March 6, 2000

Turkuhalli Arena - Turku, Finland

by Matti Heikkinen on March 8, 2000

Yes it was brilliant as allways... or even better. I have seen Sting every time he has played here (6 times) and this was one of the best!

Best parts:

Perfect Love ... Gone Wrong - the solo/ middle part was unbelievable

Moon over Bourbon Street - that Tom Waits kind of a version was a good surprise

We'll Be Together - a kind of a "heavy" version

Message In a Bottle - brought back some great memories from his first concert here back in 1988

Stings voice - unbelievable

and of course... that good looking background singer (female).

Not so good:

Sounds weren't as good as they usually are in Sting concert. Specially drums and trumpet.

Manu Katche is good ... no, he's an exellent drummer, but I really missed Vinnie in Seven Days and Fill 'er Up.

But all together it was again a great experience!!!!

Here's the setlist:

  1. A 1000 Years
  2. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
  3. After The Rain Has Fallen / We'll Be Together
  4. All This Time
  5. Mad About You
  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 (Sting forgot the words a few times, but managed through with with the notes he had beside of him)
  15. Bring On The Night / When The World Is Running Down...

1st encore

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

2nd encore

  1. Message In A Bottle (alone with an acoustic guitar)
  2. Fragile

No surprises there (maybe we'll be together) and no songs from Mercury Falling...

by Timo Saajoranta on March 9, 2000

Phew! Two Sting concerts in two days... that's hard! Yes, Sting was here in Helsinki and Turku on monday and tuesday evenings. AND BOY THOSE WERE GREAT GIGS!!! Everything went just fine and he was in a very good mood.

The set list was the normal ( I guess...), so sadly Ghost Story wasn't included. He played the same set on both evenings. Moon Over Bourbon Street was excellent and so was Desert Rose. and Message In A Bottle and Tomorrow We'll See and All This Time and etc. etc.

I tried to meet the man himself, but nobody seemed to know where he was before the gigs... too bad! Well, gotta try next time again...

All in all I'm very satisfied with the gigs and so seems to be all of my friends and even the press!! I haven't read any negative comments, everybody seems to be pleased with Sting! But that ain't any surprise...

Well, that's for that. If someone wants further details just write to me!!

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