British musician Sting to perform in Abu Dhabi in January - in pictures

Sting performs in Dubai in April 2001. Sting and Algerian singer Cheb Mami played a joint concert in the emirate as part of a Middle East tour that also took them to Amman, Tunis, the Giza pyramids in Egypt and Lebanon's Baalbeck festival. AFP
Sting performs during a concert in Dubai, on March 4, 2010. AFP
Sting during a Police performance on stage at Rock in Rio Festival, in Madrid, Spain, on July 5, 2008. EPA
Sting greets journalists with the traditional 'namaste' during a press conference held a day prior to his performance in Bangalore on February 3, 2005. EPA
Sting shakes hands of fans after performing on CBS's 'The Early Show' at CBS Early Show Studio Plaza on July 15, 2010 in New York City. Getty Images via AFP
Sting performs during the Sting & Shaggy: The 44/876 Tour at Fillmore Miami Beach on September 15, 2018 in Miami Beach, Florida. Getty Images via AFP
Sting performs at the Roseland Ballroom on November 8, 2011 in New York City. Getty Images via AFP
Sting performs during a concert at the Afas Live in Amsterdam on April 5, 2017. AFP
Sting performs onstage for CMT Giants: Vince Gill at The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts in Nashville, Tennessee. Getty Images via AFP