The Police on the Grammys
 

Can't wait to see this reunion!
Touring this summer... I hear they are playing 60 dates in the US.
2 of which should be Wrigley Field on 7/8 and 7/9.

The Wrigley shows are Thu 7/5 & Fri 7/6.

All the dates are going to be announced tomorrow during a press conference. :)

From the Whisky-A-Go-Go! How cool is that?

I'm watching it live

http://www.cnn.com/pipeline/index.a.html

Edit: Damn - 3-minute trial period is over...oh well...

Yea...I'm watching their Live In Concert now in VH1C...

Top tier of tickets priced at $225. :rolleyes:

I wonder is will be just the three of them on stage. I mean FM had like seven other people on stage and about that many under the stage.

If it is just the three and roadies, they are going to make a fortune!

OMG...for Wrigley's Field...how do they expect to sell them...can they?

I can only find the US tour dates on the website, but the European dates I have found so far are:

Manchester, UK Sept 1, 2007
London, UK Sept 8, 2007
Cologne, Germany Sept 11 and 12, 2007
Paris, France Sept 19 and 20, 2007

Unless they announce a date in the Netherlands, I'll be at one of the two Cologne shows. It's only an hour away from here. :thumbsup:

The whole ad lib thing IMO just fell flat on its face. If I were them, I would have done Roxanne just as on the single and maybe mixed in Message in a Bottle. People want peppy and that gig was not that.

https://thepolicetour.com/

May 28, 2007 Vancouver BC CA GM Place
Jun 06, 2007 Seattle WA US Key Arena
Jun 09, 2007 Denver CO US Pepsi Center
Jun 15, 2007 Las Vegas NV US MGM Grand Garden Arena
Jun 16, 2007 Manchester TN US Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
Jun 18, 2007 Phoenix AZ US US Airways Arena
Jun 26, 2007 Dallas TX US American Airlines Center
Jun 30, 2007 New Orleans LA US New Orleans Arena
Jul 02, 2007 St. Louis MO US Scottrade Center
Jul 22, 2007 Toronto ON CA Air Canada Centre
Jul 25, 2007 Montreal QC CA Bell Centre
Jul 28, 2007 Boston MA US Fenway Park
Aug 01, 2007 New York City NY US Madison Square Garden
Aug 03, 2007 New York City NY US Madison Square Garden

^ Look Theresa, they're playing Canada 3 times in 3 different cities! So stop your whining about how nobody plays Canada. :rolleyes:

That being said, I don't want to see them badly enough to fork over that much cash & cross the border. :D

NME says more dates will be announced within the next few weeks. Including cities like LA, San Fransisco, Chicago, Columbus and HARTFORDDDDDDDDDDD. YEAH THATS RIGHT. :laugh: :thumbsup:

When they said 60 dates yesterday, was that just for North America or worldwide? I can't find anything online to clarify that, but I'm assuming it's 60+ dates in North America and then more worldwide.

Regardless, it looks like everyone will have an opportunity to see them. That June 30th date in New Orleans would be a fun weekend. Since they're doing Bonnaroo, perhaps they'll end up at ACL too, like Tom Petty did. I'm sure they'll play Houston and San Antonio too. :thumbsup:

That August 3 MSG show looks mighty tempting...

The Police Rehearsal & Press Conference torrent
 

http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-d....php?id=134168

Ok hope I'm not late getting this up but here is the Police reunion rehearsal just held at the Whisky A Go Go 2 hours ago. I chaptered it at the 4 songs and in the middle was a question and answer with the audience.
Whew! Mommy tired now!

The Police

Rehearsal and Press Conference
Recorded February 12 2007
Whisky A Go Go Los Angeles California
DishNetwork/Lite On Standalone/Hard Drive

Video Attributes: 720x480 NTSC 16:9 8MBPS
Audio Attributes: LPCM 2CH Stereo or 5.1

Running Time: 45 Minutes

No Art or Menu

Setlist and Chapters:

1. Message in a Bottle
2. Voices Inside My Head/ When the World is Running Down
3. Questions and Answers from the Press
4. I Can't Stop Losing You
5. Roxanne

The Band
Sting Bass and Vocals
Andy Summers Guitar and Vocals
Stewart Copeland Drums and Vocals

peace
jima

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The Police – Roxanne 2007/02/11

http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-d....php?id=134134

The Police – Roxanne 2007/02/11

CBS HDTV>Comcast DVR>DVD Recorder>ULead Movie Factory 4.0>You

Here is an MPEG of Roxanne.

This is for my friends Kerstin & Lars.

Enjoy!


I will get the RHCP up later today. I have some of the other performances from the Grammy’s but not all. I also have Prince from the Super Bowl if people are interested in that.

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Thought I would post these torrents since there's plenty of Police fans here who may be interested.

Aren't you clever Sting!? :mad:
One thing I do not like...the fee for his site and now the Police site.

Yeah, I'm surprised that they aren't letting sting.com members participate in a pre-sale. The $100 fan club fee is a bit steep- but the way I look at it, it's going to deter scalpers (U2 charged only $50 for theirs, and look where that got them).

