ON THIS DAY...
23 January
2020: Sting appeared as Jackie White in 'The Last Ship' at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles.
2016: Sting performed a short set with composer J. Ralph at the Sundance Festival in Park City, UT including the debut of new song 'The Empty Chair'.
2015: Sting appeared as Jackie White in 'The Last Ship' at the Neil Simon Theatre in New York.
2005: Sting performed at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. Read Review ▶
2004: Sting opened his 'Sacred Love' world tour at the James L Knight Center in Miami, USA. Read Review ▶
2001: Sting performed at the Civic Centre in Pensacola, USA and the '...All This Time' album was certified gold in the USA.
1998: Sting together with Kenny Kirkland and actor Willem Dafoe performed at the opening of the new Jivamukti Yoga Centre in New York.
1997: A TV programme called 'Close-Up North' was shown in the North East and featured Sting talking about the music business and also featured several clips from his November 1996 show at the Newcastle Arena.
1982: The Police performed at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in New Haven, USA.
1979: The Police performed with Eberhard Schoener at the Stadthalle in Freiburg, Germany.
1977: Sting and his family moved to London.
SUMMONER'S TALES...
“For me, success is having the freedom to explore new territory and making that territory, as far as possible, my own. But that involves in the first instance putting yourself out of your comfort zone. So I'm certainly outside my comfort zone with classical music, but I'm here to learn."
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