''At Oakdale, Sting Shows He Still Has It'' reports the Hartford Courant...

October 24, 2011

''As easy as it is to think of Sting as the frontman for the Police, those days were a relatively brief prelude to a solo career that has run more than a quarter century since. His current tour celebrates the catalog he has built on his own with some Police tunes thrown in, and in its stop at the Toyota Presents Oakdale in Wallingford Monday, the Englishman three weeks past his 60th birthday plowed through songs with remarkable vigor, showing no more effects of age than his smartly constructed pop rock..."

Click here to read in full what the Hartford Courant had to say about Sting's concert in Wallingford. Were you there? Share your review or comments and post any photos from the evening or your ticket stub to the event page. Tell us about it!

Sting at Toyota Presents Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford

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Photo by Richard Messina, Hartford Courant


Click here to read in full what the Hartford Courant had to say about Sting's concert in Wallingford. Were you there? Share your review or comments and post any photos from the evening or your ticket stub to the event page. Tell us about it!

Sting at Toyota Presents Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford

Click the image below to view and visit The Hartford Courant's gallery of images from the show.


Photo by Richard Messina, Hartford Courant

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