Sting blends rock with orchestral on tour
April 25, 2010
Sting Blends Rock With Orchestral on TourIf youve always wanted to see legendary Police bassist/singer/solo artist Sting in concert, nows your chance; Gordon Sumner himself will be hitting the road this year to perform both his own solo songs and Police tunes complete with an orchestra. Accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, Sting will be reworking tracks like Every Breath You Take and Russians as symphonic arrangements on a tour that will kick off in Vancouver, BC on June 2, and will continue through L.A. (6/15) and Chicagos Ravinia Festival (7/17 and 7/18), among other dates...
The Strokes are currently recording tracks for their fourth album in their hometown of New York City, and have already completed the basics on a series of songs, with aim toward releasing a new Strokes album in September; the band are working with producer Joe Chiccarelli on the album. In the meantime, Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas has just wrapped a brief touring North America in support of his side project/solo album; additional live dates for both The Strokes and Casablancas are expected later this year, including a stop at Chicagos Lollapalooza Fest in August (for the Strokes)...
Leeds band Kaiser Chiefs are in the studio, too, concluding a break that they began back in August of last year. Singer Ricky Wilson explained to the press that the band simply got bored after a couple of free months, and that theyre now recording new songs in drummer Nick Hodgsons new studio. No release date has been secured for the next Kaiser Chiefs album as of yet...
And No Doubt are yet another band working on a new album, with singer Gwen Stefani explaining that this particular set is being influenced by 80s one-hit wonder songs. No Doubt has been slow to return to the studio since the group got back together in 2008, but now say that their next disc is due out some time before the end of this year...
MODERN ROCK LINK OF THE WEEK:
Paul McCartney is at it again - touring, that is. McCartneys new Up and Coming 2010 Tour aims to take the Beatle to cities hes never performed in, and McCartney is also aiming to play unique venues, places, and locations, according to his tour info. Fans can expect to hear songs from The Beatles and Wings as well as McCartneys solo career; for all the dates and details, stop by www.paulmccartney.com - and keep in mind that Macca says hes going to quit touring by his 70th birthday in June, 2012, so dont delay...
MINI BUZZ:
Coldplay reportedly hopes to have a brand new Coldplay album ready to go by December of this year; the band are currently writing and recording in a converted church in London...
Snow Patrol will play a homecoming gig in their hometown of Bangor, County Down in Northern Ireland on June 5; the band will take over the towns Ward Park for the first hometown show theyve played since 2007...
The annual T in the Park Festival in Scotland has announced its roster and dates, with the likes of Muse, Black Eyed Peas, Vampire Weekend, Florence and the Machine, La Roux, and Thirty Seconds to Mars taking the stage(s) July 8 through the 11th...
NBCs Today Show has announced its summer concerts lineup, which will include short outdoor shows from The Script, Train, and the aforementioned Sting...
Norways gigantic Oya Festival is set to hit Oslo, Norways Medieval Park August 10 through the 14th this year; the first lineup of acts has been named, and will include Pavement, The Gaslight Anthem, and Lindstrøm, among many others...
And Manchester band Doves, while having yet to break properly in the U.S., have built quite an esteemed career in the UK, and are now releasing their own best-of, titled The Places Between: The Best of Doves - its available stateside this week...
ON CD: Keanes impressively eclectic Night Train EP... Massive Attacks Heligoland... the groovy A Smooth Jazz Tribute to Gorillaz... and Doves Best Of... and thats the buzz for this weeks Modern Rock.
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