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The Police Confirm Final Concert Print E-mail
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Written by Mike Greenhaus   
Tuesday, 06 May 2008

The Police's final concert will take place in New York City this August. At a press conference held with New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, the trio confirmed that the benefit concert will support arts programming for the city's local public television stations Thirteen/WNET and WLIW New York. In addition, The Police, whose reunion victory lap was the top-selling tour of 2007, will donate $1 million to Bloomberg's MillionTreesNYC, which will plant 10,000 trees and reforest 2,000 acres of parkland across the five boroughs. The city has also pledged to match The Police's $1 million contribution.

"We kicked off our very first American tour at CBGB's in 1978 and thissummer, 30 years later, our journey will come full circle as we play our final show here in New York City," the group said in a statement. "We are honored to partner with public television and have a deep respect for their commitment to arts and culture."

"The Police are now part of one of the most exciting elements of PlaNYC - MillionTreesNYC - our initiative to plant one million new trees over the next 10 years," said Mayor Bloomberg. "Sting's human right's advocacy is well known, as is his support for the environment, especially the rain forests. Today The Police have demonstrated their commitment to greening our City."

The exact date and location of The Police's final performance will be confirmed in the coming weeks. Tickets will be available nationally online via Thirteen/WNET and WLIW. As of press time, the final leg of the group's world tour is scheduled to conclude at Wantagh, NY's Nikon At Jones Beach Theater on August 5.



 
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