Sting Concert Coming to MGM National Harbor

ALEXANDRIA, VA -- Sting will be coming to MGM National Harbor for a concert next year, organizers announced over the weekend. He joins a lineup of mega-performers scheduled at the resort casino, which celebrates its grand opening Dec. 8.

The concert is scheduled for Sunday, March 12, and follows the release of "57th & 9th." On the 57th & 9th Tour, Sting will be joined by a three-piece band including his longtime guitarist Dominic Miller, Josh Freese (drums) and Rufus Miller (guitar). Special guests will include singer/songwriter Joe Sumner as well as San Antonio-based Tex-Mex band The Last Bandoleros.

Tickets for the 57th & 9th Tour go on sale Monday, Nov. 21 at 10 a.m. ET. Tickets can be purchased online at mgmnationalharbor.com or ticketmaster.com. For more show and ticket information, visit mgmnationalharbor.com or call (844) 346-4664. Every ticket purchased online includes a digital download of Sting's new album, 57th & 9th.

Members of the official Sting.com Fan Club will have access to pre-sale tickets beginning Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 10 a.m. ET. A pre-sale for Citi cardmembers begins Thursday, Nov. 17 at 10 a.m. ET and ends Sunday, Nov. 20 at 5 p.m. ET. A Live Nation and M life Rewards members pre-sale will begin Saturday, Nov. 19 at 10 a.m. ET to 5 p.m. ET. To join M life Rewards or for more information, visit mlife.com.

Sting's twelfth solo studio album, 57th & 9th, his first rock/pop project in over a decade, was released Friday, Nov. 11 on A&M/Interscope Records. The 10-song collection represents a wide range of Sting's musical and songwriting styles from the raucous, guitar-driven first single, "I Can't Stop Thinking About You" to "Petrol Head" and "50,000." The album, produced by Martin Kierszenbaum, was recorded in just a few weeks with Sting's longtime collaborators Dominic Miller and Vinnie Colaiuta (drums), as well as drummer Josh Freese (Nine Inch Nails, Guns n' Roses), guitarist Lyle Workman and backing vocals by the San Antonio-based Tex-Mex band The Last Bandoleros.

Composer, singer-songwriter, actor, author and activist Sting was born in Newcastle, England before moving to London in 1977 to form The Police with Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers. The band released five studio albums, earned six Grammy Awards and two Brits, and was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003.