The Police

The Police began wrapping up the latest leg of their massively successful and ongoing North American tour tonight with the first of two shows at the Hollywood Bowl, vowed to be the reunited Hall of Famers’ final appearances in Southern California before once more disbanding.

Opting for the close pocketed rather intimate Allstate Arena snuggled away in Rosemont IL the blonde trio were able to interact with the crowd in ways that would be impossible at stadiums and large scale arenas alike.

Birmingham International Indoor Arena, Birmingham, UK

We stumbled upon a feature on The Police in Mojo, which introduced the band’s demise by using their last concert at Giants Stadium on June 15, 1986.

Based on their exuberance, energy and apparent sheer pleasure in playing together, the Grammy-winning trio took obvious joy in their reunion tour, which is soon to conclude its second year.

Eight months on and The Police finally hit Manchester. Now I do not mean as a response to the day the Ranger's fans came to town, I mean the 80's musical legends. The trio that pushed forward the interesting combination of reggae and rock, with great lyrics to boot (well, maybe not "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da..

Buffalo, NY may be the quintessential locale for such a rendezvous and The Police hadn’t been in the neighborhood for decades leading up to Saturday night.