Rare backstage footage of Sting, curated from across the internet. Browse 15 clips below.
Backstage footage captures the world that exists just out of the audience’s sight — the nervous energy before going on, the adrenaline after coming off, the camaraderie, the tension, and the mundane reality of life on the road. These clips humanise artists in a way that stage performances and interviews rarely do.
Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner (born 2 October 1951), known as Sting, is an English musician and actor. He was the frontman, principal songwriter and bassist for the rock band the Police from 1977 until their break-up in 1986. He launched a solo career in 1985 and has included elements of rock, jazz, reggae, classical, new-age, and worldbeat in his music. Sting has sold a combined total of more tha...
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4:20Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, John Johnson, Jimmy Page, Kodak, Paul Thompson, Ride, Les Paul, Concert, The La's, Cher, Sting
6:01R.E.M., L.A.B., Y&T, Sting
9:38R.E.M., Greg Errico, Jerry Martini, Cynthia Robinson, Sting
0:57The Police, Stew, Sting
4:54The Band, NWA, Napalm Death, Sting
15:08Randy Guss, Jesus Jones, Soundgarden, R.E.M., Head, Jason White, The Band, Pearl Jam, Jane's Addiction, Dean Dinning, Todd Nichols, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Cher, Perry Farrell, Y&T, Nirvana, Sting
45:59The Band, Stereolab, P.O.D., Y&T, Sting
2:16Sting
13:03The Alarm, NME, Maxim, Sting
14:16Airrion Love, The Stylistics, Sting
11:27Airrion Love, The Stylistics, Sting
8:02The Rolling Stones, Ratt, Lars Ulrich, Ride, Ian Gillan, NME, Rolling Stones, Sting
8:11R.E.M., NME, Sting
4:58Robert Plant, Malcolm Young, Sex Pistols, Led Zeppelin, Sid Vicious, Songwriter, Sting
26:04The Smiths, R.E.M., Morrissey, Sting