The Police add more dates, including Euro leg
The Police continue to flesh out their world tour with a newly announced leg of European stadium gigs and more shows added in the US.
The sales streak for the band's North American outing continued last weekend with additional sell-outs in Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia, St. Paul, MN, and Dallas, where a second show was added.
Following the sell-out of Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium, another show in that city was confirmed for June 20 at the Staples Center. Additional dates have also been added in Houston, Las Vegas, New Orleans, St. Louis, MO, and Tampa, FL.
The North American leg launches May 28 with two gigs in Vancouver, British Columbia. There are also multiple dates in Denver, Seattle, Toronto, Montreal, Boston and New York City. Details are below.
Fiction Plane (the rock band fronted by Sting's son, Joe Sumner) will open North American shows. The Foo Fighters will serve as special guest at the June 23 Los Angeles gig and Maroon 5 will appear at the July 10 performance in Miami.
The Police will kick off Euro shows August 29 in Stockholm and play dates in the UK, Germany, France, Holland, Austria, Spain, Italy, Belgium Denmark and Switzerland. The rock trio's first date in Birmingham, England, Sept. 4, will be its first live performance in the UK since New Years Eve 1983, according to a statement.
The European itinerary, which is expected to expand further, can be found at the group's website.
"The anticipation and excitement to see The Police is overwhelming," Arthur Fogel of tour promoter Live Nation said in a statement. "We are absolutely thrilled to be bringing the band to fans new and old."
The six-time Grammy-winning trio last toured together in 1984.
May 2007
28, 30 - Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place
June 2007
2 - Edmonton, Alberta - Commonwealth Stadium
6-7 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
9-10 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
13 - Oakland, CA - McAfee Coliseum
15 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
16 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Festival
18 - Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Arena
20 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
23 - Los Angeles, CA - Dodger Stadium
26-27 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
30 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
July 2007
2 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
3 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
10 - Miami, FL - Dolphin Stadium
11 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
16 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
17 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
19 - Philadelphia, PA - Citizen's Bank Park
20 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium
22-23 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
25-26 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
28-29 - Boston, MA - Fenway Park
31 - Hartford, CT - Rentschler Field
August 2007
1, 3 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
5 - East Rutherford, NJ - Giants Stadium
November 2007
8 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
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