"If I'm being an asshole and everyone thinks I'm an asshole, I know it. I can be unreasonable sometimes, but someone will stand up and say, 'Stop it.' I've collected these people over the years, and we're a really close-knit group."
It was a family affair last night at Carnegie Hall for the annual Rainforest Foundation concert. Not only did Sting, Billy Joel, and James Taylor perform, but so did their kids: 17-year-old Coco Sumner, 22-year-old Alexa Ray Joel and thirtysomethings Ben and Sally Taylor (whose mom is Carly Simon)... More >>>>
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg joined Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland of The Police to announce that the band's final concert will be in New York City and their commitment to MillionTreesNYC, the City's initiative to plant one million trees by the year 2017. MillionTreesNYC is a component of PlaNYC, the Mayor's plan to make the City more sustainable and reduce its carbon footprint 30 percent by 2030... More >>>>
''This reunion tour is said to be simply a celebration of past glories. But throughout Saturday's show, the Police exploited the brilliance of the trio's original compositions in a manner that suggested these three still have plenty to say in the present tense...'' More >>>>
Before a packed house, The Police took the stage amid a mass of Summers' guitar feedback and Copeland's frantic high-hat flutters, lapsing into the sweet nylon-string strains of 'Bring On the Night'. And with that, the 31-year Police drought in Ottawa was over... More >>>>
The Police opened the 2008 North American leg of the reunion world tour at Ottawa's Scotiabank Place last night. The show opened with a dramatic change - instead of 'Message In A Bottle' ringing out, Sting took a seat on a stool and cradling his mini classical guitar the band launched into 'Bring On The Night', giving the song it's first airing since the band reunited at The Grammy awards last year. The surprises weren't over though as the next song brought a second setlist change with 'Demolition Man'... More >>>>
Sting, who's been rocking for the rain forest since 1989, celebrates 20 years as a celebrity eco-warrior next week with a benefit concert at New York's Carnegie Hall. The goal is to raise more than million for the Rainforest Foundation, the charity he started with his actress wife, Trudie Styler... More >>>>
Sting and Elvis Costello will be appearing in a limited engagement of Steve Nieve's opera 'Welcome To The Voice' in Paris later this year. The engagement will take place at the historic Théâtre du Châtelet on November 20-21 and November 23-25. Tickets are expected to go on sale from 27 June 2008... More >>>>
Check out the May TV listings for The Police and Sting. Highlights include multiple screenings of 'Everyone Stares', 'Rumblefish', and 'Possibilities' and repeat showings of Sting and Dominic Miller performing 'Shape of my Heart' on the Jonathan Ross show... More >>>>
Billy Joel, James Taylor, Sting, Brian Wilson, Feist, Roberto Alagna, Chris Botti, Natalie Clein, Alexa Ray Joel, Coco Sumner, Ben Taylor, Sally Taylor to perform along with many more special guests. Mayor issues proclamation declaring the month of May 'Rainforest Awareness Month' with the Empire State Building to glow green in tribute... More >>>>
Ticket options will include a VIP Tribune section (an area of tiered, reserved seating) along with a General Admission section with a Golden Circle. The Fan Club Presale for this concert starts on Wednesday, April 16 at 2pm (local) for Legacy members and 4pm (local) for new members and end Thursday, April 17 at midnight (local). The Public Sale for this event will begin on Friday, April 18 at 9am (local)... More >>>>
