Following last week’s Grammy’s, where Sting & Shaggy were awarded Best Reggae Album for their collaborative UK Top Ten hit record 44/876, the pair have announced their return to the UK with The 44/876 Tour. The pair beat nominees Black Uhuru, Etana, Ziggy Marley and Protoje to the award.
A series of intimate and exclusive shows will begin at London’s Camden Roundhouse in May with additional dates in Newcastle, Birmingham and Manchester.Tickets are on sale from Friday, February 15th at 9 am at livenation.co.uk and ticketmaster.co.uk.
Last year the dynamic duo brought The 44/876 Tour to North America, South America and Eastern Europe. Critics hailed it as “one of the most anticipated concerts of the year” and “a reggae rock dance party that never lets up.”The show sees the pair collaborating on each other’s most celebrated hits such as “Every Breath You Take,” “Englishman In New York,” “Message In A Bottle,” “It Wasn’t Me,” “Mr Boombastic” and “Angel”. Alongside new favourites, they will also perform an array of new hits from album 44/876.
In spring of 2018, Sting & Shaggy made UK headlines with a memorable performance of ‘Don’t Make Me Wait’ at the Queen’s 92nd birthday celebration at the Royal Albert Hall. The track also featured on their collaborative Top Ten album release, which the pair also performed live on BBC’s The One Show and in the latest series of Mrs Browns Boys.
Last year also saw the release of “Skank Up (Oh Lawd)”, a further collaboration from Sting & Shaggy that featured dancehall music sensation, Ding Dong. The pair’s latest music video, “Gotta Get Back My Baby” is available to watch here. For this year, the couple will soon see the release their next single, ‘Just One Lifetime’.
Sting and Shaggy will be joined on The 44/876 Tour by Sting’s longtime collaborators Dominic Miller (guitar), Josh Freese (drums) and Rufus Miller (guitar), as well as Shaggy’s band members Melissa Musique (backing vocals), Gene Noble (backing vocals) and Kevon Webster (keyboards).
Tickets are on sale this Friday, February 15th at 9 am. Members of the artists’ fan clubs will have the opportunity to access tickets starting February 12th at 9 am until February 13th at 5 pm by visiting www.sting.com. The tour is produced by Cherrytree Management and RZO Entertainment and promoted by Live Nation Global Touring in association with Solo.
STING & SHAGGY’S 44/876 2019 U.K. TOUR DATES:
19/05/2019 – Roundhouse – London
22/05 – O2 Academy – Newcastle
24/05 – O2 Academy – Birmingham
25/05 – O2 Apollo – Manchester
