25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert - 2009-10-29 - MSG, NY, NY (TV SBD)

25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert

2009-10-29

Madison Square Garden

New York, NY

TV SBD Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

Crosby, Stills, & Nash

01. Woodstock

02. Marrakesh Express*

03. Almost Cut My Hair

04. Love Has No Pride (with Bonnie Raitt)

05. Midnight Rider* (with Bonnie Raitt)

06. The Pretender (with Jackson Browne)

07. Mexico (with James Taylor)

08. Love the One You’re With (with James Taylor

09. Rock And Roll Woman*

10. Teach Your Children (with Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, and James Taylor)

Paul Simon

01. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes*

02. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard

03. You Can Call Me Al

04. The Wanderer (With Dion DiMucci)

05. Here Comes the Sun (with David Crosby and Graham Nash)

06. Late In The Evening*

Simon & Garfunkel

01. The Sounds Of Silence

02. Mrs. Robinson > Not Fade Away

03. The Boxer

04. Bridge Over Troubled Water

05. Cecilia*

Stevie Wonder

01. Blowin’ In The Wind* 

02. Uptight (Everything’s Alright)*

03. I Was Made To Love You

04. For Once In My Life

05. Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours

06. Boogie On Reggae Woman

07. The Tracks of My Tears (with Smokey Robinson)

08. Mercy Mercy Me (the Ecology) (with John Legend)

09. The Way You Make Me Feel (with John Legend)

10. The Thrill Is Gone (with BB King)

11. Living for the City

12. Higher Ground > Roxanne (with Sting)

13. Superstition (with Jeff Beck

Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band

01. 10th Avenue Freeze-Out

02. Hold On 'm Coming > Soul Man (with Sam Moore)

03. The Ghost of Tom Joad (with Tom Morello)

04. Fortunate Son (with John Fogerty)

05. Proud Mary* (with John Fogerty)

06. Pretty Woman (with John Fogerty)

07. Jungleland

08. A Fine, Fine Boy (with Darlene Love)

09. Da Doo Ron Ron* (with Darlene Love)

10. London Calling (with Tom Morello)

11. Badlands (with Tom Morello)

12. You May Be Right* (with Billy Joel)

13. Only the Good Die Young* (with Billy Joel)

14. New York State Of Mind (with Billy Joel)

15. Born To Run (with Billy Joel)

16. (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher (with Darlene Love, John Fogerty, Tom Morello, Billy Joel, Jackson Browne & Peter Wolf)

*audience source

 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert - 2009-10-29 - MSG, NY, NY (TV SBD)

On October 29 and 30, 2009, the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame celebrated its 25th anniversary with a 2 day benefit concert featuring a host of rock royalty,  While the Hall may be in Cleveland, the oowwrs that be knew that the only city to host such an extravanganza was New York, and the only possible venue was the "World's Most Famous Arena", the one and only Madison Square Garden.  Thos TV soundboard recording captures the entire first night, on October 29, 2009, 17 years ago today, featuring CSN, Simon & Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, and Bruce Springsteen, with countles special guests ranging from James Taylor to Dion to BB King to John Fogerty to Billy Joel, and many more!

Music For Montserrat - 1997-09-15 - London, UK (TV SBD)

Music for Montserrat

featuring Paul McCartney, Elton John, Eric Clapton, etc.

