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The Police
The Police performing live on 1 August 2007 at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Background information
Origin
London, England
Genre(s)
Rock, New Wave, reggae, post-punk
Years active
1977–1984, 1986, 2003, 2007–2008
Label(s)
A&M/PolydorUniversal Music Group
Associated acts
Oysterhead, Gizmo
Website
http://www.thepolice.com/
Members
StingAndy SummersStewart Copeland
Former members
Henry Padovani
The Police are a three-piece rock band consisting of Sting (vocals, bass guitar), Andy Summers (guitar, vocals) and Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion, vocals). The band became globally popular in the early 1980s, playing a style of rock that was influenced by jazz, rock and reggae music. Their 1983 album, Synchronicity, was number one in the UK and the US and sold over 8,000,000 copies in the US. The band broke up in 1984, but reunited in early 2007 with the announcement that they were undertaking a world tour. The tour was scheduled from the middle of that year on until mid-2008, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of their hit single "Roxanne" and also, to a lesser extent, that of their formation as a group. To date The Police have sold more than 50 million albums worldwide. Rolling Stone ranked The Police number 70 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time
