{"id":84414,"date":"2018-06-24T19:51:09","date_gmt":"2018-06-24T16:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ngradio.gr\/?p=84414\/"},"modified":"2018-06-26T00:03:09","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T21:03:09","slug":"sting-wows-greek-crowds-sell-athens-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ngradio.gr\/en\/news-el\/music-en\/sting-wows-greek-crowds-sell-athens-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Sting wows greek crowds with sell-out Athens shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>International rock singer Sting has brought the house down during a two-night performance at Athens\u2019\u00a0Odeon of Herodes Atticus after speaking out on the\u00a0refugee\u00a0crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Sting, real name Gordon Sumner, sold out two shows at the iconic Greek venue as part of the\u00a02018 Athens and Epidaurus Festival.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the U.K. singer was reported by news agency Reuters lambasting world leaders as \u201chalf men and cowards\u201d for their response to the refugee issue. He also praised Greece saying it had shown the world \u201chow to be civilized again\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank God for Greece because you have shown the way,\u201d he was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have shown how to treat refugees when other people are building walls. When children are being taken from their mothers and put in cages, you are acting with compassion and generosity and commonsense,\u201d he also said.<\/p>\n<p>The singer was also photographed joining roadies and event staff in sweeping the stage clear of rain after thunderstorms and downpours hit the Greek capital.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/DgZfC5PXkAEtx-H.jpg:large\" alt=\"Media preview\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Fragile - Sting Live at Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Athens, Greece 22.6.2018\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NQa0acOEbzo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: greekreporter.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International rock singer Sting has brought the house down during a two-night performance at Athens\u2019\u00a0Odeon of Herodes Atticus after speaking out on the\u00a0refugee\u00a0crisis. 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