Sting, who plays Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida on May 9, 2024.
Photo by Phil DeSimone
Sting, who plays Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida on May 9, 2024.

Sting w/The Florida Orchestra

Get Tickets $100 & up
UPDATE: The March 6 show has sold-out, so TFO added a second show on Friday, May 10.

This gala event won't be the first time the King of Pain has performed with the decades-old ensemble. In 2017, under the baton of Michael Francis, he fronted the same exact show, which marked TFO’s 50th anniversary, raising $1.5 million for its free community programs, which, according to a press release, would go toward reaching “people in hospitals, schools, parks, museums and more, as well as artistic initiatives that bring top talent to Tampa Bay stages.”

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