There may not be a more dubious two-word phrase in the rock world than "farewell tour." How many of those have the Eagles done at this point? Well now rock trio The Police is saying its world tour this year will be its last. The long farewell will kick off May 1 in Ottawa. The band jumps over to Europe in June and early July, then is back on these shores through early August. Elvis Costello and the Imposters opens all dates. Catch The Police now before Roxanne turns off her red light for good.

North American tour dates:

05.01 Ottawa, ON: Scotiabank Place

05.03 Buffalo, NY: HSBC Arena

05.04 Columbus, OH: Nationwide Arena

05.10 Chicago, IL: Allstate Arena

05.13 Kansas City, MO: Sprint Center

05.14 Omaha, NE: Qwest Center

05.16 Orlando, FL: Amway Center

05.17 West Palm Beach, FL: Cruzan Amphitheatre

05.20 Houston, TX: Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

05.21 Dallas, TX: Superpages.com Center

05.23 Las Vegas, NV: MGM Grand Garden Arena

05.24 Phoenix, AZ: Cricket Wireless Pavilion

05.26 San Diego, CA: Coors Amphitheatre

05.27 Los Angeles, CA: Hollywood Bowl

07.11 Portland, OR: Clark County Amphitheatre

07.12 George, WA: The Gorge

07.14 San Francisco, CA: Shoreline Amphitheatre

07.16 Concord, CA: Sleep Train Pavilion

07.17 Sacramento, CA: Sleep Train Amphitheatre

07.19 Salt Lake City, UT: USANA Amphitheatre

07.21 Denver, CO: Red Rocks Amphitheatre

07.25 Milwaukee, WI: Marcus Amphitheatre

07.26 Detroit, MI: DTE Energy Music Center

07.28 Pittsburgh, PA: Post Gazette Pavilion

07.29 Philadelphia, PA: Wachovia Center

08.01 Saratoga, NY: Saratoga Performing Arts Center

08.03 Holdel, NJ: PNC Bank Arts Center

08.04 Wantagh, NY: Jones Beach Theater