STING celebrated hiw 60th Birthday Concert to Benefit Robin Hood Foundation at Beacon Theatre on October 1, 2011 in New York City.
The show on Saturday featured the likes of Lady Gaga, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Will.i.am, Billy Joel and Mary J. Blige, who joined the birthday man for a long and rousing set of songs from his solo career and time with The Police. Proceeds from the concert will go to the Robin Hood Foundation, which fights poverty in New York City.
Among the highlights: Gaga singing "King of Pain" (which she also did at the IHeartRadio festival last weekend), Wonder duetting with Sting on "Fragile" and Joel doing "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" and "Don't Stand So Close to Me."
Springsteen took the stage late in the evening and performed "I Hung My Head" and "Fields of Gold," then teamed up with Sting for a rousing version of "I Can't Stand Losing You," which you can watch below.
Back stage after concert Billy Joel, Mary J Blige, Herbie Hancock, will.i.am, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Trudie Styler and Lady Gaga backstage after STING: 25th Anniversary/60th Birthday
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