STING – 57TH & 9TH TOUR
THEATRE, CLUB AND ARENA TOUR ANNOUNCED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RELEASE
OF HIS NEW ROCK/POP ALBUM, 57TH & 9TH
CONCERTS CONFIRMED IN NORTH AMERICA & EUROPE
Special guests: Joe Sumner and The Last Bandoleros
FILLMORE AUDITORIUM
February 14
Showtime 8:00 pm / Doors 6:30 pm
Following the recent release of Sting’s highly anticipated rock/pop album 57th & 9th,
Cherrytree Management and Live Nation today confirmed that Sting will
take to the road in 2017 on a very special tour featuring concert dates
in clubs, theatres and arenas throughout North America and Europe. Additional dates in South America and Asia will soon be announced. Please visit: www.sting.com & www.livenation.com for complete details. 57th & 9th is promoted by Live Nation Global Touring, produced by RZO Entertainment.
On the 57th & 9th Tour,
Sting will be joined by a 3-piece band including his longtime
guitarist, Dominic Miller, plus Josh Freese (drums) and Rufus Miller
(guitar). Special guests include singer/songwriter Joe Sumner as well as
San Antonio-based Tex Mex band, The Last Bandoleros.
In North America, every ticket purchased online includes a digital download of Sting’s new album 57th & 9th.
Members of the official Sting.com fan club will have the opportunity to purchase tickets in advance beginning Tues., November 15th. Details at www.sting.com/tour.
Citi cardmembers can also take advantage of a special pre-sale
opportunity for show dates in the United States, including a special
“Citi presents Sting: 57th & 9th” concert at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, beginning Thur., November 17th at 10am through Sunday, November 20th at 5pm (all times local). For complete pre-sale details visit: www.citiprivatepass.com. Ticket purchases limited to between 2-4 tickets per person dependent on venue.
Sting’s twelfth solo studio album, 57th & 9th,
his first rock/pop project in over a decade, was released November 11
on A&M/Interscope Records. The ten-song collection represents a wide
range of Sting’s musical and songwriting styles from the raucous,
guitar-driven first single, “I Can’t Stop Thinking About You” to the
ferocious, Road Warrior-style imagery of “Petrol Head” and the anthemic “50,000.” The
album, produced by Martin Kierszenbaum, was recorded in just a few
weeks with Sting’s long-time collaborators Dominic Miller (guitar) and
Vinnie Colaiuta (drums), as well as drummer Josh Freese (Nine Inch
Nails, Guns n’ Roses), guitarist Lyle Workman and backing vocals by the
San Antonio-based Tex-Mex band The Last Bandoleros.
ABOUT STING:
Composer, singer-songwriter, actor, author, and activist Sting was born
in Newcastle, England before moving to London in 1977 to form The
Police with Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers. The band released five
studio albums, earned six Grammy Awards and two Brits, and was inducted
into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003.
As
one of the world’s most distinctive solo artists, Sting has received an
additional 10 Grammy Awards, two Brits, a Golden Globe, an Emmy, three
Oscar nominations, a TONY nomination, Billboard Magazine’s Century Award, and MusiCares 2004 Person of the Year. Also
a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, in December 2014 he received
the Kennedy Center Honors, one of the most prestigious cultural prizes
in the United States. Throughout his enduring career, he has sold close
to 100 million albums from his combined work with The Police and as a
solo artist.
Sting’s
support for human rights organizations such as the Rainforest Fund,
Amnesty International and Live Aid mirrors his art in its universal
outreach. Along with wife Trudie Styler, Sting founded the Rainforest
Fund in 1989 to protect both the world’s rainforests and the indigenous
people living there. Together they have held 17 benefit concerts to
raise funds and awareness for our planet’s endangered resources, with
the next event scheduled for December 14 at Carnegie Hall. Since its
inception, the Rainforest Fund has expanded to a network of
interconnected organizations working in more than 20 countries over
three continents.
ABOUT JOE SUMNER:
Joe Sumner has been honing his solo work for the past five years. While
simultaneously fronting rock band Fiction Plane and pushing boundaries
in the tech space with his app Vyclone, Joe has been painstakingly
stripping back all that he finds inauthentic.
The result is a spacious and colorful sound that would not be out of place in a Wes Anderson movie. Starting
with just his voice and an acoustic guitar, he writes heartfelt,
playful and genuine songs that are never quite finished. 'Every
time I play a song I leave at least a few parts of it completely open
to improvisation.' he says of his loose and collaborative performing
style. 'After you play a song fifty times I think it should get better, not just stay the same!'
This
open-minded attitude comes in part from his extremely varied musical
experiences - from touring with acts that he literally calls family (The
Police, Sting) to artists like Snoop Dogg or singing in a modern opera
and writing hits for other European artist. Joe also teaches highly-acclaimed workshops at music schools focusing on the emotional pressures of songwriting.
Joe Sumner's debut solo single 'Jellybean' will be released in January 2017.
ABOUT THE LAST BANDOLEROS:
The
Last Bandoleros are a four-piece outfit blending Tex-Mex, country and
rock n’ roll. Their story begins in San Antonio, Texas with
guitarist/producer Jerry Fuentes who, during a musical pilgrimage to
Manhattan, chanced to meet New York native, singer-songwriter/producer
Derek James.
Fuentes
and James began collaborating in Brooklyn. But, Fuentes kept being
drawn back to his native Texas to record in the same San Antonio studio
where a couple of talented brothers were also emerging. Diego and
Emilio Navaira, sons of Tejano music legend, Emilio Navaira, Sr., had
been making a name for themselves around town for their energetic live
performances and sterling vocal chops. Fuentes decided to combine both
of his universes by introducing Derek to Diego and Emilio and inviting
them to joint-sessions in Brooklyn and San Antonio where riffs and
lyrics began flying fast.
Newly
christened The Last Bandoleros, the quartet began playing live, opening
for The Mavericks, Jon Pardi, Josh Abbott Band, Los Lonely Boys and
Marc Broussard. Recognizing their high level of musicianship, Sting
called upon them to sing backing vocals on his "I Can't Stop Thinking
About You" single which soared the heights of radio charts around the
world.
Praise
also began pouring in from the music press. Rolling Stone wrote: "[The
Last Bandoleros'] music caroms wildly from rock and country to conjunto
and pop, adding up to a sound that's hard to get out of your
head." People Magazine dubbed the band "ones to watch” and Entertainment
Weekly included them in their “Breaking Big” list. HITS Magazine
described The Last Bandoleros as “Tex-Mex meets harmony-rich Beatlesque
pop, with a healthy dollop of boy-pop charisma.”
The
Last Bandoleros combine their unique cultural experiences with rare
musical camaraderie and, as audiences will continue to discover, their
exuberance and joy are contagious.
Media Contact Information:
For Sting, contact Tracy Bufferd (tracy@tracybufferd.com)
TICKETS GO ON SALE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21 @ 10:00 AM
at the Fillmore Auditorium Box Office, online at www.ticketmaster.com or call 800 – 745 – 3000.
Tickets are $90.00 GA plus applicable service charges.
For Private Box seating and other VIP ticket option information, please call (303) 837-1024.
THIS SHOW IS AGES 16+
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