Sting‘s new trio featuring guitarist Dominic Miller and drummer Chris Maas made their North American debut on Tuesday at the Fillmore in Detroit. See a complete set list and fan-shot video below. The format clearly informed Sting’s song selection,

(I’m) glad we’re starting the tour in Detroit. It’s such a seminal location for rock ‘n’ roll, for Motown, for MC5. … All that history is not lost on me. So

But his Sting 3.0 tour — which began during the summer in Europe and opened its North American leg Tuesday night (Sept. 17) with the first of two shows at the Fillmore Detroit — has been a welcome return to the format after a good 16 years of touring with different and varyingly larger configurations.