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There might be a Police reunion this year, but there are no guarantees. That's the word from singer-bassist Sting, guitarist Andy Summers, and drummer Stewart Copeland, ever since rumors began circulating that the band would play shows this year to mark their 30th anniversary. A message on the group's behalf from their label was posted on the official sting.com website, and it reads: "As the 30th anniversary of the first Police single approaches, discussions have been underway as to how this will be commemorated. While we can confirm that there will indeed be something special done to mark the occasion, the depth of the band's involvement still remains undetermined."

Copeland and Summers have said repeatedly that they're willing to do it, but that it's up to Sting whether it happens. If they play together, it will be interesting to find out why Sting changed his mind, since he told us a few years ago that he couldn't see any reason to get back together: "It's a sort of perennial offer, but it's all based on nostalgia and somebody's wanting to make a buck, you know? I mean, there's nothing real about it. I mean, you can't recreate the Police. That was of a time, you know -- you just simply can't recreate it. You can only fail. And I'm not sure why you'd want to do it."

Published reports says there could be shows this summer in the U.K., and that the news could be revealed this month.

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Lynyrd Skynyrd will join a bunch of fans and fellow musicians aboard the Carnival Lines ship Fascination today (Friday, January 5th) for the "Gimme Three Days" cruise. The trip will take everyone from Miami to Nassau in the Bahamas, with a return scheduled for Monday (January 8th). Skynyrd frontman Johnny Van Zant told us that the idea for the trip grew out of a band conversation: "On the country side, they have the CMA Fest, and all that stuff, and we were talking about that, and we were like, 'Wow, wouldn't it be kinda cool just to get together with some of our fans, too, you know, and be able to do that kind of thing?' 'Cause on the rock side, you don't have that. You know, we're looking forward to having a good time, taking a little cruise, and playing some music, and stopping at a few ports, and it should be fun."

Van Zant also joked to us about how people will be able to identify the "Gimme Three Days" ship: "Yeah, that will be the ship with all the barbed wire on it. I said, I said we need to make that ship (chuckles) the one with all the barbed wire on it, (to) keep everybody in. (laughs) It'll be the one with the banner that says, 'You may be a redneck if you're taking this cruise!'(laughs) I figure, I figure we'll have to stop at every, every other port, or every port, for just beer! (laughs)" ")

In addition, Van Zant joked that after the "Gimme Three Days" cruise, he expects at least a few people will say "Gimme 12 Steps."

Besides Lynyrd Skynyrd, the cruise will include 38 Special, Sister Hazel, and Drivin N Cryin, among many others.

Skynyrd will be without founder and guitarist Gary Rossington and his wife, backup singer Dale Rossington. Gary's been ordered to stay home for at least the next month while he recovers from some serious health issues, and Dale will be there to make sure he's OK. In their places will be guitarist Pat Buchanan, and backup singer Carol Chase's daughter Raquel Jonsen.

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German metal queen DORO has scheduled a headlining concert at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City on June 11, 2007. Support at the show will come from ARCTIC FLAME and OPERATIKA. More U.S. dates are expected to be announced soon.

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