22.05.2019
UK, Newcastle, O2 Academy
The 44/876 Tour Newcastle
vg / exc. Aud.

01. 44/876 [3:30]
02. Morning Is Coming [3:06]
03. Englishman In New York [3:56]
04. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic [4:36]
05. Oh, Carolina/We'll Be Together [3:58]
06. If You Can't Find Love [3:51]
07. Love Is The Seventh Wave [2:11]
08. To Love And Be Loved [3:02]
09. Message In A Bottle [5:45]
10. You [5:20]
11. Brand New Day [5:51]
12. Waiting For The Break Of Day [2:59]
13. Gotta Get My Baby Back [3:13]
14. If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free [5:40]
15. Don't Make Me Wait [4:15]
16. Angel [3:33]
17. Dreaming In The USA [5:16]
18. Crooked Tree [3:55]
19. Shape Of My Heart [5:01]
20. Walking On The Moon [7:30]
21. So Lonely/Strength Of A Woman [6:35]
22. Hey, Sexy Lady [2:29]
23. Roxanne/Boombastic [5:41]
24. Can't Stand Losing You [4:42]
25. Desert Rose [5:25]
26. It Wasn't Me [3:48]
27. Every Breath You Take [6:58]
28. Next To You [3:28]

Total Running Time: [2:05:41]

Lineage: 
SP-CMC-4U > TASCAM DR-40 > Sound Forge Pro 10 > Trader's Little Helper (level 8) > Torrent Site 

Whilst not the biggest fan in the world, the opportunity to see local-lad-done-well Sting at a modest sized venue on the doorstep was one I felt worth taking.  Shaggy?  As it turns out, nothing to do with Scooby Doo and from a musical perspective, not my usual fayre.
I'm guessing 44/876 has something to do with telephone dialing codes, in which case this gig should adopt the pseudonym 0191/44/876. Anyway, whilst the venue was adequately filled, I don't think it was quite a sellout.  Royalty spotted in the balcony in the shape of Alan Shearer. As you may have established, I'm not familiar with Shaggy.  Sting - seen him a few times over the years.  Although I initially viewed this as an odd pairing, they do have a heavy reggae influence by way of a common denominator.
In the main, it works.  Certainly well received by a very vocal audience, although the local lad has more than an edge in the popularity stakes around here. There's a fair rotation in tunes played between Sting's back catalogue, Shaggy and their collaborative efforts, and they're joined by a couple of guest artists, Newcastle's Gospel Choir making the biggest impact in that respect on one or two numbers.
Very hot, very sweaty, surprisingly loud and...reasonably enjoyable.  Was never going to make my top ten gigs but, certainly where some of The Police numbers were concerned, a few real highlights.  Anyway, for those of you who may be as curious as I was at the outset, here's what happened: Enjoy.

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