ON THIS DAY...
2010: Sting was in Newcastle and performed a song with Kathryn and Peter Tickell at the Central Pub in Gateshead.
2001: The IMAX movie 'All Access', in which Sting features, opened in the US. The movie includes live footage of Sting performing 'Desert Rose' which was shot in Holmdel the previous June.
2000: Sting performed at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England and the show was filmed by Sky TV for a pay-per-view broadcast later that month.
1996: Sting performed at Le Dome in Marseille, France.
1993: Sting performed at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, Germany.
1982: The Police performed at Riverbend Music Centre in Cincinnatti, USA.
1980: The Police performed at the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany.
1979: The Police performed at the Paradise club in Boston, USA. More ▶
1977: The Police performed at the Woods Centre in Plymouth, England.
SUMMONER'S TALES...
"I think there's a difference between being in a band and being a songwriter. When you're in a band, you have to keep to the party line. You have to keep to the brand, the sound the band has, so your songwriting is limited in that sense. But when you're a songwriter without that, you can do whatever you choose."
