Sting, the rocker from the UK, was very open and honest about the Police tour and the effect it had on him. “Truthfully, I got ill, just physically ill. I was able to get through it, however it was not easy,” Sting said. He revealed that the tour of 2007 was a trip into memory lane that was too much.

The Police brought one of the most successful reunions of rock n roll to an end at Madison Square Garden, with a tribute for other famous trios as well as assistance from real cops and a shave that wasn’t particularly close. The final show and 150th of their 14 month comeback tour was a benefit concert for two public television stations in New York. Sting, along with Andy Summers, guitarist, and Stewart Copeland, drummer, added in some silliness that comes from being on the end of a long road tour into their set list. They walked off to “that’s all, folks,” the signature line of Porky Pig.

During the Police’s long reunion tour that will finish up on Thursday, they didn’t exactly resolve conflicts that almost 25 years ago blew up one of the most successful groups in rock music history. The band members at least appear to understand the conflicts better.

The tour for the Police has been extended, however more concerts haven’t been added. Instead of the tour ending in Wantagh, NY on August 5, the band will be performing on August 7 in Madison Square Garden in a Public Broadcasting Service benefit for WNET and WLIW, metropolitan New York PBS stations.

The Rainforest Foundation Fund Benefit Concert & Gala, a star-studded event, will be taking place tomorrow night. If you weren’t lucky enough to be able to bid your way and win exclusive access, there’s time for buying concert and Gala tickets.

The reunion tour of the Police will be making one final trip through North America over the summer. The band will then call it quits once again. Unlike last year’s schedule, the group will be sticking to arenas and amphitheaters without having any festival or stadium stops during the May and July thirty some date trek. Sandwiched in between in June will be a European fifteen date run.

The Police and Eric Clapton will be headlining the Hard Rock Calling festival this year in Hyde Park in London. The first night in the event of two days will be led by Clapton. Special guests joining him will be Sheryl Crow, ex-girlfriend, and John Mayer. For the second night The Police will be heading the lineup. Starsailor and KT Tunstall will be on the bill as well.

The reunion tour for the Police was the leading tour in 2007, with gross sales surpassing $212 million. According to the figures reported by Billboard Boxscore, the worldwide tour that many thought wouldn’t ever happen ended up selling over 1.8 million tickets.

Kenny Chesney, Bon Jovi and the Police. However this time around the show will be rolling out on a number of different related platforms and channels, including MTV.com, CMT and VH1. Ushering the 2007 edition in will be Bon Jovi. The series begins on MTV on June 22. Then on the next two nights, CMT and VH1 will be airing an “Unplugged” version that is tailored specifically for the audiences on those two channels.