I know doll, but I still want to view without $$.

Nice! :thumbsup: Thanks to you and the taper.

It's going to end up being 60-80 dates in North America. Apparently, the guys are getting along so great (what a wonder a $150m advance guarantee check for the tour will do) that they agreed to do a fall leg of North America along with other non-Europe international locales beyond the initial contract. Basically (as you said) if you want to see the Police this summer, you'll have a chance to. It's going to be a great year for every Police fan.

I was SHOCKED- SHOCKED- they ended up playing the the festival in Tennessee- I'm not sure they are going to play Austin City Limits, though- unless they shell out the huge dough Bonnaroo did. Bank on a show at Toyota Center- not sure they will hit Austin or San Antone.

2nd shows have been added in these cities (from Pollstar)

05-30-2007 Vancouver, BC
07-23-2007 Toronto, ON
07-26-2007 Montreal, QC
07-29-2007 Boston, MA

I was impressed. I'd never thought the "doze away-musicman Sting" could find the energy again that made the Police great. A jazzy, offthewall instrumental base with punky pophooks all over. Coming back with this exact same approach - but decades later with a new arrangement in the basic track, but keeping the melodic lines intact, was great. They never tried to please masses of people, and I love it that they put the landmark at exact that place: You can expect Roxanne, but they presented it just not in the way you would expect. Still, the energy-typical for the Police- was there. And that is a lot more than I expected.

Ha. It looks like shackin'up's defending LB against Strandinthewind!:laugh:

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4. I Can't Stop Losing You
[/QUOTE]

Ummm...it's: "I Can't STAND Losing You".

More:

06-13-2007 Oakland, CA
06-23-2007 Los Angeles, CA
08-05-2007 East Rutherford, NJ

One more:

7-17-07 Auburn Hills, MI

They confirmed at the press conference, which I just had the pleasure of watching yesterday that it will be just the three of them. They want to show everyone that they can just go out themselves and still sound like that. After watching that press conference with just the three of them playing, they don't need any help. And Sting can still hit the notes. I got goosebumps. Whatever kind of yoga Gordy is doing is doing good by him. I must say that Stewart Copeland still has amazing chops. It was really something. I hope everyone has had a chance to see the press conference. They fukcin' rocked. :nod:

At the press conference, their manager said it's now planned as a world tour, including Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Europe etc.

I loved it! I thought the arrangement was fab. This is so not going to be some oldies act tour. These blokes have got the right idea. :nod:

:laugh: That bugged me as well.

More dates - I just copied the whole list to make it easier:

Mon 05/28/07 Vancouver, BC General Motors Place

Wed 05/30/07 Vancouver, BC General Motors Place

Sat 06/02/07 Edmonton, AB Commonwealth Stadium

Wed 06/06/07 Seattle, WA KeyArena at Seattle Center

Thu 06/07/07 Seattle, WA KeyArena at Seattle Center

Sat 06/09/07 Denver, CO Pepsi Center

Wed 06/13/07 Oakland, CA McAfee Coliseum

Fri 06/15/07 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena


appearing with "Bonnaroo Music Festival"


Sat 06/16/07 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music Festival


The Police


Mon 06/18/07 Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center

Sat 06/23/07 Los Angeles, CA Dodger Stadium

Tue 06/26/07 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center

Sat 06/30/07 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena

Mon 07/02/07 Saint Louis, MO Scottrade Center

Tue 07/03/07 Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center

Mon 07/16/07 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena

Tue 07/17/07 Auburn Hills, MI Palace Of Auburn Hills

Thu 07/19/07 Philadelphia, PA Citizens Bank Park

Fri 07/20/07 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium

Sun 07/22/07 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre

Mon 07/23/07 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre

Wed 07/25/07 Montreal, QC Bell Centre

Thu 07/26/07 Montreal, QC Bell Centre

Sat 07/28/07 Boston, MA Fenway Park

Sun 07/29/07 Boston, MA Fenway Park

Tue 07/31/07 East Hartford, CT Rentschler Field

Wed 08/01/07 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Arena

Fri 08/03/07 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Arena

Sun 08/05/07 East Rutherford, NJ Giants Stadium

Thu 11/08/07 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre

dang. they aren't playing around. they have a ****load of dates.

They are not all announced yet either!
There will be more...

:shocked: Well, this co-worker gave me tickets to see Etta James...guess what? I was just on my way back from the staff lounge and he asked if I am going to see The Police in LA. I said no and whimpered about taxes and my alternator, etc...he said...I have an extra ticket for you for your birthday! Then he asked when my b-day is! Not until september!

I am very excited! :] :] :]

I blurted "I love you"... :o

Etta's fun. You'll get a kick out of her. Have you seen her before?

No, I haven't. I am excited about this concert too.

3 more:

06-10-2007 Denver, CO
07-10-2007 Miami Gardens, FL
07-11-2007 Tampa, FL