1997-09-15

Royal Albert Hall

London, UK

TV SBD Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included 

01. intro by George Martin

Carl Perkins

02. talk 

03. Blue Suede Shoes 

Midge Ure

04. talk - MC

05. talk - Midge Ure

06. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes 

07. Vienna 

Phil Collins

08. talk - George Martin

09. talk - Phil Collins

10. In The Air Tonight 

11. Take Me Home 

Arrow

12. talk 

13. Hot Hot Hot 

Jimmy Buffett

14. talk 

15. Volcano 

Mark Knopfler

16. talk - Phil Collins

17. talk - Mark Knopfler

18. Going Home 

19. talk 

20. Brothers in Arms 

21. talk 

22. Money For Nothing (with Sting, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton & Ray Cooper)

Sting

23. talk - Phil Collins

24. Message In A Bottle 

25. Fields Of Gold 

26. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 

Elton John

27. talk - George Martin

28. talk - Elton John

29. Your Song 

30. talk 

31. Live Like Horses 

32. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me 

Eric Clapton

33. talk - Carl Perkins

34. Broken Hearted 

35. Layla (with Mark Knopfler)

36. talk 

37. Same Old Blues (with Mark Knopfler & Phil Collins)

Paul McCartney

38. talk - George Martin

39. talk - Paul McCartney

40. Yesterday 

41 talk 

42. Golden Slumbers (with Phil Collins, Mark Knopfler & Eric Clapton)

43. Carry That Weight > The End (with Phil Collins, Mark Knopfler & Eric Clapton)

44. talk - George Martin)

45. Hey Jude (with everybody)

46. Kansas City > Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey (with everybody)

47. talk - Paul McCartney & George Martin

Music For Montserrat - 1997-09-15 - London, UK (TV SBD)

1997: In 1979, George Martin, the legendary producer of The Beatles, financed the building of a recording studio on the Island on Montserrat in the Caribbean From 1979 to 1989, about 70 albums were recorded there, including Synchronicity by the Police and Brothers in Arms" by Dire Straits.  Unfortunately, in 1989, Category Four hurricane Hugo hit Montserrat, destroying almost 90 percent of all buildings on the island, including Martin's recording studio. Then, in 1995, the main volcano on the island, Soufriere Hills erupted, and once again the island was devasted. Martin then led an effort to stage a benefit concert to help rebuild the island. He assembled an all star cast of perfromers, all who had recorded on the island, including Carl Perkins, Phil Collins, Mark Knopfler, Jimmy Buffett, Sting, Elton John, Eric clapton, and Sir Paul McCartney.  For Perkons, it would be his last live performance prior to his death just a few months later in January 1998.  For McCartney, it was his first live performance in the wake of the death of hios wife Linda.  This TV soundboard recording captures the entire show, from the Royal Albert Hall in London, on September 15, 1997, 29 years ago today. A thanks to the blog Albums That Should Exist for the original files.

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Sting - 1993-08-21 - Hildesheim, Germany (FM)

Sting

1993-08-21

Radrennbahn

Hildesheim, Germany

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. If I Ever Lose My Faith In You

02. Heavy Cloud No Rain

03. Love Is Stronger Than Justice

04. Seven Days

05. A Day In The Life

06. Fields of Gold

07. Synchronicity II

08. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

09. Roxanne

CD 2:

01. It's Probably Me > Sister Moon >

02. Shape Of My Heart >

03. Saint Augustine In Hell >

04. Straight To My Heart

05. Englishman In New York

06. King of Pain

07. Bring On The Night > When The World Is Running Down

08. Encore break

09. She's Too Good For Me

10. Nothing 'Bout Me

11. Every Breath You Take

12. Encore break

13. Fragile

Sting - 1993-08-21 - Hildesheim, Germany (FM)

I've only seen Sting solo once, on February 15,1991. The tickets were a Valentine's Day gift for my then girlfriend of just under a year. Two weeks later I asked her to marry me, she said yes and its been the best years of my life! Every good book, even my tale of rock & roll, needs a good love story! 

Two years later, on March 9th, 1993, Sting released Ten Summoner’s Tales, his 4th solo album since the breakup of the Police in 1987. The album title is a pun on his real surname (Sumner). The album went to #2 on both the US and British charts, while achieving triple platinum status in less than a year. Ten Summoner’s Tales, would be nominated for 6 Grammys, and win 3, including best Pop Vocal performance for If I Ever Lose My Faith In You, the first single from the album. That tune would reach #17 on the Billboard charts in the US, while another song from the album, Fields of Gold, would climb to #23. Sting launched a world tour in support of the album, which would take him to all 6 inhabited continents. This FM broadcast captures Sting in Germany on August 21, 1993, 33 years ago today, during the early stages of that tour. Download this one to hear Gordon Sumner play tunes from the disc that bears his name, as well as a host of classics from his days with The Police.

