The Police follow sellouts with more dates
With tickets sold out for all The Police tour dates that have gone on sale so far, the band continues to add more North American shows to the jaunt, which kicks off May 28 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Today (2/27), the band announced stops in Edmonton, Alberta; St. Paul, MN; Cleveland; Detroit Hills, MI; Philadelphia; Hershey, PA; and Hartford, CT. More shows are expected to be announced in the coming weeks. Details about confirmed concerts are listed below.
Information about fan club presales is available at The Police tour website.
Tour promoter Live Nation reported Monday (2/26) that 415,000 tickets have been sold for the outing to date. That includes stadium gigs in Los Angeles; East Rutherford, NJ; Oakland, CA; and Boston. Second dates have been added in markets including Seattle, Vancouver and Montreal, while a third show was added in Toronto.
In a recent post on his website forum, drummer Stewart Copeland said the band is amazed by the response to its return.
"But then it wouldn't be The Police without it exceeding expectations," he said. "It was always like this. We feel so human when we are working our stuff out, but when we go in front of people, magic things happen. It's a miracle and I'm very grateful."
Police singer/bassist Sting will get to spend some quality time with his son, Joe Sumner, on the North American leg of the trek. Sumner's rock band, Fiction Plane , which is scheduled to release its sophomore album in May, will open the shows. The Foo Fighters will also join the bill for the tour's June 23 stop at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium.
May 2007
28, 30 - Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place (SOLD OUT)
June 2007
2 - Edmonton, Alberta - Commonwealth Stadium (on sale March 3)
6 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena (SOLD OUT)
7 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena (on sale March 5)
9 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center (SOLD OUT)
13 - Oakland, CA - McAfee Coliseum (SOLD OUT)
15 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena (on sale to be announced)
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 March 3)
30 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena (on sale TBA)
July 2007
2 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center (on sale TBA)
3 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center (on sale March 5)
16 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena (on sale March 3)
17 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills (on sale March 3)
19 - Philadelphia, PA - Citizen's Bank Park (on sale March 3)
20 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium (on sale March 3)
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)
31 - Hartford, CT - Rentschler Field (on sale March 5)
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 March 2)
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