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Sting, Annie Lennox Announce Special Guest Dominic Miller, Sacred Love Tour 2004.


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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2004

STING and ANNIE LENNOX Annie Lennox (born Ann Lennox on 25 December 1954) is a Scottish musician and vocalist. She is both a solo artist and the lead singer of the duo Eurythmics, called "The Greatest White Soul Singer Alive" on the VH1 show 100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll 1999. , two of the world's most talented and beloved performers announced today that Dominic Miller Dominic Miller is an Argentine-English guitarist.

Born in Buenos Aires in 1960, he spent the first ten years of his life growing up in Argentina before embarking on a journey northwards to Wisconsin, North America, moving again to London, England two years later.
 will be joining them as special guest this summer as the Sacred Love Tour continues throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Sting, Annie Lennox and Dominic Miller will perform in Amphitheatres and arenas beginning on June 27th at the Tweeter Center Tweeter Center can refer to any of the following amphitheatres:
  • First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre – located in Tinley Park, Illinois, near Chicago, Illinois (formerly known as Tweeter Center Chicago)
 in Philadelphia. The tour is presented by Clear Channel Entertainment and produced by RZO RZO Relatiemanagement Zelfstandige Organisaties (Dutch)  Entertainment, Inc.

As a musician, Sting has remained at the forefront of public consciousness for over two decades and has written some of the most enduring songs of our time. His latest recording, Sacred Love - released in September '03 to both critical and commercial success - is a perfect example. As an accompaniment to the album, Sting released Inside The Songs of Sacred Love a DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc.
DVD
 in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc

Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology.
, which allows viewers to join the artist for the very first time on his journey as he creates and performs his new album.

In addition to having released his tenth solo album, Sting has also published his memoirs, entitled Broken Music, which has remained on various Bestsellers lists since its release.

Of equally impressive note is Sting's tireless support of human rights organizations. In 1989, Sting, along with his wife Trudie Styler Trudie Styler (born 6 January, 1954[1] in Birmingham, England) is an actress and producer. Biography
A pupil at North Bromsgrove High School, Worcestershire, England, where one of her teachers was Clifford T. Ward.
, founded the Rainforest Foundation to protect both the world's rainforests and their indigenous peoples The term indigenous peoples has no universal, standard or fixed definition, but can be used about any ethnic group who inhabit the geographic region with which they have the earliest historical connection. . Together, they have raised more than $18 million with 13 benefit concerts held to raise funds and awareness of our planet's endangered resources. Last month, Sting was presented with the prestigious "Person of the Year" Award by the MusiCares Foundation. In 2003, Sting was also named Billboard's Century Award Honoree as recognized at the Billboard Music Awards. He's been awarded 16 Grammys, two Brits, a Golden Globe, an Emmy and received three Oscar nominations. He has also appeared in more than 10 films and starred in the Broadway play "The Threepenny Opera."

Annie Lennox is a peerless singer, writer and performer. Last year has been an exceptional one for her, highlighted by her recent Oscar and Golden Globe wins for "Into The West" from the blockbuster motion picture "Lord Of The Rings: Return of the King" as well as a Grammy nomination for her critically acclaimed masterpiece Bare. In fact, Lennox ended 2003 with one of the most critically acclaimed albums of the year for this, her first collection of solo, self-penned material released in over a decade. The New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 Times proclaimed that the album "returns Annie Lennox to her truest calling: as a maker of plush and furious songs." Bare cemented her status as one of the world's premier songwriters and vocalists and, judging by the album's commercial success, one of its most popular. Her voice has been hailed as having no equal. The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times

Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name).
 response to her live performance was to call her "one of the most commanding figures in pop and she is showing that she is just entering her prime."

Annie's career has spanned two and a half decades, emerging onto the world stage in 1982 with Dave Stewart Dave Stewart is the name of several famous people:
  • David A. Stewart (b. 1952), English musician and record producer best known for his work with Eurythmics
  • Dave Stewart (musician), keyboardist
  • Dave Stewart (baseball player)
  • Dave Stewart (artist)
, her partner in Eurythmics eurythmics or eurhythmics (both: yth`mĭks) . The duo released their first smash hit "Sweet Dreams Are Made of This" in 1982 and since then Lennox has continuously produced songs that have become part of the soundtrack of our collective lives.

