The Police & Costello Tour

The Police & Elvis Costello North America Tour

The Police

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. An additional 30 dates have been confirmed beginning May 1 in Ottawa and culminating August 4 at Wantagh, NY’s Jones Beach. Along the way, the tour will also visit The Gorge in Seattle, Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver and the Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl (complete itinerary below).

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 was 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.

The Police with Elvis Costello Tour Dates
05/01/08 Thu Scotiabank Place Kanata, ON
05/03/08 Sat HSBC Arena Buffalo, NY

05/04/08 Sun Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH
05/10/08 Sat Allstate Arena Chicago, IL
05/13/08 Tue Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
05/14/08 Wed Qwest Center Omaha, NE
05/16/08 Fri Amway Arena Orlando, FL
05/17/08 Sat Cruzan Amphitheatre West Palm Beach, FL
05/20/08 Tue Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion The Woodlands, TX
05/21/08 Wed Superpages.com Center Dallas, TX
05/23/08 Fri MGM Grand Las Vegas, NV
05/24/08 Sat The Cricket Pavilion Phoenix, AZ
05/26/08 Mon Coors Amphitheatre Chula Vista, CA
05/27/08 Tue Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA
07/11/08 Fri Amphitheatre @ Clark County Portland, OR
07/12/08 Sat The Gorge George, WA
07/14/08 Mon Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View Mountain View, CA
07/16/08 Wed Sleep Train Pavilion At Concord Concord, CA
07/17/08 Thu Sleep Train Amphitheatre Marysville, CA
07/19/08 Sat USANA (West Valley) Amphitheatre West Valley, UT
07/21/08 Mon Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO
07/25/08 Fri Marcus Amphitheater Milwaukee, WI
07/26/08 Sat DTE Energy Music Center Clarkston, MI
07/28/08 Mon Post Gazette Pavilion Burgettstown, PA
07/29/08 Tue Wachovia Center Philadelphia, PA
07/31/08 Thu Tweeter Center (Great Woods) Mansfield, MA
08/01/08 Fri Saratoga Performing Arts Center Saratoga Springs, NY
08/03/08 Sun PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel, NJ
08/04/08 Mon Nikon at Jones Beach Theater Wantagh, NY

Complete Police tour dates available here.

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