Sting's Royal Class at the Vieilles Charrues...

Sting overwhelmed Carhaix with his immense talent this Friday, July 12th, at the Vieilles Charrues, offering the 70,000 festival-goers an exceptional musical moment!

High class, not to say very high class. Sting dazzled the Carhaix night with his musical genius this Friday, July 12th. "Very happy to be here, Carhaix for the second time. Ten years ago, maybe, I don't know," the artist declared in French. That was twelve years ago, and the British king hasn't aged a day since. "He's still 72!" could be heard in the crowd, the singer's impressive presence being so strong. With a few chords on his bass, he displayed his royal class, first with "Voices Inside My Head" and then "Message in a Bottle," which brought out his vocal chords.

The septuagenarian, former frontman of The Police, wasn't alone on stage. How could we not pay tribute to his incredible musicians? The trio delivered an incredible, highly accomplished performance, a musical delight. Ludovic, 47, agrees. "It was a magnificent hour and a half. Everything was there, with crazy energy, re-instrumentalized. He exudes one of his strengths!" The forty- and fifty-somethings were transported back to their teenage years, and the younger ones inevitably recognized the monster of his hits. The kind of artist you say, "Oh yeah, he did that too!"

"Englishman in New York," "Walking on the Moon," "Can't Stand Losing You"... It was all there. His physique hasn't changed, his voice hasn't changed. Sting sings one song after another, the hits without a break, a continuous flow of talent. The stage design is minimalist, but the music stands on its own. The show is polished, almost too polished, if one has to find a criticism. Perhaps a downside, Kerampuilh struggled to get excited, preferring to contemplate. The Brit's classic hits managed to cheer them up at times. There was only one conclusion at the end of his show, which will surely leave its mark on Carhaix: He can come back whenever he wants!

(c) Le Telegramme by Lola Cloutour et Céline Le Strat