The Police Reunion Tour
| The Police Reunion Tour | ||||
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| Tour by The Police | ||||
| Start date | 28 May 2007 | |||
| End date | 7 August 2008 | |||
| Legs | 10 | |||
| Shows | 152 | |||
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The Police Reunion Tour was a 2007–2008 worldwide concert tour by The Police, marking the 30th anniversary of their beginnings. At its conclusion, the tour became the third highest grossing tour of all time, with revenues reaching over $340 million. The tour began in May 2007 to overwhelmingly positive reviews from fans and critics alike and ended in August 2008 with a final show at Madison Square Garden.
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History [edit]
On 24 January 2007, Rock101, a radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia, reported that the trio was coming together again and had in fact begun tour rehearsals in Vancouver.[1] There were numerous sightings of the group and their entourage in the Vancouver area as expectation built of such a tour.[2]
The reunited Police performed at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards on 11 February 2007 in Los Angeles. On 12 February, The Police held rehearsals and a press conference for the media at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles, where they confirmed that they would be undertaking the world tour starting in Vancouver in May.[3] It was also announced that the opening act for the North American and European legs of the tour would be Fiction Plane, a pop-rock band from England featuring lead singer and bass guitarist Joe Sumner, the son of Sting. In Philadelphia, Scottish rock band The Fratellis also joined Fiction Plane as an opening act. In addition, Maroon 5 joined the bill in Miami and Maxïmo Park joined The Police and Fiction Plane on the Twickenham dates, London. Tour sponsorship is from Best Buy. A portion of ticket sales is being donated to WaterAid.[4]
Since concert tickets went up for sale worldwide, some concert dates were sold out in just minutes. Tickets for the entire British tour, the band's first in 24 years, sold out within 30 minutes.[5] Worldwide, they have sold about 1.5m tickets with revenues reaching $168m.[6]
The Police and Best Buy announced 4 August 2008 that they would release a collector's set entitled Certifiable: Live in Buenos Aires. The set will include an entire concert recorded live in Buenos Aires, Argentina on the tour. The set will come in the following packages: 2DVD/2CD, 1 Blu-ray Disc/2CD, and 3 premium 180-gram vinyl LPs with MP3 file key. The set will include bonus footage, including a documentary shot by Copeland's son Jordan entitled Better Than Therapy. The set was released on 7 October 2008 from Best Buy.[7][8]
The tour is a finalist for the Billboard 2008 Touring Awards for Top Tour and Top Draw.[9] The 2008 portions came in fourth in Billboard's grosses rankings for that year.[10]
The show [edit]
The first concert was held in Vancouver on 28 May 2007 in front of 22,000 fans at one of two nearly sold-out shows. Opening with "Message in a Bottle", the band performed for roughly two hours, playing mostly chart hits with a smattering of other favourites popular among fans of The Police. While the Vancouver concerts received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics,[11][12] drummer Stewart Copeland in a forum posting (on his official site) called the band's 30 May performance "lame" and took humorous pokes at himself and his bandmates, calling one of Sting's song-ending leaps that of a "petulant pansy instead of the god of rock", joking that the band botched the key changes so thoroughly they ended up playing "avant-garde twelve-tone hodgepodges" of "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" and "Don't Stand So Close to Me", suggesting guitarist Andy Summers was "in Idaho" when he and Sting ended up half a bar out of sync with Copeland's drumming, and claiming he "made a hash" out of a fill in "Walking in Your Footsteps" by playing it in the wrong part of the song. In spite of these glitches, however, he said he was enjoying himself and after the set he and his bandmates fell into each other's arms backstage, laughing.[13]
Set List [edit]
North American I [edit]
| Songs | Changes |
|---|---|
| "Message In A Bottle" | |
| "Synchronicity II" | Not Played in Los Angeles (was played at Dodger Stadium), Seattle, nor in Saratoga Springs, New York |
| "Spirits in the Material World" | Not played in Los Angeles, New York, Baltimore, East Hartford, Boston (Fenway or Garden shows), Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Chicago, St. Paul, Miami, Tampa, Louisville, Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia, Hershey, Toronto, Washington, D.C., Kansas City. |
