Sting

Joined by his son Joe Sumner and Kiwi Bic Runga, Sting brought his My Songs tour to Christchurch on Wednesday, March 1. REVIEW: Thousands of Cantabrians can be ...

Runga herself was preceded by just over half-an-hour from opening act Joe Sumner. She made good on the second-half of that promise, later spotted swaying along and taking photos of Sting from about nine rows back. Despite confessing that the relatively recent offer to join the festivities had resulted in none of her usual band being available – and she’d only just met up with her trio of accompanists – their combined musicianship was extremely slick and harmonious. Earlier in the evening, late addition Bic Runga got a terrific reception on her return to her hometown. * “I just met Sting,” she bubbled before she began, adding that she’d been “looking forward to this day for 47 years”.