This is what I wrote on 30 June 2019 in another paper: "The last time Sting played in Manila, he was a special guest at Chris Botti's concert on 3 March 2016 at Marriott Hotel. But Botti, after a few numbers, stepped aside and let Sting delight the audience with hit after hit from past Police albums as well as from his solo recordings."

The former Police front man, born Gordon Sumner, was supposed to hold a full solo concert in 2019 at Smart Araneta Coliseum, which unfortunately was canceled.

The good news is, Sting is performing for two nights, on 17 and 18 March 2023, at The Theatre at Solaire. Tickets to both nights have sold out, Live Nation Philippines managing director Rhiza Pascua posted on 15 December on Facebook.

The Manila dates are part of Sting's My Songs tour in support of his 2019 album of the same title. It contains new versions of 15 songs he had written and recorded with The Police and from his solo albums.

The singer-songwriter described the album as "reconstructed, refitted and reframed, all of them with a contemporary focus."

The 15 songs are "Brand New Day," "Desert Rose," "If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free," "Every Breath You Take," "Demolition Man," "Can't Stand Losing You," "Fields of Gold," "So Lonely," "Shape of My Heart," "Message in a Bottle," "Fragile," "Walking on the Moon," "Englishman in New York," "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" and "Roxanne."