Sting Will Play Two Shows Celebrating 50th Anniversary Of Philippe Petit's Illegal High-Wire Walk Between The Twin Towers

Most people on this planet treasure August 7 because it’s my birthday, but a select few celebrate the occasion for other reasons. On that date in 1974, high-wire artist Philippe Petit completed an illegal highwire walk between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, captured in the 2008 documentary Man On Wire. Petit is friends with Sting, who is planning to perform a pair of concerts commemorating the feat of daring.