The Police: Top grossing tour of 2007

The Police have scored the top grossing tour of 2007, according to Billboard. The tour, which is the band's first extended trek since the final dates of their 1983-1984 Synchronicity tour, sold more than 1.8 million tickets and grossed $212 million prior to the Billboard Boxscore cutoff date of November 13th.

In second place was Genesis' Turn It On Again tour which racked up $129 million for its 46 shows in Europe and the U.S.

Following slightly behind that was Justin Timberlake's FutureSex LoveShow tour which earned $126.8 million and played for more than 1.6 million people worldwide.

At Number four is Kenny Cheney with $71.2 million, Rod Stewart with $70 million, Cirque Du Soleil's Delirium at $59.4 million, Roger Waters with $53.2 million, the joint Tim McGraw/Faith Hill Soul II Soul tour with $52.3 million, Christina Aguilera with $48.1 million, and Rascal Flatts with $41.6 million.

Honorable mention goes to Prince, whose 21 sellout concerts at London's O2 earned more than $22 million.

Sting says that he's finally come to terms with the fact that he just can't seem to compose while on the road: [ Click to listen if you have a backstage pass] "I used to try and I used to get very frustrated and worried that the music left me. But I need to -- I need to be in one place and I need to start thinking. Touring is just the opposite. Touring's like sport."

The Police kick off their first dates of 2008 on January 17th in Wellington, New Zealand at Westpac Trust Stadium.