![]() ![]() The two-song encore brought a middling “Every Breath You Take,” which was quickly redeemed by an infectious “Sledgehammer.” Gabriel again stepped up and performed the ballad “Don’t Give Up” with backing vocalist Jenny Abrahamson strongly tackling the parts originally recorded with Kate Bush.įurther standouts included: Gabriel’s funky take on Sting’s “If You Love Somebody Set Them Free,” which saw the keyboardist dropping in lines from Beck’s “Where It’s At,” as well as the two teaming up for Sting’s “An Englishman In New York.” The evening’s most perfect moment of synchronicity came with both vocalists and their bands enchanting the crowd with a stirring rendition of Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes.” Gabriel and Sting were in excellent voice throughout the evening – each presenting the very best of their singular vocal talents along with their mammoth musical skills.įollowing a brief introduction addressing all of the recent horrible gun violence in our country, Sting offered one of the more moving performances of the evening with a gorgeous acoustic version of “Fragile” from his 1988 LP “Nothing Like The Sun.” After briefly touching upon the Genesis classic “Dancing With The Moonlit Knight,” he launched into a stirring version of “Message In A Bottle,” which set the crowd alight. Conversely, Gabriel offered up a riveting solo take on “Secret World” which built from a quiet ballad to massive finale that saw he and his band mates moving in perfect syncopated dance moves to a thrilling finale. ![]() Despite the strength of his songwriting skills or the crowd’s easy acceptance of long-time favorites, it was clear that Gabriel’s material and, more importantly, his performance, was the more consistently intriguing and artistically satisfying.įor example, Sting took on lead vocal duties during Gabriel’s 1982 hit “Shock The Monkey” and again managed to take all the edge out of the material – even with Gabriel himself performing on keys and backing vocals. This would be apparent during a few of his performances throughout the evening. A similarly soporific take on “Driven To Tears” suffered the same fate. ![]() Sting offered up the first of several songs by his former band The Police with “Invisible Sun.” However, it was severely lacking the sinister urgency of the original version, rendering it completely neutered. ![]() Gabriel joked that it would be his red team versus Sting’s blue team and the crowd could vote if they wanted, even though they wouldn’t be keeping track. The two dueted on Gabriel’s excellent “Digging In The Dirt” before taking a quick break to explain to the crowd their plan for the evening. Sting was quick to follow with his solo hit “If I Ever Lose My Faith In You,” which saw a massive roar of approval from the crowd. Gabriel began the evening with an electrifying version of “Rhythm of the Heat” from his 1982 album “Security” that highlighted pulsing, syncopated drums supporting his signature vocals which brought chills as he hit the higher notes. They also took turns on vocal duties both on their own songs as well as the others. The two musical icons presented a greatest hits style tour in which they shared the stage and their respective bands (as well as combining them) for much of the nearly three-hour show. Peter Gabriel and Sting teamed up and brought their Rock Paper Scissors Tour to the Pepsi Center on Tuesday evening for a truly unique concert-going experience that thrilled a packed house. Peter Gabriel bests Sting in Rock Paper Scissors at the Pepsi Center – The Denver Post ![]()
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