I think the fan club price is a rip-off in the sense that every commercial operation that thinks it can get away with doing so charges not what something's worth, but what they think the demographic group the thing is aimed at will pay for it. And from what I can make out, Police fans are mainly around their late 30s/early 40s and have got to the stage of being financially comfortable or at least secure, with the disposable income to fork out for a concert or three. Which kind of sucks if any of that doesn't apply to you, but then I'm just glad I didn't repeat my two-time mistake of paying for the Sting fan club when it first changed from the old Outlandos model. re: Europe, I see that June 22nd is still empty; indeed it's in the middle of a six-day gap. Which could mean a vocal rest period, or could mean more dates to be scheduled in the places that promoters can't really be arsed about, like Belfast. I'm still holding out hopes that the rumours I've heard make sense, and actually considering going. I can maybe get a lift with someone, and my (non-fan) boyfriend has gallantly told me he doesn't need to come, which saves me the cost of one ticket, making another concert suddenly not Rampant Extravagance but merely Unusually Large Expenditure On One Thing, which I can cover by selling some old CDs (need to de-clutter anyway). Because I'd be mad at myself forever if I missed the one time that they played in my town. Now, confirm the concert already!! Angeline PS Elvis Costello? Don't know much of his stuff, but do like "I Want You"