Police Tour latest: New dates confirmed for New York, Washington, Charlottesville, Charlotte, Atlanta and San Antonio...

With the first leg of their North American tour behind them and their European tour well underway, tour promoters The Next Adventure, A Live Nation Company announced today that an additional 6 dates in North America have been confirmed for The Police this fall.

As previously announced, The Police will return to North American on October 31st for their 4th New York area appearance. And now, with that show completely sold out a 5th and final 2007 concert in New York has been confirmed November 2nd at Madison Square Garden. Additional cities just announced include performances in Washington, November 5th at Verizon Center; Charlottesville, November 6th at John Paul Jones Arena; Charlotte, November 15th at the Charlotte Arena; a second Atlanta appearance, November 18th at Philips Arena and a visit to San Antonio's AT&T Center on November 20th.

The Police Tour Fan Club presales for these shows will start Wednesday, September 12 from 10 noon (local time). Head to ThePoliceTour.com Tickets at this time to purchase your tickets. The tickets for the Washington show go on sale on September 14; for Charlottesville, Charlotte, Atlanta and San Antonio they go on sale on September 15, and for New York on September 17.

2007/2008 Tour Dates

29 Aug Globe Arena, Stockholm
30 Aug Globe Arena, Stockholm
01 Sep Vestereng, Aarhus
04 Sep NIA, Birmingham
05 Sep NIA, Birmingham
08 Sep Twickenham Stadium, London
09 Sep Twickenham Stadium, London
11 Sep AOL Arena, Hamburg
13 Sep ArenA, Amsterdam
14 Sep ArenA, Amsterdam
16 Sep Geneva Stadium, Geneva
19 Sep Stadthalle, Vienna
22 Sep Olympiastadion, Munich
25 Sep National Stadium, Lisbon
27 Sep Olympic Stadium, Barcelona
29 Sep Stade de France, Paris
30 Sep Stade de France, Paris
02 Oct Stadio Della Alpi, Turin
06 Oct Croke Park, Dublin
08 Oct Sportpaleis, Antwerp
09 Oct Sportpaleis, Antwerp
10 Oct SAP Arena, Mannheim
13 Oct LTU Arena, Dusseldorf
15 Oct MEN Arena, Manchester
15 Oct MEN Arena, Manchester
19 Oct Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
20 Oct Wembley Arena, London
31 Oct Madison Square Garden, New York NY
02 Nov Madison Square Garden, New York NY
03 Nov Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ
05 Nov Verizon Centre, Washington DC
06 Nov John Paul Jones Centre, Charlottesville VA
08 Nov Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON
09 Nov Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON
11 Nov TD BankNorth Garden, Boston MA
14 Nov Wachovia Center, Philadelphia PA
15 Nov Charlotte Arena, Charlotte NC
17 Nov Philips Arena, Atlanta GA
18 Nov Philips Arena, Atlanta GA
20 Nov AT&T Center, San Antonio TX
24 Nov Foro Sol, Mexico City
27 Nov Monterrey Arena, Monterrey
01 Dec River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina
02 Dec River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina
05 Dec Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile
2008
17 Jan Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand
19 Jan Western Springs, Auckland, New Zealand
22 Jan Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia
24 Jan Telstra Stadium, Sydney, Australia
26 Jan Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
28 Jan AAMI Stadium, Adelaide, Australia
01 Feb Members Equity Stadium, Perth

Later this year, The Police will play dates in Mexico and South America followed by 2008 performances in New Zealand, Australia with Japanese appearances still to be announced. A total of 2.2 million tickets have been sold to date.

Released earlier this year, The Police celebrate the 30th anniversary of their recording debut with their first double- disc CD 'Best of' collection entitled, The Police (A&M/UMe). The 28 songs bring together the biggest hits from the band's five original studio albums and includes their very first single, 1977's 'Fall Out'.

Special guest Fiction Plane will again join The Police for the North American portion of the tour. Known for their high-energy live shows, this dynamic rock trio released their 2nd album in May. Fiction Plane are: Joe Sumner (Bass); Seton Daunt (Guitar); Pete Wilhoit (Drums).

The North American tour is presented by Best Buy, the leading consumer electronics retailer with nearly 1,000 retail locations in the United States and Canada, visit: www.bestbuy.com.

A portion of the proceeds from this tour will be donated to WaterAid, an international NGO founded in 1981 and dedicated to reducing poverty by improving access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene education.

The Police World Tour is produced by The Next Adventure, A Live Nation Company in association with RZO Entertainment, Inc.

For complete tour & ticket information, fan club memberships and more visit: www.thepolice.com. For official press materials, high resolution photos & more, visit: www.thepolice.com/PR.