Ten years apart in age and a world apart in importance. Paul Simon and Sting make interesting tour mates. The two are good friends and that's what sees them out for 18 dates of the On Stage Together tour. Last night at Rogers Arena was night number seven of the tour, and backed by a 14-piece band the show was seamless and slick. From the opening notes of 'Brand New Day', the title track to Sting's 1996 solo album of the same name, the way the two intended to merge the material was made clear. Two bands and two distinct singers - plus the benefit of Sting playing bass - would turn everything into a world music-tinged orchestra where Sting, 63, and Simon, 73, could trade verses as well as do solo sets with their own bands plus extras...

Check out the premiere of "Sting: The Last Ship" on Great Performances tonight night at 9PM/EST on PBS. Jim Farber with the New York Daily News calls the 90 minute concert "smart and moving" in his review of the program…