Sting fights the stuffiness in a trio, like The Police

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A trio, a more reduced format than in previous visits to Catalonia; with The Police's repertoire well represented; overflowing with charisma, and with a voice that challenged intonation at times. This is how Sting carried on with Tuesday's concert at the Jardins de Pedralbes, as part of the Les Nits d’Occident festival. The audience, who had paid up to 300 euros, was up to par from the start. With an ovation, they received the first notes of Message in a bottle , one of many songs by The Police that he is playing on this tour, which he shares with guitarist Dominic Miller and drummer Chris Maas. The British singer and bassist, 74 years old and with a jovial appearance, quickly realized the good predisposition of the spectators and allowed them to sing the first verses of Englishman in New York . “Catalonia!”, exclaimed Sting at the end of a song that he performed with more rock thunder than jazz embellishments.