The Police will reunite for a tour this year. They have confirmed all the rumors that have been running rampant for a while now.
The three-member band — British frontman Sting, guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart Copeland — will kick off their tour in Vancouver on May 28, playing across North American before heading to Europe later in the year.
Additional dates in Mexico, South America, Japan, Australia and New Zealand are expected to be added to the schedule.
The Police, one of the biggest groups of the late 1970s and early 1980s thanks to songs such as "Roxanne" and "Every Breath You Take" had performed at Sunday's Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
Sting, speaking after a rehearsal session to announce the comeback at Hollywood's famous Whisky A Go-Go club on Monday, said the idea of a reunion came to him late last year.
"I woke up one morning about three months ago and it was like a light bulb went off in my head 'I'm going to call Andy and Stewart,'" Sting said.
"What's happening is sort of very healing."
I'd be willing to bet this will be a very, very well attended tour. It's been a long, long time and they still have an enormous number of fans. Why, it will be like magic.
