Personnel:
The Set List:
There were rumors going around that when Gordy Sumner goes on tour he rarely changes the set. After the show, I surfed some Sting web sites (highly recommended: The Soul Pages) and confirmed that his set in Manila was identical to his US shows, right down to the scheduling of the encores. Even the audience participation part (asking someone up on stage to sing "I'm so Happy ...") is a Sting concert staple. Talagang naka-program lahat. Thus no matter how much some people were shouting for more Police oldies like "King of Pain" or "Message in a Bottle", I guess it wasn't ever meant to happen for this show. Since this was an album promotional tour, "Mercury Falling" songs dominated the set. As for the rest, I thought the selection could've been better - though I suppose with over ten years of solo material and six years worth of Police oldies to choose from, whittling down the list to a 3 hour show might have not been easy.
Next stop on the Asian tour: Taipei
Highlights: the brass section was a riot to watch - being on wireless mics meant they could run around on stage acting like clowns - while playing. (excellent solos too - clowning around didn't diminish the quality of their playing one iota) Parliament oughta get some ideas from these guys. Other high point: Kenny Kirkland's kilometric long jazz piano solo on "When the World Is Running Down" - a part he created over ten years ago on the "Bring on the Night" movie - but hearing it live was something else, of course.
Especially amusing was watching some concertgoers try to clap in 5/4 (for "Seven Days").
Great show. Grrrreat sound. Loud (as Jaime Godinez mentioned, 167,000 watts) but not nakakabingi na nakakaasar (as in some rock shows I've been in).
Detailed review to follow.
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