| "Voices Inside My Head" / "When The World Is Running Down" | |
| "Don't Stand So Close to Me" | Switched with "Spirits" in Denver |
| "Driven To Tears" | |
| "Walking on the Moon" | Moved earlier and replaced "Spirits" in New York, Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, St. Paul, Chicago, Tampa, Louisville, Boston, East Hartford, Detroit. |
| "Truth Hits Everybody" | |
| "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" | |
| "Wrapped Around Your Finger" | |
| "The Bed's Too Big Without You" | Moved earlier and played before "Truth" in Houston, New Orleans, and St. Paul and played before "Every Little Thing..." in Boston. Not Played in Los Angeles (was played at Dodger Stadium). |
| "Murder By Numbers" | Not played in New York, East Hartford, Boston, Oakland, Denver, Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Chicago, St. Paul, Miami, Tampa, Louisville, Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia, Hershey, Toronto, East Rutherford. |
| "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" | |
| "Invisible Sun" | |
| "Walking In Your Footsteps" | |
| "Can't Stand Losing You" / "Reggatta De Blanc" | |
| "Roxanne" | |
| Encore I | |
| "King of Pain" | |
| "So Lonely" | |
| Stepped off stage at Edmonton, East Hartford, Oakland, Dallas, New Orleans, St. Paul, and Tampa here then came back on | |
| "Every Breath You Take" | |
| Encore II | |
| "Next To You" / "Dead End Job" | "Dead End Job" not played in Phoenix, New York, Boston, Chicago, East Rutherford & East Hartford, Atlanta (17 November). Both songs not played in Edmonton. |
European I [edit]
| Songs | Changes |
|---|---|
| "Message In A Bottle" | |
| "Synchronicity II" | |
| "Walking on the Moon" | |
| "Voices Inside My Head" / "When The World Is Running Down" | |
| "Don't Stand So Close to Me" | |
| "Driven To Tears" | |
| "Truth Hits Everybody" | |
| "Hole In My Life" | (Note: not performed on North American I tour). Played before "Truth Hits Everybody" in Amsterdam, Antwerp and second Paris concert |
| "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" | |
| "Wrapped Around Your Finger" | |
| "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" | |
| "Invisible Sun" | |
| "Walking In Your Footsteps" | |
| "Can't Stand Losing You" / "Reggatta De Blanc" | |
| "Roxanne" | Was not played in Antwerp because of voices problems of Sting |
| Encore I | |
| "King of Pain" | |
| "So Lonely" | |
| "Every Breath You Take" | |
| Encore II | |
| "Next To You" / "Dead End Job" | "Dead End Job" not played in Stockholm, Hamburg, Amsterdam, Paris, Antwerp and Cardiff. In Paris, former band member Henry Padovani joins the band for "Next to You" |
North American II [edit]
| Songs | Changes |
|---|---|
| "Message In A Bottle" | |
| "Synchronicity II" | Not played in Montreal (12 November) |
| "Walking on the Moon" | |
| "Voices Inside My Head" / "When The World Is Running Down" | |
| "Don't Stand So Close to Me" | |
| "Driven to Tears" | |
| "Hole In My Life" | |
| "Truth Hits Everybody" | |
| "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" | |
| "Wrapped Around Your Finger" | |
| "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" | |
| "Invisible Sun" | |
| "Walking In Your Footsteps" | |
| "Can't Stand Losing You"/"Reggatta De Blanc" | |
| "Roxanne" | Not played in Boston (11 November) and in Montreal (12 November) |
| Encore I | |
| "King of Pain" | |
| "So Lonely" | |
| "Every Breath You Take" | |
| Encore II | |
| "Next To You" |
Latin American [edit]
| Songs | Changes |
|---|---|
| "Message In A Bottle" | |
| "Synchronicity II" | |
| "Walking on the Moon" | |
| "Voices Inside My Head" / "When The World Is Running Down" | |
| "Don't Stand So Close to Me" | |
| "Driven To Tears" | |
| "Hole In My Life" | |
| "Truth Hits Everybody" | |
| "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" | |
| "Wrapped Around Your Finger" | |
| "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" | |
| "Invisible Sun" | |
| "Walking In Your Footsteps" | |
| "Can't Stand Losing You"/"Reggatta De Blanc" | |
| "Roxanne" | |
| Encore I | |
| "King of Pain" | |
| "So Lonely" | |
| "Every Breath You Take" | |
| Encore II | |
| "Next To You" |
Australia, New Zealand, Asia & Hawaii [edit]
| Songs | Changes |
|---|---|
| "Message In A Bottle" | |
| "Synchronicity II" | |
| "Walking on the Moon" | |
| "Voices Inside My Head" / "When The World Is Running Down" | |
| "Don't Stand So Close to Me" | (Not played in Wellington. In Adelaide & Perth Fergie joins the band for Don't Stand So Close to Me) |
| "Driven To Tears" | |
| "Hole In My Life" | |
| "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" | |
| "Wrapped Around Your Finger" | |
