Sting has kicked off his ‘Sting 3.0’ tour – which sees him performing in a trio set-up across Europe and the US. The rock veteran performed its first date in Dresden, Germany at the Dresdner Musikfestspiele.
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The ‘Sting 3.0’ tour features Sting performing alongside guitarist and longtime collaborator Dominic Miller and drummer Chris Maas, the latter previously serving as touring drummer for .
In Dresden on May 25, the setlist consisted of an almost even split between solo material and songs written and performed with the Police. It began with his former band’s ‘Voice Inside My Head’, performing it for the first time since 2006, as Consequence notes.
Other songs that made a comeback into Sting’s live repertoire include the Police’s ‘Synchronicity II’ (since 2018) and ‘Tea in the Sahara’ (since 2017), along with Sting’s own ‘When the Angels Fall’ (since 1992) and ‘Never Coming Home’ (since 2012).
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Alongside these deep cuts were fan favourites like ‘Roxanne’, ‘Desert Rose’, ‘Fields of Gold’, and ‘Every Breath You Take’. See fan footage of that night, along with Sting’s forthcoming tour dates below.
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Sting’s setlist for the ‘Sting 3.0’ tour in Dresden, Germany (via Setlist.fm):
‘Voices Inside My Head’
‘Message In A Bottle’
‘Synchronicity II’
‘Driven To Tears’
‘Fields Of Gold’
‘Never Coming Home’
‘When The Angels Fall’
‘A Thousand Years’
‘Tea In The Sahara’
‘The Hounds Of Winter’
‘Mad About You’
‘Fortress Around Your Heart’
‘Can’t Stand Losing You’
‘Englishman In New York’
‘Shape Of My Heart’
‘Walking On The Moon’
‘So Lonely’
‘Desert Rose’
‘King Of Pain’
‘Every Breath You Take’
‘Roxanne’
‘Fragile’
Sting will continue his tour through Europe this week onwards till early August, covering Ireland, Croatia, Slovenia, Budapest, Poland, among others. These dates will see him and his band perform in arenas and festivals.
However, his ‘Sting 3.0’ US tour – which begins there on September 17 – promises performances in far more intimate venues, such as The Fillmore Detroit and Los Angeles’ The Wiltern, alongside co-headlining engagements with Billy Joel. See his full tour itinerary below.
Sting’s ‘Sting 3.0’ tour dates are:
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MAY
27 – Zagreb, Croatia, Zagreb Arena
29 – Ljubljana, Slovenia, Arena Stozice
31 – Budapest, Hungary, Budapest Arena
JUNE
01 – Bratislava, Slovakia, TIPOS Arena
04 – Plzeň, Czech Republic, Amphitheatre Lochotín
06 – Gdańsk, Poland, Ergo Arena
07 – Łódź, Poland, Atlas Arena
09 – Kaunas, Lithuania, Zalgirio Arena
10 – Tartu, Estonia, Tartu Song Festival Grounds
14 – Cheshire, UK, Delamere Forest
16 – Plymouth, UK, Plymouth Summer Sessions
18 – Cork, Ireland, Musgrave Park
19 – Belfast, UK, Belsonic (Ormeau Park)
22 – Suffolk, UK, Thetford Forest
23 – Nottinghamshire, UK, Sherwood Pines
25 – Fontainebleu, France, FBLO Festival
JULY
05 – Athens, Greece, Odeon of Herodus Atticus
06 – Athens, Greece, Odeon of Herodus Atticus
10 – La Rochelle, France, Les Francofolies
11 – Brive, France, Lovely Brive Festival
12 – Carhaix, France, Vieilles Charrues Festival
14 – Rotterdam, Netherlands, North Sea Jazz Festival
16 – Toulon, France, Esplanade Zenith Toulon
17 – Montreux, Switzerland, Montreux Jazz Festival (Lake Stage)
19 – Nieuwpoort, Belgium, Beach Festival
20 – Fulda, Germany, Fulda Domplatz
23 – Salem, Germany, Schloss Salem
24 – Füssen, Germany, Barockgarten am Festspielhaus
27 – Lingen, Germany, Platz vor der Emsland Arena
28 – Stuttgart, Germany, jazzopen
30 – Carcassonne, France, Festival de Carcassonne
AUGUST
01 – Corsica, France, AIO Festival
03 – S.ta Margherita di Pula (CA), Italy, Forte Arena
31 – Aspen, Colorado, Aspen Snowmass
SEPTEMBER
17 – Detroit, Michigan, Fillmore Detroit
18 – Detroit, Michigan, Fillmore Detroit
20 – Toronto, Ontario, Massey Hall
21 – Toronto, Ontario, Massey Hall
24 – Toronto, Ontario, Massey Hall
27 – St. Louis, Missouri, Busch Stadium %
30 – Philadelphia, Philadelphia, The Met
OCTOBER
01 – Philadelphia, Philadelphia, The Met
04 – Boston, Massachusetts, MGM Music Hall, Fenway Park
06 – Boston, Massachusetts, MGM Music Hall, Fenway Park
07 – Brooklyn, New York, Brooklyn Paramount
09 – Brooklyn, New York, Brooklyn Paramount
10 – Brooklyn, New York, Brooklyn Paramount
12 – Port Chester, New York, The Capitol Theatre
15 – Washington, DC, MGM National Harbor
16 – Washington, DC, MGM National Harbor
20 – Miami, Florida, Fillmore Miami Beach
21 – Miami, Florida, Fillmore Miami Beach
22 – Atlanta, Georgia, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre (CEPAC)
25 – San Antonio, Texas, Alamodome %
28 – Chicago, Illinois, Auditorium Theatre
29 – Chicago, Illinois, Auditorium Theatre
NOVEMBER
01 – Chicago, Illinois, Auditorium Theatre
06 – San Francisco, California, The Masonic
07 – San Francisco, California, The Masonic
09 – Las Vegas, Nevada, Allegiant Stadium %
12 – Los Angeles, California, The Wiltern
13 – Los Angeles, California, The Wiltern
15 – Los Angeles, California, The Wiltern
% with Billy Joel
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