Police

Police announce plans for reunion tour
By AP Wire Services
2/13/2007

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) -- The Police announced their first tour in decades Monday at a rehearsal at the Whisky a Go-Go as a throng of fans crowded near the legendary Sunset Strip nightclub.

The trio, which led off Sunday night's Grammy Awards with a live performance of its hit "Roxanne," broke up in 1984, and members Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland have since pursued solo careers.

"I woke up one morning about three months ago -- it's like a light bulb went off in my head. . . . I'm going to call Andy and Stewart," Sting said. "What's happening is sort of very healing."

The Police plan to play arenas, stadiums and some festivals in a North American tour beginning May 28 in Vancouver.

The band will play Dallas on June 26, according to www.thepolicetour.com.

Other confirmed cities on the tour include New York, Boston, Seattle, Denver, Las Vegas, Phoenix, New Orleans,St. Louis, Toronto and Montreal.

"It's going to be three guys on stage, that's all," Sting said. "The show is going to look simple but spectacular."

Tickets for the North American leg will range from $50 to $225. A portion of the tour's proceeds will go to WaterAid, an anti-poverty organization that seeks to provide poor people access to safe water.