Policing Japan

The Police have already sold out one of their three Japan stadium concerts scheduled for early February, and will soon sell out the other two, according to newspaper reports.

At many of the North American and European stops on their reunion tour, the group auctioned off front row seats for charity and the winners sometimes got to meet the band members and receive signed instruments.

The same thing is being done for the Japan shows minus the auction.

Two pairs of tickets have been reserved for each concert at the fixed price of 550,000 yen (about $5,000) per pair. These special tickets have yet to go on sale, but if demand is great the recipients may be chosen by lottery.

In any case, the winners will also get a signed program and a visit to the dressing room. According to media reports, the organizers of the concert say that "fake auction bids" are a problem in Japan and that the set ticket price for the special seats was approved by The Police’s management.