Sting - 2001-12-06 - Beacon Theatre, New York, NY (FM)

Sting

2001-12-06 

Beacon Theatre

New York, NY 

FM Broadcast 

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free

02. We´ll Be Together

03. A thousand years

04. All This Time

05. Hounds Of Winter

06. band introductions

07. Seven Days

08. Don´t Stand So Close To Me

09. Fields Of Gold

10. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

11. Moon Over Bourbon Street

CD 2:

01. Brand New Day

02. An Englishman In New York

03. Roxanne

04. Desert Rose

05. Bring On The Night > When The World Is Running Down

06. Shape Of My Heart

07. If I Ever Lose My Faith In You 

08. Every Breath You Take

09. Fragile

Sting - 2001-12-06 - Beacon Theatre, New York, NY (FM)

I've only seen Sting solo once, on February 15, 1991 (I also saw him with the Police in January 1982). The tickets were a Valentine's Day gift for my then girlfriend of just under a year. Two weeks later I asked her to marry me, she said yes and its been the best years of my life! Eveey good book, even my tale of rock & roll, needs a good love story!

This FM broadcast captures Sting a decade after my bride and I saw him, at the Beacon Theatre in New York on December 6, 2001, 2 dozen years ago today.  The show was broadcast on WPLJ-FM, the chief competotor to WNEW in the NY market, to cele brate the sation's 30 annibversary.

Sting - 2016-11-12 - Paris, France (FM)

Sting

2016-11-12

Le Bataclan

Paris, France

FM broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Intro 

02. Fragile (with Ibrahim Maalouf) 

03. Message In A Bottle 

04. I Can’t Stop Thinking About You * 

05. One Fine Day 

06. 50,000 

07. Inshallah (with Ibrahim Maalouf) 

08. Petrol Head  

09. Down, Down, Down  

10. Driven To Tears 

CD 2:

01. Englishman in New York 

02. Desert Rose (with Ibrahim Maalouf) 

03. Every Breath You Take 

04. So Lonely 

05. Walking 0n The Moon 

06. Roxanne 

07. Ain’t No Sunshine 

08. Next to You (with Henri Padovani) 

09. The Empty Chair 

Sting - 2016-11-12 - Paris, France (FM)

2010s - #4: In November 2016, Sting released the album 57th &9th, his first rock album in 13 years since 2003's Sacred Love. The album's title is a reference to the New York intersection Sting crossed every day to get to Avatar Studios in the city's Hell's Kitchen district where much of the album was recorded. The disc includes the track 50,000, written the week of Prince's death, which pay's tribute to the Purple Rain composer as well as several other musicians who died in late 2015 and 2016 - David Bowie, Glenn Frey, & Lemmy.  The disc went to #9 on the US Billboard charts and to #15 in the UK,  This FM broadcast captures Sting in France on November 12, 2016, 9 years ago today, performing tunes from the new disc, alongside classics from his solo career and time with The Police. The concert marked the reopening the famed La Bataclan Theater, which had been the site of a terrorist attack a year earlier that killed 90 people. Sting told the crowd in French: “We’ve got two important things to do tonight… First, to remember and honour those who lost their lives in the attacks a year ago. And then to celebrate the life and the music of this historic venue.” He added: “We shall not forget them,” before holding a moment of silence on stage.

Sting - 1993-08-28 - Oslo, Norway (TV SBD)

Sting

1993-08-28

Spektrum

Oslo, Norway

TV SBD Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. If I Ever Lose My Faith In You

02. Heavy Cloud No Rain

03. Love Is Stronger Than Justice

04. Seven Days

05. Fields Of Gold

06. Synchronicity II

07. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

08. Roxanne

09. It's Probably Me

10. Shape Of My Heart

CD 2:

01. Saint Augustine In Hell

02. Straight To My Heart

03. Englishman In New York

04. King Of Pain/All This Time

05. Bring On The Night/When The World...

06. She's Too Good For Me

07. Nothing 'Bout Me

08. Every Breath You Take

09. Fragile

Sting - 1993-08-28 - Oslo Norway (TV SBD)

