The Police playing MCG, Melbourne Australia

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The Police Go Out With A Classic Rock Send-Off

by Paul Cashmere - August 9 2008
photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Police have played their last show and altered their setlist to include a few classic oldies.

The band opened their Madison Square Garden show on Thursday night with the Cream classic ‘Sunshine Of Your Love’ and opened the first encore with Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Purple Haze’.

The show also featured three surprise guest performers. Sting’s daughters joined the band for ‘Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic’.

The Police played 150 dates on their reunion tour and grossed over $358 million.

The tour has been captured for the soon to be released DVD ‘Certifiable’.

The final set list:
Sunshine of Your Love
Message in a Bottle
Walking on the Moon
Demolition Man
Voices Inside My Head / When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around
Don't Stand So Close to Me
Driven To Tears
Hole in My Life
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
Wrapped Around Your Finger
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
Invisible Sun
Can't Stand Losing You / Regatta de Blanc

Encore one:
Purple Haze
Roxanne
King of Pain
So Lonely
Every Breath You Take

Encore two:
Next To You