Stewart Copeland: The Police band member talks about his unique concert in the Chicago area

by: Larry Potash, Robin Baumgarten, Larry Hawley

Posted: May 17, 2023 / 01:18 PM CDT

Updated: May 17, 2023 / 01:19 PM CDT

CHICAGO — One of the founding members of a prominent 1970s and 1980s band is making a stop in the Chicago area to play his music in a unique way.

Stewart Copeland, one of the founding members of The Police, is performing music from the band with an orchestra at The Genesee Theatre in Waukegan on Friday evening.

He joined WGN Morning News on Wednesday to speak with Robin Baumgarten and Larry Potash to talk about this unique performance of music from The Police this week.

You can see Stewart’s entire discussion on the May 17 show in the video above.

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