The Police announce second Hollywood Bowl performance

By overwhelming demand from their Los Angeles fans, The Police have announced a second Hollywood Bowl performance on May 28th (in addition to their previously announced May 27th date). Tickets for the May 28th show go on sale Sunday, March 9th at 10 AM.

These concerts are part of the band’s return to North America this summer to play their final area appearances. An additional 30 dates have been confirmed beginning May 1st in Ottawa. As already confirmed, The Police will return to Europe this summer for a select number of prestigious festival events including such performances at the Isle of Wight and Hyde Park Festivals in the UK, the Rock In Rio Festival in Spain, and the TW Festival in Belgium. The Police will also return to Germany, France, Spain and Italy performing at various arenas and stadiums through June and July.

In 2007, The Police thrilled millions of fans around the globe. Their much heralded tour, which has sold over 2.5 million tickets, garnered numerous accolades including: Major Tour of The Year (Pollstar), as well as “Tour of the Year” and “Top Selling Tour of 2007” (Billboard Magazine). The Police concert schedule included sold out performances at many of the most historic and renowned stadiums around the world including: Fenway Park (Boston); Wrigley Field (Chicago); and Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles) along with Twickenham Stadium (London) Stade de France (Paris) and River Plate Stadium (Buenos Aires).

Elvis Costello and The Imposters will join The Police for the North American portion of this year’s tour. Also spanning a career of 30 years, Elvis Costello and The Attractions were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. He has received a number of Grammy nominations for his recent albums When I Was Cruel, The Delivery Man and for his 2006 collaboration with Allen Toussaint, The River in Reverse. His songs have been recorded by a great number of artists with a list as diverse as his range of musical styles including: No Doubt, Solomon Burke, Dusty Springfield, Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash.

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Tickets for the second Hollywood Bowl performance will be scaled at $304.50, $154.50, $99.50 and $54.50 each (plus applicable service fees). Tickets will be available at LiveNation.com and Ticketmaster.com. They can also be purchased at all Ticketmaster retail outlets including all Ritmo Latino and Wherehouse Music locations, plus Charge by Phone-- (213) 480-3232 • (714) 740-2000 • (805) 583-8700. Visit http://www.thepolice.com/ and/or http://www.livenation.com/ for more information.

Join The Police Fan Club at ThePolice.com for access to tickets, contests and more. Gear up for tour in the official Police Store

The Police tour is produced by Live Nation Global Touring in association with RZO Entertainment, Inc.

THE POLICE
WITH VERY SPECIAL GUEST
ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS
Presented by Citi®

2008 – North American Itinerary

May 01 Ottawa , ON Scotiabank Place
May 03 Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena
May 04 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
May 10 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
May 13 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
May 14 Omaha , NE Qwest Center
May 16 Orlando, FL Amway Center
May 17 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre (formerly Sound Advice)
May 20 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
May 21 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
May 23 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand
May 24 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
May 26 San Diego, CA Coors Amphitheatre
May 27 Los Angeles, CA The Hollywood Bowl
May 28 Los Angeles, CA The Hollywood Bowl

The Police will perform throughout Europe in June

July 11 Portland, OR Clark County Amphitheatre
July 12 Seattle, WA The Gorge
July 14 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 16 Concord, CA Sleep Train Pavilion
July 17 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
July 19 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
July 21 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
July 25 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheater
July 26 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theater
July 28 Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette Pavilion
July 29 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
July 31 Boston, MA Tweeter Center

Aug. 01 Saratoga, NY SPAC (Saratoga Performing Arts Center)
Aug. 03 Holdmel, NY PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug. 04 Wantagh, NY Nikon At Jones Beach Theater


For complete tour and ticket information, fan club memberships and more visit:
www.thepolice.com