The Police With special guest Elvis Costello and the Imposters Presented by Citi® FINAL NORTH AMERICAN TOUR EXTENSION ANNOUNCED!   Monday, July 14th at 7:30pm Shoreline Amphitheatre   Wednesday, July 16th at 7:30pm Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord   Tickets for both shows go onsale on Sunday, February 24th at 10am at www.livenation.com!   In 2007, The Police thrilled millions of fans around the globe.  Their much heralded tour, which has sold over 2.5 million tickets, garnered numerous accolades including: Major Tour of The Year (Pollstar), as well as “Tour of the Year” and “Top Selling Tour of 2007” (Billboard Magazine).   Announced today, The Police will return to North America this summer to play their final area appearances in a number of arenas and amphitheaters predominantly in markets where they did not perform in 2007. An additional 30 dates have been confirmed beginning May 1st in Ottawa and culminating August 4th at Wantagh, NY’s Jones Beach. Along the way, the tour will also visit The Gorge in Seattle, Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver and the Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl (complete itinerary attached).   In 2007, The Police concert schedule included sold out performances at many of the most historic and renowned stadiums around the world including: Fenway Park (Boston); Wrigley Field (Chicago); and Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles) along with Twickenham Stadium (London) Stade de France (Paris) and River Plate Stadium (Buenos Aires). As already confirmed, The Police will return to Europe this summer for a select number of prestigious festival events including such performances at the Isle of Wight and Hyde Park Festivals in the UK, the Rock In Rio Festival in Spain, and the TW Festival in Belgium. The Police will also return to Germany, France, Spain and Italy performing at various arenas and stadiums through June and July.   "We are proud to present one of the most anticipated tours of 2008," said Vik Atal, Chairman and CEO, Citi Cards. "The Police tour is a great example of the benefits of our alliance with Live Nation which enables us to offer our cardmembers exceptional experiences through our innovative Private Pass Program." Citi cardmembers will have access to pre-sale tickets beginning Monday February 18th at 10am ET through Citi's Private Pass Program®.  For complete pre-sale details visit: privatepass.citi.com.   Elvis Costello and The Imposters will join The Police for the North American portion of this year’s tour.  Also spanning a career of 30 years, Elvis Costello and The Attractions were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. He has received a number of Grammy nominations for his recent albums When I Was Cruel, The Delivery Man and for his 2006 collaboration with Allen Toussaint, The River in Reverse.  His songs have been recorded by a great number of artists with a list as diverse as his range of musical styles including: No Doubt, Solomon Burke, Dusty Springfield, Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash.   The Police tour is proud to support Unitus, a world-wide leader at scaling innovative solutions to global poverty. Unitus envisions a world where microfinance is available to every individual; a world where the poor are empowered to work their way out of poverty and build a brighter future. We work toward this vision by accelerating the growth of the world's highest-potential emerging microfinance institutions. Unitus provides capital investments and capacity-building consulting, thus empowering these organizations to scale and provide life-changing financial services to reach more of the world's working poor. For further information visit: www.unitus.com   Tickets for the shows at Shoreline Amphitheatre and Sleep Train Pavilion will be scaled at $231.50 and $96.50 for reserved seating and $46.50 for general admission lawn (plus applicable service fees) and will go on sale Sunday, February 24th at 10am at www.livenation.com, ticketmaster outlets or charge by phone at 415-421-TIXS. There will be a 4 ticket limit per person for reserved seats in the amphitheatre pavilions. Visit www.thepolice.com and/or www.livenation.com for complete on-sale information.   Join The Police Fan Club at ThePolice.com for access to tickets, contests and more.  Gear up for tour in the official Police Store!  For a limited time, fan club members get free shipping on orders of $110 or more, plus 5% off!   The Police tour is produced by Live Nation Global Touring in association with RZO Entertainment, Inc. 2008 – North American Itinerary   May 01  Ottawa , ON   Scotiabank Place May 03  Buffalo, NY   HSBC Arena May 04  Columbus, OH  Nationwide Arena May 10  Chicago, IL   Allstate Arena May 13  Kansas City, MO  Sprint Center May 14  Omaha , NE   Qwest Center May 16  Orlando, FL   Amway Center May 17  West Palm Beach, FL  Cruzan Amphitheatre (formerly Sound Advice) May 20  Houston, TX   Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion May 21  Dallas, TX   Superpages.com Center May 23  Las Vegas, NV  MGM Grand May 24  Phoenix, AZ   Cricket Wireless Pavilion May 26  San Diego, CA  Coors Amphitheatre May 27  Los Angeles, CA  The Hollywood Bowl   The Police will perform throughout Europe in June   July 11   Portland, OR   Clark County Amphitheatre July 12   Seattle, WA   The Gorge July 14   San Francisco, CA  Shoreline Amphitheatre July 16   Concord, CA   Sleep Train Pavilion July 17   Sacramento, CA  Sleep Train Amphitheatre July 19   Salt Lake City, UT  USANA Amphitheatre July 21   Denver, CO   Red Rocks Amphitheatre July 25   Milwaukee, WI  Marcus Amphitheater July 26   Detroit, MI   DTE Energy Music Theater July 28   Pittsburgh, PA   Post Gazette Pavilion July 29   Philadelphia, PA  Wachovia Center July 31   Boston, MA   Tweeter Center   Aug. 01  Saratoga, NY   SPAC (Saratoga Performing Arts Center) Aug. 03  Holdmel, NY   PNC Bank Arts Center Aug. 04  Wantagh, NY   Nikon At Jones Beach Theater   For complete tour and ticket information, fan club memberships and more visit: www.thepolice.com   For news, tour dates, merchandise, fan club ticketing & more, visit: www.thepolice.com