Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini, direttore Troy Miller
Legendary rock drummer, Stewart Copeland, is returning to Australia for his Police Deranged For Orchestra tour which will be heading to Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth in 2027. Fans will witness an unforgettable evening and see The Police’s classic catalogue transformed into a spectacular symphonic experience.
Stewart Copeland’s Police Deranged For Orchestra is a high energy orchestral evening bursting with The Police’s biggest hits, such as ‘Roxanne’, ‘Message in A Bottle’, ‘Don’t Stand So Close To Me’, ‘Every Breath You Take’, ‘Walking on the Moon’ & more. The show is a celebration of the work of legendary rock drummer and composer, Stewart Copeland, with a career spanning four decades.
Voted the No. 10 drummer of all time by Rolling Stone and revered as one of music’s all-time-great rhythmists, Copeland, along with Sting and Andy Summers, ascended to fame with The Police in the 1970s and 1980s, as they became the biggest band in the world, earning Grammys, sales records and songs on global high rotation. Following the band’s dissolution, Copeland went on to earn further Grammy awards and acclaim for his work as a prolific composer in opera, ballet and orchestra music.
Stewart Copeland has been a pioneering force in contemporary music for over four decades, seamlessly blending rock, classical, opera, and world music. A seven-time Grammy winner, he is best known as the founder of The Police, whose innovative sound defined a generation of rock in the 1980s.
Beyond rock, Copeland’s classical works include Tyrant’s Crush (Pittsburgh Symphony), Poltroons in Paradise (Royal Liverpool Philharmonic), and Gamelan D’Drum (Dallas Symphony). His operatic achievements feature adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado and The Tell-Tale Heart, and The Witches Seed, which premiered in Italy in 2022 and returned for three new productions in 2024.
In 2025, Copeland launches Wild Concerto in collaboration with Martyn Stewart and Platoon (Apple Inc.), premiering on Earth Day at King’s Place, London. He will also debut a percussion commission with The Juilliard School in New York and at the Aspen Festival.
A renowned composer for film and television, his scores include Rumble Fish (Golden Globe-nominated), Wall Street, Four Days in September (Oscar-nominated), and contributions to The Equalizer, Babylon 5, Desperate Housewives, and the video game Spyro the Dragon.
Copeland has presented acclaimed BBC documentaries and the podcast My Dad The Spy. His accolades include induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a knighthood from France’s Order of Arts and Letters, and the 2024 Meadows Award for Artistry of International Renown.
Now Copeland’s prodigious skills as drummer, orchestrator and songwriter combine to present the catalogue of The Police in its most epic form: Deranged for Orchestra.
Featuring a 28-piece orchestra alongside a driving rock trio and a further trio of singers, Copeland and his entourage will deliver The Police’s greatest hits in his first live music appearances in Australia in almost 20 years since The Police reunion tour of 2007-2008.
Copeland will perform in collaboration with some of Australia’s finest musicians, including The Met Orchestra, Perth Symphony, Adelaide Symphony, Australian Pops Orchestra & Brisbane Symphony. Acclaimed conductor Sarah-Grace Williams will conduct at all shows, alongside a touring rock band comprising Mike Mills (Toehider), Nick Delaney and three international vocalists.
POLICE DERANGED FOR ORCHESTRA TOUR DATES 2027:
Saturday 28th August
Palais Theatre, Melbourne VIC
Monday 30th August
Sydney Opera House, Sydney NSW
Wednesday 1st September
QPAC Brisbane, QLD
Friday 3rd September
Her Majesty’s Theatre, Adelaide SA
Sunday 5th September
Regal Theatre, Perth WA
Artist pre-sale:
Wednesday 11th November 10.00am (local time)
Venue/ticketing/promoter pre-sale:
Thursday 12th November 10.00am (local time)
GP on-sale:
Friday 13th November 10.00am (local time)
Tickets available at:
www.davidroywilliams.com
www.birdsrobe.com
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