12 photos of The Police at the Air Canada Centre

29 years after the release of their first record and 23 years after their official break up, Stewart Copeland, Andy Summers and Sting have reunited and are currently in the midst of one of the most anticipated world tours in rock and roll history.

The Police played show number three of four dates scheduled in Toronto at the Air Canada Centre on Thursday, November 8 and I was lucky enough to not only have a ticket to attend, but also secured myself photo press credentials.

As if the reunion itself wasn't surprising enough, the set list had a few unexpected gems such as Driven To Tears, Truth Hits Everybody, Hole In My Life and Voices Inside My Head which was meshed with When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What's Still Around.

Two songs into the performance, Sting told the Toronto audience how much they love playing there and he wanted this show to be the loudest on the entire tour.

That mission may have been accomplished as the audience on more than one occasion over powered Sting's vocals, most notably during Walking On The Moon, De Do Do Do De Da Da Da and Reggatta de Blanc which was skillfully inserted as a bridge during Can't Stand Losing You.

Other songs included on the roster were Message In A Bottle, Synchronicity II, Don't Stand So Close To Me, Wrapped Around Your Finger, Invisible Sun, Walking In Your Footsteps, King Of Pain, So Lonely, Every Breath You Take, Next To You and the two biggest crowd pleasers of the night, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic and Roxanne.

There was no evidence of the animosity that allegedly broke the band up in 1984.

In fact, all three seemed to be having the time of their lives.

Copeland playfully ran between his drum kit and the massive "percussion lab" set up behind him without missing a beat.

Summers was all over the stage and took many of his solos into almost bizarre territory as Sting egged him on, calling him "old man."

Sting's voice was impressively spot-on and a grin of satisfaction spread across his face after attempting and landing a few high notes during Roxanne.

For nearly two hours in front of almost 20,000 fans, The Police proved that their reunion was not just a good idea.

It was a brilliant idea.