Music icon Sting Friday rocked the city as never before during a two-hour concert at the Palace grounds on a cool night.

About 30,000 frenzied fans of all ages descended at the venue to sing their heart out and dance to the tunes of Sting that electrified the atmosphere.

Though the show got off to a late start, the crowd with a sprinkling of foreigners began trooping into the grounds from dusk.

Clad in black pants and a navy blue overcoat, 53-year-old Sting strode on the massive stage with the song "Send Your Love Into The Future" and went on to belt out over 15 of his hits, much to the delight of fans.

Apart from playing some songs from his erstwhile band The Police, Sting got the huge crowd swaying to solo hits, backed by voaclists Joy Roch and Donna Guardian, guitarist Domnique Miller, keyboardist Kippler, Jason Rebello on piano, percussionist Rhain Criga and drummer Keith Carlocle.

Staging his first concert in this hi-tech city, Sting greeted his boisterous fans with "Namaste" in Hindi and "Namaskara" in Kannada, the local language, drawing loud applause.

Sting's latest hits from his "Sacred Love" album too featured in the show that turned out to be worth the money fans splurged for a "Friday Night Fever".

"It's fantastic. Though I have been a great listener and fan of Sting, this is the first time I am getting to see him in the flesh. He may be older, but his music and songs are still young," said Michael James, a techie in a software firm.

Among the celebrities present at the show were liquor baran and Rajya Sabha member Vijay Mallya, India's biotech queen Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and tennis star Mahesh Bhupati.