Geeky Video Review: The Police "Roxanne" (Live at the Grammys)
Why 2007? Why has it taken 21 long years for Sting, Andy Summers, and Stewart Copeland to take the stage together again? Obviously Sting was a raving egomaniac at the time of the breakup, Andy vowed to never work with him, and Stewart wondered why the hell he wasn't playing drums anymore. But I'd say as far back as 10 years ago, Sting was far past his egotism and in the yoga-practicing, smooth jazz creating stage. You'd think at that point they would've realized "Hey, we were the greatest band of the 80s, let's get over our petty differences and give our adoring fans what they've been wanting." I guess not. The great news is, they're definitely not washed up. Sting still looks freaking ripped, has an amazing amount of vocal range left, and the band is just as technically superb as ever. They did a fantastic live rendition of "Roxanne" at the 49th Grammy Awards to announce their reunion tour, and the only lingering question in your mind after watching it is: Why this long?
After the jump check out the tour dates posted for The Police's 2007 tour. Let's face it, unless you're willing to shell out half your paycheck, or you luck out and win them in a radio contest, the average Police fan will never touch these tickets. But maybe a high quality concert DVD will result from these dates? Who knows?
05-28 Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place
06-06 Seattle, WA - Key Arena
06-09 Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
06-15 Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
06-16 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
06-18 Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Arena
06-26 Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
06-30 New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
07-02 St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
07-22 Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
07-25 Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
07-28 Boston, MA - Fenway Park
08-01 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
08-03 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
What say you?!