| "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" | |
| "Invisible Sun" | |
| "Walking In Your Footsteps" | (Not played in Wellington, Auckland, Brisbane, Hawaii) |
| "Can't Stand Losing You"/"Reggatta De Blanc" | |
| "Roxanne" | |
| Encore I | |
| "King of Pain" | |
| "So Lonely" | |
| "Every Breath You Take" | |
| Encore II | |
| "Next To You" |
North American III [edit]
| Songs | Changes |
|---|---|
| "Bring on the Night" | |
| "Demolition Man" | played after "Walking on the Moon" in Chicago, Grand Rapids, Kansas City, West Palm Beach, Houston and Phoenix. |
| "Synchronicity II" | not played in Chicago, Grand Rapids, Kansas City, West Palm Beach, Houston, Seattle, Orlando, Phoenix or San Diego. |
| "Walking on the Moon" | |
| "Voices Inside My Head" / "When The World Is Running Down" | |
| "Don't Stand So Close to Me" | |
| "Driven To Tears" | |
| "Hole In My Life" | |
| "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" | |
| "Wrapped Around Your Finger" | |
| "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" | |
| "Message in a Bottle" | played after "Bring on the Night" in Chicago, Grand Rapids, Kansas City, West Palm Beach, Houston, Orlando, Phoenix and San Diego. |
| "Invisible Sun | |
| "Can't Stand Losing You"/"Reggatta De Blanc" | Last song of the main set in Buffalo, Columbus, Chicago, Hollywood, Houston, Orlando and San Diego. |
| "Roxanne" | Played as the first encore song in Buffalo, Columbus, Chicago, Hollywood, Houston, Orlando and San Diego. |
| Encore I | |
| "King of Pain" | Left stage in Columbus, Encore II was started by the next song. |
| "So Lonely" | |
| "Every Breath You Take" | |
| Encore II | |
| "Next To You" | Done in Encore III in Columbus and in The Woodlands. |
European II [edit]
(Based on Marseille, France show, 3 June 2008.)
| Songs | Changes |
|---|---|
| "Message in a Bottle" | |
| "Walking on the Moon" | |
| "Demolition Man" | |
| "Voices Inside My Head" / "When The World Is Running Down" | |
| "Don't Stand So Close to Me" | |
| "Driven To Tears" | |
| "Hole In My Life" | |
| "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" | |
| "Wrapped Around Your Finger" | |
| "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" | |
| "Invisible Sun" | |
| "Can't Stand Losing You"/"Reggatta De Blanc" | |
| Encore I | |
| "Roxanne" | |
| "King of Pain" | |
| "So Lonely" | |
| "Next to You" | |
| Encore II | |
| "Every Breath You Take" |
North American IV [edit]
(Based on the show at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, New Jersey on 3 August 2008)
| Songs | Changes |
|---|---|
| "Sunshine of Your Love" | Played at Madison Square Garden show only. |
| "Message in a Bottle" | Played with the New York Police Department Band at Madison Square Garden show. |
| "Walking On the Moon" | |
| "Demolition Man" | |
| "Voices Inside My Head" | |
| "When the World is Running Down" | |
| "Don't Stand So Close to Me" | |
| "Driven to Tears" | |
| "Hole in My Life" | |
| "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" | Joined by Sting's daughters and Summers's sons at Madison Square Garden show. |
| "Wrapped Around Your Finger" | |
| "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" | Started with Sting singing the chorus of "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" at Madison Square Garden and Jones Beach Theater shows. |
| "Invisible Sun" | |
| "Can't Stand Losing You" | |
| Encore I | Between "Can't Stand Losing You" and "Roxanne", Sting shaves his beard off, and returns and plays part of "Purple Haze" at Madison Square Garden and Jones Beach Theater shows. |
| "Roxanne" | |
| "King Of Pain" | Featured Sting performing the "That's my soul up there" lyrics between the song's individual lines at Bonnaroo and Madison Square Garden show. |
| "So Lonely" | Throughout the tour, the song's verse beginning with "Now no one's knocked upon my door" is repeated - the line "Welcome to this one-man show" is replaced the first time with "Welcome to 'The Andy Summers Show'", followed by "Welcome to 'The Stewart Copeland Show'" the second time. Andy Summers' guitar solo followed by a repeat of the chorus separates the two verses. |
| "Down So Long (Intro)" | Teaser of the first verse only, segueing into "Every Breath You Take" at Madison Square Garden show. |
| "Every Breath You Take" | |
| Encore II | |
| "Next to You" |
Stage design [edit]
The stage setup for The Police was a simple split-level oval design, ringed with blue lights. Above the stage were seven LED screens—three in the front of the stage, one on each side and two in the rear. The setup was not used during the show in The Woodlands on 20 May 2008 due to the smaller stage at the venue. In Marseille, France on 3 June 2008, the screens were used but not the split-level oval stage setup.
