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Vocalist-bassist Sting (above), drummer Stewart Copeland and guitarist Andy Summers proved to the capacity crowd of 10,700 roaring fans just why they are one of the most revered rock acts of modern time. -- ST PHOTO: TERENCE TAN
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AGE might have crept up on them but if there's any doubt that it might lessen The Police's live prowess, their gig here on Monday at the Singapore Indoor Stadium should silence sceptics.
Vocalist-bassist Sting, drummer Stewart Copeland and guitarist Andy Summers proved to the capacity crowd of 10,700 roaring fans just why they are one of the most revered rock acts of modern time.
And the fans, mostly babyboomers, stood up and roared their approval when the show opened with Message In A Bottle and they remained on their feet for most of the concert.
But the audience also got a special treat courtesy of the opening act Fiction Plane, which is led by Sting's son Joe Sumner.
The 31-year-old is a chip off the old block, right down to the three-piece rock band line-up, the Fender bass as choice of instrument and a wailing voice that sounds so much like his father's.
Read the full story in Life! in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.
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