Police Guitarist Andy Summers Rolls Out 30-City Tour

Police guitarist Andy Summers has just rolled out a 30-date North American tour backed by The Cracked Lens + A Missing String. The trek kicks off on July 21st at Beverly, Massachusetts’ Cabot Theater and runs through November 12th when the tour wraps at Calgary’s Grand Theatre

According to the tour announcement:

Andy Summers will be incorporating his collective works into an insightful evening spanning his career where he will play guitar and improvise to several sequences of his photography shot worldwide, read excerpts from his book of short stories Fretted And Moaning, share insights on his music and photography including his most recent photography book A Series Of Glances, and also perform selections from his extensive solo catalog.

Although his solo work has always had a strong global following, Andy Summers will always be best loved for his years with Sting and Stewart Copeland as part of the Police. Summers explained what it was about the band that set them apart from their contemporaries: [“It was the personal chemistry of the three of us. Three very intense people determined to succeed at all costs, willing to work extremely hard. Very talented songwriter, y’know, great arrangements, y’know, and very different sounding than other bands.”] SOUNDCUE (:13 OC: . . . than other bands)

JUST ANNOUNCED: Andy Summers tour dates (subject to change):

July 21 – Beverly, MA – Cabot Theater
July 22 – East Greenwich, RI – Greenwich Odeum
July 23 – Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Playhouse
July 25 – Chester, NY – Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center
July 26 – Phoenixville, PA – The Colonial Theatre
July 28 – Hopewell, VA – Beacon Theatre
August 11 – Houston, TX – Heights Theatre
August 12 – Dallas, TX – Kessler Theatre
September 6 – Minneapolis, MN – Fitzgerald Theater
September 8 – Skokie, IL – North Shore Center For The Performing Arts
September 9 – Urbana, IL – Krannert Center
September 10 – Edwardville, IL – Wildey Theatre
September 12 – Indianapolis, IN – Schrott Center for the Arts
September 13 – Lexington, KY – Lexington Opera House
October 5 – Toronto, ON – The Royal
October 6 – Montreal, QC – Le National
October 7 – Quebec City, QC – Palais Montcalm
October 11 – Albany, NY – The Egg
October 12 – York, PA – Appell Center for the Performing Arts
October 14 – Patchogue, NY – Patchogue Theatre
October 16 – Kent, OH – The Kent Stage
October 17 – Pittsburgh, PA – Palace Theater
November 3 – San Luis Obispo, CA – Fremont Theater
November 4 – Monterey, CA – Golden State Theatre
November 5 – Napa, CA – The Uptown Theatre
November 7 – Portland, OR – Newmark Theatre
November 8 – Seattle, WA – Kirkland Performing Arts Center
November 9 – Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Playhouse
November 11 – Edmonton, AB – Myer Horowitz
November 12 – Calgary, AB – The Grand Theatre