The band’s eighth studio album, Send Away the Tigers , was released on 7 May 2007. It entered the official UK Album Charts at number 2. Critical response to the album was largely positive, with some critics hailing the album as the band’s best in a decade.
A&M, the band’s record company, promoted the 2007–08 reunion tour as the 30th anniversary of the band’s formation and of the release of their first single for A&M, “Roxanne”. The Police Reunion Tour began in late May 2007 with two shows in Vancouver . Stewart Copeland gave a scathing review…
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which were debuted on the full tour in May 2007.
In early May 2007, Hook was interviewed by British radio station XFM —originally to talk about his contribution to the debut album of Jane’s Addiction singer Perry Farrell ‘s new band, Satellite Party —and stated that “Me and Bernard aren’t working together.”
On 29 April 2007, the day Favourite Worst Nightmare charted at No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart , all 12 tracks from the album charted in the Top 200 of the UK singles chart. The band later released ” Fluorescent Adolescent ” as a single, and it charted at…
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In November, the band agreed to a sponsorship deal with the Greenbank B under-10s football team from North Hykeham , Lincoln , putting the band’s name as well as War-Pig on the team’s shirts; the under-10s run out to “Ace of Spades”. Lemmy is old friends with Gary Weight, the…
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The band’s second album, Favourite Worst Nightmare , was released on 23 April 2007, a week after the release of accompanying single ” Brianstorm “. Like its predecessor, Favourite Worst Nightmare quickly reached No. 1 in the album charts. Turner described the songs as “very different from last time”, adding…
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Lead singer Rick Witter began a solo career with Rick Witter & The Dukes in 2005. The band played several low-key gigs in Scotland as well as two sold-out shows in York shortly before Christmas of the same year, before embarking on a month-long tour in April and May 2006.…
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A selection of intimate shows to promote the album were played on 12, 13 and 14 April 2007 in intimate coastal venues in the south of England.
The Dio Years was released on 3 April 2007