The Police continue string of sellouts

The Police 's reunion tour is quickly shaping up to be the year's hottest seller. Tickets for all 16 of the group's shows that have gone on sale to date have sold out, including stadium gigs in Los Angeles; East Rutherford, NJ; Oakland, CA; and Boston.

On Monday morning (2/16) alone, more than 54,000 tickets were sold for the tour's planned stops at East Rutherford's Giants Stadium, Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium, and Oakland's McAfee Stadium, according to Live Nation, which reported that 415,000 tickets have been sold for the tour to date.

Over the weekend, sellouts were logged in Seattle (where a second date has since been announced), Denver and Phoenix. The trio's popularity held North of the border as well: second performances in Vancouver and Montreal sold out. Meanwhile, a third Toronto performance has also been announced for November after two arena gigs there quickly sold out.

Stoking the excitement further, tour organizers have announced that additional shows will take place in Cleveland, OH; Detroit; Philadelphia; Hershey, PA; Edmonton, Alberta; Dallas; Miami; Hartford, CT; and St. Paul, MN. Dates, venues and ticket on-sales will be announced Tuesday (2/27), according to Live Nation. More cities and venues are expected to roll out over the next few weeks; the currently confirmed itinerary is below.

Rock trio Fiction Plane , which is scheduled to release its sophomore album in May, will open the tour's North American leg. The group is fronted by Joe Sumner, son of Police singer/bassist Sting. The Foo Fighters will also be on the bill for the June 23 gig at Dodger Stadium.

TOUR DATES
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May 2007
28, 30 - Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place (SOLD OUT)

June 2007
6 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena (SOLD OUT)
7 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena (onsales to be announced)
9 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center (SOLD OUT)
13 - Oakland, CA - McAfee Coliseum (SOLD OUT)
15 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena (on sale TBA)
16 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Festival
18 - Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Arena (SOLD OUT)
23 - Los Angeles, CA - Dodger Stadium (SOLD OUT)
26 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center (on sale TBA)
30 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena (on sale TBA)

July 2007
2 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center (on sale TBA)
22-23 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre (SOLD OUT)
25-26 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre (SOLD OUT)
28-29 - Boston, MA - Fenway Park (SOLD OUT)

August 2007
1, 3 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden (SOLD OUT)
5 - East Rutherford, NJ - Giants Stadium (SOLD OUT)

November 2007
8 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre (on sale TBA)

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