| The Police are back on the road this year for | | | | was documented by Copeland who recently |
| the first time in two decades, in one of the | | | | compiled personal archived footage and |
| most eagerly anticipated tours of recent | | | | released it as a film. Everyone Stares: The |
| years. As one of the most definitive | | | | Police Inside and Out premiered at the |
| post-punk/early new-wave bands, The Police | | | | Sundance Film Festival in 2006, an event that |
| made their name in the late seventies with | | | | many credit as the being the main spur behind |
| their distinctive punk-meets-pop-meets-reggae | | | | the band deciding on a come-back tour. |
| sound, while showing off a carefully | | | | Sting's son Joe Sumner and his band, Fiction |
| contrived peroxide blonde look. The mix | | | | Plane, are currently supporting The Police on |
| served them well as they produced a series of | | | | the North American leg of their world tour, |
| five successful albums before breaking up in | | | | which is continuing through the summer and |
| 1984. Comprising Sting (a.k.a. Gordon Sumner) | | | | then again in November. In October the band |
| on lead vocals and bass guitar, drummer | | | | are set to come to the UK for several dates |
| Stewart Copeland, and lead guitarist Andy | | | | in England, Wales and Ireland. Fans can |
| Summers, the trio took advantage of the | | | | expect a straightforward set with a black |
| growing medium of new musical videos and a | | | | amphitheater design and several video screens |
| general public weariness with punk and pop | | | | suspended discretely overhead to show |
| music. They began with a raw, punk-inspired | | | | close-ups of the band members. They are |
| power-pop sound, but evolved quickly into | | | | touring with no back-up singers or |
| producing much more complex material, both | | | | accompanying musicians, special effects or |
| musically and lyrically, allowing reggae and | | | | gimmicks, which is bound to keep the purists |
| jazz influences to become increasingly | | | | happy. The set list is a straight-up, no |
| apparent in their music. In their seven | | | | apologies "best of", but most people |
| years, they amassed five U.K. number 1 | | | | attending these gigs will be wanting |
| singles, four U.K. number 1 albums, with | | | | precisely that; a trip down memory lane and |
| sales of Synchronicity going platinum eight | | | | to hear some of the best musical tracks ever |
| times in the U.S., as well as hitting number | | | | written and performed. Forthcoming UK Dates: |
| 1 on both sides of the Atlantic. They are the | | | | 6 October - Croke Park, Dublin, Eire 15 |
| recipients of two Brit awards and six | | | | October - M.E.N. Arena Manchester 16 October |
| Grammy's. Discography (original studio albums | | | | - M.E.N. Arena Manchester 19 October - |
| only): Outlandos d'Amour - Nov 1978, UK #6 | | | | Cardiff Millennium Stadium, Wales 20 October |
| Reggatta de Blanc - Oct 1979, UK #1 Zenyatta | | | | - Wembley Arena, London Certainly, one of the |
| Mondatta - Oct 1980, UK #1 Ghost in the | | | | most eagerly anticipated tours of recent |
| Machine - Oct 1981, UK #1 Synchronicity - Jun | | | | years. |
| 1983, UK #1 While the band enjoyed both | | | | |
| critical and commercial success, they fought | | | | This article was written by Bret Robson for |
| incessantly and often violently (to the point | | | | Viagogo.co.uk, a leading European ticket hub. |
| that Stewart Copeland reportedly broke one of | | | | Viagogo connects buyers and sellers of |
| Sting's ribs during a scuffle). The | | | | tickets, concert tickets, theatre tickets and |
| tumultuous relationship among band members | | | | more. |