Jerry Garcia's williness and desire to play music with artists who crossed a broad spectrum of styles is evidenced by his connections to Sting, the former front man for a new wave band! In spring 1993, Sting agreed to be the lead in band for the Dead’s summer tour, playing 11 stadium shows. During that run, Jerry Garcia sat in with Sting on 4 occaisons,  lending his guitar work to Walking On The Moon, Tea In The Sahara, Consider Me Gone, and Been Down So Long. During that run, Garcia advised Sting to "Go out there and push your limits, because these people (the Deadheads) are gonna listen to you." During a joint interview with Jerry and Sting for Rolling Stone at the the Four Seasons Ritz Carlton (side note - kind of ironic that a San Francisco hippie an an English punk rocker would one day be at Ritz Carlton) Garcia said of Sting, “Everybody knows he’s a wonderful musician and a truly fine person, too. It’s nice that we get to meet him, hang out with him a little bit and sort of . . . network a little with him. We share interests, and I think there’s stuff that we could do together in the hypothetical future that would be fun for him and for us." Sting who playfully nicknamed Garcia "Father Christmas", explained his decision to work with Jerry and the Grateful Dead as follows: "I want to see this Deadhead phenomenon. I want to see it first hand. I've never supported anyone in my career. It's so off the wall, such a crazy idea. Hell, let's do it." 

This soundboard recording captures Sting later in 1993, on August 28, 1993, 32 years ago today, in Norway on tour in support of his 4th solo album, Ten Summoner's Tales.  The disc went to #2 on both the US and British charts, while achieving triple platinum status in less than a year. Ten Summoner’s Tales, would be nominated for 6 Grammys, and win 3, including Best Pop Vocal performance for If I Ever Lose My Faith In You, the first single from the album. That tune would reach #17 on the Billboard charts in the US, while another song from the album, Fields of Gold, would climb to #23. 

Live Aid - 1985-07-13 - London, UK & Philadelphia, PA (Part 1) (FM)

Live Aid

1985-07-13

Part 1

Wembley Stadium, London, UK

JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

Performers (See Artwork for Set Lists)

• Status Quo
• The Style Council
• The Boomtown Rats
• Adam Ant 
• INXS 
• Dragon Baby
• Men At Work
• Little River Band 
• Gowana 
• Ultra Vox
• Japan For Africa 
• Spandau Ballet
• Joan Baez 
• Elvis Costello 
• Austria For Africa
• The Hooters
• Nik Kershaw
• The Four Tops
• BB King 
• Billy Ocean 
• Sade
• Black Sabbath 
• Yugoslavia For Africa
• Run DMC
• Sting
• Phil Collins
• Branford Marsalis
• Rick Springfield
• REO Speedwagon
• Howard Jones
• Autograph
• Bryan Ferry
• Crosby, Stills & Nash

Live Aid - 1985-07-13 - London, UK & Philadelphia, PA (Part 1) (FM)

When Bob Geldorf organized an effort in late 1984 to recruit an all star cast of rock stars to record a charity single to raise money to address the famine in Ethiopia, he had little idea what idea would eventually transpire. Band Aid's recording of Do They Know Its Christmas would eventually evolve into one of the largest charity initiatives in history, the world wide concert held on July 13, 1985, 4 decades ago today, known as Live Aid. Billed as the "global jukebox", the Live Aid festival was held simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, with 72,000 in attendance, and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia,, with a crowd of about 100,000 people. On the same day, concerts inspired by the initiative were also held in other countries, such as Australia and Germany . It was one of the largest satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time, as estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations, watched Live Aid. Over 50 different rock artists performed for over 16 hours between the 2 concerts at Wembley and Philadelphia, making it one of the largest and longest single day rock festivals in history. Most importantly, the effort raised over $283 million for famine relief. Go here for even more details on Live Aid!

