The Police Plot One More U.S. Tour, Then Retirement

The Police reunion tour will make one more trip through North America this summer before the band calls it quits again. As opposed to last year, the group will stick to amphitheaters and arenas without any any stadium or festival stops during the thirty-odd date trek in May and July (with a fifteen date run in Europe sandwiched into June). The band also promises to play U.S. cities that were skipped over when the band first reunited last May. According to sources close to the Police, Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers plan to hang up the handcuffs forever after their run concludes in July. The Police reunion tour is estimated to be one of the top five highest-grossing tours of all-time, with the net profit somewhere in the range of $340 million when all is said and done. Related Stories: Police Tour Named Top Grossing of ‘07 Are The Police Planning a New Album? [Photo: Getty]

Published: 2008-02-13 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, The Police

Summers The Police Is A New Band

THE POLICE star ANDY SUMMERS has hailed his reformed group "a new band", because their music sounds fresher than ever. The guitarist argues the 1980s

Published: 2007-07-25 Provider: Contact Music

POLICE PRESENCE

Most of the Police fans who helped the band sell out its summer reunion tour think they're going to see the classic pop-rock trio revisit glory days. But Stewart Copeland says they're in for a surprise. "It's all-new music we'll be playing," he...

Published: 2007-05-20 Provider: New York Post Keywords: band, Copeland, Police, Sting, music, even, Aug, songs, Giants, July, aquilante, dan, early, everything, few, music

Police Shelve Two Gigs

Reformed 1980s legends The Police have cancelled two gigs in Manchester due to illness.A statement on the band's website said lead singer St

Published: 2007-10-16 Provider: Contact Music

Police Cancel Gigs After Vocal Problems

The Police have been forced to cancel two shows on their world tour due to lead singer Sting's vocal troubles.The reformed band cancelled co

Published: 2007-10-10 Provider: Contact Music

Led Zeppelin Announce Reissues, Madonna Collabo Hits the Web, Police Say “Don’t Call It a Reunion”

Led Zeppelin will be putting out three reissues starting with a two-disc best-of collection called Mothership on November 13. A week later, their 1976 concert movie The Song Remains the Same will hit stores as a DVD, as will a repackaged version of its soundtrack bolstered with unreleased material. “Candy Shop,” the alleged first cut of the Madonna/Justin Timberlake/Timbaland super-collaboration, has found its way online. The Spice Girls have expanded their upcoming reunion tour following more than 3 million requests for tickets. The Police have added a fourth night in Toronto to their much discussed tour, though guitarist Andy Summers says the band hasn’t reunited, but come together “more like a new band.” Online punks have started a very DIY rumor: that Fugazi will reunite in September. Photo: Putland/ Retna

Published: 2007-07-28 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Morning News Roundup

Police Back On Tour

Sting is reuniting with former bandmates from The Police today as the group begins the start of a five-month comeback world tour.The band, w

Published: 2007-05-29 Provider: Contact Music

The Police Unveil Tour Plans

The Police have announced a North American tour following their decision to re-form.At a press conference in Los Angeles last night the band

Published: 2007-02-13 Provider: Contact Music

The Police Announce “Last Ever Concert”

The Police held a press conference in Times Square today to announce its “last ever concert” will be held in New York City this summer. Besides New York mayor Michael Bloomberg mentioning that the show will probably be held indoors, the remainder of the details were kept under wraps. The band also announced a $1 million donation to be directed towards the MillionTreesNYC tree-planting program (the mayor’s line about making “every breath we take cleaner and greener” was met with groans), which will be matched with an additional million in public funds. The concert itself will benefit New York public television. Mayor Bloomberg presented Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers with keys to the city and praised the band for “thirty years of staying at the top of your game” over its “long career.” Anyone with information on what the band was up to between 1986 and 2007 — which only Bloomberg seems to have — is encouraged to contact Rock and Roll Daily posthaste. [Photo: Jason Bergman]

Published: 2008-05-06 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

The Police: Photo Gallery

Mon, Jun 11 2007 01:56 PDT Walking on the Moon single in London, 1979. Don't mess with the guy on the left. Photo"> Zenyatta Mondatta made the Police one of the biggest bands in the world. Photo">

Published: 2007-06-13 Provider: Rolling Stone

High hopes for Tokyo Police Club

For a band preparing to release their official album debut, Tokyo Police Club has already achieved a lot.

Published: 2008-04-21 Provider: Canoe

U2 Talk New “Trance”-Infused Album, Radiohead Halt Freebies December 10th, Pimp C Update

People will “feel the difference” when they hear the new U2 album, Bono tells The Independent. The album will find the Irish rockers taking on trance, metal and Moroccan influences. “Normally when you play a U2 tune, it clears the dance floor. And that may not be true of this. There’s some trance influences,” says Bono, forgetting his band’s own Pop album. “It’s not like anything we’ve ever done before, and we don’t think it sounds like anything anyone else has done either.” According to Bono, guitarist The Edge has “real molten metal” coming from his guitar, and that the band has recorded enough material to fit two CDs. On December 10th, Radiohead will close down InRainbows.com, thus preventing latecomers from downloading their new album for free and/or pay-whatever-you-want. The $80 discbox will still be on sale at merchandiser w.a.s.t.e., but only while supplies last. The physical CD hits stores on December 31st in the UK and January 1st in the States. According to authorities, rapper Pimp C, who was found dead yesterday in his L.A. hotel room, may have died of natural causes. Meanwhile, Lil Flip has recorded the first of what likely will be many of Pimp C tribute tracks. The Police drummer Stewart Copeland has apologized to Chilean president Michelle Bachelet after insinuating that she was less attractive than Argentina’s female president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. Copeland also invited Bachelet to the Police’s concert in Santiago. MySpace, looking to stay fresh with Facebook on its tail, has created a new MTV’s Unplugged-like series where they post interviews and performances with artists on their site. First up: James Blunt. [Photo: Getty]

Published: 2007-12-06 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Afternoon News Roundup, Radiohead's "In Rainbows"