ON THIS DAY...
17 December
2015: Sting performed at a fund raising event for Hillary Clinton at the St.Regis hotel in New York.
2014: Sting appeared as Jackie White in 'The Last Ship' at the Neil Simon Theatre in New York.
2001: The Police's 'Ghost In The Machine' album was certified triple platinum in the USA, 'Synchronicity' was certified eight times platinum, 'Zenyatta Mondatta' was certified double platinum and 'Message In A Box' was certified platinum.
1996: Sting performed at Le Mans in Antares, France.
1995: Trudie gave birth to the latest of the Sumner clan, Giacomo Luke.
1991: Sting performed at the Parc des Expositions in Rheims, France.
1989: Sting appeared as Macheath in the '3 Penny Opera' at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre in New York.
1985: Sting performed at the Parc Des Expositions in Avignon, France.
1983: The Police performed at the Cornwall Coliseum in St. Austell, England.
1979: The Police performed at the Conference Centre in Brighton, England.
1978: The Police performed at the Top Rank in Cardiff, Wales.
2014: Sting appeared as Jackie White in 'The Last Ship' at the Neil Simon Theatre in New York.
2001: The Police's 'Ghost In The Machine' album was certified triple platinum in the USA, 'Synchronicity' was certified eight times platinum, 'Zenyatta Mondatta' was certified double platinum and 'Message In A Box' was certified platinum.
1996: Sting performed at Le Mans in Antares, France.
1995: Trudie gave birth to the latest of the Sumner clan, Giacomo Luke.
1991: Sting performed at the Parc des Expositions in Rheims, France.
1989: Sting appeared as Macheath in the '3 Penny Opera' at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre in New York.
1985: Sting performed at the Parc Des Expositions in Avignon, France.
1983: The Police performed at the Cornwall Coliseum in St. Austell, England.
1979: The Police performed at the Conference Centre in Brighton, England.
1978: The Police performed at the Top Rank in Cardiff, Wales.
SUMMONER'S TALES...
"I do like intellectualism. I do find it stimulating. I like reading involved books. I like complex music even though I'm a pop musician. I'm not just happy making simple music; I need some kind of acerbic, difficult quality to it somewhere."
