After kicking off the Grammy awards with an exciting comeback performance on Sunday, legendary rock group The Police revealed they have chosen Vancouver as the inaugural stop on their first world tour in decades.
The group, which split after releasing their last album Synchronicity in 1983, made the announcement as they rocked out before throngs of fans at the Whisky Go-Go Club on LA's Sunset Strip on Monday.
Set to hit Canada's west coast on May 28, Sting - who dubbed himself "certifiably insane" for reuniting with his bandmates - drummer Stewart Copeland and guitarist Andy Summers will then make the rounds to Toronto, Montreal, New York, Boston, Seattle, Denver and Las Vegas.
It seems the reunion was a spontaneous decision for the band's 55-year-old lead singer and bassist. "I woke up one morning…three months ago, and this light bulb went off in my head 'I'm going to call Andy and Stewart and tell them that we should do a tour'," Sting told the crowd. "I thought, 'Well, it'll surprise them, it'll surprise the world, and it's surprising me too.'"
Following the North American leg of their 'greatest hits' world tour, The Police are expected to jet into South America, Europe, Japan and New Zealand. Sting promised the shows will "look simple but spectacular…three guys on stage, that's all". Tickets will go on sale for the Canadian concerts on Saturday.
Photo: Canadian Press
Photo: Canadian Press
