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Oct 4, 2011
10:46 AM
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Sting Hits the Road for His Back to Bass Tour

By Debbi Calton

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Busy as a bee, Gordon Sumner—aka Sting—is picking up the bass that got him started and hitting the road for considerably smaller venues than he’s been used to during the past 30 or so years.


Celebrating his 25th anniversary as a solo artist, Sting brings a five-piece band to the Tower Theater on Oct. 26-27. The Back to Bass Tour will be a true treat for fans who want the hits—stripped. The tour could be called Back to Basics, as he’s leaving the orchestra and lutes (from recent years) behind and playing the songs in their formative shapes. The small venues make it an even more intimate and special affair.

The legacy of the Police cannot be denied, but it’s quite amazing to also realize the impact of Sting’s solo career. Fittingly, the man has just released a five-disc box set called 25 Years, with a single disc to follow in mid-October called The Best of 25 Years. His 1985 release, The Dream of the Blue Turtles, had four Top 20 singles, and it’s extremely likely they’ll be heard during this show—“If You Love Somebody Set Them Free,” “Russians,” “Fortress Around Your Heart” and “Love Is the Seventh Wave.” Me? I’ll be shouting out for my fave: “I’m So Happy I Can’t Stop Crying”!
 

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Debbi Calton has done middays on Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK-FM for more than 16 years. Catch her on the air 9 a.m.-2 p.m. every weekday. You might also remember her from her 10-year stint at WYSP-FM. She and her husband, guitarist Chip Roberts, along with their teenage son, Dustin, reside in Media, well known as “Everybody’s Hometown.”
 

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