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8 Great Things About Sting 3.0’s North American Opening Night In Detroit

Sting powered through a 20-song, hour-and-45-minute performance.

Sting is joined in the endeavor by longtime guitarist Dominic Miller and drummer Chris Maas, a Luxembourg native who’s previously worked with Mumford & Sons, Maggie Rodgers and the Pierces. His dexterous but discreet plucking filled in for the piano from the recorded version of “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic” and he created his own interpretation of the Arabic break from “Desert Rose.” And his solos during “Driven to Tears and “So Lonely” were nothing short of heroic. And lest we forget, he IS Sting… After recalling some of his history playing Detroit, Sting told the crowd, “I’m gonna sing a song about my home now,” explaining with smile that, “I’ve a little house in the English countryside — it’s more of a castle, really,” about two miles “down the hill” from Stonehenge.

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