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A most welcome ’80s flashback, the Police and Elvis Costello & the Imposters appear at Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
If you thought there was no connection between edgy, early-’80s punk and mellow, early-’90s pop-jazz, you don’t know Sting. The former Police chief has managed to meld these erstwhile opposing musical worlds. Starting his walk of fame as leader of the punk-pop Police, Sting proceeded to conquer the smooth jazz/pop arena as a solo artist. Now he’s back with his fellow Police men, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland, in a hugely successful reunion tour. On this tour, the Police are joined by fellow genre-jumper Elvis Costello, who also has punkish roots but wrote songs with the decidedly non-punk Burt Bacharach. A most welcome ’80s flashback, the Police and Elvis Costello & the Imposters appear at Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre (formerly Coors Amphitheatre) May 26 at 7:30. 619-671-3500; ticketmaster.com.
——JAMIE RENO
This month in Agenda:
Best Bets:
Ten of the hottest happenings of the monthBY JULIA BEESON POLLORENO & PHYLLIS DEBLANCHE
Stage:
The Old Globe and La Jolla Playhouse head into their first seasons under new direction. Should we expect big changes?BY DON BRAUNAGEL
Calendar:
Sting and Elvis Costello join forces at Coors Amphitheatre; local authors pay tribute to motherhood and Mother Nature; and the San Diego Museum of Art shines the spotlight on Georgia O’Keeffe.AGENDA EDITOR: JULIA BEESON POLLORENO | EDITED BY PHYLLIS DEBLANCHE
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