The placement of the band members echoed that of previous tours, with Sting and his bass equipment located stage-right, with Andy Summers and his guitar pedals and amps on stage-left. Stewart Copeland was located in the center rear, seated behind his drum kit. Behind him on a platform that could be raised and lowered, was a percussion setup consisting of various timpanis, hanging rotosounds, tuned percussion kits, and digital xylophone centered by a 60" gong used on various songs.[14]
Musical changes [edit]
The Police had spent months in North Vancouver and Tuscany, Italy rehearsing and putting a new spin on the songs. "I think we've got a good mix now where the fans get the song they remember, and most of it will sound the way they remembered it. Just when they are enjoying that, they get a new twist. I think all three of us are pretty happy with the balance there" Stewart Copeland from the 2007–2008 Tour Program describing the new takes on the songs. They updated them, and wrote out all of the backing parts so the three of them can play them; though some backup instrumentals and vocals (either pre-recorded or performed by off-stage musicians) were used.[15]
Tempos were slowed down for several songs, most notably "Don't Stand So Close to Me", which was slowed down to accent the powerful lyrics of the song. During "Wrapped Around Your Finger", "Walking In Your Footsteps" and "King of Pain", Stewart Copeland moved back and forth during the songs between his drumkit and the percussion setup on the elevated riser.
"The songs have to evolve. Twenty-odd years later we have to be better musicians than we were. So we've slowed it all down, looked at where we are, and how the songs are now happening by listening to ourselves play them", said Sting in the 2007–2008 tour programme.
Stewart Copeland was quoted as saying that he would "like to add 'Hole In My Life'" to the playlist at some point in the tour, and the song was performed live for the first time when the European tour kicked off in Stockholm on 29 August.
Tour dates [edit]
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
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| North America | |||
| 28 May 2007 | Vancouver | Canada | General Motors Place |
| 29 May 2007 | |||
| 2 June 2007 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | |
| 6 June 2007 | Seattle | United States | KeyArena |
| 7 June 2007 | |||
| 9 June 2007 | Denver | Pepsi Center | |
| 10 June 2007 | |||
| 13 June 2007 | Oakland | McAfee Coliseum | |
| 15 June 2007 | Paradise | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |
| 16 June 2007 | Manchester | Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival | |
| 18 June 2007 | Phoenix | US Airways Center | |
| 20 June 2007 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | |
| 21 June 2007 | Anaheim | Honda Center | |
| 23 June 2007 | Los Angeles | Dodger Stadium | |
| 26 June 2007 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | |
| 27 June 2007 | |||
| 29 June 2007 | Houston | Toyota Center | |
| 30 June 2007 | New Orleans | New Orleans Arena | |
| 2 July 2007 | St. Louis | Scottrade Center | |
| 3 July 2007 | Saint Paul | Xcel Energy Center | |
| 5 July 2007 | Chicago | Wrigley Field | |
| 6 July 2007 | |||
| 7 July 2007 | East Rutherford | Giants Stadium - Live Earth | |
| 10 July 2007 | Miami Gardens | Dolphin Stadium | |
| 11 July 2007 | Tampa | St. Pete Times Forum | |
| 14 July 2007 | Louisville | Churchill Downs | |
| 16 July 2007 | Cleveland | Quicken Loans Arena | |
| 17 July 2007 | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills | |
| 19 July 2007 | Philadelphia | Citizens Bank Park | |
| 20 July 2007 | Hershey | Hersheypark Stadium | |
| 22 July 2007 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre |
