Sting - 1996-06-08 - London (FM)

Sting

1996-06-08

Finsbury Park

Fleadh Festival

London, UK

FM broadcast

256 kbps

Artwork Included

01. The Hounds Of Winter

02. Hung My Head

03. Every Little Thing Shes Does

04. I Was Bought To My Senses

05. Roxanne

06. When The World Is Running Down

07. An English Man In New York

08. If I Ever Lose My Faith

09. Every Breath You Take

10. Lithium Sunset

11. Fragile

Songs Played At This Show But Not On The Broadcast: If You Love Somebody, Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot, Fields Of Gold, Synchronicity II

Bonus Tracks:

VH-1 Storytellers

1996-07-15

Amagansett, Long Island

12. Message In A Bottle

13. Fields Of Gold

14. King Of Pain

15. I'm So Happy I Cant Stop Crying

Sting - 1996-06-08 - London (FM)

1990s - #3 - In March 1996, Sting released his 5th solo album, entitled Mercury Falling. The 11 song disc (which was only 10 in the US and Canada as the track, Twenty Five to Midnight was not included for some inexplicable reason) is considered by many fans as a transitional album for Sting, moving his music away from jazz oriented rock to a more adult contemporary sound. Critics also did not regard it as highly as his earlier records, nor as well as they would rate its follow up, Brand New Day. Nevertheless, Sting launched a world tour in support of the album, which would take him to 4 continents in 16 months. This FM broadcast captures him on June 8, 1996, 16 years ago today, at the Fleadh Festival near London. While 4 songs from the show were not included in the broadcast, we make up for that with 4 bonus tunes from his appearance on VH-1 storytellers about a month later on July 15. Download this one and judge for yourself how well the Mercury Falling material stacks up to Sting's other work.