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Jul
4
2015
Caen, FR
Beauregard Festival

Beauregard Festival. Sting always at the top...


When the audience knows all the words, from the front row to the back, you're definitely dealing with a truly great artist. Tonight with Sting, the Beauregard Festival reached a new peak.


This afternoon, there were some beautiful moments, with Johnny Marr and Florence and the Machine. But really, really... Musically, Sting probably gave the richest concert John Beauregard has ever hosted in his garden.


Of course, most of the 26,000 spectators had come for the legendary Police. They weren't disappointed. The police custody was most enjoyable. But Sting gave them much more than that with completely revisited versions of his hits.


Reggae, rock, and as the concert progressed, Sting, bearded and in great shape, let himself drift more and more into jazz, in total fusion with his violinist, his pianist, his backing vocalist, and Vinnie Colaiuta, Frank Zappa's former drummer. All of them of a very, very high level. 


Every Little Thing She Does, Walking on the Moon, Message in a Bottle, De Do Do Do, Englishman in New York... And many others. His voice didn't budge, his hips still swaying. Not talkative but still speaking in crisp French, Sting could have, like others of his generation, lent his voice to the vinyl records of the good old days. He did quite the opposite, taking turns playing with each of his accomplices with complete freedom and controlled improvisation. It was almost like a free jazz session.


The Everest of this memorable concert will undoubtedly remain Roxanne, played in several different registers, with an interlude featuring Bill Withers' Ain't No Sunshine. At times unsettled, the audience finally let themselves be carried away to Every Breath You Take and two successive encores. Visibly pleased with his performance, Sting struggled to leave, ending the evening with a theatrical bow, arm in arm with his troupe. No, honestly, spending an hour and a half at the police station under these conditions makes you want to be caught doing it again.

 

(c) Ouest France

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