The Back to Bass Tour was a concert tour by English musician and singer-songwriter Sting. The tour's start coincided with the release of 25 Years and The Best of 25 Years, two compilation albums that commemorated the 25th anniversary of Sting's solo career.

Background The tour was officially announced on 12 September 2011 via his official page. The first announcements concerned shows to be held in Northern America between October and December 2011. On 15 November 2011, the European dates were announced. That leg of the tour ended in March 2012, followed by four performances in Africa.

Sting returned for the a summer tour to Northern America, playing seven shows in the beginning of June before heading back to Europe. He played several shows at festivals throughout June and July 2012.

In June 2012, Sting announced a return to Europe in fall, playing shows predominantly in France and Central Europe during November 2012.

In October 2012 ahead of his Asian tour, Sting, an environmental advocate, requested for his Manila show to be relocated from the SM Mall of Asia Arena to the Smart Araneta Coliseum due to allegations of the initial venue's owners, SM, being involved in deforestation projects.

On 22 January 2013 it was announced that Sting would continue to tour as part of the Back to Bass Tour in the Summer of 2013, with various shows being announced for Europe and Northern America. The tour would commence at the end of May 2013 with a concert in Kelowna, Canada, after a 10-month break. Further announcements of dates were made all through February and March, some of them explicitly stating that "... additional cities [are] to be announced!". The final dates were announced on his official page on 18 April 2013, with a concert being held at the famous Montreux Jazz Festival. The 2013 Summer tour will have 40 stops in Northern America and Europe, and will be most likely the last leg of this tour.

Tour dates Date City Country Venue North America21 October 2011BostonUnited StatesWang Theatre22 October 201124 October 2011WallingfordOakdale Theatre26 October 2011Upper Darby TownshipTower Theater27 October 201129 October 2011Washington, D.C.DAR Constitution Hall1 November 2011TorontoCanadaMassey Hall2 November 20115 November 2011ChicagoUnited StatesQueen Elizabeth Theatre6 November 2011DetroitFox Theatre8 November 2011New York CityRoseland Ballroom9 November 201110 November 2011Washington, D.C.DAR Constitution Hall12 November 2011Miami BeachJackie Gleason Theater13 November 201116 November 2011Grand PrairieVerizon Theatre17 November 2011HoustonVerizon Wireless Theater18 November 201120 November 2011DenverWells Fargo Theatre22 November 2011PhoenixComerica Theatre25 November 2011Las VegasThe Colosseum at Caesars Palace26 November 2011RenoReno Events Center28 November 2011Los AngelesWiltern Theatre29 November 201130 November 20112 December 2011San FranciscoNob Hill Masonic Center3 December 20115 December 2011SeattleParamount Theatre6 December 20118 December 2011VancouverCanadaQueen Elizabeth Theatre9 December 201110 December 2011 Europe5 February 2012NewcastleEnglandSage Gateshead7 February 2012AmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music Hall9 February 2012GothenburgSwedenLisebergshallen10 February 201212 February 2012StockholmWaterfront13 February 2012CopenhagenDenmarkFalkoner Theatret15 February 2012WarsawPolandSala Kongresowa16 February 201218 February 2012PragueCzech RepublicCongress Center19 February 2012ViennaAustriaGasometer21 February 2012GrenobleFranceSummum22 February 2012ToulouseZénith de Toulouse24 February 2012Clermont-FerrandZénith d'Auvergne25 February 2012MarseilleLe Dôme26 February 2012MonacoOpéra de Monte-Carlo28 February 2012MunichGermanyKesselhaus29 February 2012FrankfurtJahrhunderthalle2 March 2012CologneE-Werk4 March 2012BrusselsBelgiumCirque Royale5 March 20127 March 2012StuttgartGermanyBeethovensaal8 March 2012LilleFranceZénith de Lille10 March 2012BerlinGermanyColumbiahalle12 March 2012Esch-sur-AlzetteLuxembourgRockhal13 March 2012ParisFranceZénith de Paris14 March 201216 March 2012ManchesterEnglandO2 Apollo Manchester17 March 2012GlasgowScotlandClyde Auditorium19 March 2012LondonEnglandHammersmith Apollo20 March 201221 March 2012 Africa24 March 2012JohannesburgSouth AfricaCoca-Cola Dome25 March 201227 March 2012Cape TownGrand West Arena28 March 2012 North America2 June 2012ThackervilleUnited StatesWinStar World Casino3 June 20125 June 2012St. LouisFox Theatre7 June 2012AtlantaChastain Park Amphitheater9 June 2012Atlantic CityBorgata11 June 2012MontrealCanadaPlace des Arts12 June 2012LewistonUnited StatesArtpark Europe16 June 2012HelsinkiFinlandLasipalatsi17 June 2012OsloNorwayFrognerbadet19 June 2012BergenKoengen21 June 2012OdenseDenmarkEngen Fruens Bøge23 June 2012WerchterBelgiumWerchter Festival Grounds25 June 2012PragueCzech RepublicO2 Arena26 June 2012BudapestHungaryBudapest Arena27 June 2012ZagrebCroatiaArena Zagreb29 June 2012OeirasPortugalJardim do Palácio do Marquês de Pombal30 June 2012MarbellaSpainHotel Puente Romano Tennis Club1 July 2012IbizaSant Antoni de Portmany3 July 2012AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo Dome4 July 2012Henley-on-ThamesEnglandBerkshire Bank of the River Thames6 July 2012CognacFranceHotel Puente Romano Tennis Club7 July 2012AlbiScene Pratgraussals8 July 2012Argelès-sur-MerFestival Grounds10 July 2012PiazzolaItalyAnfiteatro Camerini12 July 2012MolfettaMolo del Porto13 July 2012TaorminaTeatro Antico15 July 2012PerugiaFestival Grounds18 July 2012ToulonFranceFestival Grounds19 July 2012NyonSwitzerlandL'Asse Festival Grounds21 July 2012Carhaix-PlouguerFranceFestival Grounds22 July 2012ArcachonStade Vélodrome d'Arcachon25 July 2012MoscowRussiaOlimpiski27 July 2012St. PetersburgNew Arena29 July 2012RigaLatviaRiga Arena31 July 2012KaunasLithuaniaŽalgiris Arena7 November 2012StrasbourgFranceLe Zénith9 November 2012LyonHalle Tony Garnier10 November 2012AmnévilleGalaxie12 November 2012NicePalais Nikaïa14 November 2012BordeauxPatinoire Mériadeck15 November 2012RouenLe Zénith17 November 2012KošiceSlovakiaSteel Aréna19 November 2012OstravaCzech RepublicČEZ Aréna21 November 2012ŁódźPolandAtlas Arena23 November 2012KrasnodarRussiaBasket Hall24 November 2012Rostov-on-DonPalace of Sports Asia26 November 2012IstanbulTurkeyAtaköy Athletics Arena28 November 2012BeirutLebanonB.I.E.L.1 December 2012TaipeiTaiwanTaipei Arena2 December 2012Hong KongChinaHong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre5 December 2012SeoulSouth KoreaOlympic Gymnastics Arena9 December 2012Quezon CityPhilippinesSmart Araneta Coliseum12 December 2012BangkokThailandImpact Arena13 December 2012SingaporeSingapore Indoor Stadium15 December 2012JakartaIndonesiaMata Elang International Stadium14 March 2013Abu DhabiUnited Arab EmiratesDu Arena North America7 April 2013AtlantaUnited StatesCentennial Olympic Park30 May 2013KelownaCanadaProspera Place31 May 2013VictoriaSave-On-Foods Memorial Centre2 June 2013San FranciscoUnited StatesAmerica's Cup Pavilion3 June 2013Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara Bowl5 June 2013MorrisonRed Rocks Amphitheatre7 June 2013Highland ParkRavinia Park8 June 201310 June 2013AtlantaChastain Park Amphitheater12 June 2013BaltimorePier Six Pavilion14 June 2013Atlantic CityBorgata Event Center15 June 201317 June 2013KitchenerCanadaMemorial Auditorium18 June 2013KingstonK-Rock Centre20 June 2013BangorUnited StatesWaterfront Pavilion21 June 2013BostonBank of America Pavilion22 June 2013UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena24 June 2013SummersideCanadaCredit Union Place26 June 2013St. JohnsMile One Centre Europe29 June 2013OświęcimPolandStadion Mosir1 July 2013CorkIrelandThe Docklands3 July 2013GothenburgSwedenLiseberg4 July 2013RättvikDalhalla6 July 2013ArrasFranceGrand'Place8 July 2013VeronaItalyVerona Arena9 July 2013RomeForo Italico10 July 2013MainzGermanyZollhafen-Nordmole12 July 2013StavernNorwayFestival Grounds13 July 2013CopenhagenDenmarkTivoli Gardens14 July 2013RotterdamNetherlandAhoy16 July 2013MontreuxSwitzerlandAuditorium Stravinski18 July 2013Juan-les-PinsFranceSeaside Stage19 July 2013ZürichSwitzerlandFestival Grounds21 July 2013KazanRussiaTatNeft Arena22 July 2013SamaraPalace of Sports24 July 2013ChelyabinskTraktor Sport Palace25 July 2013YekaterinburgIce Palace27 July 2013TienenBelgiumGrote Markt29 July 2013CattolicaItalyCattolica Arena della Regina31 July 2013BucharestRomaniaRomexpo

