Thursday, February 14, 2008

The Police return to SF with Elvis Costello

The Police
With special guest
Elvis Costello and the Imposters
Presented by Citi®
FINAL NORTH AMERICAN TOUR EXTENSION ANNOUNCED!

Monday, July 14th at 7:30pm
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Tuesday, July 15th at 7:30pm
Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord

Tickets for both shows go onsale on Sunday, February 24th at 10am at www.livenation.com!

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).

Announced today, The Police will return to North America this summer to play their final area appearances in a number of arenas and amphitheaters predominantly in markets where they did not perform in 2007.

In 2007, 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). 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.

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.

Tickets for the shows at Shoreline Amphitheatre and Sleep Train Pavilion will be scaled at $231.50 and $96.50 for reserved seating and $46.50 for general admission lawn (plus applicable service fees) and will go on sale Sunday, February 24th at 10am at www.livenation.com, ticketmaster outlets or charge by phone at 415-421-TIXS. There will be a 4 ticket limit per person for reserved seats in the amphitheatre pavilions. Visit www.thepolice.com and/or www.livenation.com for complete on-sale information.

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