Singer/songwriter Sting will be at Cardiff Castle on Sunday, July 2 and if you are going to the gig we have all the information you might like to know ahead of setting off for a night of classic hits and newer tracks from the former Police frontman.
The tour, My Songs, will see Sting performing songs from his thirteenth solo studio album My Songs, which was released in 2019. Parts of the tour had to be postponed and rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic. You can keep up to date with the latest What's On news by signing up to the newsletter here.
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Event times
Doors open at 5pm.
We have requested stage times but at time of publishing they are not available.
Support
DAGNY, a Norwegian singer-songwriter is the support for Sting's Cardiff Castle gig.
Setlist
Sting played Malahide Castle in Ireland this week and the setlist from that gig might give us an idea for his Cardiff show.
- Message in a Bottle (The Police song)
- Englishman in New York
- Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (The Police song)
- If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
- Loving You
- If I Ever Lose My Faith in You
- Fields of Gold
- Brand New Day
- Heavy Cloud No Rain
- Shape of My Heart
- Why Should I Cry for You?
- All This Time
- Walking on the Moon (The Police song)
- So Lonely (The Police song) (Snippet: “No Woman, No Cry”… more )
- Desert Rose
- King of Pain (The Police song) (with Joe Sumner)
- Every Breath You Take (The Police song) (with Joe Sumner)
Encore:
- Roxanne (The Police song)
- Fragile
- Song played from tape
- That's Life (Marion Montgomery song)
Are there road closures?
No city centre road closures for the Castle gig, but traffic will be paused temporarily on Castle Street as people leave the gig.
Where to park
There's no parking at the castle, but Cardiff has plenty of parking in the city centre.
City centre car parks will be available including North Road car parks, St David's Shopping Centre, John Lewis, Capitol Shopping Centre and the NCP car parks at Adam Street, Dumfries Place and Greyfriars Road.
There's also parking at Sophia Gardens and Cardiff Arms Park.
Banned items
- Gas canisters
- Aerosols over 250ml
- Airhorns
- Fireworks
- Flares
- Glass
- Illegal substances, drugs, ‘legal highs’ – this includes Nitrous Oxide and associated equipment including balloons, unidentified substances, new psychoactive substances (NPS)
- Laser equipment/pens
- Megaphones
- Blowtorches
- Sky or ‘Chinese’ lanterns
- Petrol burners
- Sound systems
- Spray cans
- Tabards/high viz jackets
- Large bags
- Cans
- Alcohol of any kind
- Camping equipment (including folding chairs)
- Firewood
- Disposable barbeques
- Campsite stoves
- Audio recorders
- Open drinks.
- Umbrellas
Tickets
There are still tickets available from Ticketmaster, here. Tickets via Ticketmaster will be found on the Ticketmaster app, so download that ahead of the gig.
The box office will be open from 3pm on the day of the event and is located at the North gate.
entrance. This is accessible near the Castle Mews of North Road and inside Bute Park.
To get into the gig, enter via the North Gate - here's a map to show you where to find it.
General information
Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult. All bars and traders are card only.
