Sting Announces Final 2025 Convention Appearances

The Icon is putting down the bat — and the makeup. Sting revealed that 2025 will mark the end of an era when it comes to his convention appearances in full face paint. After decades of keeping the mystique alive for fans across generations, the wrestling legend will retire the look at the end of this year.

Sting confirmed that his last public appearance in full makeup will be December 20 at WrestleVerse Fest in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For fans hoping to catch one last glimpse of the painted vigilante before he retires the look for good, there are only a few months left to do it. Here’s a full list of his upcoming farewell tour stops:

• August 22 – FAN EXPO CANADA – Toronto, ON
• August 30 – WRESTLEVERSE FEST – Chattanooga, TN
• September 13 – HORRORHOUND WEEKEND – Cincinnati, OH
• September 14 – ARKANSAS COMIC CON – Little Rock, AR
• September 20 – HOUSTON CELEBRITY COMIC CON – Houston, TX
• September 27 – FANX – Salt Lake City, UT
• October 4 – SCARADISE – Tampa, FL
• October 11 – COMIC CON SCOTLAND – Edinburgh, Scotland
• October 25 – WINNIPEG COMIC CON – Winnipeg, Canada
• November 1 – WRESTLEVERSE FEST – Baton Rouge, LA
• November 8 – TWIN CITIES CON – Minneapolis, MN
• November 9 – RHODE ISLAND COMIC CON – Providence, RI
• November 15 – BIG EVENT NY – Brentwood, NY
• November 22 – CARD & COLLECTIBLE CONVENTION – Santa Clara, CA
• November 29 – WRESTLECADE – Winston-Salem, NC
• December 20 – WRESTLEVERSE FEST – Pittsburgh, PA

Sting has made it clear this is the end of an era, not just for him, but for the generations of fans who grew up with the black-and-white paint and mystique that defined his legacy. While he’ll still appear at events in the future, the full transformation into “The Icon” will be a thing of the past.