah]

3:27 Sweet Jesus, what a trance!

[@bryede]

I'd love to see the raw footage of just the concert.

[@kaushikganguli1091]

Priceless footage! How I wish other bands also toured in the 80s as well

[@derekdrums]

Interesting combination of live and studio vocal audio

[@camillepolycarpcamz]

Wow!!! Golden times for music I’m sure

[@davidsixtwo]

Great edit, love India!

[@berndgruner8510]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤Danke für den Song Danke

[@berndgruner8510]

Danke für die. Informationen ❤❤❤😂😂😂Danke ❤für den ❤

[@lucioetchamendi6362]

Epic epic epic!!! Tks I can finally saw them in the unexpected final ¿? tour.

[@berndgruner8510]

Danke für den Song ❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂❤

[@Roonlovesfish3874]

@1:49 to @2:15 is the best version ever played by the trio

[@ashishbindu1892]

Really loved it

[@user-ur9wy1lt8z]

Ska bands have a thing for India.. Madness, Men at Work, Police, No Doubt

[@Nick_Cha]

2:37 Thank you my good sir

[@achandra4902]

Is there a full version of this incredible concert floating around?

[@mattexter]

It will certainly be a treat to watch!

[@thebatman101069]

where did this footage come from? The vhs Around the World doesn't have the end of the song... is this from like the laser disc or something?

[@rajsingharora1]

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD :)))

[@georginaelizondo]

Yuye, cant stand Losing you all! 😘🍀👈

[@rustykuntz94]

at 1:20, Andy wearing a t shirt w a radio stations call letters "KLOL", Laugh me out fucking loud, can't make that shit up. WAYYYY before LOL that became a thing.

[@TheKinoEye]

0:11 Roadie, the magnanimous Mr. Kim Turner, wearing t-shirt from Sydney Australia radio station "Double Jay Rock" 2JJ 1540AM

[@ukok8177]

Now how is that for a bass line... Too much fun.

[@okxtan2648]

I can't undersrand why differents cut in this video, like 2 differents source 🤔 ? One unic source the least know would have been preferred.. Great anyway.. 🤗

[@carlodark6639]

Police is Police¡¡¡¡¡¡

[@virenrulz1]

WHY THE FUCK I WASNT BORN THAT TIME !! :/

[@cicatrizedthrice]

This makes me wish I was born earlier so I could attend the show.

[@Melodydonet]

1:51 regatta de blanc

[@Bothtapes]

Shame the edit happened !!!

[@chevydryden4508]

Pooky Bum 💔

[@TheKinoEye]

Exit stage right is having it's own party. There's photographing, drinking, dancing. Not Danny though. He's eyeing, concentrating, working!

[@johnhallman5074]

Pure Magic!

[@rebeccasangkhil9025]

4:50 Tat guy😂

[@smoke4131]

Haha, they weren't afraid of cameras back then

[@rebeccasangkhil9025]

True I would do the same thou 😂😂🤷‍♂😂😂😂

[@ravendark6957]

Holy fuck !!! 😁🖤🖤🖤

[@juliesnow5542]

At 2:44 sting turns to look at Stewart. The groove is solid, but sting thinks it’s too fast.

[@Brecconable]

I share your anger brother

[@dx1986bis]

3:40 O.O

[@lauraidini4859]

Noto con disappunto che tra il pubblico non c'è neanche una donna😞😞

[@rayrecordings]

Laura Idini vero, abbastanza allucinante

[@ermannomialich5223]

My prefere song of police.regatta de blanc in half

[@sohampathak667]

:*

[@jimmydurand7858]

Gandhi would be very happy with this concert performed for the pirate English Queen kids.

[@chevydryden4508]

Pooky Bum 💔