Manila’s done dancing with JLo. It’s now time to rock with Sting.

The countdown to yet another highly anticipated concert before year-end reaches fever pitch as music icon Sting’s Back To Bass Tour hits the Smart Araneta Coliseum on December 9.

The concert reunites Sting with his millions of Filipino fans 18 years after his smash debut appearance here in 1994, which was held at the Ultra Outdoor Stadium in Pasig City. The same company, Ovation Productions, brings him back for the Manila leg of his ongoing world tour, which also supports the artist’s recently released three CD-DVD box set collection, Sting 25 Years, and a 12-track CD retrospective, Sting: The Best of 25 Years.

Back To Bass will showcase the iconic singer’s extraordinary talents as musician, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist through a rich catalogue of chart-topping hit songs that he created and performed for The Police and as a solo act during a successful career spanning more than 35 years.

The tour, which has drawn wide acclaim in North America, Europe, the United Kingdom and Africa, features Sting playing his main instrument—the bass guitar—as he performs choice cuts from his work with The Police, as well as those from his hit solo albums, including Roxanne, Can’t Stand Losing You, Every Breath You Take, If Ever I Lose My Faith In You, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, Driven To Tears, Demolition Man, Message In A Bottle, All This Time, Seven Days, Fortress Around Your Heart, Fields Of Gold, Heavy Cloud, No Rain, and many more.

The man born Gordon Matthew Summer in Newcastle, England developed an interest in music at an early age and even while he was performing his professional duties as a certified primary school teacher in his home city.

After playing in jazz/rock bands like Last Exit and various other groups, including a dixieland jazz band (where he got the nickname Sting because of the yellow and black striped shirt he wore), he moved to London in 1977 and joined Stewart Copeland and Henry Padovani (who was soon replaced by Andy Summers) in forming the New Wave rock trio The Police.

In August 1983, Sting left The Police and went on to record several solo albums, earning a reputation as one of the most literate songwriters and talented musicians in the world.

One of the singles in the album, If I Ever Lose My Faith In You, won for Sting his second Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 36th Grammy Awards in 1993 following his first Grammy Award for the same category in 1987 for Bring On The Night.

As a solo musician and member of The Police, Sting has received a total of 16 Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards, a Golden Globe Award, an Emmy Award and several Oscar nominations for Best Original Song for his work.

He is a member of both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame.
Tickets are on sale at all Ticketnet outlets and may be purchased online at www.ticketnet.com.ph. For more info, call Ticketnet at 9115555.