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| Rock maestro Sting with violinist Peter Tickell |
Cape Town, GrandArena -
27 March 2012
Sting's Back To Basics concert on Tuesday proved that
playing the violin is ice cool. The young violinist Peter Tickell had the full
house standing on their feet with his electric rock violin. He commanded the
stage next to rocker Sting and had the audience scream for more. Just as
impressive was long time guitarist Dominic Miller, his son Rufus Miller also on
guitar, drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, and Australian jazz singer Jo Lawry's
harmonies. The stage was simplistic. Nothing fancy. A stripped down production with
no gimmicks and pyrotechnics - just
captain Sting and his crew wowing the audience in a 2 hour show concentrating
on Sting's solo career - supporting a new retrospective box set, “Sting: 25
Years” - with a few Police hits thrown in. Before the song I Hung My Head Sting
told the audience that the late Johnny Cash also did a "brilliant"
cover of the song, but we think the Sting version is perfect. Fiels of Gold
blew us away while Desert Rose, Roxanne, Every Breath You Take and King Of Pain
had the crowd up and dancing. A brilliant show for those who attended and we're
hoping the legend will return to South Africa in the near future for more of
his musical brilliance.
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