Huge 80s legend spotted at plush Glasgow hotel ahead of show
ENGLISHMAN IN GLASGOW Huge 80s legend spotted at plush Glasgow hotel ahead of show
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STING has been spotted outside of a plush Glasgow hotel ahead of his gig tonight.
The Police frontman - real name Gordon Sumner - is set to rock Bellahouston Park this evening as part of the Summer Sessions festival.
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Sting was spotted outside a swanky Glasgow hotel ahead of his gig tonight
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The 73-year-old stopped to take selfies and sign autographs for fans
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The Invisible Sun and Englishman in New York singer, 73, will follow warm-up acts Sophie Grey and Alison Moyet before taking to the stage at 8.30pm.
And fans can still get their hands on last-minute tickets going for £75.80 a pop.
Sting delighted fans this afternoon as he left the five-star Kimpton Blythswood Hotel in Glasgow's city centre.
Donning a navy blue jumper, jeans and a green bag, the rocker stopped to take selfies and sign autographs for fans.
One lucky fan, Stuart Galloway, 56, from Glasgow, even managed to bag a signed Newcastle football top.
Another fan asked the star, who previously revealed he does yoga, if he still practices.
To which Sting replied, laughing: "Do I look like I do?"
Summer Sessions is one of Scotland's biggest music festivals.
And it has returned to Glasgow this year - running from June 21 to 28.
Punk legends The Sex Pistols kicked things off on Saturday, with Sting set to follow tonight.
Sting's son joins the police and says he has landed his dream job
Simple Minds will play on Friday, June 27 and Stereophonics will rock a sold-out show on Saturday, June 28.
We told previously how gig-goers are being warned to make "alternative travel arrangements" due to planned subway strikes today.
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