Rock reunions were all the rage in 2007, but none were greeted with the excitment and interest surrounding the first tour by the Police since members Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers unofficially split to pursue solo careers in 1984. Though they first came together as a progressive-rock project led by former Gong musician Mike Howlett (the short-lived band Strontium 90), the Police would
What a difference 13 months makes. This time around, the Police was rock solid and the tunes came together perfectly onstage. The group plays the Pavilion in Concord tonight.
The show Monday at Mountain View's Shoreline Amphitheatre promised to be one of the great double-bills of the season, with the reunited mega-trio - which will make its final Bay Area appearance tonight at Concord's Sleep Train Pavilion - being
ComingSoon.net's The Weekend Warrior offers a preview of the new releases opening the week of Friday, July 18 including a little movie called The Dark Knight ! Also opening on Friday are the movie musical Mamma Mia! (Universal) starring Meryl Streep and the animated comedy Space Chimps (20th Century Fox). This week's "Chosen One" is Julian Schnabel's concert movie Lou Reed's Berlin and this
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At the turn of the century there were few bands that seemed less likely than The Police to ever reunite. Bands with deceased members, maybe. So it was rather a surprise that the three men who made up the '80s punk/reggae/rock pioneer reassembled last year and hit the road.
Erik Barnes is the co-leader of the Chronicle-Tribune Grant County Amateur golf tournament with Andy Varner after Saturday's first round. emoore@chronicle-tribune.com
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