Monday 21 February 2011

Bryan Adams entertain fans in Kathmandu

The hearts of music lovers has been stolen by rocker Bryan Adams at the Nepali capital with his live concert, giving a fan the rare opportunity to sing with him on stage.

The chance to sing with the 'Summer of 69' hitmaker had gotten by Brinda Singh, 27."I'm a banker and I can rock," said Brinda after the 51-year-old singer and guitarist called her on stage to sing 'When You're Gone'.

Adams picked up Nepali girl at random from among thousands of fans who had gathered to see him perform.

"I want to show the world what Nepal looks like," Adams said, requesting his fans to light up their mobile phones as he snap the scene with his camera.

Some 5,000 security personnel were mobilized to provide security during Kathmandu's first international music concert that attracted around 20,000 people.

Adams left for India today along with his band of 50 musicians. The singer boarded a private plane, said the director of Nepali network Our Day Cinema (ODC) Simanta Gurung, an organizer of the concert in Kathmandu.

Thursday 17 February 2011

Adams Apologizes To Delhi Fans


Bryan Adams show in Delhi has been canceled and he says sorry to his Delhi fans and confirmed that he will visit India this year again to perform.

Sujit Jain, Managing Director, Netsurf Entertainment, said: "The Bryan Adams Concert in Delhi which had been rescheduled for 20th February stands cancelled at this point in time due to logistical issues."

"The singer is performing in Kathmandu on 19th February and in London on 21st February. However, Bryan Adams will return to India this year to fulfill his commitment to his fans," Jain said.

"People who have purchased the tickets online and through retail outlets will get a complete refund."

The security issues is the main reason for the cancellation for the shows.

On the ground that the location was not suitable for organising the event,Delhi police didn't gave the permit of the show to organizers.

Delhi Police had said that the organisers had sold more tickets than the capacity of the ground which they fear might lead to stampede.

Sunday 13 February 2011

Bryan Adams to open ICC World Cup

The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 will get off to a rocking start with 'Summer of 69' hitmaker Bryan Adams performing at the opening observance in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Adams is the only western artist to perform at the festival opening, which will see Bollywood trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy trio belting out the official song, 'De Ghuma Ke'.

The presentation on February 17 will be broadcast to a TV audience of 200 million people by ESPN, said a press release.

The performance will fall near the end of the Canadian singer's tour of India that begins February 11th in Pune. Also on his itinerary are Bangalore, New Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai, the city of Bryan's first concert in India in January of 1994 on the cricket grounds in Brabourne Stadium.

Thursday 10 February 2011

Bryan Adams loves tandoori delights!

Canadian rocker Bryan Adams, who is ready to play during a multi-city tour in India soon, says he like eating tandoori food, but strictly vegetarian.

'Vegetable tandoori. Broccoli cooked in a tandoor oven. Incredible!' he told PETA officials in an interview.

Bryan Adams is an active supporter of animal rights organisation People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), turned vegetarian in 1988.

'If you love animals, don't eat them. If you decide to change your life and stop eating all kinds of animal products, you will inevitably see a change,' said Adams, who doesn't even buy leather.

Adams will be performing Feb 12-16 at the Micromax Bryan Adams Live in Concert India Tour, scheduled at Pune, Mumbai, Bangalore, New Delhi and Hyderabad.

Saturday 5 February 2011

Bryan Adams to rock Hyderabad

Bryan Adams will reverberate in the city on not just the Valentine’s Day but he will continue to perform shows for next two days after the Lover Days.

Popular numbers like Summer of 69, 18 Till I Die and Run to You will be played by Bryan Adams and fans can enjoy numbers from his latest album Bare Bones.

Some philanthropic element to the tour has been decided to add by Netsurf Entertainment and will provide 25 per cent of the ticket sales to an NGO — Save the Children, run by film star Sunil Shetty’s wife Mana Shetty.

Sunil Shetty said his Bollywood friends too were eagerly looking for the show and also to extend support for helping children benefitting from the show. He felt such tieups will also boost the efforts to raise money for social activities