ON THIS DAY...
2011: Sting performed at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, USA. ▶
2005: At the annual BMI awards at London's Dorchester Hotel, Sting's 'Every Breath You Take' received an award recognising it's eight millionth airplay on radio.
2003: Sting was in Zurich, Switzerland where he conducted several press and radio interviews and appeared on the TV show 'Benissimo'.
1997: Sting was in Paris, France where he recorded a live version of 'Roxanne '97' with Pras from the Fugees, and 'Fields Of Gold' with I Muvrini.
1996: Sting performed at the NEC in Birmingham, England.
1991: Sting performed at Wembley Arena in London, England. ▶
1989: Sting appeared as Macheath in the '3 Penny Opera' at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre in New York.
1985: Sting performed at the Alsterdorfe Sporthalle in Hamburg, Germany. 'Russians' was released as a single in the UK. ▶
1980: The Police performed at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, USA. ▶
1979: The Police performed at the Palladium in New York City.
SUMMONER'S TALES...
"Last Exit were Newcastle's version of pub-rock. Pub-rock was happening in London with Graham Parker, and all those bands and they were getting deals in London. If we'd been in London we'd have got a deal but we'd have quickly been overtaken by the tidal wave that was the Pistols and the Clash and the Damned, so in way it would have been a short lived thing."
