February 12, 2007

Jam
Music
      Artists A-Z
      Album Reviews
      Concert Reviews
      Concert Listings
      SoundScan Charts
      Lowdown Column
      Pop Encyclopedia
      2010 Grammy Awards

Movies
Television
Video
Theatre
Books
Country
Best of the Decade




ENT Blog
Video Clips Gallery
RSS Feed

RINGO


Artist: Police, The

Police reunion tour starts in Van.
By -- Sun Media
Bookmark and Share


The Police, (L-R: Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers), much older, much wiser and ready to take on the world. (AP photo)

LOS ANGELES -- The Police 30th Anniversary reunion world tour will kick off May 28 at Vancouver's GM Place and travel through North America until early August, Sun Media has exclusively learned.

The official tour announcement will be made this morning at legendary Sunset Strip club Whiskey A Go Go by singer-bassist Sting, 55, drummer Stewart Copeland, 54, and guitarist Andy Summers, 64.

Other Canadian dates are Edmonton on June 2 (venue TBA), Toronto's Air Canada Centre on July 22 and Montreal's Bell Centre on July 25.

Ticket prices are expected to be in three ranges -- approximately $225, $90 and $50 -- with Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal on sale Saturday (Feb. 17) and Edmonton's on-sale date still TBA.

'REHEARSALS'

There is also a chance there will be multiple shows in some markets that sell out fast.

Last week, the three members of the '80s British New Wave band invited select media and a small group of fans to the Whiskey A Go Go today for late-morning "rehearsals, where a special announcement will be made."

Last night, The Police kicked off the Grammy Awards at the Staples Centre in L.A. with their uber-hit Roxanne and have been spotted around Vancouver over the past two weeks where they were rehearsing at Lions Gate Studios on the city's North Shore.

The trio is expected to rehearse elsewhere before returning to the West Coast for more fine-tuning leading up to their tour launch.

BREAK IN AUGUST

The trek, The Police's first since 1984's Synchronity tour, will make its way through North American arenas and stadiums, although there are some specialized events on the schedule, until the first week of August before a break.

From late-August until mid-October, the trio will play the U.K. and Europe, before returning to North America in late October and then travelling beyond to Mexico, South America, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

The Police 30th Anniversary tour is being produced by onetime Torontonian Arthur Fogel, currently Live Nation's L.A-based chairman of global music. Fogel's most recent tours have included those by Madonna and U2.


HOT MUSIC HEADLINES
Celine heading back to Vegas
Live Review: Mariah Carey in T.O.
Hagar not up for Aerosmith gig
Perez, Peas manager settle suit
Lil Wayne sentencing postponed
Streisand rejects $100M Vegas offer
Ringo gets Walk of Fame star
Jack White upset with Air Force ad
Jackson’s doctor pleads not guilty
Perry fans fume over teen pic
More Headlines
April Wine headed to Cdn Music Hall
Swift searches for tall beau
Furtado to make acting debut
Ciara’s Twitter page hacked
Gaga’s aunt helped her quit drugs
Perry: Tyler still part of Aeromith
Live Review: Elvis Costello in Edm.
Jazz great Dankworth dies at 82
Cohen postpones European tour
Rush drummer back in limelight


Lowdown column
Get the inside scoop on the Canadian music industry with Karen Bliss.
Who's coming and when
Want to know when your favourite band is coming to town? Check out Clive, JAM Music's extensive Canadian concert listings.
TV Listings
Wondering what's on tonight? Check out our TV listings for the complete schedule in your area.


Did you win a trip to the Montreal Jazz Festival?

Find out here!

Berkeley Church concert winners!

Kid Rock contest winners

1. Various: Hope For Haiti Now

2. Lady Antebellum: Need You...

3. Susan Boyle: I Dreamed...

4. Various: Grammys Noms '10

5. Lady Gaga: The Fame

Courtesy Nielsen SoundScan Cda


Wham






What was the best part of the Grammys?
The performances
The red carpet
Michael Jackson tribute
When it was over


Results | Story