| 23 July 2007 | |||
| 25 July 2007 | Montreal | Bell Centre | |
| 26 July 2007 | |||
| 28 July 2007 | Boston | United States | Fenway Park |
| 29 July 2007 | |||
| 31 July 2007 | East Hartford | Rentschler Field | |
| 1 August 2007 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | |
| 3 August 2007 | |||
| 4 August 2007 | Baltimore | Virgin Festival | |
| 5 August 2007 | East Rutherford | Giants Stadium | |
| Europe | |||
| 29 August 2007 | Stockholm | Sweden | Globe Arena |
| 30 August 2007 | |||
| 1 September 2007 | Aarhus | Denmark | Vestereng |
| 4 September 2007 | Birmingham | United Kingdom | National Indoor Arena |
| 5 September 2007 | |||
| 8 September 2007 | Twickenham | Twickenham Stadium | |
| 9 September 2007 | |||
| 11 September 2007 | Hamburg | Germany | HSH Nordbank Arena |
| 13 September 2007 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Amsterdam Arena |
| 14 September 2007 | |||
| 16 September 2007 | Geneva | Switzerland | Stade de Genève |
| 19 September 2007 | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle |
| 22 September 2007 | Munich | Germany | Olympic Stadium |
| 25 September 2007 | Lisbon | Portugal | Estádio Nacional |
| 27 September 2007 | Barcelona | Spain | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys |
| 29 September 2007 | Paris (Saint-Denis) | France | Stade de France |
| 30 September 2007 | |||
| 2 October 2007 | Turin | Italy | Stadio delle Alpi |
| 6 October 2007 | Dublin | Ireland | Croke Park |
| 8 October 2007 | Antwerp | Belgium | Sportpaleis |
| 19 October 2007 | Cardiff | United Kingdom | Millennium Stadium |
| 20 October 2007 | London | Wembley Arena | |
| North America, Leg #2 | |||
| 31 October 2007 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden |
| 2 November 2007 | |||
| 4 November 2007 | Atlantic City | Boardwalk Hall | |
| 5 November 2007 | Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center | |
| 6 November 2007 | Charlottesville | John Paul Jones Arena | |
| 8 November 2007 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre |
| 9 November 2007 | |||
| 11 November 2007 | Boston | United States | TD Banknorth Garden |
| 12 November 2007 | Montreal | Canada | Bell Centre |
| 15 November 2007 | Charlotte | United States | Charlotte Bobcats Arena |
| 17 November 2007 | Atlanta | Philips Arena | |
| 18 November 2007 | |||
| 20 November 2007 | San Antonio | AT&T Center | |
| 24 November 2007 | Mexico City | Mexico | Foro Sol |
| 27 November 2007 | Monterrey | Arena Monterrey | |
| 28 November 2007 | |||
| South America | |||
| 1 December 2007 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | River Plate Stadium |
| 2 December 2007 | |||
| 5 December 2007 | Santiago | Chile | Estadio Nacional de Chile |
| 8 December 2007 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Maracanã Stadium |
| North America | |||
| 11 December 2007 | San Juan | Puerto Rico | Coliseo de Puerto Rico |
| Oceania | |||
| 17 January 2008 | Wellington | New Zealand | Westpac Stadium |
| 19 January 2008 | Auckland | Western Springs Stadium | |
| 22 January 2008 | Brisbane | Australia | Suncorp Stadium |
| 24 January 2008 | Sydney | ANZ Stadium | |
| 26 January 2008 | Melbourne | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| 28 January 2008 | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | |
| 29 January 2008 | |||
| 1 February 2008 | Perth | Members Equity Stadium | |
| 2 February 2008 | |||
| Asia | |||
| 4 February 2008 | Singapore | Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium |
| 7 February 2008 | Cotai Strip | Macau | Venetian Arena |
| 10 February 2008 | Osaka | Japan | Osaka Dome |
| 13 February 2008 | Tokyo | Tokyo Dome | |
| 14 February 2008 | |||
| North America | |||
| 16 February 2008 | Honolulu | United States | Neal S. Blaisdell Center |
