It's not often that you get two first-class musical artists on the same stage for the price of one.
Which is what made last night's stellar double bill of Sarah McLachlan and Sting at the Molson Amphitheatre so darn special.
And the sold-out crowd of 16,000 knew it.
It's hard to say who's the more talented of the twosome -- undoubtedly one of the best lineups of the summer concert season so far considering the domination by '70s and '80s retreads and festival shows.
McLachlan -- who sold out the amphitheatre last summer as the headliner but opened for Sting this time -- was in strong ethereal voice as usual and moved seamlessly back and forth between piano, acoustic and electric guitar.
Accompanied solely by her bass player and drummer, McLachlan concentrated on material from her most recent album, 1994's two-million selling Fumbling Towards Ecstasy.
Standout songs included Good Enough, Ice, Elsewhere, Possession and I Will Remember You from The Brothers McMullen soundtrack, not to mention a great but thwarted attempt at the Oasis song Wonderwall.
Standout clothes had to be McLachlan's shiny, perforated green pants.
Sting, meanwhile, was also something to behold in a clingy grey vest -- which showed off his toned, tanned arms -- silk grey combat pants, black combat boots and a goatee.
Looking as young and fit as ever at age 44, he took the stage with a five-piece band -- including a two-man horn section -- and a stunning light and slide show.
He began understandably enough with The Hounds Of Winter, I Hung My Head, I Was Brought To My Senses and Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot off his jazzy new album Mercury Falling.
And one woman in the audience was so moved she yelled out her undying love.
"You love me?" said the former leader of The Police. "You hardly know me madam."
But it wasn't until Sting finally rocked out that he won over the entire crowd.
First with If You Love Somebody Set Them Free and then the Police gem, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic.
The biggest surprise was that more Police songs followed, interspersed with Sting's solo material, including Synchronicity, Roxanne and Every Breath You Take.
Can a reunion tour be far off?
"Thanks for choosing us as opposed to the opening of the games," said McLachlan, earlier in the evening, making reference to the Olympics. As if there was any choice.
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