ON THIS DAY...
2020: Sting appeared as Jackie White in The Last Ship at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles.
2017: Sting performed at the Celebrating David Bowie concert at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles. He performed 'Blackstar' and 'Lazarus' at the event.
2004: In between dates in Miami and Tampa, Sting & Trudie flew to California to attend the Golden Globe awards in Beverley Hills.
2000: Sting performed at the Maimarkthalle in Mannheim, Germany. ▶
1997: Sting performed at the Music Hall in Hannover, Germany.
1994: Sting performed at Castle Hall in Osaka, Japan.
1992: Sting performed at Yokohama Arena in Japan.
1989: Sting & Peter Gabriel visited the Royal Albert Hall to see Eric Clapton during his residency there.
1986: Sting performed at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England.
1982: The Police performed at William and Mary Hall in Williamsburg, USA.
1981: The Police performed at Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan.
1980: The Police performed at High Rollers in Memphis, USA.
1979: The Police performed with Eberhard Schoener at the Ostseehalle in Kiel, Germany.
SUMMONER'S TALES...
"I've always had an affinity for playing reggae bass, while American bassists tend to struggle with it. Overall, I was more attracted to the thick, thumpy bass in R&B and reggae. I didn't care much for the thin, wiry sound a lot of English bassists had, brilliant as they were."
