The Police (the band) Come to Santiago

For anyone who's going to be here on December 5, 2007, The Police (Sting, "Roxanne", the whole shabang) are playing in Estadio Nacional (Ñuñoa).

Although I know you aren't visiting Chile to see globalized popular music, going to a stadium event in Santiago is an experience in itself. When I saw Incubus here... well, lets just say the Chileans are a truly different crowd. You'll have to see for yourself.

Tickets are $30-40 US and can be bought at ticketmaster chile. Although the site is in Spanish, it seems pretty straightforward to navigate. I would buy cancha (field level) tickets (which I assume are for standing only) at 19,000 pesos ($38 US) if you want to get close to the stage. Send me an email if you need help with the website.

Getting there is pretty straightforward: From El Centro, micro number 508 goes directly from Plaza Italia. See animated map. From Providencia or anywhere east of there, get to Metro Grecia (Linea 4), and hop on micro 506, 507, or 510 going west. See animated map. Just say "Estadio Nacional?" inquisitively to the bus driver to make sure that he's passing by there. A cab will be about 3,000 pesos ($6 US) from Plaza Italia, and about 1,000 pesos ($2 US) from either metro Grecia (Linea 4) or metro Irarrazaval (Linea 5).