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“On the advice of his doctor, due to illness, it is with sincere regret that Sting must cancel his participation in the Bass Magazine Awards this Thursday,” we can read in a press release shared via the 73-year-old singer’s Instagram , Tuesday January 21.
Sting was scheduled to accept the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bass Magazine Awards in Santa Ana, California on Thursday, January 23. He is also currently on the STICK 3.0 concert tour, and two dates were pushed back to the summer.
The star’s Phoenix show, originally scheduled for Friday, Jan. 24, has been moved to Sunday, June 1, and the Wheatland, Calif., tour stop, originally scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 26, has been moved to Wednesday, May 28, reveals the press release. . Sting was also scheduled to perform at the Cherrytree Music Company’s 20th anniversary on Saturday, January 25. This has since been postponed to Thursday May 29.
Sting isn’t letting Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal battles affect his opinion on The Police song, “Every Breath You Take.” The 73-year-old musician (real name Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner) told the Los Angeles Times in an interview published Monday (Nov. 11) that the recent allegations against the disgraced music mogul have no impact on this (.. .)
“Fans should hold on to their tickets for the rescheduled shows, as they will be honored on the new dates,” Instagram’s statement concluded. “Sting sincerely apologizes for any inconvenience and expresses his gratitude to the fans for their understanding.”
Details about the singer’s illness have not been revealed.
Sting is expected to return to the stage at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis alongside Billy Joel early next month before heading to South America as part of the STING 3.0 tour.
The British singer was famous for being a member of The Police (alongside Andy Summers And Stewart Copeland) Before leave the group during a concert in August 1983. His first solo album, The dream of the blue turtleswas released in 1985 and has since released 14 solo records.
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“I actually don’t think a grown man can be in a band,” Sting said. during an interview in 2022 about his decision to leave the force. “A group is a gang of teenagers. Who wants to be part of a teenage gang when you reach 70? This does not allow us to evolve.
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Rob Ball/WireImageHe continued: “You have to obey the rules and the gestalt of the group. As much as I love it Stones (rolling) And AC/DCit’s hard to see any growth in their music. For me, the band was just a vehicle for the songs and not the other way around.
Despite his rather strong feelings towards the group, Sting reunited with The Police for a reunion tour in 2007.