After years of searching, I finally found a complete FM recording of the entire show, from July 13, 1985, 40 years ago today, which had originally been broadcast on the BBC and ABC radio networks, as well as televised on MTV and ABC. We're presenting it today in 3 posts, which encompass over 15 cds worth of music. The posts run in chronological order, from the opening notes at Wembley to the closing song at JFK. Normally, I post the entire set list, but the song list is so long for this show, that it won't fit in the post. So I just listed all the artists and you can find the set lists on the artwork. This post features the early portion of the show, including such artists as Status Quo, Joan Baez, Elvis Costello, The Four Tops, Black Sabbath (with Ozzy!), Sting and Phil Collins, who would be the only artist to play on both sides of the Atlantic at Live Aid. Also featured are musicians from Australia, Japan, Austria, and Yugoslavia. Live Aid may have been the first true multi-national rock festival, with performers from all across the globe, and from countless musical genres, uniting for one common cause. Download this part now, then come back later today for the rest of this historic show.

Sting - 2006-07-11 - Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland (FM)

Sting

2006-07-11

Montreux Jazz Festival

Auditorium Stravinski

Montreux, Switzerland

FM Broadcast 

320 Kbps 

Artwork Included

01. Message In A Bottle

02. Synchronicity II

03. If I Ever Lose My Faith In You

04. Walking On The Moon

05. Englishman In New York

06. Shape Of My Heart

07. Driven To Tears

08. Desert Rose > Every Breath You Take > Next To You

09. Fragile

Sting - 2006-07-11 - Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland (FM)

In early 2005, Sting released his memoir, entitled Broken Muisc. Soon after, he launched a tour of the same name, which consisted of 2 legs, one that ran from April to September 2005, and a second that went from April to July 2006. This sounboard recording captures him during that 2nd leg, at the Montreux Jazz festival,  on July 11, 2006, 19 years ago today.

Live 8 - 2005-07-02 - London, UK (FM)

Live 8 - London

featuring Paul McCartney, U2 Elton John, Sting, The Who & Pink Floyd

2005-07-02

Hyde Park

London, England

FM Broadcast

320 Kbps

Artwork Included

Paul McCartney & U2

01. Sgt. Pepper's Lonley Hearts Club Band

U2

01. Beautiful Day > Blackbird

02. Vertigo > Feuer frei!

03. One > Unchained Melody

Elton John

01. The Bitch Is Back

02. Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting

03. Children Of The Revolution

Sting

01. Message In A Bottle

02. Driven To Tears

03. Every Breath You Take

The Who

01. Who Are You

02. Won't Get Fooled Again

Pink Floyd

01. Intro

02. Breathe

03. Money

04. Wish You Were Here

05. Comfortably Numb

06. Outro

Paul McCartney

01. Get Back

02. Drive My Car

03. Helter Skelter

04. The Long And Winding Road > 

05. Hey Jude

Live 8 - 2005-07-02 - London, UK (FM)

Twenty years after Live Aid raised millions to "Feed The World", Bob Geldorf launched another massive series of benefit concerts/festivals designed to "Make Poverty History.  Known as Live 8, these concerts, held in 10 countries simultaneously, were timed right before the start of the G8 economic summit in order to gain the attention of world political leaders. Live 8 played a key role in getting the G8 nations to pledge to double aid too impoverished countries from $25 billion to $50 billion by 2010.  This FM broadcast from July 2, 2005, 2 decades years ago today, captures some of the highlights from the London portion of Live 8 festival, including sets from Paul Mccartney, U2, Elton John, Sting, The Who and Pink Floyd, with Roger Waters rejoining David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright for the first time in 24 years.

Freedomfest - 1988-06-11 - London, UK (FM)

