Sting took to the stage stage in Dresden, Germany on Saturday night to kick off his “Sting 3.0” power trio tour (grab tickets here), delivering a set of hits and deep cuts.
The “Sting 3.0″ tour sees the former Police frontman joined by guitarist and longtime collaborator Dominic Miller and drummer Chris Maas. Opening with the first live performance of The Police’s “Voices Inside My Head” since 2006, Sting immediately followed up with the band’s 1979 classic “Message In a Bottle.” From there, the set included more bust-outs, like “When the Angels Fall” (for the first time since 1992) and “Never Coming Home” (for the first time since 2012), as well as solo hits like “Fields of Gold,” and all The Police bops you’d like to hear, like “Every Breath You Take” and “Roxanne.”
Fan-captured footage of the performance show the trio sounding in fine form, filling out the songs’ arrangements with impressive umph. Unsurprisingly, Stings’ bass was the star of the show, as he was given the sonic room to provide counter melodies and booming basslines with impact. Check out the full setlist and watch videos of the show below.
Sting and co. will tour Europe through the summer, before coming stateside for a North American leg in September. From there, he’ll play in cities like Toronto, New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, and more. He’ll also play a few shows with Billy Joel. Check out the complete tour schedule below, and get tickets here.
Setlist — Sting at Messehalle in Dresden, Germany, May 25th, 2024
Voices Inside My Head
Message In A Bottle
Synchronicity II
Driven To Tears
Fields Of Gold
Never Coming Home
When The Angels Fall
A Thousand years
Tea In The Sahara
The Hounds Of Winter
Mad About You
Fortress Around Your Heart
Can’t Stand Losing You
Englishman In New York
Shape Of My Heart
Walking On The Moon
So Lonely
Desert Rose
King Of Pain
Every Breath You Take
Roxanne
Fragile
Sting 2024 Tour Dates:
05/27 – Zagreb, Croatia @ Zagreb Arena
05/29 – Ljubljana, Slovenia @ Arena Stozice
05/31 – Budapest, Hungary @ Budapest Arena
06/01 – Bratislava, Slovakia @ TIPOS Arena
06/04 – Plzeň, Czech Republic @ Amphitheatre Lochotín
06/06 – Gdańsk, Poland @ Ergo Arena
06/07 – Łódź, Poland @ Atlas Arena
06/09 – Kaunas, Lithuania @ Zalgirio Arena
06/10 – Tartu, Estonia @ Tartu Song Festival Grounds
06/14 – Cheshire, UK @ Delamere Forest
06/16 – Plymouth, UK @ Plymouth Summer Sessions
06/18 – Cork, Ireland @ Musgrave Park
06/19 – Belfast, UK @ Belsonic (Ormeau Park)
06/22 – Suffolk, UK @ Thetford Forest
06/23 – Nottinghamshire, UK @ Sherwood Pines
06/25 – Fontainebleu, France @ FBLO Festival
07/05 – Athens, Greece @ Odeon of Herodus Atticus
07/06 – Athens, Greece @ Odeon of Herodus Atticus
07/10 – La Rochelle, France @ Les Francofolies
07/11 – Brive, France @ Lovely Brive Festival
07/12 – Carhaix, France @ Vieilles Charrues Festival
07/14 – Rotterdam, Netherlands @ North Sea Jazz Festival
07/16 – Toulon, France @ Esplanade Zenith Toulon
07/17 – Montreux, Switzerland @ Montreux Jazz Festival (Lake Stage)
07/19 – Nieuwpoort, Belgium @ Beach Festival
07/20 – Fulda, Germany @ Fulda Domplatz
07/23 – Salem, Germany @ Schloss Salem
07/24 – Füssen, Germany @ Barockgarten am Festspielhaus
07/27 – Lingen, Germany @ Platz vor der Emsland Arena
07/28 – Stuttgart, Germany @ jazzopen
07/30 – Carcassonne, France @ Festival de Carcassonne
08/01 – Corsica, France @ AIO Festival
08/03 – S.ta Margherita di Pula (CA), Italy @ Forte Arena
08/31 – Aspen, CO @ Aspen Snowmass
09/17 – Detroit, MI @ Fillmore Detroit
09/18 – Detroit, MI @ Fillmore Detroit
09/20 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
09/21 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
09/24 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
09/27 – St. Louis, MO @ Busch Stadium *
09/30 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met
10/01 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met
10/04 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall @ Fenway Park
10/06 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall @ Fenway Park
10/07 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
10/09 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
10/10 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
10/12 – Port Chester, NY @ The Capitol Theatre
10/15 – Washington, DC @ MGM National Harbor
10/16 – Washington, DC @ MGM National Harbor
10/20 – Miami, FL @ Fillmore Miami Beach
10/21 – Miami, FL @ Fillmore Miami Beach
10/22 – Atlanta, GA @ Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre (CEPAC)
10/25 – San Antonio, TX @ Alamodome *
10/28 – Chicago, IL @ Auditorium Theatre
10/29 – Chicago, IL @ Auditorium Theatre
11/01 – Chicago, IL @ Auditorium Theatre
11/06 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
11/07 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
11/09 – Las Vegas, NV @ Allegiant Stadium *
11/12 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
11/13 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
11/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
* = w/ Billy Joel