Sting.com Member Exclusive: Check out the latest video in Virtual Ticket, featuring a rousing performance of "Demolition Man" filmed along the 2011 – 2012 Back to Bass tour.
Two new packages are being auctioned to benefit the Rainforest Fund, which Sting and his wife Trudie Styler co-founded in 1989 to protect both the world's rain forests and the indigenous people living there. Bid on the opportunity to meet Sting and attend his concert at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam on July 3, 2012. The winner and one guest will receive two tickets to the concert, plus a pre-show meet and greet with Sting and a signed copy of the definitive box set collection, 25 Years. Also available is a Limited Edition Fender Precision Bass Guitar autographed by Sting! This 1950s-style Fender Precision Bass features artwork inspired by the 25 Years box set collection. As only TWO of these models have been produced to date, this is truly a must-have for both collectors and fans!
1.4 billion people live on $1.50 per day for food, water, health care, and more. Could you? Rise to the challenge and raise awareness to help end global poverty! Check out www.livebelowtheline.com/us-rainforestfoundation for details...
The world loses 1 acre of rainforest per second. Help end this & take the Live Below the Line challenge. Please visit www.livebelowtheline.com. From May 7th - 11th, join us living on $1.50 a day for 5 days to change the way people in the US think about extreme poverty - and make a huge difference...
Amnesty International has released "Toast To Freedom," a new and exclusive commemorative song dedicated to human rights activism around the world and performed by nearly 50 artists, including the late Levon Helm, Kris Kristofferson, Carly Simon, Rosanne Cash, Angelique Kidjo, Ewan McGregor, and many more. "Toast To Freedom," which celebrates Amnesty International's 50th anniversary, is available for purchase via online retailers worldwide at www.ToastToFreedom.org (proceeds benefit Amnesty International)...
Please help raise awareness of the link between rainforest destruction and poverty. Check out this video and please support this global movement. For more information, visit www.livebelowtheline.com...
Sting's long-time guitarist Dominic Miller released a new solo album on 30 March 2012 entitled '5th House'. Dominic Miller wrote the new songs on the road, while touring with Sting in 2010/11. As of "The Soul Cages" (1991), Miller has also been involved in every single album produced by Sting; he has been on stage with the former vocalist of The Police more than a thousand times, and was involved in the creation of hit songs such as "Shape Of My Heart". Sting once even described his faithful companion as "my right and my left hand, which brings to life all that my clumsy fingers cannot play." Dominic has a string of European dates booked with his band throughout May...
We are excited to announce that Sting & Vince Gill's exceptional rendition of "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You" for CMT Crossroads has been nominated for CMT's Performance of the Year award. The winner will be determined entirely by the fans and voting begins NOW... please visit www.cmt.com/ to cast your vote! The CMT Awards is country music's original fan-voted awards show, airing live from Nashville on Wednesday, June 6 at 8PM/EST.
Rhani Krija is an incredibly talented multi-genre percussionist who has worked with Sting on several projects throughout the years, most recently along the Symphonicity world tour. Rhani is releasing a series of Video Percussion Workshops and we are pleased to share the official trailer for this project with you! Check out the video here and for more information, please visit www.rhanikrija.com...
We are pleased to announce that on Thursday, July 19, Sting will perform many of his greatest hits at the Paleo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland! For this concert, he will be joined by a 5-piece band featuring Dominic Miller (guitar), David Sancious (keyboards), Vinnie Colaiuta (drums), Peter Tickell (electric fiddle), and Jo Lawry (vocals). Fan Club presales will begin at 12NOON (local time) Monday, April 23. Tickets will go on sale to the public Wednesday, April 25 at 12NOON (local time)...
In this clip, captured when the Back to Bass tour stopped in San Francisco back in December, Sting invites a fan to sing with him during soundcheck. Watch it here and remember, you can access all of the exclusive videos from the tour anytime when you're logged-in as a member to Sting.com!
April showers bring May flowers... and what better way to stay dry than with a Sting logo umbrella! Check out the newest addition to the official Sting store here...
Supermodel and activist Christy Turlingon Burns is once again teaming up with Starbucks to release Every Mother Counts 2012, the second album to benefit the organization she founded of the same name, which supports maternal mortality reduction programs globally. The new collection, available exclusively at Starbucks in the US and Canada from May 1 to May 29 to celebrate Mother's Day, features artists including Sting, Rita Wilson, Rufus Wainwright, David Bowie, and more, as well as several previously unreleased tracks...
"I hope that with The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary as a partner, Chris Botti and I are able to remind people of the critical need to protect their hearing," says Sting, who narrated a Public Service Announcement (PSA) released by The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. The PSA is the centerpiece of a multi-platform hearing loss awareness campaign aimed to raise awareness about the importance of hearing testing. Please check out www.iLikeMyHearing.org to learn more about hearing loss, which currently effects approximately 36 million people in the United States alone. You can also visit fb.com/iLikeMyHearing to view a "Favorite Sounds" video featuring Chris, Fabrizio and others...
The Back to Bass tour recently concluded following dates in North America, Europe, the UK, and South Africa. The concerts garnered rave reviews from fans and critics alike. Recorded live at The Sage Gateshead on opening night of the 2012 Back to Bass tour, we are pleased to offer an exclusive, free download of "The Hounds Of Winter." There are two ways to access the download...