News on The Police, Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers

Thu Feb 04 2010 | STING IN DO IT AGAIN

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Geoff Edgers is a newspaper reporter fearing the onset of his 40th birthday when he decides to find the surviving members of the Kinks – and convince them to reunite. The words ‘Tall’ and ‘Order’ come to mind, but also the words ‘Sunny’ and ‘Afternoon’ – just one of the many beautiful tracks from an impressive back catalogue. Despite the difficulty of the task, Geoff secures meetings with other Kinks fans including Sting (he plays "She really loves me" and another Kinks number), REM guitarist Peter Buck and Zooey Deschanel. The film is made by the capable hands of Robert Patton-Spruill, who also made the Public Enemy documentary, Welcome to the Terrordrome.

Source: Rotterdam International Film Festival

Posted on Feb 04, 10 | 10:56 pm | [0] comments (104 views)

Thu Feb 04 2010 | STNG TO PERFORM IN DUBAI

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Well, it seems it is for the rich only Sting likes to perform lately. Sting is to perform live at the Dubai Racing Carnival on 4 March 2010 in Meydan.

Posted on Feb 04, 10 | 2:53 pm | [2] comments (98 views)

Wed Feb 03 2010 | NEW LIVE GIGS BY STING COMING UP

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According to the daily Slobodna Dalmacija, plans are being made for Sting to perform a concert in Croatia to open Dubrovnik’s cultural summer at the end of May or at the beginning of June 2010. The gig would take place in the Stradun.

Our colleagues from Listing also had following interesting news:
- Sting performed in Paris on 2 February 2010 in a showcase of the car brand "Audi" to present its new model the A8. A cocktail reception at 9PM was followed by the revelation of the new Audi A8, a symphony concert, and then a private concert by Sting. He preformed:
Message in a bottle.
Englishman in New York
Every breath you take
Fields of Gold
Fragile
If I ever loose my faith in you
- Special guest Sting performed live in One Shot Not on Arte, the show with Manu Katche. The show was recorded in early February 2010.

Posted on Feb 03, 10 | 7:07 am | [0] comments (253 views)

Tue Feb 02 2010 | STING INTERVIEW ON THE 10! SHOW

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The 10! Show's Lori Wilson sat down with Sting for a one-on-one about his musical evolution. The interview took place in Sting's Manhattan home before his big gig with The Philadelphia Orchestra on Jan. 30, 2010.

Posted on Feb 02, 10 | 10:57 pm | [0] comments (100 views)

Tue Feb 02 2010 | DOMINIC MILLER'S NEW TRACK

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Making promo for his new solo album "november" guitarist Dominic Miller made a stop for JAZZthing.TV in Cologne and gave an exklusive taste of his play in a bedroom session at the Hilton. He preforms "chanson I/do you want me". Watch out for the complete Interview with "the right and the left hand of Sting" on JAZZthing.TV very soon.

Posted on Feb 02, 10 | 10:53 pm | [0] comments (75 views)

Sun Jan 31 2010 | HOPE FOR HAITI NOW BREAKS RECORDS

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iTunes confirmed Thursday (January 28) that tracks from the Hope For Haiti Now telethon on Friday, 22 January 2010 have combined to generate more than $3 million in relief funds. On Wednesday, the Hope for Haiti Now album became the first-ever digital-only album to debut at #1 on the SoundScan charts. Through Sunday of this past weekend, the album was purchased and downloaded more than 170,000 times — nearly all of the sales coming from the iTunes store. Sting performed a rather wicked version of Driven to tears.

You can buy the Hope for Haiti Now MP3 album via US | UK | GERMANY

You can buy the Episode 2, "Hope for Haiti Now" video via US

You can buy the Hope for Haiti Now Season 1 video via US

Source: MTV

Posted on Jan 31, 10 | 10:22 pm | [0] comments (86 views)

Sun Jan 31 2010 | STING AND PHILADELPHIA CONCERT GIVE PERFORMANCE AT ACADEMY OF MUSIC ANNIVERSARY GALA CONCERT

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Last night saw Sting perform at the gala concert of the Academy of Music Anniversary Concert. He performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra. The event grossed $2.9 million and attracted an additional $1.1 million in donations to the restoration fund, a spokeswoman said. The gig was no classical hit-and-run. The setlist was:
Message in a Bottle
Roxanne
If I Ever Lose My Faith
Desert Rose
Russians
Moon Over Bourbon Street
Fragile
Every Breath You Take

Source: NBC Philadelphia, Philadelphia Inquirer

Posted on Jan 31, 10 | 7:02 am | [0] comments (193 views)

Sat Jan 30 2010 | BEN HUR LIVE BANKRUPT

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The German producer Art Concerts 'Ben Hur Live' -with the music of Stewart Copeland- has filed for bankruptcy. The performances in Antwerp, Budapest and Vienna have all been canceled.

Posted on Jan 30, 10 | 11:56 pm | [0] comments (113 views)

Fri Jan 29 2010 | STING DOES GERSHWIN

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In the context of the "Hal Willner's I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues? Music and Readings from 'A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American Songs'" performance on January 27, 2010 at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Allen Room, Time Warner Center, Sting performed "Someone to Watch Over Me" and "Love Is Here to Stay" -both written by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin from the musical Oh, Kay! (1926)- with a 14-member orchestra.
Critics were not very happy about the overall quality of the show, albeit that Sting was positively embraced.

Posted on Jan 29, 10 | 2:20 am | [0] comments (144 views)

Wed Jan 27 2010 | MARKETING STING MUSIC

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MIDEM (short for Marché International du Disque et de l'Edition Musicale, which is the world's largest music industry trade fair, which has been held annually at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, since 1967) featured a number of panels, one of them bringing the Agency Group's COO Jan Sikorski and Universal Music Classical Management & Productions managing director Jeffrey D. Vanderveen together to discuss "The Future Landscape of Artist Management" in both pop and classical genres. Vanderveen said the rise of the 360 degree deal had helped labels and artists form more equal business partnerships, explaining how Sting and Universal had partnered on a TV special and live concerts for the artist's "If on a Winter's Night" album. "What really made it was, the TV show drove CD sales and it was all within the Universal family," he said. "TV, CD and DVD sales were all fantastic." Vanderveen also said executives had to make sure touring add-ons like cinecasting didn't undermine the original live experience. "Sometimes the digital exploitation is so good that it might just put people off going to the live event," he said. "It's made to drive people to the live performance, not to replace it."
Source: Billboard

Posted on Jan 27, 10 | 9:43 am | [0] comments (113 views)