The Police Announce Final Concert
By Associated Press | May 7, 2008
The Police, who reunited for a 30th-anniversary world tour last year, say their final concert will take place this summer in New York City.
The band, which split up in 1984, describes a special connection with the Big Apple.
The band said, in a statement issued Monday: "We kicked off our very first American tour at CBGB's in 1978, and this summer, 30 years later, our journey will come full circle as we play our final show here in New York City."
Frontman Sting, guitarist Andy Summers, and drummer Stewart Copeland announced the final show at a news conference in Times Square with Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Proceeds from the concert will go toward arts programming for public television. The band also announced a separate $1 million donation to MillionTreesNYC, the city's initiative to plant a million trees by the year 2017.
The concert date and venue will be announced later.
