THE POLICE TAKE THEIR FINAL BOWS
For avid fans of The Police, Thursday, August 7, marked the end of an era as Sting, Andy Summers, and Stewart Copeland gathered together for what has been publicized as their final show. The three-piece rock band kicked off their reunion tour in Vancouver on May 28, and hosted their grand finale at New York City's Madison Square Garden, raising money for public television stations, WNET and WLIW. They played a number of their well acclaimed songs such as "Every Breath You Take," "Roxanne," "Walking on the Moon," "Don't Stand So Close To Me," and "King of Pain" and even featured some of their lesser known gems like "Hole in My Life," and "Demolition Man."
The show had it's fair share of highlights. About halfway through the song, "Message in a Bottle," the band was joined by about two dozen New York City Police Officers, all equipped with their own instruments. Sting himself even donned a police cap for the occasion. In addition to this, the group did an impressive job of covering Cream's, "Sunshine of Your Love," and The Jimi Hendrix Experience's, "Purple Haze." One of the funniest moments of the concert however, did not even occur onstage. Before the band reappeared for the encore, a shirtless Sting was pictured on the large screens above the stage, sitting in a barber's chair, happily receiving a shave, manicure, and even a quick shoe shining backstage. Talk about star treatment! The attentive audience cracked up when Copeland leaned in to give Sting a quick peck on the lips providing an interesting contrast to Sting's earlier comment that, "The real triumph of this tour is that we haven't strangled each other... Not to say that it hasn't crossed my mind... or Stewart's or Andy's." Sting had also been sure to thank his band, "For your musicianship, your companionship, your friendship, your understanding, your patience with me." The whole affair ended in a rather goofy manner though, as a man dressed up as the fat lady singing appeared followed closely behind by Porky Pig who stuttered his signature, "That's all folks." And so the world tour came to a close, after 150 magical performances and earnings of over $350 million.
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