On Aug. 7, 1974, Philippe Petit walked a tightrope between the spires of New York's Twin Towers. On Wednesday and Thursday, the French high-wire artist celebrated the 50-year anniversary with a stunt at Manhattan's Cathedral Of St. John The Divine with live music by Sting.
While Petit walked across a suspended wire, Sting performed the hits “Fragile” and “Fields Of Gold” with orchestral accompaniment. According to Showbiz 411, Sting debuted a new song from a forthcoming musical about Petit’s Twin Towers feat titled Let The Great World Spin. Molly Lewis and others appeared as well. Watch footage from the night below; Sting begins at 23m20s though “Fragile” is muted (“Fields Of Gold” is not).
https://youtube.com/watch?v=OlHDOhOGj3Q
Wired for sound.@AFP's Charly Triballeau photographs French highwire artist Philippe Petit performing alongside British musician Sting, during his show "Towering", at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, in New York City.
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