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

This concert was a part of "Helsinki Classic Festival" This concert was a part of "Norwegian Wood Festival" This concert was a part of "Bergen Calling Festival" This concert was a part of "TW Classic Festival" This concert was a part of "EDP CoolJazz Festival" This concert was a part of "Ibiza 123 Festival" This concert was a part of "Henley Festival" This concert was a part of "Cognac Blues Festival" This concert was a part of "Pause Guitare Festival" This concert was a part of "Les Déferlantes Festival" This concert was a part of "Umbria Jazz Festival" This concert was a part of "Voix du Gaou Festival" This concert was a part of "Paléo Festival"

This concert was a part of "Vieilles Charrues Festival" This concert was a part of "Big Dance Concert Series" This concert was a part of "Ravinia Festival" This concert was a part of "Life Festival" This concert was a part of "Live at the Marquee Festival" This concert was a part of "Main Square Festival" This concert was a part of "Stavern Festival" This concert was a part of "North Sea Jazz Festival" This concert was a part of "Montreux Jazz Festival" This concert was a part of "Jazz à Juan" This concert was a part of "Live at Sunset Festival" This concert was a part of "Suikerrock Festival"

Musicians Sting – vocals, bass, guitars Dominic Miller – guitars, bass, backing vocals Vinnie Colaiuta – drums, percussion David Sancious – piano, keyboards (March 2012 – 2013) Peter Tickell – fiddle, oud Jo Lawry – vocals, violin Rufus Miller – guitars, backing vocals (2011 – March 2012) Source:

References

External links Official site with setlists and reviews of each concert Fansite