| 17 February 2008 | |||
| 1 May 2008 | Ottawa | Canada | Scotiabank Place |
| 3 May 2008 | Buffalo | United States | HSBC Arena |
| 4 May 2008 | Columbus | Nationwide Arena | |
| 10 May 2008 | Rosemont | Allstate Arena | |
| 11 May 2008 | Grand Rapids | Van Andel Arena | |
| 13 May 2008 | Kansas City | Sprint Center | |
| 14 May 2008 | Omaha | Qwest Center | |
| 16 May 2008 | Orlando | Amway Arena | |
| 17 May 2008 | West Palm Beach | Cruzan Amphitheatre | |
| 20 May 2008 | The Woodlands | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | |
| 21 May 2008 | Dallas | SuperPages.com Center | |
| 23 May 2008 | Paradise | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |
| 24 May 2008 | Phoenix | Cricket Wireless Pavilion | |
| 26 May 2008 | Chula Vista | Coors Amphitheatre | |
| 27 May 2008 | Los Angeles | Hollywood Bowl | |
| 28 May 2008 | |||
| Europe | |||
| 3 June 2008 | Marseille | France | Stade Vélodrome |
| 5 June 2008 | Mannheim | Germany | SAP Arena |
| 7 June 2008 | Werchter | Belgium | TW Classic |
| 8 June 2008 | Düsseldorf | Germany | LTU Arena |
| 10 June 2008 | Saint-Étienne | France | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
| 12 June 2008 | Zurich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion |
| 15 June 2008 | Isle of Wight | United Kingdom | Isle of Wight Festival |
| 17 June 2008 | Manchester | Manchester Evening News Arena | |
| 18 June 2008 | |||
| 20 June 2008 | Belfast | Stormont Castle | |
| 22 June 2008 | Mestre | Italy | Heineken Jammin' Festival |
| 24 June 2008 | Belgrade | Serbia | Ušće |
| 26 June 2008 | Chorzów | Poland | Silesian Stadium |
| 28 June 2008 | Leipzig | Germany | Messehalle |
| 29 June 2008 | London | United Kingdom | Hyde Park Calling |
| 2 July 2008 | Valencia | Spain | Estadio Ciudad de Valencia |
| 4 July 2008 | Bilbao | Bilbao Live Festival | |
| 5 July 2008 | Madrid | Rock in Rio | |
| North America | |||
| 11 July 2008 | Ridgefield | United States | The Amphitheater at Clark County |
| 12 July 2008 | George | The Gorge Amphitheatre | |
| 14 July 2008 | Mountain View | Shoreline Amphitheatre | |
| 16 July 2008 | Concord | Sleep Train Pavilion | |
| 17 July 2008 | Wheatland | Sleep Train Amphitheatre | |
| 19 July 2008 | West Valley City | USANA Amphitheatre | |
| 21 July 2008 | Morrison | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | |
| 22 July 2008 | |||
| 25 July 2008 | Milwaukee | Marcus Amphitheater | |
| 26 July 2008 | Clarkston | DTE Energy Music Theatre | |
| 28 July 2008 | Burgettstown | Post-Gazette Pavilion | |
| 29 July 2008 | Philadelphia | Wachovia Center | |
| 31 July 2008 | Mansfield | Comcast Center | |
| 1 August 2008 | Saratoga Springs | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | |
| 3 August 2008 | Holmdel | PNC Bank Arts Center | |
| 4 August 2008 | Wantagh | Nikon at Jones Beach Theater | |
| 5 August 2008 | |||
| 7 August 2008 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | |
Box office score data [edit]
| Venue | City | Tickets Sold / Available | Gross Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| GM Place | Vancouver | 37,018 / 37,018 (100%) | $4,046,518 |
| Commonwealth Stadium | Edmonton | 29,592 / 29,592 (100%) | $3,216,118 |
| KeyArena | Seattle | 29,022 / 29,022 (100%) | $3,314,875 |
| Pepsi Center | Denver | 33,736 / 33,736 (100%) | $3,762,755 |
| McAfee Coliseum | Oakland | 47,202 / 47,202 (100%) | $4,572,620 |
| MGM Grand Garden Arena | Paradise | 16,165 / 16,165 (100%) | $2,863,954 |
| US Airways Center | Phoenix | 16,710 / 16,710 (100%) | $1,970,365 |
| Staples Center | Los Angeles | 17,036 / 17,036 (100%) | $2,656,145 |
| Honda Center | Anaheim | 13,663 / 13,663 (100%) | $2,059,675 |
| Dodger Stadium | Los Angeles | 55,623 / 55,623 (100%) | $6,106,010 |
