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Sting's North American Tour Begins In May

Trudy — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:02:49 +0000

Early dates have been announced for Sting’s upcoming “Back To Bass” tour, with the first show on May 30th in Kelowna, British Columbia. So far, there are 17 stops on the tour. As of this week, no Sting dates are scheduled for New York State, but hopefully that changes. The closest show to our area [...]

Five Things You Might Not Know About Sting

Trudy — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:19:27 +0000

Sting has been in the public eye for years. From his days with the "Police" to his highly successful solo career, you might think you know everything you need to know about Sting. As a longtime Sting fan, I recently discovered some things I didn't know about him. Check out this list I found in a recent issue of "Parade."

Sting Thinks Celebrities Should Stand Back From 'Occupy' Movement

Mark Richards — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:04:21 +0000

Sting feels that celebrities need to stand back from the global "Occupy" movement. In Rolling Stone's 2011 "Year In Review," Sting spoke candidly saying, "I don't think celebrities should necessarily go to 'Occupy' events. They're usually there to aggrandize themselves, anyway. I will support it from a distance. We have to get back to civic responsibility at some point -- otherwise we don't have a society."

Sting Is Loving Life At 60

Trudy — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:02:14 +0000

Happy Belated Birthday to Sting, who turned 60 last month. Some people aren’t happy about reaching milestone birthdays, but Sting isn’t one of them. Sting tells USA Weekend that as you get older, you learn to appreciate life more and more. He says” Life becomes richer. My life has, certainly. So for next year, I [...]

In Stores Today 'Best Of 25 Years' From Sting

Mark Richards — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:13:16 +0000

The four-disc set ’25 Years’ spans his entire solo career and contains 45 remastered tracks personally curated by Sting. Also you’ll find a previously unreleased 2005 live concert on DVD, plus a comprehensive hardcover book. 25 Years marks the first major collection spanning Sting’s post-Police years . Also in stores today is a 12-song sampler [...]

Sting Celebrates 60th Birthday with Lady Gaga, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel and More at New York Concert [VIDEO]

Chris M. Junior — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:50:35 +0000

Late last month, Sting joined Lady Gaga onstage in Las Vegas during her iHeartRadio Music Festival set.

On Saturday, Gaga returned the favor, dropping by New York’s Beacon Theatre for a show that marked Sting’s 60th birthday and his 25 years as a solo artist.

But Gaga wasn’t the only star who showed some love for Sting: Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder and Black Eyed Peas main man Will.i.am were among the other big names who came to jam on Sting and Police songs.

Lady Gaga and Sting Team Up for Killer Versions of 'King of Pain' and 'Stand By Me' [VIDEOS]

Chris M. Junior — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:48:48 +0000

Singing the Ben E. King hit ‘Stand by Me’ together is nothing new for Lady Gaga and Sting.

But at last weekend’s iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas, they took their onstage collaboration to the next level by also performing a version of The Police‘s ‘King of Pain.’

New Tour, Broadway Musical and Album For Sting

Trudy — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:10:50 +0000

Sting fans have alot to look forward to this fall. He’s going to be doing a short tour, releasing a four disc album and is also working on his first Broadway musical. The album, called Sting: 25 Years’ will cover Sting’s entire solo career with 45 remastered tracks, a comprehensive harcover book and a previously [...]

Sting Celebrates 25 Years As a Solo Artist with Four CD-DVD Box Set

Lucy Tauss — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:54:15 +0000

A four-disc set commemorating Sting’s 25th anniversary as a solo artist is coming out September 27. The set, entitled ‘Sting: 25 Years,’ includes three CDs containing tracks spanning Sting’s entire solo career, plus a previously unreleased concert DVD called ‘Rough, Raw & Unreleased: Live At Irving Plaza.’ The footage was shot in 2005 during a performance in New [...]