Concert Review: The Police with Elvis Costello and the Imposters at the Sprint Center, 5/13/08

The Police

Better Than: A backstage fight with Stewart Copeland

Photos by SCOTT SPYCHALSKI

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Real rockers know things about couture (and music) that most musicians don’t. To project experience and confidence, you can’t just start, say, wearing goofy hats. It takes growling swagger. Tailored tank tops. Bespoke suits. The occasional refusal to make a good album. And when the junior rockers, even some of the better acts, look barely qualified to sack your groceries, a night out with a couple of cocksure frontmen unashamed to own the store — fuck your coupons — feels especially potent.

Also, it helps if the other musicians onstage are world-class.