January 24, 2001

Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum - Jacksonville, Florida, United States

by Youghal X. MacGregor on January 25, 2001

I'll start with the set list (sorry if this is repetitive for regular posters).

  1. A Thousand Years
  2. Set Them Free
  3. After the Rain Has Fallen/We'll be Together
  4. Perfect Love...Gone Wrong
  5. All This Time
  6. Seven Days
  7. Fill Her Up
  8. Fields of Gold
  9. Every Little Thing She Does is Magic
  10. Moon over Bourbon Street
  11. Englishman in New York
  12. Brand New Day
  13. Roxanne
  14. Desert Rose (sans Cheb)
  15. Bring On The Night / When The World...

Encore 1:

  1. If I Ever Lose My Faith In You
  2. Every Breath You Take

Encore 2:

  1. Message In A Bottle
  2. Fragile

This was a fantastic show! I haven't seen Sting for *years* -- [Atlanta, Police and Go-gos; Orlando, Police, Fixx, Animals]. While others on the ng complain the set list is boring or didn't contain "jazz" I thought it was a great blend of old and new. A jazz fan myself, I would have liked to see a bit of improvisation, but I was in Jacksonville FL, where you don't hear much jazz except for the great November Jazz Festival. The band stretched out a little in Englishman and BOTN (though Robello's piano solo was strikingly similar to that of Kirkland). In addition, this was Sting's first time here as a solo artist (I don't think the Police appeared here either, AFAIK); so ANY set list was an improvement.

Sting was in fine voice; I didn't hear any sour notes, and he didn't shy away from those high notes. He and the band were energetic and enthusiastic. I haven't figured out what the hell Kipper was doing on keys all night (mix problems I suppose; the venue wasn't an auditorium; they play hockey and basketball in there). He sang, played electronic and non-electronic percussion, and looked like he was having a blast. Dominic was solid but restrained--he never really had time to stretch. Manu kicked ass on those yellow Yamahas. Robello played some nice stuff; the man can play. I didn't catch the name of the background singer, but he sang well and noodled around on rhythm guitar a bit. Chris added some interesting horn lines.

For those interested in what Sting wore: dark khaki cargo pants and black tank top. I couldn't see his footwear. Any questions?

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