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Biography - The Police
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ANDY SUMMERS
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STING
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STEWART COPELAND
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Discography
OUTLANDERS D'AMOUR
A&M RECORDS 1979
REGGATTA DE BLANC
A&M RECORDS 1979
SYNCHRONITY
A&M RECORDS 1979
The Police European Tour
After 23 years The Police have reformed for a 30th anniversary European tour.
Rumors and speculation are high, is this the bands final, farewell tour? One things certain, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see one of the world's finest and most influential rock acts doing what they do best, playing live! Tickets are selling fast so don't miss the opportunity to be part of a historic event.
The Police Tour Dates 2007
It was Sting's brilliant idea to bring The Police back together for their 30th anniversary, sources say, despite interviews he and band members Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers gave suggesting it was a mutual idea.
One music-industry heavyweight tells Page Six: "Sting worked on Stewart and Andy for six months trying to get them to agree to tour. They didn't really want to at first. It's not like they need the money. They're set for life off of the royalties alone.
"But for some reason, Sting was insistent, telling them how much money they all could make," the source said.
To sweeten the deal, Sting "assured his former bandmates they could not only pick the song list for the tour, but that the three would share equally in profits - whereas in the past, Sting always got a higher percentage because he was the frontman.
"They finally agreed," our source said, and the group decided to kick off their reunion tour with an opening performance at the Grammys of "Roxanne."
But Copeland and Summers apparently didn't realize what they had signed on for. "Andy and Stew thought they would just do the old rock version of 'Roxanne,' " our insider said, "but when they showed up for sound check, Sting had created this weird, jazz-blues version of the song, and they kind of freaked out."
Sting insisted that his version was better and sang the unexpected rendition of the 1978 hit at the Grammys - to almost everyone's dismay.
The worldwide Police tour will net the group $175 million.
A rep for Sting referred us to interviews the band has given about their tour.
In Variety last week, Sting said: "We fought because we cared passionately about the music. We're still fighting, but...we're a bit more wise."
Copeland added in the same interview: "I just like playing my drums and following Sting's lead. We don't have an agenda now."