Stewart Copeland — Have I Said Too Much? Amaturo Theater at The Broward Center, Fort Lauderdale — June 3, 2026

Stewart Copeland — Have I Said Too Much?

Amaturo Theater at The Broward Center, Fort Lauderdale — June 3, 2026

Reviewed by Robert Corich

There are rock stars, there are drummers, and then there’s Stewart Copeland — a man who appears to have lived several lifetimes before most of us have managed to get through breakfast.

Have I Said Too Much? was a fascinating evening of stories, memories and insight from the man behind the drums of The Police, and it went considerably deeper than simply rehashing the glory days of one of rock’s most successful bands.

Copeland offered an exceptional insight into his early life, his remarkable family background, his upbringing and the experiences that shaped the person who would eventually become the drummer — and, more importantly, the founder — of The Police. His life before, during and after the band was every bit as interesting as the rock ’n’ roll years themselves.

The story of The Police itself was fascinating. Here was a band that, in its early days, seemingly couldn’t get arrested, yet somehow went on to become genuine eighties icons and, over the course of just five studio albums, changed the face of rock and pop music forever. Hearing that story from the man who was there at the very beginning made it all the more compelling.

There was plenty of good-natured ribbing of Sting along the way, naturally. One couldn’t help wondering, with tongue firmly planted in cheek, whether he could have been more of a prick in the bubble or a Sting in the tail? Whatever the answer, Copeland certainly seemed to have retained a healthy sense of humour about the whole Police experience.

One particularly interesting revelation was that Copeland reckoned the money they made from the later Police reunion touring was actually greater than what they earned during the band’s original heyday. Quite an extraordinary thought when you consider just how enormous The Police were at their peak.

And thankfully, it was all delivered with plenty of humour. Copeland is a wonderfully entertaining storyteller, with the sort of dry wit and mischievous delivery that makes even the more extraordinary chapters of his life sound like something that happened to him on the way to the pub.

There was plenty for the Police fan, of course, but this was far from being simply a nostalgia trip. It was a complete eye-opener and an alternate, highly intriguing musical journey through the life of a remarkably talented musician — one whose career reaches considerably further than simply sitting behind the drum kit of The Police.

Having seen plenty of rock concerts over the years, it was a refreshing change to spend an evening with a musician without a wall of amplifiers between us. Stewart Copeland proved that he can command a theatre just as effectively with a microphone and a lifetime of stories as he once did from behind a drum kit.

Given the chance, I’d go and see him again. I’d also thoroughly recommend that anyone with an interest in music, particularly those curious about the less obvious journeys that can lead to rock ’n’ roll history, do the same.

An exceptional evening with an exceptional character — and, despite the title, I’m not sure Stewart Copeland had said too much at all.