International rock star Bryan Adams was the first western singer to perform in a live concert he just not performed in front of Nepali audience but he won the heart of million of Nepalese. When one of the live audiences explained about the concert to his friend he was very sad for missing it though he wasn’t so much interested in western music.
Bryan, Bryan, Bryan” — people started chanting the name of the star of the evening as the stage was getting set for the first ever international star to perform in Nepal —Bryan Adams. Having been there for hours and after seeing a couple of Nepali bands perform, all those in the Dashrath Stadium were eager to see the King of Ballads live on February 19.
The wait seemed rather long for everyone had been waiting for this moment for months and as the star came on stage dressed in blue jeans and black jacket singing I am coming to Katmandu , the crowd just went mad. Everyone in the stadium was trying facebooking and tweeting about the concert though it was hard to get the network as lots of people are using cell phone there.
For banker Brinda Singh, it was a perfect opportunity: to sing with Bryan Adams live amid a crowd of 18,000 at Dasharath Stadium.
“I’m a banker and I can rock,” she said with poise after
“Incredible,” Adams told the crowd which responded with a huge roar. “I want to show the world what Nepal looks like,” he said asking his fans to light up their mobile phones as he captured the scene with his camera; the view from the parapet looked like a constellation in the sky. Wow what a moment was that for Nepalese who are welcoming the tourist this year and are celebrating Visit Nepal year 2011.
Promised 90 minutes. More still, the opening act was unexpected. As the mass waited to sing along to a popular Adams tune, he instead rocked the venue with Bob Segar’s Kathmandu . It was the perfect choice.
After that the crowd was showered with hit afterAdams hit. With the rocker dressed in black and hair neatly combed running from one end of the stage to the other, his Nepali fans went hysterical.
After that the crowd was showered with hit after
One major highlight was in fact Summer of ‘69 from his fourth studio album “Reckless” released in 1984. Even before the song ended, there was non-stop synchronization of “Once more” as
The
Before the event, skeptics voiced fears of security and even a possible stampede, but Adams proved them wrong—from entry to exit, the crowd behaved its best; they shared a common bond for Adam’s music and more than that a first-time international musical experience. The Canadian too seemed impressed.
“We became friends tonight,” he said adding he had never thought he’d be performing in
Despite some loathing him or the hype surrounding him, Adams is testament that
“We’re proud to be the first international band to be playing in
After spending almost twenty four hours in Nepal and performing infront of thousands of Nepalese Bryan Adams left for India today
Adams who is accompanied by 50 musicians boarded a private plane, according to director of Nepali network of Our Day Cinema (ODC) Simanta Gurung, one of the organisers of Adams' concert in Kathmandu.
Adams had arrived inKathmandu on Saturday noon and spellbound thousands of his Nepali and foreign fans by singing his songs at the Dasharath Stadium.
Adams who is accompanied by 50 musicians boarded a private plane, according to director of Nepali network of Our Day Cinema (ODC) Simanta Gurung, one of the organisers of Adams' concert in Kathmandu.
Adams had arrived in
1 comments:
February 20, 2011 at 9:40 AM
A Sound Echoes Louder Here, Kathmandu, thanks Kathmandu Thanks Bryan!
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