ON THIS DAY...
2024: Sting performed at the Mardi Gras celebrations at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, USA.
2023: Sting performed at Kings Park in Perth, Australia. More ▶
2022: It was announced that Universal Music Publishing Group had acquired Sting's song catalogue.
2019: Sting performed the role of Jackie White in The Last Ship at the at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto, Canada.
2015: Sting and Paul Simon performed at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia.
2013: Sting performed 'Walking On The Moon' at the Grammy awards in Los Angeles alongside Bruno Mars, Rhianna and Ziggy Marley.
2012: Sting performed at the Lisebergshallen in Gothenburg, Sweden.
2011: Accompanied by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Sting performed at CBS Canterbury Arena in Christchurch, New Zealand. More ▶
2009: Sting and Edin Karamazov performed at Palatului Hall in Bucharest, Romania. More ▶
2008: The Police performed at the Osaka Kyocera Dome in Japan.
2006: Sting and Sheryl Crow shot the video for 'Always On Your Side'.
2005: Sting performed at the Leeuwin Estate Winery in Margaret River, Western Australia with all proceeds ($1.3m) being donated to the Tsunami Benefit Fund. More ▶
2004: Sting performed at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles, USA. More ▶
1994: Sting performed at the Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, Australia. More ▶
1992: Sting performed at the Arena in Sendai, Japan.
1988: Sting performed at the Colisee de Quebec in Quebec, Canada.
1986: Sting performed at the Palau D'Esports de Montjuic in Barcelona, Spain.
1984: The Police performed at Greensboro College, USA.
1982: The Police performed at The Forum in Los Angeles, USA.
1981: The Police performed at the Town Hall in Wellington, New Zealand.
1979: The Police performed at Leeds Polytechnic in England. More ▶
SUMMONER'S TALES...
"I think there's a difference between being in a band and being a songwriter. When you're in a band, you have to keep to the party line. You have to keep to the brand, the sound the band has, so your songwriting is limited in that sense. But when you're a songwriter without that, you can do whatever you choose."