The Police Announce World Tour Plans

The Police have announced the first leg of dates for their highly anticipated reunion tour.

The band revealed that they will be playing their first live shows in 23 years at a press conference in Los Angeles, where they also treated fans to a practise session including a rendition of ‘Message In A Bottle.’

They made the much-expected announcement a day after they opened the 49th Grammy Awards with their smash song ‘Roxanne.’

The North American dates announced so far kicks off in their current rehearsal city of Vancouver on May 28 and ends at New York’s famous Madison Square Garden on March 3.

The dates also include a headline appearance at the Bonnaroo festival on March 16.

Elsewhere during the press conference, the band treated those present to a question and answer session and rolled through other hits such as ‘Roxanne’ and ‘I Can’t Stand Losing You.’

The band also confirmed that the rest of the lucrative tour will take in Europe and some more North American dates throughout the autumn. The tour will then move on to Mexico and Australia.