ON THIS DAY...
2021: Sting performed with the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra at the Stephen Tanger Center in Greensboro USA.
2012: Sting performed at Atlas Arena in Lodz, Poland. ▶
2008: Sting performed in 'Welcome to the Voice' at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. ▶
2003: Sting appeared with Dominic Miller on the BBC's annual 'Children in Need' telethon appeal where he performed 'Shape Of My Heart'.
2000: Sting performed at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney, Australia.
1999: Sting performed at the Beacon Theatre in New York. ▶
1998: Sting was in India to appear and perform at the Channel [V] Music Awards in New Delhi.
1996: Sting appeared on both Virgin Radio and Capital Radio in London, giving interviews and performing a couple of 'unplugged' songs.
1989: Sting appeared as Macheath in the '3 Penny Opera' at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre in New York.
1988: Sting performed at Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia.
1985: Sting performed at the Drammenshallen in Oslo, Norway.
1980: 'De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da' was released as a single in the UK. ▶
1979: The Police performed at the Ben H. Lewis Hall in Riverside, USA.
SUMMONER'S TALES...
"In a rock band you are often only working with three or four primary colors; with a symphony orchestra you are given an entire palette, a full spectrum of light and shade, nuance, dynamic contrast, and this richness is reflected in the evolution of the songs into orchestral pieces. Dressing the songs in these new orchestral clothes has given them a freshness, breathed new life into them, subtly altered the meaning and emotional valance of songs that may have been written 30 years ago. It is a royal gift for a songwriter."
