The 53-year-old singer was forced to cancel a show in Sri Lanka in mid-February due to the devastation there, but is scheduled to play concerts in Malaysia and India early next month. He hopes to raise more than $700,000 for tsunami victims with a benefit concert on February 10 in Australia.
Sting will kick off a 14-city North American tour on April 1 in San Jose, California.
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