Don’t even think about trying to buy a ticket for the final show of The Police’s 2008 reunion tour. The only way to get a seat for this historic concert is to make a heft donation to the New York state public television networks. Don’t worry though, the donation requirement isn’t much more than what he actual tickets would have cost through the evil-ness that is Ticketmaster.

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The reformed rockers will close their 14-month-long reunion tour at Madison Square Garden on 7 August and the concert is set to become the biggest fundraising event in the history of public television. Tickets to the gig will only be available through a pledge to Thirteen/WNET or WLIW21, New York’s leading public TV networks, which will celebrate the trio by airing a day of interviews and live performances in the run up to the concert.
Pledges for tickets start at $150 (£75) and go up to $5,000 (£2,500) for seats, VIP access to the band’s soundcheck and dinner for two before the show.

Typical cool-ass/make-the-world-a-better-place Sting stuff. A statement from the band reads, “We are honoured to partner with public television and have a deep respect for their commitment to arts and culture.”

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