The Police to perform final gig in New York
New House of York (Reuters) - The reunion of rock 'n' roll trio The Police will issue forth to an end this summer with a final concert in Freshly House of York that volition benefit humanities programing for the city's public television stations of the Cross, the band announced on Tuesday.
Singer/bassist Stick, drummer Stewart Copeland and guitarist Andy Summers reunited for a domain term of enlistment last Crataegus laevigata and, according to Hoarding data up to September 30, grossed more than $171 gazillion from 53 shows seen by more than 1.5 meg multitude.
The banding will suppose farewell to United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with a concert in London's Hyde Parkland on June 29. The Newly York City concert will end the tour, though a date and venue receive not been released.
"We kicked away our very first gear American term of enlistment at CBGB's in 1978 and this summer, 30 days by and by, our travel testament come full circle as we play our final examination show here in Fresh York Urban center," The Police force said in a statement.
"We are honored to partner with public tv set and have a oceanic abyss respect for their dedication to arts and acculturation," the grouping said.
When asked in John Griffith Chaney in Feb if this truly was the oddment for the group, Bite said "Yea, I think it's right. We've been saved from the nostalgia in a bad signified because I recollect the band sounds middling contemporary."
The environmentally conscious group made the announcement piece donating $1 one thousand thousand to Fresh House of York City manager Michael Bloomberg's opening to engraft 1 one thousand thousand trees in the city by 2017. The city matched the $1 zillion contribution.
(Reporting by Michelle Nichols, editing by Daniel Trotta and Cynthia Osterman)
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