| American Airlines Center | Dallas | 47,202 / 47,202 (100%) | $4,572,620 |
| Xcel Energy Center | Saint Paul | 17,185 / 17,185 (100%) | $1,943,310 |
| Wrigley Field | Chicago | 79,458 / 79,458 (100%) | $9,494,248 |
| Dolphin Stadium | Miami | 46,105 / 46,105 (100%) | $5,094,870 |
| St. Pete Times Forum | Tampa | 18,690 / 18,690 (100%) | $2,064,875 |
| Hersheypark Stadium | Hershey | 30,318 / 30,318 (100%) | $3,101,630 |
| Air Canada Centre | Toronto | 38,031 / 38,031 (100%) | $4,456,636 |
| Bell Centre | Montreal | 41,275 / 41,275 (100%) | $4,571,063 |
| Fenway Park | Boston | 67,154 / 67,154 (100%) | $7,644,400 |
| Rentschler Field | East Hartford | 32,450 / 32,450 (100%) | $3,318,015 |
| Madison Square Garden | New York City | 37,487 / 37,487 (100%) | $4,753,610 |
| Giants Stadium | East Rutheford | 55,247 / 55,247 (100%) | $6,415,610 |
| National Indoor Arena | Birmingham | 24,099 / 24,099 (100%) | $3,579,363 |
| Twickenham Stadium | London | 104,417 / 104,417 (100%) | $15,369,280 |
| AOL Arena | Hamburg | 29,150 / 34,596 (84%) | $3,191,128 |
| Amsterdam ArenA | Amsterdam | 93,211 / 93,790 (99%) | $10,216,228 |
| Stadthalle | Vienna | 15,463 / 15,463 (100%) | $1,460,708 |
| Olypiastadion | Munich | 44,740 / 44,740 (100%) | $4,451,894 |
| Estadi Olimpic | Barcelona | 54,553 / 54,553 (100%) | $5,554,320 |
| Stade de France | Paris | 157,906 / 157,906 (100%) | $15,319,076 |
| Stadio Delle Alpi | Turin | 62,604 / 62,604 (100%) | $5,164,887 |
| Croke Park | Dublin | 81,640 / 81,640 (100%) | $11,837,425 |
| Sportpaleis | Antwerp | 17,905 / 17,905 (100%) | $2,002,164 |
| Millennium Stadium | Cardiff | 48,065 / 48,065 (100%) | $5,964,008 |
| Wembley Arena | London | 11,301 / 11,301 (100%) | $1,852,912 |
| Madison Square Garden | New York City | 34,961 / 34,961 (100%) | $4,530,450 |
| Verizon Center | Washington, D.C | 14,050 / 14,050 (100%) | $1,676,406 |
| John Paul Jones Arena | Charlottesville | 10,496 / 10,496 (100%) | $1,075,090 |
| Air Canada Centre | Toronto | 31,286 / 31,286 (100%) | $3,828,654 |
| TD Banknorth Garden | Boston | 14,256 / 14,256 (100%) | $1,804,535 |
| Bell Centre | Montreal | 12,615 / 12,615 (100%) | $1,419,151 |
| Bobcats Arena | Charlotte | 13,741 / 13,741 (100%) | $1,523,560 |
| Philips Arena | Atlanta | 27,665 / 27,665 (100%) | $3,249,155 |
| AT&T Center | San Antonio | 8,967 / 8,967 (100%) | $978,905 |
| Indoor Stadium | Singapore | 10,690 / 10,690 (100%) | $2,002,692 |
| The Venetian Arena | Macau | 7,416 / 7,416 (100%) | $919,527 |
| Kyocera Osaka Dome | Osaka | 21,526 / 21,526 (100%) | $2,763,164 |
| Tokyo Dome | Tokyo | 56,706 / 56,706 (100%) | $7,062,008 |
| Neal S. Blaisdell Cente | Honolulu | 16,444 / 16,444 (100%) | $2,192,890 |
| Scottiabank Place | Ottawa | 10,509 / 10,509 (100%) | $1,245,428 |
| HSBC Arena | Buffalo | 12,091 / 12,091 (100%) | $1,146,350 |
| Nationwide Arena | Columbus | 11,438 / 11,438 (100%) | $1,088,290 |
| Allstate Arena | Rosemont | 12,471 / 12,471 (100%) | $1,589,480 |
| Van Andel Arena | Grand Rapids | 7,624 / 7,624 (100%) | $690,620 |
| Sprint Center | Kansas City | 12,314 / 12,314 (100%) | $1,378,942 |
| Qwest Center | Omaha | 10,701 / 10,701 (100%) | $1,134,045 |
| Amway Arena | Orlando | 11,972 / 11,972 (100%) | $1,378,670 |
| Cruzan Amphitheatre | West Palm Beach | 18,523 / 18,523 (100%) | $1,416,930 |
| Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | The Woodlands | 11,624 / 11,624 (100%) | $1,020,092 |
| Superpages.com Center | Dallas | 10,305 / 10,305 (100%) | $859,730 |
| MGM Grand Garden | Paradise | 9,697 / 9,697 (100%) | $1,694,228 |
| Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre | Phoenix | 10,765 / 10,765 (100%) | $909,320 |
| Coors Amphitheatre | Chula Vista | 17,764 / 17,764 (100%) | $1,681,110 |
| Hollywood Bowl | Los Angeles | 32,730 / 33,270 (98%) | $3,854,713 |
