The Police at NIA

[chartist10]

Hi there, we were at the Police concert at the Nia in birmingham last night. Can any one tell me the name of the support band as we really enjoyed them but missed their name. The Police were just fantastic!

[andy-hughes]

The are called Fiction Plane.

Their bass player is Joe Sumner, son of Sting, and they happily embraced the accusations of nepotism, because it got them in front of arena audiences, instead of the pub and club gigs they usually play.

[chartist10]

Cheers Andy, I suppose I could have guessed... same bass technique, and similar vocal range.. they were good mind and hey who cares about nepotism if it get you in front of 15000 people a night, I wish my dad had been in a band rather than leaving me to play pub gigs for 20 odd years

Thanks again andy
Andy

[andy-hughes]

You are welcome Andy.

I am interviewing Joe for 'Bass Guitar' magazine, and the drummer, who'se name escapes me just now - for 'Drummer' magazine, so do check those mags out in two or three months time.

A.

[chartist10]

Cool, i wondered about getting a sub for bass magazine, so now I think I will.. I have to say The police were all over it last night, sting didnt even need his vocal chord spray stuff!!

Thanks again Andy
Andy

[kempie]

http://www.petewilhoit.com/

http://www.myspace.com/fictionplane