Freedomfest: Concert For Nelson Mandela

1988-06-11

Wembley Stadium

London UK

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

Sting

01. Interview with Sting

02. Sting Introduction

03. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free

04. They Dance Alone

05. Every Breath You Take

06. Message In A Bottle

Back Stage & Interviews

07. Station Break

08. Interview With Simple Minds

George Michael

09. Village Ghetto Land

10. If You Were My Woman

11. Sexual Healing

Back Stage & Interviews

12. Station Break

13. Sally Stratton interviewing Mark Brzezicki of Big Country

The Eurythmics

14, Interview with Annie Lennox

15. Mal Reding interviewing vendors

16. I Need A Man

17. There Must Be An Angel

18. Here Comes The Rain Again

19. You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart

20. When Tomorrow Comes

21. Sweet Dreams

22. Brand New Day

Back Stage & Interviews

23. Bob Clearmountain Interview

24. Graham Bean talks about the Princes Trust Concert

25. Interview with Phil Collins

26. Talking with Mal Redding

Al Green

27. Let's Stay Together

Joe Cocker

28. Unchain My Heart

Jonathan Butler

29. True Love Never Fails

Back Stage & Interviews

30. Backstage Chatter

Ashford and Simpson

31. Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Natalie Cole

32. Pink Cadillac

Soul Ensemble

33. He's Got The Whole World In His Hands

Back Stage & Interviews

34. Interview with Midge Ure

35. Interview with Bee Gees

Wet Wet Wet

36. Wishing I Was Lucky

Tony Hadley

37. Harvest For The World

Joan Armatradin

38. Love And Affection

Midge Ure

39. Dear God

Paul Carrack

40. How Long

Fish

41. Kayleigh

Paul Young

42. Don't Dream Its Over

Kurt Smith

43. Everybody Wants To Rule The World

Bryan Adams

44. Somebody

Bee Gees

45. You Win Again

46. I've Gotta Get A Message To You

Back Stage & Interviews

47. Interview with Wet Wet Wet

48. Interview with Jackson Browne

49. Roaming Around the Royal Box

50. Reviewing the Acts

Youssou N'Dour

51. Pitche Mi

52. Shout out to the Radio Stations

53. When The Stone Begins To Turn (with Jackson Browne)

Aswad

54. Set Them Free

Back Stage & Interviews

55. Interview with Bryan Adams

56. Interview with Stevie Wonder

57. Interview with The Police Chief

58. Talking About English Expressions

59. Waiting for something to happen

UB40

60. UB40 Setting Up

61. Rat In Mi Kitchen

62. Red Red Wine

Chrissie Hynde and UB40

63. I Got You Babe

64. Breakfast In Bed

65. Sing Our Own Song

Back Stage & Interviews

66. Picking on Richard Geer

67 Interview with Phil Collins

68. Backstage with Mal Redding

Tracy Chapman

69. Fast Car

70. Across The Lines

Back Stage & Interviews

71. Waiting on Stevie Wonder

72. Interview with Natalie Cole

73. Still waiting for Stevie Wonder

74. Interview with Bob Clearmountain

75. Mal Redding talking with beer vendors

76. FA Cup

77. Interview with Little Steven

Hugh Masekeba

78. Soweto Blues

Back Stage & Interviews

79. Shout out to more Radio Stations

80. Interview with Annie Lennox

81. Backstage with Mal Redding and Fox TV

82. Interview with Tracy Chapman

83. Acts coming up

84. Backstage with Mal Redding with Meatloaf

85. Coming Up

86. Talking about Springsteen-Born To Run

87. Interview with Kurt Smith

Simple Minds

88. Waterfront

89. Summertime Blues

90. Mandela Day

91. Sanctify Yourself

92. East At Easter

93. Alive And Kicking

94. Biko (with Peter Gabriel & Youssou N'Dour)

Steven van Zandt

95. Sun City

Jerry Dammers & Simple Minds

96. Free Nelson Mandela

Back Stage & Interviews

97.  Interview with Paul Young

98.  Mal Redding on the stadium floor

99.  Down in the pit

100. Interview with Phil Collins

Whitney Houston

101. Didn't We Almost Have It All

102. Love Will Save The Day

103. So Emotional

104. Where Do Broken Hearts Go

105. How Will I Know

106. Interview with Peter Gabriel

107. Backstage

108. I Wanna Dance With Somebody

109. Greatest Love Of All

Back Stage & Interviews

110. Waiting for Dire Straits

111. Talking 'bout the weather

Stevie Wonder

112. I Just Called To Say I Love You

113. Stevie Wonder Speech

114. Dark And Lovely -

Back Stage & Interviews

115. Aerial Shots

Dire Straits & Eric Clapton

116. Interview with Eric Clapton

117. Interview with Mark Knoffler

118. We lost Mal Redding

119. Billy Connolly on Auto Harp

120. Walk Of Life

121. Sultans Of Swing

122. Romeo And Juliet

123. Money For Nothing

124. Brothers In Arms

125. Wonderful Tonight

126. Solid Rock

Closing

127. Closing Remarks

128. Amazing Grace (Jessye Norman)

129. WNEW-FM final comments

Freedomfest - 1988-06-11 - London, UK (FM)

