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Sting Chicago reviews
Now is the time.
Now is the time to see Sting. He is 70 and still has his voice. If you want to give Sting tickets as a birthday present to your wife, she will swoon. The concert was magic. I'd forgotten how many hits he's had. Also, my wife and I drove from Charlottetown, PEI to to the Avenir Centre in Moncton, NB-- it was only two hours one way and was a piece of cake. (Take the 2nd exit at the large round-about to get on the divided highway quicker. It's an extra 6 minutes overall, but safer and you can stay on cruise control.) We were back by 1:30am and I was up for work the next day. I had only 2 quibbles about the concert: 1) The opening act was a full half hour, with an artist who finished his set with a song that he sings to his child at bedtime about her being a Jellybean. But it was the loudest, strangest bedtime song I've ever heard. 2) Sting's performance was just under 2 hours. It wasn't short, I definitely got my money's worth, but to put a positive spin on it, it left me wanting more. Would definitely attend his next tour. And to be fair, Sting's earned the right to be able to go to bed early, he's 70 after all. Let's just hope he's not serenaded with the Jellybean song as he's about to call it a night on his tour bus.
Sting was great-the crowd, not so much
Great show, setlist. Sting was in fine voice and energetic. The crowd was asleep. He opened with a story about how he met Roxanne and performed the song solo on the guitar, his original composition of the song. Then he rolled into Message in a Bottle, Englishman in New York, Every Little Thing She Does is Magic and If you Love Somebody, Set Them Free. By the time Message was done, the whole crowd was seated. The jerk behind me yelled at me to sit down...what a loser...it's a concert.
The crowd sat the rest of the way, save for Sting imploring the crowd to STAND UP! During Brand New Day. They quickly sat again...Even has he started Walking on the Moon, everyone stayed seated....then Shaggy showed up, implored the crowd to get up and they finally did for the balance of the show...of course after Walking was So Lonely, Desert Rose, King of Pain, Every Breath You Take.
Sting finished with Fragile.
Other highlights included If I Ever Lose My Faith In You, I Hung My Head and Mad About You.
My 3rd show for the residency and the band has gotten better by Vinnie Colaiuta and David Sancious are sorely missed.
Up close and personal
We bought the onstage VIP SEATS. you are right there on stage with Sting and the band. We saw him get his mic before the show and he posed for a few snaps. You get a pair of high grade ear buds - hearing the same sound as the mixing board. You see the show from a different angle, but it was cool to see that angle - almost like you are part of the show.. Sting stopped by post show as well, so we saw him coming off a big high. He delivered two hours of his extensive catalog of songs brilliantly - he was in good voice and he looks fantastic. Worth the extra splurge to see one of my personal favorites