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The Police Confirm World Tour, Announce North American Cities
The Police have confirmed that they will reunite and begin a world tour beginning May 28th in Vancouver, Canada. The announcement comes one day after the trio performed at the 49th annual Grammy Awards and brought back to life a sound that has influenced countless musicians.
Among the spots Sting, Andy Summers, and Stewart Copeland will hit will be this year’s Bonnaroo Festival on July 16th, Fenway Park in Boston on July 28th nad a pair of performances at Madison Square Garden on August 1 and 3.
Other North American cities that have been confirmed include Seattle, Denver, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Dallas, New Orleans, St. Louis, Toronto and Montreal.
The Police reunited for the Grammy Awards as a 30th anniversary celebration. While they formed in 1977 and quickly became one of the most recognizable bands in the world their time together was relatively short. By 1983 they had split apart and only reunited once prior to their Grammy Awards performance. In 2003 the threesome performed three songs at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.
Having collected six Grammys and five #1 albums The Police have long been considered one of the greatest bands of the past three decades. Their singles often climbed the charts and landed in the top ten and they earned a prized reputation for their high energy concerts.
Tickets for the Vancouver show will go on sale Saturday, Feb. 17 with future ticket sales being announced soon. Below is a list of announced shows The Police will be playing in North America. According to Sting.com the tour is scheduled to hit the UK and Europe, including appearances in Holland, Germany, Italy and France with additional countries to be announced. Additional dates in Mexico, South America, Japan, Australia and New Zealand are anticipated
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
DATE: CITY: VENUE:
28-May Vancouver BC GM Place
06-June Seattle, WA Key Arena
09-June Denver, CO Pepsi Center
15-June Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
16-June Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Festival
18-June Phoenix, AZ US Airways Arena
26-June Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
30-June New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena
02-July St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
22-July Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
25-July Montreal PQ Bell Centre
28-July Boston, MA Fenway Park Tuesday
01-Aug New York, NY Madison Square Garden
03-Aug New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Additional North American concert dates in Chicago, Columbus, Detroit, Edmonton, Hartford, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia, Tampa, San Francisco's Bay Area, Minneapolis/St. Paul and the Washington/Baltimore area will be announced in the next few weeks.
