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Reporters that were present seemed as surprised and shocked as fans. Most were in awe of what they were seeing, wondered if the reunion would last past the press event and seemed more interested in enjoying the spontaneous show than asking questions. Those that did ask questions kept it unusually light. While it could be that they were just burnt out from the Grammy’s, it was more likely that they weren’t use to dealing with a musically in your face band like The Police. Even Ozzy and his occasional reunions with Black Sabbath couldn’t create the kind of atmosphere The Police could.

During a break in their set for questions, Sting shared his revelation about waking up one morning and deciding The Police should go on tour again. When asked what he did to get the others on board, the S man said that he promptly called Copeland and Summers. He obviously did so with glee surprising the daylights out of the other two band members. Copeland said the timing had always been up to Sting and seemed to enjoy shooting some verbal barbs his way. As in the old days, Sting ignored those, concentrated on the music and gave polite and anything but contrite answers to any questions that came his way. This was the S man at his best and quite a different personality from the solo artist stumping for rain forests and wearing Cause Ribbons.