The first show was a preview concert held in Vancouver for 4000 members of The Police Fanclub on 27 May 2007, though the first official show was on 28 May 2007 in front of 22,000 fans at one of two nearly sold-out shows.
While the Vancouver concerts received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics,[REF][REF] drummer Stewart Copeland, in a forum posting on his official site, called the band's 29 May performance "lame" and took humorous pokes at himself and his bandmates.