Video: The Police - MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE -- New York City - 8/7/08

The Police played its last show at Madison Square Garden last night. Brooklynvegan has a lot of cool details -- such as the fact that "during the encore, the video screens showed Sting backstage, shirtless, getting his full beard shaved by two women while crew members shined his shoes and Stewart kissed him!" -- and a video of "Message in a Bottle" with the NYPD marching band. Awesome.

words by Nick Masi photo from the Jones Beach show ( more by Eric Townsend ) The Police played what was being billed as their final concert ever last night at Madison Square Garden (August 7, 2008). The 150th show of their reunion tour, which started in 2007 , wrapped up at New York City's famed arena. They opened with a cover of Cream's "Sunshine Of Your Love," and then went into their own [...]