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The three-hour show was sold out.It opened with [[Sting (person) | Sting]] and his band playing a 45-minute acoustic set. | The three-hour show was sold out.It opened with [[Sting (person) | Sting]] and his band playing a 45-minute acoustic set. | ||
| − | Then Elton John performed two tunes alone on the piano before [[Sting (person) | Sting]] joined him for [[Come Down In Time]]. | + | Then [[Elton John]] performed two tunes alone on the piano before [[Sting (person) | Sting]] joined him for [[Come Down In Time]]. |
Prior to an intermission, contemporary Brazilian singers Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil performed together and separately. | Prior to an intermission, contemporary Brazilian singers Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil performed together and separately. | ||
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| Performance summary | |
| Artist performing: | Sting |
| Tour: | n/a |
| Venue: | Carnegie Hall |
| Location: | New York, NY, USA |
| Other acts: | Antonio Carlos Jobim, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Elton John |
| Ticket prices: | US$ 250 - 25.000 |
On 1991-03-10, Sting performed at Carnegie Hall as part of the Rainforest Foundation benefit concert.
Setlist
(not necessarily in this order)
Recording information
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Trivia
The three-hour show was sold out.It opened with Sting and his band playing a 45-minute acoustic set.
Then Elton John performed two tunes alone on the piano before Sting joined him for Come Down In Time.
Prior to an intermission, contemporary Brazilian singers Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil performed together and separately.
After a brief pause, Sting and Trudie Styler addressed Rainforest Foundation themes.
Antonio Carlos Jobim from Brazil ended the evening. One of his songs features Sting, who sang the Jobim standard How Insensitive.
At the end all performers tried to perform Jobim's best known number: The Girl From Ipanema.
After the show there was a supper at the "Tavern on the Green" in Central Park.
See also
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External links
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References
source: Rainforest Benefit invitation, sting.com, TV recording of "This Week In Rock", FBI letter
