iHeartMedia announced today that Sting will take to the stage following his iconic performance at the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Festival for the 57th & 9th iHeartRadio Album Release Party on AT&T at ā€ŖIrving Plaza ā€Ŗon November 9, 2016 at 8pm ET. In celebration of his new rock/pop album, 57th & 9th, due out ā€ŖNovember 11 on A&M/Interscope Records, the 16-time Grammy Award winning musician will perform songs from his new album for the first time live in concert. Sting will be joined by a 5-piece band including ā€ŖDominic Miller(guitar), ā€ŖVinnie Colaiuta (drums) and ā€ŖRufus Miller (guitar), with backing vocals by Diego Navaira and Jerry Fuentes of The Last Bandoleros.
The special event celebrates the singer’s first rock/pop project in over a decade and will broadcast across iHeartMedia AAA, Classic Hits, and Classic Rock radio stations throughout the country, video stream on ā€ŖiHeartRadio.com/WatchATT and televise on the AUDIENCE Network available on DIRECTV and U-verse ā€Ŗon November 18 at 8pm ET/PT / ā€Ŗ7pm CT.
57th & 9th represents a wide range of Sting’s musical and songwriting styles, from the ferocious, Road Warrior-style imagery of “Petrol Head,” to the anthemic “50,000” and the raucous, guitar-driven first single “I Can’t Stop Thinking About You.” The album was recorded with Sting’s long-time collaborators ā€ŖDominic Miller (guitar) and ā€ŖVinnie Colaiuta (drums), plus drummer ā€ŖJosh Freese (ā€ŖNine Inch Nails, Guns n’ Roses) and guitarist Lyle Workman with backing vocals by the San Antonio-based Tex-Mex band The Last Bandoleros. Riding a wave of inspiration, 57th & 9th came together impulsively, with sessions completed in just a few weeks.
The album, produced by Martin Kierszenbaum, takes its title from the Manhattan street corner that Sting crossed each day as he walked to the studios in Hell’s Kitchen where the recordings were done. Sting notes that if there’s a theme in the lyrics of 57th & 9th, it’s the idea of travel and motion.
Members of the ā€ŖSting.com fan club will have the opportunity to purchase tickets in an exclusive pre-sale ā€Ŗbeginning at 10AM/EST ā€Ŗon Monday, November 7 and tickets will go on sale to the general public ā€Ŗon Monday, November 7 at 12PM/EST. VIP Packages, including an intimate soundcheck experience, are also available. Tickets may be purchased via Ticketmaster or in person at the Irving Plaza Box Office. For ticketing questions, contact the Irving Plaza Box Office at ā€Ŗ(212) 777-6800.
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