Sting and Peter Gabriel have been friends for three decades, and now the rock icons are bringing that friendship to the road once again. On Tuesday (Jan. 19), the duo announced a joint headlining North American tour for this summer, dubbed the Rock Paper Scissors Tour.
The joint tour will kick off on June 21 in Columbus, Ohio, and tackle 19 cities across the United States and Canada, including New York, Detriot, Quebec and Los Angeles, before wrapping up on July 24 in Edmonton, Alberta, according to Gabriel's website.
The month-long tour, Sting and Gabriel's third together (and first since the 1980s) will see the two playing together, separately and each other's material.
"The interesting thing for me is what happens to our songs when they are juxtaposed with each other's songs. What I do will change what he does and vice-versa. The songs we trade and the songs that we sing together will have an unexpected result, we hope," Sting said in a statement.
"For me it's partly what sounds good in that present incarnation balanced with what people want to hear. You want to try and get both sides and throw in something unfamiliar as well as the hits," Gabriel added.
The Rock Paper Scissors Tour Dates, 2016:
06/21: Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
06/23: Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
06/24: Wantagh, NY @ Jones Beach
06/26: Philadelphia, PA @ BB&T Pavilion
06/27: New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
06/29: Toronto, ON @ Air Canade Centre
06/30: Detroit, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills
07/02: Worcester, MA @ DCU Center
07/05: Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
07/07: Quebec, QC @ Festival d'été de Quebec
07/09: Chicago, IL @ United Center
07/10: Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
07/12: Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
07/14: San Jose, CA @ SAP Center at San Jose
07/15: Lake Tahoe, NV @ Harvey's
07/17: Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
07/21: Seattle, WA @ Key Arena
07/23: Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome
07/24: Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
Tickets begin with an on-sale on Monday, Jan. 25, for some dates. Other shows will go on sale the following Monday, Feb. 1.