The 1980s saw a resurgence of benefit concerts/festivals where rock artists used the power of their music and popularity to spur social & political change. While Live Aid may be the best known of those efforts, it was far from the only one. On June 11, 1988, 37 years ago today as captured in this FM broadcast, Wembly Stadium hosted Freedomfest, officially know as the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute, a concert celebrating the life and sacrifices of the anti-apartheid revolutionary and freedom fighter. The show was also designed to help pressure the Apartheid government of South Africa to release him from jail. The concert featured dozens of musical acts and entertainers, including Eric Clapton, Dire Straits, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Tracy Chapman, Joe Cocker, Jackson Brown, and Steve Van Zandt (who appropriately played the song, Sun City, protesting Apartheid), just to name some. The show was broadcast live to 67 countries and an audience of over 600 million people. The political pressure Freedomfest place on South Africa had the intended results - 20 months after the show, Mandella was released from prison, having spent 27 years in jail. By 1994, apartheid ceased in South Africa, and Mandella was elected President of the country, a nation which would become a multicultural democracy under his leadership.

Sting - 2006-06-04 - Rock In Rio, Lisbon, Portugal (FM)

Sting
2006-06-04
Rock in Rio Festival 2006
Parque da Bela Vista
Lisbon, Portugal
FM Broadcast
320 kbps
Artwork Included

CD 1:
01. Message in a Bottle
02. Synchronicity
03. Walking on the Moon
04. If I Ever Lose My Faith In You 
05. Englishman In New York 
06. Spirits in the Material World 
07. Shape of My Heart 
08. Driven to Tears 
09. Every Little Thing She Does is Magic 
10. Why Should I Cry For You? 
11. Fields of Gold 
12. A Day in the Life 
13. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free 
14. Voices Inside My Head >
15. When The World Is Running Down
16. Roxanne

Encore:
17. Desert Rose
18. Next to You 
19. Every Breath You Take
20. Fragile

Sting - 2006-06-04 - Rock In Rio, Lisbon, Portugal (FM)

In early 2005, Sting released his memoir, entitled Broken Muisc.  Soon after, he launched a tour of the same name, whuch consisted of 2 legs, one that ran from April to September 2005, and the second that went from April to July 2006.  This FM broadcast captures him during the 2006 leg, headlining the final night of the Rock in Rio Lisbon featival, on June 4, 2006, 19 years ago today.  

Sting - 1996-02-15 - London, UK (FM)

Sting

1996-02-15

BBC Radio One Studios

London UK

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01, Synchronicity II

02, If I Ever Lose My Faith In You

03, If You Love Somebody (Set Them Free)

04, Seven FDays

05, Englishman In New York

06, Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot

Sting - 1996-02-15 - London, UK (FM)

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 Sting at  the BBC Studios in London on February 15, 1996, 28 years ago today, and about a month before the release of Mercury Falling, playing a set of old favorites that concludes with Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot, a track from the upcoming album. 

Sting - 2020-01-28 - Burbank, CA (Webcast)

Sting

2020-01-28

iHeartRadio Theater

Burbank, CA

Webcast Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Introduction by Ellen K  > The Last Ship 

02. Q & A 

03. Shipyard 

04. Q & A 3:38

05. Message In A Bottle > Englishman in New York 9:28

06. Q & A > Roxanne 4:33

07. August Winds (vocals by Frances McNamee)

08. Dead Man’s Boots 

09. If You Ever See Me Talking To A Sailor (vocals by Frances McNamee) 

10. The Night the Pugilist Learned How to Dance (vocals by Oliver Savile) 

11. When We Dance (vocals by Oliver Savile & Frances McNamee)

12. Every Breath You Take

Sting - 2020-01-28 - Burbank, CA (Webcast)

While Sting is not in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame as a solo artist, he was inducted as part of The Police in 2003.

