Has anyone else seen this show this summer? It was absolutely FANTASTIC. I've seen well over 200 acts and this was honestly among the most fun and unique. It was at times funny, weird, sad, thrilling and silly.

Both of Peter's and Sting's bands stayed onstage together the entire time and played each others songs, with Peter and Sting frequently exchanging lead vocals. Neither of them left the stage for more than a song at a time...at times, Sting would just casually wander over to Peter's backup singers and sing backup with them; other times, Peter would sit on the drum riser with his keyboardist and just clap along to one of Sting's songs.

The backdrops and lighting were beautiful. It was very well-produced, with the vibe onstage managing to be both simultaneously highly competent and laidback, with several legendary "musician's musicians" in both bands (David Sancious on keyboards for Sting, Vinnie Colaiuta on drums for Sting, Tony Levin on bass for Peter).

Highly recommended if you can catch it before the end of summer. I hope they do more dates.


The Rhythm of the Heat (Peter Gabriel cover)
If I Ever Lose My Faith in You (Sting cover)
No Self Control (Peter Gabriel cover)
Invisible Sun (The Police cover)
Games Without Frontiers (Peter Gabriel cover)
Shock the Monkey (Peter Gabriel cover)
Secret World (Peter Gabriel cover)
Driven to Tears (The Police cover)
Fragile (Sting cover)
Red Rain (Peter Gabriel cover)
Dancing With the Moonlit Knight (Genesis cover) (Snippet)
Message in a Bottle (The Police cover)
Darkness (Peter Gabriel cover)
Walking in Your Footsteps (The Police cover)
Kiss That Frog (Peter Gabriel cover)
Don't Give Up (Peter Gabriel cover)
The Hounds of Winter (Sting cover)
Big Time (Peter Gabriel cover)
Englishman in New York (Sting cover)
Solsbury Hill (Peter Gabriel cover)
Every Little Thing She Does is Magic (The Police cover)
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (Sting cover)
Roxanne (The Police cover) (with "Ain't No Sunshine" interpolation)
Love Can Heal (Peter Gabriel cover)
Desert Rose (Sting cover)
In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel cover)
Encore:
Every Breath You Take (The Police cover)
Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel cover)



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This seems like the best show of the summer .Talk about a bang for your buck.

thank for the news
seems that they are a lot of good vibes !

Really a great idea and a successful tour by any account. I saw them together in 86 but not like this. I think it's a better match for Sting than Paul Simon was...5 stars

What's with the "covers"?

Was Tony Levin playing a bass or the "Chapman Stick". I haven't followed him in a while and although I love the notes he plays, he kind of lost me as a player when he started using "the stick". Just curious. I know he sounds fantastic with either instrument.

Peace,
Mr DJA

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Was Tony Levin playing a bass or the "Chapman Stick". I haven't followed him in a while and although I love the notes he plays, he kind of lost me as a player when he started using "the stick". Just curious. I know he sounds fantastic with either instrument.

Peace,
Mr DJA

He played strictly bass, but he did use his patented "funk fingers" on several songs, which was very cool:



I'm embarrassed to say I didn't even know how legendary Tony is. I saw the show in Worcester MA, and being that Tony is from Boston, he got a HUGE ovation.



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Thanks kithriff99... Now I'm going to have to do some research on "funk fingers"!

Peace,
Mr DJA

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Research results (for any interested bass players or others)
[papabear.com]
[en.wikipedia.org]

Funny to think that back in the early 90's both myself and the guitar player I was working with would borrow a guitar stick each from our drummer and would play a song with the stick in our right hands. It wasn't really about the sound though, it was mainly for the show (and somewhat to alleviate the boredom/monotony). Nice to know that we were at least in the same ballpark with a great like Mr. Levin!

More Peace,
Mr DJA



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Was Tony Levin playing a bass or the "Chapman Stick". I haven't followed him in a while and although I love the notes he plays, he kind of lost me as a player when he started using "the stick". Just curious. I know he sounds fantastic with either instrument.

Peace,
Mr DJA

I'll see him in September with King Crimson.

Thanks keefriff99 since I missed a good one Big Time.

Gabriel's set lists are as predictable as The Stones'. Never plays old Genesis - or much before 1983 - for that matter.

1982 Peter Gabriel Shock the Monkey and The Call, Poplar Creek, Chicago, marked annually 02 Aug on my calendar. Still have the plastic beer cup. It was either Fripp or Levin wearing black spandex tights wanting a beer. The chick at the counter wouldn't serve em since they didn't have any ID. Other people screamed until she served em. Drama in the beer line.

What a great concert that would have been, in 1987.

Graet setlist...............

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What a great concert that would have been, in 1987.

That's an ironic thing for a Stones fan to say, of all people.

And since several songs in the setlist came out post-'87, I'm afraid that it wouldn't have been possible without a rip in the space-time continuum.

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What a great concert that would have been, in 1987.

That's an ironic thing for a Stones fan to say, of all people.

And since several songs in the setlist came out post-'87, I'm afraid that it wouldn't have been possible without a rip in the space-time continuum.

Yes, but Darryl Jones would still have been with Peter Gabriel, so....there's that.

yes I wanted to see this tour but missed it

Eddie Vedder joined them for "Driven to Tears" & "Red Rain" in Seattle.

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What a great concert that would have been, in 1987.

That's an ironic thing for a Stones fan to say, of all people.

And since several songs in the setlist came out post-'87, I'm afraid that it wouldn't have been possible without a rip in the space-time continuum.

Yes, but Darryl Jones would still have been with Peter Gabriel, so....there's that.

Actually he was with Sting back then, not Peter. He played bass on Sting's first solo album. I had forgotten about that!



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What a great concert that would have been, in 1987.

That's an ironic thing for a Stones fan to say, of all people.

And since several songs in the setlist came out post-'87, I'm afraid that it wouldn't have been possible without a rip in the space-time continuum.

Yes, but Darryl Jones would still have been with Peter Gabriel, so....there's that.

Actually he was with Sting back then, not Peter. He played bass on Sting's first solo album. I had forgotten about that!

He played with Gabriel, too, after he left Sting...Amnesty Tour in '88.

Saw all those shows and tours back then - it's like a whole other lifetime. Who knows where the time goes!

This thread reminded how good this is: Secret World live, Modena Italy, 16 and 17 Nov 93.