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Honolulu sees the end of the Soul Cages tour...
The
crowd was very enthusiastic and never before have I seen an audience so
'dressed up' for a rock concert - they obviously take their nights out
very seriously in Hawaii.
The sets were much the same as the UK
shows except for the inclusion of 'Driven To Tears' and the exclusion of
'Wild Wild Sea' which was rather a disappointment as this is one of my
favourite songs from 'Soul Cages.'
There were no great stage
effects and the lighting seemed to be much simpler... Sting was in high
spirits and good voice on both nights ... he had not cut his hair so it
was looking quite a bit longer and shaggier than when I had recently
seen him.
On his last show, 15th February, Sting dedicated 'Why
Should I Cry For You?' to his crew. He said: ''Most of them have been
with me over ten years and we've been on the road for fourteen months. I
want to thank these guys from the bottom of my heart...''
The
other difference on the last night was when Sting and band came back to
do 'Message In A Bottle' - they were very surprised to see a crew member
dressed like Batman descend from the lighting rig down to the stage. He
grabbed Sting and each of the band members and hugged and kissed them!
The band tried to continue unconcerned but I learned from Vinnie later
that they had not known this was going to happen. Another highlight was
the release of balloons and confetti during the last number.
Those
two shows are going to be memorable to me and I am so glad I was able
to fly down to Hawaii to get tickets for them. I did manage to speak
with each of the band after the first show and they were delightful.
However, the grand occasion came on the next night. My friend Maria and I
were sitting in the lounge of our hotel when we saw Sting, Dominic,
Miles, Kim Turner and Billy Francis only a few yards away. They were
relaxing and listening to the hotel band. Sting made no objection when I
approached him and was quite agreeable for a picture to be taken!
(c) Wanda Stone for Outlandos/Sting.com |
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