Stewart Copeland To Bring 'Police Deranged For Orchestra Tour' To Australia

The Police's iconic drummer, Stewart Copeland, is bringing his ultra-successful Police Deranged For Orchestra Tour to Australia in 2027.

A celebration of The Police and Copeland's incredible drumming, the high-energy concert features The Police's biggest hits, such as 'Roxanne', 'Message in A Bottle', 'Don't Stand So Close to Me', 'Every Breath You Take', 'Walking on the Moon' and more, transformed into orchestral masterpieces.

Copeland will be accompanied on stage by a 28-piece orchestra led by acclaimed conductor Sarah-Grace Williams alongside a touring rock band comprising Mike Mills (Toehider), Nick Delaney and three international vocalists.

These shows mark Copeland's first live appearance in Australia in almost two decades since The Police's reunion tour.

The tour commences in Melbourne at the Palais Theatre with the Australian Pops Orchestra on Saturday 28 August, followed by a show with The Met Orchestra at Sydney's Opera House on Monday 30 August. Copeland then plays Brisbane's QPAC on Wednesday 1 September with the Brisbane Symphony, Adelaide's Her Majesty's Theatre with the Adelaide Symphony on Friday 3 September, and finishes up in Perth with the Perth Symphony on Sunday 5 September at the Regal Theatre.

Artist pre-sale begins at 10am AEDT on Wednesday 11 November, followed by venue/ticketing/promoter pre-sales at 10am AEDT on Thursday 12 November. General on-sale takes place at 10am AEDT on Friday 13 November via davidroywilliams.com.

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Voted the #10 drummer of all time by Rolling Stone and revered as one of music's all-time-great rhythmists, Copeland, along with Sting and Andy Summers, ascended to fame with The Police in the 1970s and 1980s.

The Police became one of the biggest bands on the planet, releasing five studio albums, four of which topped the charts in the UK and Australia, selling millions of records and earning five Grammy awards.

When the band went their separate ways, Copeland went on to earn further Grammy awards and acclaim for his work as a prolific composer in opera, ballet and orchestral music.

Catch Stewart Copeland's Police Deranged For Orchestra Tour at Her Majesty's Theatre on Friday 3 September. Ticketing information is available at davidroywilliams.com.