LOS ANGELES -- Following a rehearsal performance at The Whiskey on Los Angeles' Sunset Strip, The Police confirmed their concert tour will begin on May 28 in Vancouver, playing arenas, some stadiums and making some special appearances throughout North America.

Some of the North American tour highlights announced include a headline performance at this year's June 16 Bonnaroo Festival, an appearance at Boston's Fenway Park on July 28 and two Madison Square Garden performances in New York City on Aug. 1 and 3. Concert dates were also confirmed in Seattle, Denver, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Dallas, New Orleans, St. Louis, Toronto and Montreal.

The tour will continue this fall with dates in the United Kingdom and Europe, including appearances in Holland, Germany, Italy and France with additional countries . Additional dates in Mexico, South America, Japan, Australia and New Zealand are anticipated.

In 1977, The Police formed, blending reggae, punk, jazz and rock. Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers created a nuanced sound. The Police dominated the top of the charts and radio airwaves worldwide with five No. 1 albums and a succession of top 10 hit singles. In the six years they were together, The Police became one of the world's most famous bands, earning six Grammy Awards and countless fans around the globe.

Special guest Fiction Plane will join The Police for the North American portion of the tour. The rock trio will be releasing their second full-length album in May. Fiction Plane are: Joe Sumner (Bass); Seton Daunt (Guitar); Pete Wilhoit (Drums). Additional support artists will be announced in the coming weeks.

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. Working in 17 of the world's poorest countries, WaterAid and its partners have already helped over 10 million people gain access to water and sanitation and is committed to helping to reduce by half the proportion of people living without these basic necessities of life by 2015.

Tickets for the North American leg of The Police tour will be scaled at $225.00, $90.00 and $50.00 in most markets (plus applicable service fees) and will go on sale beginning this Saturday, Feb. 17 in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. Tickets in Boston and New York City will go on sale Tuesday, Feb. 20. Additional on sale dates . There will be a four-ticket limit per person for all arena shows and a six-ticket limit per person for the stadium events.

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR ITINERARY 2007

DATE: CITY: VENUE:

28-May Vancouver, BC GM Place

06-June Seattle, WA Key Arena
09-June Denver, CO Pepsi Center
15-June Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
16-June Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Festival
18-June Phoenix, AZ US Airways Arena
26-June Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
30-June New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena

02-July St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
22-July Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
25-July Montreal, PQ Bell Centre
28-July Boston, MA Fenway Park
01, 03-Aug New York, NY Madison Square Garden