For those who missed it….i don't have enough words to console you…. I wasn't able to make it in time…so reached just after he'd played 'message in a bottle'…. Almost cried when I figured that out…felt like a fuc*in bitch but then I started thinking bout the many millions who weren't as fortunate as me to just be there… YAY!!!! LOSERS!!!!!!!

He's a showman alrite….a thorough showman….flawless to an extent that's unbelievable…clad in a blue blazer which stayed intact throughout the show….and backed by vocalists Joy Roch and Donna Guardian, guitarist Dominic Miller, keyboardist Kippler, Jason Rebello on piano, percussionist Rhain Criga and drummer Keith Carlocle, Sting put up a show that the 30,000 present in the crowd would never forget.

A grand treat was dished out as Sting played everything from Message in a Bottle from his "police' days to the more recent sacred love and desert rose . The next 2 hours of bliss saw Bangalore getting 'as good as ever' renditions of 'roxanne', 'every breath you take', 'englishman in new york', 'if i ever lose my faith in you', 'every little thing she does is magic', 'shape of my heart', as well the songs from his latest album like 'whenever i say your name', 'dead man's rope', 'never coming home', and 'send your love'.
Sting did a flawless job on bass, as well as acoustic guitars on 'dead mans rope' and electric on 'thousand years'. The crew were as good as can get, backing vocalist Donna Guardian on 'whenever I say your name', Dominic Miller on the acoustic version of 'Shape of my Heart' (which was my high point for the night)…the percussions on 'Desert Rose' and 'Send your Love', the extended jam session on 'roxanne', I could keep going….

I just wish it lasted longer but Bangalore is no exception to the pansy loudspeaker rule in this country so things came to an end at 10 pm. The VIP junta included Rahul Dravid, Gautam Singhania, Shivamani (headbanging to every track), Mahesh Bhupati, and many more apart from myself….oh yeah….hell lotta beautiful women too!!!!! Strange thing is I didn't see them after that, spent 3 days in Bangalore trying to find em but nope….

So lemme rub it in again for those who missed it….Sting is God. And if ur not too pansy a coupla months down the line, try n make it to the U2 concert that's happenin in May….
Yeah u can still read my review of the show after that but I think it's a tad better to be there…the weed in Bangalore is also defntly worth it….for a lil taste of it…you know whom to call…

Adios!

Bijou
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