RIFF photographers’ favorite concert photos in 2024 included these shots of Kanye West, Green Day, System of a Down, Sting, Chris Brown, Elyanna, The Offspring, David Gilmour, Alejandro Fernández, Foo Fighters, James Arthur, The Hives, Tems, Ski Mask the Slump God, U2, Maxwell and Justice. We asked our photographers…

Sting performs at the Masonic in San Francisco on Nov. 6, 2024. Imani Sires/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — “Did anybody else have a rough night last night?” Sting asked Wednesday night at the Masonic as he kicked off the first of two shows, in the wake of Tuesday’s Presidential election.…

STING 3.0, courtesy Carter B. Smith. Sting is hitting the touring trail once again, but this time with a power trio rather than a full band. His Sting 3.0 Tour runs from September to November, including two shows at the Masonic in San Francisco on Nov. 6 and 7.…

Sting performs at Toyota Pavilion in Concord, Calif. on Oct. 2, 2023. Sean Liming/STAFF. CONCORD, Calif. — Singer-songwriter and rocker Sting brought his My Songs Tour and a positive life outlook to Toyota Pavilion on Monday. After a fun, slightly ramshackle take on “If You Love Somebody Set Them…

Sting performs at Myth Live in Maplewood, Minn. on March 2, 2017. Courtesy Todd Johnson. Sting has extended his My Songs World Tour through the fall, announcing 10 North America dates in September and October. The former Police frontman will perform at Concord Pavilion on Oct. 2. The 17-time…

Pink Floyd, courtesy. Last week I half-joking proposed some songs to use to jam Russian military radios. Half-joking because, well, seriously, that would be amazing, but I didn’t actually think it would help all that much. Since then, however, it’s been revealed that Russian troops did some really horrible…

Sting, “The Bridge.” Sting has stayed busy in recent years, releasing three albums and staging a Broadway musical; yet his musical output has centered largely on reinterpretations of his songbook (2019’s My Songs), collaborations with other artists (44/876) or a combination of the two (March’s Duets). Did he have…

Sting, “Duets.” At 69 years of age and over 7 million monthly listeners on Spotify, English musician Sting would appear to have a fair amount of pull in the music industry. A look at the guest performers on his new compilation album, Duets, confirms the distinctive vocalist’s tenured clout as…

Sting, “My Songs.” It’s not uncommon for an artist to live many lives through the course of a career, but few transcend boundaries quite like Sting. Having won a Grammy or Best Reggae Album of 2018 for his collaboration with Shaggy, Sting’s identity has been subject to much interpretation and…

Photos: Todd Johnson MAPLEWOOD, MINN. — The Myth Live theater is a tiny concert venue for the likes of Sting, yet the rock legend (and jazz tinkerer) brought his “57th & 9th Tour” to the club, just north of St. Paul Thursday for an incredible evening. Sting started off the show himself…