BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A musician who has sold more than 40 million albums and won 18 Grammy Awards will play a two-night stand at Wind Creek Event Center, it was announced Tuesday.
Sting, who topped the charts with such songs as "Every Breath You Take" as bassist and vocalist of The Police, then with "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" as a solo artist, will perform Nov. 20-21.
Tickets, the prices of which have not been announced, will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 21 at the Wind Creek website or at the box office at 77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem.Wind Creek website
It will be Sting's first appearance in the Lehigh Valley in nearly 40 years.
Tickets, the prices of which have not been announced, will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 21 at the Wind Creek websiteor at the box office at 77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem.
Sting will perform with his new project, Sting 3.0, with guitarist and longtime collaborator, Dominic Miller, and drummer Chris Maas of Mumford & Sons.
Sting last performed in the Lehigh Valley in 1988 at Lehigh University's Stabler Arena. He also performed at Stabler in 1985.
Sting's newest single is "I Wrote Your Name (Upon My Heart)."
Making his mark with The Police
Sting, 73, whose real name is Gordon Sumner, formed in 1977 and released its debut album, "Outlandos d'Amour," in 1978. The album went platinum and produced the hits "Roxanne," "Can't Stand Losing You" and "So Lonely."
The group's sophomore disc, "Regatta de Blanc," in 1979 also went platinum with the hits "Message in a Bottle" and "Walking on the Moon."
Its third album, "Zenyatta Mendatta," in 1980 went double platinum with the hits "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" and "Don't Stand So Close to Me."
And its fourth album, "Ghost in the Machine," in 1981 sold triple platinum, with the hits "Spirits in the Material World" and "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic."
But it was the group's fifth and final album, "Synchronicity," in 1983, that saw the band at its peak. The disc sold eight times platinum and produced three Top 10 hits: "Every Breath You Take," which hit No. 1, "Wrapped Around Your Finger" and "King of Pain."
The group also won seven Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003.
Solo career
Sting released his first solo album, "The Dream of the Blue Turtles," in 1985, and it went to No. 2 and sold triple platinum with the Top 10 hits "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" and "Fortress Around Your Heart."
His sophomore disc, 1987's "... Nothing Like the Sun," went double platinum and produced the top 10 hit "We'll Be Together."
In 1993, he had his biggest post-Police hit with "All for Love" (with Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart), which topped the Singles chart.
In all, Sting has released 14 solo albums, 10 of which hit the Top 10 and eight of which sold gold or platinum.
His most recent disc was 2021's "The Bridge."
Sting has won 11 solo Grammy Awards, including Best Pop Vocal Album for "Brand New Day" in 2000 and, most recently, Best Reggae Album for 44/876 (with Shaggy) in 2019.
He won Kennedy Center honors for Lifetime Contribution in 2014.
Sting also has received a Golden Globe Award, four Academy Award nominations and a Tony Award nomination.
