I was Arrested by The Police in New Orleans

Of all the classic rock artists that I'd want to see in my lifetime, one of the most unlikely of all can now be checked off my list. Sting, Andy, and Stewart put on a show that made me and 3 grown guys absolutely giddy. I still can't believe how close Chris got us to the stage, it was unbelievable! I just kept thinking "if i were on a dodgeball court right now, i would actually be able to hit Sting or Andy from here". So that's pretty close as I'm a bad thrower! See for yourself...

Before the show started...

And then once the show got rockin'.

Since this was a reunion tour, rather than a promotional one, all they played were their popular hits, so it was a trip to hear these songs straight from the horses mouth! They kicked it all off with "Message in a Bottle" and "Synchronicity II". We were all singing along and I couldn't help but dance and jump around -- I wasn't going to sit down just for the older people behind me, that was for damn sure. (Plus I was good and buzzed from my Hurricane and Jack&RC Cola by that point). My face hurt from smiling the whole time.

The Police. Legends.

With these kinds of reunion tours, you worry whether they will still sound good or like they got older, but this was not the case with the Police. They almost sounded BETTER than they did back in the day! Andy was also all over the place with his crazy antics, like doing push ups off the amps for example. We laughed at one point when Sting was making a glaring face at him and we could see Andy mouth to his guitar tech "Did I fuck up?" and then he made a face that we could tell meant the tech confirmed that he did and he felt like an ass. Classic.

Good 'ole Andy Summers.

Stewart Copeland, one of CJ's idols as a drummer, played amazingly. And he had the most elaborate drum kit I've ever seen. He starts the show with a bang on a huge gong (which he famously missed during a previous show). And since his secondary set of percussion was on an elevated platform behind him, it took a lot to get to it. One of my favorite moments in the show was when he realized a second late that "oh shit, I gotta get back there" and he hurriedly tries to climb but eats it and falls on his hands and knees. He brushed himself off with a laugh and a wave and after all the drama, he made it just in time to hit...the triangle. All of that for a little "ping!". We laughed our asses off.

Stewart rocking the triangle.

All the women were crazy for Sting...and I gotta say, he really does look good for his age. What other guy (besides Mick Jagger) could pull off those tiny pants? Plus, he plays the bass, so that makes him hotter. He came over to our side for a while during King of Pain, and right after I took the picture below, I giddily showed CJ how awesomely close he was and when I looked back up at Sting he was looking right at me...and then he winked at me! I was stunned to the core. I asked the guys for confirmation, "oh my God, did Sting just wink at me?" They all affirmed "umm, yeah I think he did!" I almost lost my shit. I had a moment with Sting. :)

A stones throw away from the Tantric Master.

Here is the set list of their hits:
Message in a Bottle - Synchronicity II - Walking on the Moon - Voices in My Head - Don't Stand So Close to Me - Driven to Tears - Truth Hits Everybody - Beds Too Big Without You - Every Little Thing she does is Magic - Wrapped Around Your Finger - De doo doo doo, De da da da - Invisible Sun - Walking in Your Footsteps - Cant Stand Losing You - Roxanne - (encore) King of Pain - So Lonely - Every Breath you Take - (encore II) Next to you/Dead End Job

And I'll leave you with a little video treat. It was a once in a lifetime event, and I'm so glad i got to share it with my boys. We then took the party to Bourbon street to continue the legendary evening (and luckily my camera died after the concert so I don't have any incriminating photos).