| Stade Vélodrome | Marseille | 47,337 / 47,337 (100%) | $5,290,050 |
| SAP Arena | Manheim | 13,735 / 13,735 (100%) | $1,510,408 |
| LTU Arena | Düsseldorf | 46,000 / 46,894 (99%) | $5,139,564 |
| Stade Geoffroy-Guichard | Saint-Étienne | 28,964 / 38,193 (76%) | $2,721,354 |
| Hallenstadion | Zurich | 8,896 / 8,896 (100%) | $839,957 |
| MEN Arena | Manchester | 35,603 / 35,603 (100%) | $4,578,672 |
| Stormont Castle | Belfast | 10,588 / 15,000 (71%) | $1,313,814 |
| Parco San Giugliano | Venice | 24,000 / 24,000 (100%) | $1,575,246 |
| Usce Park | Belgrade | 27,104 / 35,000 (79%) | $1,309,651 |
| Stadion Slaski | Chorzów | 47,693 / 47,693 (100%) | $3,137,631 |
| Messehalle | Leipzig | 17,544 / 17,544 (100%) | $1,531,333 |
| Hyde Park | London | 30,000 / 30,000 (100%) | $3,239,956 |
| Estadio Cidad de Valencia | Valencia | 17,352 / 17,352 (100%) | $2,193,508 |
| B.F. Live | Bilbao | 31,500 / 31,500 (100%) | $4,392,327 |
| Rock In Rio | Madrid | 43,843 / 43,843 (100%) | $3,881,852 |
| Clark County Amphitheatre | Ridgefield | 14,253 / 14,253 (100%) | $1,195,200 |
| The Gorge Amphitheatre | George | 10,255 / 10,255 (100%) | $1,150,923 |
| Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View | 16,084 / 16,084 (100%) | $1,301,091 |
| Sleep Train Pavilion | Concord | 11,673 / 11,673 (100%) | $951,206 |
| Sleep Train Amphitheatre | Marysville | 10,519 / 10,519 (100%) | $810,149 |
| USANA Amphitheatre | West Valley City | 15,655 / 15,655 (100%) | $1,142,350 |
| Red Rock Amphitheater | Morrison | 17,313 / 17,313 (100%) | $2,520,256 |
| Marcus Amphitheater | Milwaukee | 15,042 / 23,000 (65%) | $1,349,740 |
| DTE Energy Music Theatre | Clarkston | 14,696 / 14,696 (100%) | $1,324,029 |
| Post Gazette Pavilion | Burgetsstown | 14,696 / 14,696 (100%) | $1,324,029 |
| Wachovia Center | Philadelphia | 11,133 / 12,415 (90%) | s$1,270,215 |
| Comcast Center | Mansfield | 13,523 / 13,523 (100%) | $1,352,730 |
| Saratoga Performing Arts Center | Saratoga Springs | 19,010 / 19,010 (100%) | $1,504,138 |
| PNC Bank Arts Center | Holmdel | 16,857 / 16,857 (100%) | $1,537,688 |
| Nikon at Jones Beach Theater | Wantagh | 27,089 / 27,089 (100%) | $3,655,783 |
| Madison Square Garden | New York City | 18,348 / 18,348 (100%) | $2,754,050 |
| TOTAL | 921,823 / 996,106 (91%) | $297,496,364 | |
References [edit]
- ^ "Police Rehearsing For Tour In Vancouver" - Billboard, 25 January 2007
- ^ "Police sightings in North Vancouver" - News 1130, 26 January 2007[dead link]
- ^ The Police
- ^ http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2007/02/17/3641088-cp.html[dead link]
- ^ "The Police reunion tour concert tickets sell out in just minutes," Sideline.com[dead link]
- ^ "Turning rebellion into money", The Economist, 15 September 2007
- ^ Live CD/DVD To Chronicle Police Reunion Tour
- ^ ThePolice.com news .news[dead link]
- ^ "Billboard Touring 2008". Billboard. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
- ^ Waddell, Ray (11 December 2008). "Bon Jovi Scores 2008's Top-Grossing Tour". Billboard. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
- ^ "UnderGroundOnline review of Vancouver concert".
- ^ "Canada.com review of Vancouver concert". 28 May 2007.
- ^ ""Our first disaster gig!" stewartcopeland.net". 31 May 2007.
- ^ "Stewart Copeland's Amazing Police Reunion Tour Setup"
- ^ Background vocals not performed by Summers or Copeland were noticeable in several songs, for example, "Roxanne" and "Every Breath You Take"; An example of other background instrumental is a harmony guitar riff behind the one Summers played in "Message in a Bottle".
External links [edit]
- The Police Tour - Official Site
- Official website
- Official webstore
- Reunion Tour interviews and footage
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