This webcast recording captures Sting in Burbank on Janaury 28, 2020, 4 yearsa go today, previewing songs from his Broadway musical, "The Last Ship".  

Sting - 1991-11-30 - London, UK (FM)

Sting

1991-11-30

Wembley Stadium

London, England

FM Broadcast

192 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Interview

02. All This Time

03. Jeremiah Blues

04. Mad About You

05. Driven To Tears

06. Ain't No Sunshine

07. Why Should I Cry For You > Be Still My Beating Heart

08. Roxanne

09. Bring On The Night > When The World Is Running Down

10. King Of Pain

CD 2:

01. Fortress Around Your Heart

02. The Wild Wild Sea

03. The Soul Cages

04. Purple Haze

05. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free > We'll Be Together Tonight

06. Walking On The Moon

07. Every Breath You Take

08. Message In A Bottle

09. Fragile

Sting - 1991-11-30 - London, UK (FM)

I've only seen Sting solo once, on February 15,1991. The tickets were a Valentine's Day gift for my then girlfriend of just under a year.  Two weeks later I asked her to marry me, she said yes and its been the best years of my life! Every good book, even my tale of rock & roll, needs a good love story!

That year, Sting released The Soul Cages, an album dealing with the death of his father. Most of the songs have themes related to sailing or the seas as Sting's father, had always regretted not becoming a sailor. The disc climbed to #2 on the Billboard charts in the US, with the single All This Time reaching #5. Reviews for the disc, however, were far more critical than the record buying public. The Chicago Tribune gave the disc only 2 out of 4 stars, while Entertainment Weekly graded it a C. Robert Christgau was even more critical, declining to give a letter grade and instead simply posting a picture of a bomb in his review! Less than stellar reviews did not stop Sting from launching a world tour on February 1, 1991 in support of the disc. The tour reached his homeland in November of that year, including 2 shows at Wembley Arena. This soundboard recording captures Sting on November 30, 1991, 32 years ago today, on the 2nd night at Wembley.

Sting - 2005-09-24 - Warsaw, Poland (SBD)

Sting

2005-09-24

Sluzewic Horse Racing Rink

Warsaw, Poland

Soundboard Recording

224 kbps

Artwotk Included

CD 1:

01. Message In A Bottle

02. Demolition Man

03. Spirits In The Material World

04. Synchronicity II

05. The Hounds Of Winter

06. If I Ever Lose My Faith In You

07. Driven To Tears

08. Heavy Cloud No Rain

09. Invisible Sun

10. Why Should I Cry For You

11. Fields Of Gold (missing)

CD 2:

01. A Day In The Life

02. The Soul Cages

03. King Of Pain

04. Voices Inside My Head

05. When The World Is Running Down

06. Roxanne

07. Desert Rose

08. Next To You

08. Every Breath You Take

10. Fragile

Sting - 2005-09-24 - Warsaw, Poland (SBD)

In early 2005, Sting released his memoir, entitled Broken Muisc.  Soon after, he launched a tour of the same name, whuch consisted of 2 legs, one that ran from April to September 2005, and the second that went from April to July 2006.  This sounboard recording captures him on the last night of the 2005 leg, in Warsaw on September 24, 2005, 18 years ago today.  

Sting - 1997-06-29 - Glastonbury, UK (TV SBD)

Sting  

1997-06-29

Glastonbury Festival 

Pyramid Stage

Worthy Farm 

Pilton, UK  

TV Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Seven Days

02. Mad About You> 

03. I Hung My Head

04. I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying

05. Fields Of Gold

06. Roxanne

07. Englishman In New York 

08. Every Breath You Take>

09. Lithium Sunset 

10. Fragile 

Sting - 1997-06-29 - Glastonbury, UK (TV SBD)

I've seen Sting on stage twice - once with The Police in January 1983 at Madison Square Garden and  once solo on February 15,1991 at the Beacon Theater. The Sting tickets were a Valentine's Day gift for my then girlfriend of just under a year. A week later I asked her to marry me, she said yes and over 30 years, 2 kids, and 2 dogs later, we're still going strong. 

This TV soundboard recording captures a portion of Sting's set at the Glatonbury Festival on June 29, 1997, 26 years ago today.