The Police, July 19, Citizens Bank Park

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The Police, July 19, Citizens Bank Park

POSTED: Friday, July 27, 2007, 6:17 PM

Filed Under: Music Show

Wrapped around their finger

With just a brief hello, Sting and co. launched into “Message in a Bottle” and continued to deliver all the hits with a raw energy that picked up right where they left off. The scene down front was calmer and more tranquil than I expected. Most of the riff raff supplying the good time must’ve been up high where scalpers weren’t charging $500 for a seat. It seemed the entrepreneurs and software engineers picked up the slack but there were way too many empty seats where the true fans belonged. There wasn’t a tremendous amount of interaction between the three, but Sting and Andy Summers would give each other a glance to decide whether to continue into a jam or switch up. Stewart Copeland, with the crazy physics teacher look, kicked off a wonderful intro to “Wrapped Around Our Finger” with his creative percussion set. On the whole they managed to fill in the gaps where the subtle production/electronic sounds of “Synchronicity” were missing. Sting didn’t hit the highest notes of “Roxanne” and “So Lonely,” but the feeling was there in center field. Much more so than any Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park.

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