This three-time Grammy winner and 2002 Billboard Century Award Winner Lennox not only works hard on her creative endeavors, but also toils behind the scenes on several humanitarian endeavors. She is an Ambassador for Amnesty International Amnesty International (AI,) human-rights organization founded in 1961 by Englishman Peter Benenson; it campaigns internationally against the detention of prisoners of conscience, for the fair trial of political prisoners, to abolish the death penalty and torture of , Greenpeace, Global Vision for Peace and the United Nations. She also plays a large role in Nelson Mandela's Aids Foundation as part of its 46664 campaign.

Guitar virtuoso Dominic Miller, who has been the featured guitarist in Sting's band since 1989, is set to open Sting's "Sacred Love" tour this summer supporting his new Decca solo disc Shapes. Miller will be performing highlights from his new album which features guest performances by Sting, Placido Domingo Noun 1. Placido Domingo - Spanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941)
Domingo
 and smooth jazz This articlearticle or section has multiple issues:
* Its quality may be compromised by peacock terms.
* Its neutrality is disputed.
* It needs additional references or sources for verification.
 trumpeter, Chris Botti Christopher Botti or Chris Botti (born October 12, 1962) is a trumpeter and composer; born in Portland, Oregon and raised in Corvallis, and spent two years of his childhood growing up in Italy. . Shapes is a timeless collection of twelve classically inspired pieces showcasing Miller's distinctive guitar work. Miller says, "There are so many great classical tunes and I realized that no guitarist had tried to perform a lot of them before. They're great tunes, which I've tried to interpret in a genuinely new way."

                                 STING
                             ANNIE LENNOX
                  with special guest Dominic Miller
                   SACRED LOVE TOUR 2004 - ITINERARY

June 27   Philadelphia    Tweeter Center
June 28   Boston          Tweeter Center

July 01   Wantagh         Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Theater
July 04   Saratoga        Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 05   Uncasville      Mohegan Sun
July 07   Holmdel         PNC Bank Arts Center
July 09   Washington DC   Nissan Pavilion
July 10   Pittsburgh      Post-Gazette Pavilion
July 11   Buffalo         Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
July 13   Montreal        Bell Centre
July 14   Toronto         Air Canada Centre
July 16   Detroit         The Palace of Auburn Hills
July 17   Milwaukee       Marcus Amphitheater
July 18   Chicago         Tweeter Center
July 20   Minneapolis     Target Center
July 21   Kansas City     Verizon Amphitheater
July 23   Indianapolis    Verizon Amphitheater
July 24   St. Louis       UMB Bank Pavilion
July 25   Cincinnati      Riverbend Music Center
July 27   Columbus        Germain Amphitheater
July 28   Hershey         Hersheypark Stadium

Sept. 02  Atlanta         Philips Arena
Sept. 03  Charlotte       Blockbuster Pavilion
Sept. 04  Raleigh         Alltel Pavilion
Sept. 06  Nashville       Starwood Amphitheater
Sept. 08  West Palm Beach Sound Advice Amphitheater
Sept. 09  Tampa           Tampa Amphitheater
Sept. 17  San Antonio     Verizon Amphitheater
Sept. 18  Houston         Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Sept. 19  Dallas          Smirnoff Amphitheater
Sept. 22  Denver          Pepsi Arena
Sept. 24  Las Vegas       MGM Grand Garden Arena
Sept. 25  Phoenix         Cricket Pavilion
Sept. 26  San Diego       Coors Light Amphitheater
Sept. 28  Los Angeles     Hollywood Bowl

Sacred Love Tour 2004 Itinerary (continued)

Oct. 01   Los Angeles     Verizon Amphitheater
Oct. 02   San Francisco   Shoreline Amphitheater
Oct. 03   Concord         Chronicle Pavilion
Oct. 05   Sacramento      Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Oct. 07   Portland        Rose Garden
Oct. 08   Seattle         White River Amphitheater
Oct. 09   Vancouver       General Motors Place
Oct. 11   Calgary         Pengrowth Saddledome
Oct. 12   Edmonton        Rexall Centre
Oct. 13   Saskatoon       Saskatchewan Place

(a) Itinerary Subject To Change, additional cities and dates to be
    confirmed.


           For Official Fan Club, Tour and Ticket Information:
           www.sting.com
           www.alennox.net


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