Englishman stings Detroit...
February 19th and 20th Sting and his band returned to Detroit to perform for two shows at the Masonic Temple.
The audience sat in awe while the gallant, elegant, profound, and stunning Sting leaped onto the stage. Sting opened the show with 'Lazarus Heart' one of the songs from his new album, 'Nothing Like The Sun' He sang many songs from his new album, including 'Be Still My Beating Heart,' 'English Man In New York', 'Sister Moon', and 'They Dance Alone (Gueca Solo)'.
Not only did Sting promote his new album, but he also sang some old Police material, including such songs as 'One World (Not Three)', 'Bring On The Night', 'King Of Pain', 'Consider Me Gone', and a special request from the audience for 'Roxanne'.
There were many surprises that night. At one point in the show, two girls walked up on stage. One of the girls, Nicole Jolly, a senior at Holy Redeemer High School, approached Sting whose back was turned to the audience, and tapped him on the shoulder. Sting turned in amazement and shouted laughingly, "You scared me!" He threw his arm around her waist and gave her a big hug.
Nicole said, "I didn't plan for anything like this to happen; I just knew it would."
The other girl handed Sting a note on her way off stage. Sting, with his charming and elegant English smile, opened the letter and began to read aloud, "Dear Sting." The crowed roared in approval. Then Sting looked at the crowd, folded up the letter and said, "I can't, I'm a gentleman!"
That he is. With the help of his superb band and brilliant saxophonist, Branford Marsalis, Sting was (as newspaper reporter Susan Whitall put it) "CD-perfect."
(c) Detroit Free Press by Melanie Linehan
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