Finally The Police reunion!
I must say my heart went all a flutter when I heard the news. My sister and I used to talk about our dream concerts and if we could see anybody who would it be. Her choices were easy and attainable; Madonna (check), Back Street Boys (check), Prince (check)….
Mine; Led Zeppelin (Jimmy page with the Firm and Jason Bonham opening with Virginia Wolf was as close as I got), Jimmy Hendrix (nope) and leading the list the Police (nope). Now I have seen A LOT of concerts in my day including Sting 5 times (opening for the Grateful Dead in Buffalo, NY was interesting as was having Elton John join him at The Fox Theatre in Atlanta).
I missed the boat on The Police Though. I managed to catch Journey Frontiers Tour, Def Leppard, Pyromania and even saw the Kinks all around 1982-1984 ( I was 12-13 years old) thanks to friends parents taking us.
My parents went to NYC in 1983 and brought me home their fifth album Synchronicity. I loved it and The Police became my favorite band. I soon owned the entire discography just in time for the Police to break up. I eagerly awaited every Sting solo album and became a big fan of his.
I was always perturbed by rumors of petty differences and in-band fighting. Selfish me thought, “why can’t they put the differences a side and fulfill my concert wish and even record another album!”
Tomorrow I go online and hope I can secure pre-sale tickets. And not just any tickets - the best humanly possible! I will be competing with all of the ticket brokers and e-bay sellers drooling at the mouth on how much they can profit from this tour. In an ideal world true fans would have first dibs. All I am asking for as a fan is two tickets. God bless America and capitalism! Maybe I’ll buy two extras myself and resell them to cover my costs.
I waited nearly a quarter of a century. Hopefully the wait will be worth it!
Wish me luck!
