Sting to Launch International Tour in Summer 2010

Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter Sting will embark on a world tour this summer, launching with a performance on June 2 at the Centre for Performing Arts in Vancouver.

In the performances, Sting will be accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra under the direction of Steven Mercurio. The performer will offer some of his most celebrated songs re-imagined for symphonic arrangement, including hits he had with The Police, such as “Roxanne,” “Next To You,” “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic,” “Every Breath You Take,” in addition to songs from his solo career — “Englishman in New York,” “Fragile,” “Russians,” “If I Ever Lose My Faith in You,” “Fields of Gold,” and “Desert Rose.”

Additional tour engagements include Red Rocks Park & Amphitheater in Denver (June 9), Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles (June 15) and the Ravinia Festival in Chicago (June 17-18). The tour will also play in New York, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Philadelphia, Portland, Seattle and Washington and return to Canada, with stops in Toronto and Montreal. Additional North American cities, venues and on-sale dates will be announced in the next few weeks, as well as other venues throughout the UK and Europe.

Sting appeared on Broadway in 1989 in 3 Penny Opera. His music was also performed on Broadway in the revue Rock ‘N Roll! The First 5,000 Years in 1982. Among his CDs are the recent If on a Winter’s Night as well as Songs from the Labyrinth, Ten Summoner’s Tales, and Brand New Day.

For further information, visit: www.sting.com.