Sting to perform at Pori Jazz next summer | Yle News

This will be the British musician’s second appearance at the annual music festival, following a performance to a sold-out crowd in the summer of 2006.

British artist Angle The artist will perform at Pori Jazz in Finland next summer, festival organisers confirmed on Monday.

The 17-time Grammy Award winner will perform as part of his STING 3.0 world tour on July 19, 2025.

Guitarist Dominic Miller and drummer Chris Maas The iconic 80s name will take to the stage to perform hits from the artist’s extensive discography as well as a selection of tracks rarely performed live.

This will be Sting’s second appearance at the annual festival held on Finland’s west coast, following a sold-out crowd in the summer of 2006.

He first came to fame as the lead singer and bassist of the band The Police in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Festival grapples with financial woes

The Pori Jazz Festival has been struggling with financial losses and declining audiences for years.

The main concerts of Pori Jazz 2024 held in Kirjurinluoto this summer were attended by 32,000 people, down from 61,500 attendees the previous year.

Recently, the organization has begun restructuring talks to address its difficult financial situation. The festival is seeking partners to stabilize its financial situation and aims to transform the association into a limited company.

This happened initially reported Although it was reported that the festival was for sale, organizers later clarified that this was not the case.

“Of course we fell short of our target. We would have liked to see more participants at the main concerts,” Pori Jazz CEO Sampsa Jolma Speaking to Yle after the festival concluded in July.

Even the most notable names of the past year; Jason Derulo And Pet Shop KidsIt was reported that the festival lost 370 thousand euros.

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