RETURNING to his hometown of Tyneside, which so happened to be the same place that Cunard built 23 of its ships over the last 175 years, global music star Sting wowed the crowds with a special performance. Promoting his latest album, entitled ‘The Last Ship’, Sting’s performance was sponsored by...
RETURNING to his hometown
of Tyneside, which so happened
to be the same place that
Cunard built 23 of its ships over
the last 175 years, global music
star Sting wowed the crowds
with a special performance.
Promoting his latest album,
entitled ‘The Last Ship’, Sting’s
performance was sponsored
by Cunard as it ramps up to its
175th anniversary next month.
The performance was also held
to benefit the Sage Gateshead
10th Birthday Appeal.
Sting said he was proud of his
heritage links to the Tyneside
shipbuilding community, which
saw 23 Cunard ships built such as
Mauretania and Carpathia, two
vessels used to rescue stranded
passengers from the Titanic.
“The Last Ship’ stories are
based on the community I was
brought up in, the shipbuilding
community of Wallsend, and
so to bring it back here like this
is a wonderful honour and very
emotional,” Sting commented.
The British music star last
performed songs from the
album during a guest sailing on
Queen Mary 2 last year.
