August 28, 2008
The Police to play final show in NYC
The Police performed Wednesday at Madison Square Garden as part of their reunion tour. Sting, looking fit in combat boots and tight black pants, blended rock, reggae and punk for a sound that was as fresh as ever. (Newsday / Ari Mintz / August 1, 2007)
NEW YORK -- The Police, who reunited for a 30th-anniversary
world tour last year, say their final concert will take place this
summer in New York City.
The band, which split up in 1984, describes a special connection
with the Big Apple.
It says in a statement issued Monday: "We kicked off our very
first American tour at CBGB's in 1978, and this summer, 30 years
later, our journey will come full circle as we play our final show
here in New York City."
Frontman Sting, guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart
Copeland announced the final show at a news conference in Times
Square with Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Proceeds from the concert will go toward arts programming for
public television. The band also announced a separate $1 million
donation to MillionTreesNYC, the city's initiative to plant a
million trees by the year 2017.
The concert date and venue will be announced later.
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