Police to say UK farewell with London gig

LONDON (Reuters) - Sting said on Friday that The Police are to say goodbye to Britain with a farewell concert in London's Hyde Park on June 29.

"England is where we began our career, in London. It has a special place in my heart. I'm English ... We've done over 100 dates. But we're still together, still friends," the group's frontman said.

Asked if this really was the end for the group which reunited for a world tour, he said "Yeah, I think it's right. We've been saved from the nostalgia in a bad sense because I think the band sounds fairly contemporary.

"We don't sound like an old tribute band. Considering the songs were written 25 to 30 years ago, they still, to me and most of the audience sound like today."

So The Police will be putting in their final UK appearance at the "Hard Rock Calling" concert in Hyde Park before wrapping up their reunion with a New York gig.