On the heels of a European tour, a rainforest benefit and a Jaguar commercial, Sting will be spending his summer vacation on tour in the U.S. of A. The bassman's North American tour launches in Camden, N.J., on June 24 and will keep him on the road into September. The thirty-seven-city, forty-date tour wraps up Sept. 9 in Virginia Beach, Va.

The dates for Sting's summer tour are:

6/24: Camden, NJ, Blockbuster Sony Entertainment Center
6/25: Bristow, VA, Nissan Pavilion
6/27: Holmdel, NJ, P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
6/28: Hartford, CT, Meadows Music Theater
6/30: Mansfield, MA, Tweeter Center
7/1: Wantaugh, NY, Jones Beach Amphitheater
7/2: Saratoga, NY, Saratoga Performing Arts Center
7/4: Montreal, QUE, Molson Center
7/5: Ottawa, ONT, Ottawa Blues Festival
7/7: Toronto, ONT, Molson Amphitheater
7/8: Buffalo, NY, Darien Lake Six Flags Performing Arts Center
7/9: Burgettstown, PA, Post-Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake
7/11: Cuyahoga Falls, OH, Blossom Music Center
7/12: Columbus, OH, Polaris Music Center
7/14: Clarkston, MI, Pine Knob Music Theater
7/15: Noblesville, IN, Deer Creek Music Center
7/16: Cincinnati, OH, Riverbend Music Center
7/18: Minneapolis, MN, Target Center
7/19: Milwaukee, WI, Marcus Amphitheater
7/22: Maryland Heights, MO, Riverport Amphitheater
7/23: Bonner Springs, KS, Sandstone Amphitheater
7/25: Morrison, CO, Red Rocks Amphitheater
7/30: George, WA, The Gorge
8/1: Marysville, CA, Sacramento Valley Amphitheater
8/2: Reno, NV, Reno Hilton Amphitheater
8/4: Concord, CA, Chronicle Pavilion
8/5: Mountain View, CA, Shoreline Amphitheater
8/8-9, 11-12: Los Angeles, CA, Greek Theater
8/18: Irvine, CA, Irvine Meadows Amphitheater
8/20: Chula Vista, CA, Coors Amphitheater
8/25: Dallas, TX, Starplex Amphitheater
8/29: Antioch, TN, AmSouth Amphitheater
8/30: Atlanta, GA, Lakewood Amphitheater
9/3: West Palm Beach, FL, Mars Music Amphitheater
9/5: Charlotte, NC, Blockbuster Pavilion
9/6: Raleigh, NC, Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek
9/8: Virginia Beach, VA, GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater

ANDREW DANSBY
(April 28, 2000)