Rocker Bryan Adams in Pakistan for quake relief gig
Canadian rocker
Adams, who performed most of his hits and moved the audience with “
“I am here because this city has a special love for music,” the singer greeted his fans at the Arabian Sea Club on the outskirts of Karachi, as hundreds of Pakistani police guarded roads and checked vehicles leading to the venue.
The Canadian rocker said before the show that he was excited to help the victims of the earthquake in northern Pakistan.
“The whole idea of coming to Pakistan is very exciting on many levels … we are the first Western artists to come and play a big concert here,” he singer told a news conference.
“We are going to raise a lot of money hopefully to help rebuild some schools in the areas that have been devastated.”
Adams, who will meet President Pervez
From DesiCritics.org:
Tonight Karachi was a witness to the First ever international rock concert with the arrival of Bryan Adams to the Arabian Country Club, a location on the outskirts of Karachi. The city was abuzz with the upcoming concert for quite sometime, the only concerns were regarding the steep ticket price and security.
The organizers Zindagi Trust an non-profit NGO lead by a local pop icon
Shahzad Roy pulled the trick out of the hat. Security was iron clad tight and only were you permitted into the venue after you had been thoroughly screened, with a number of screening locations one barely had to wait a brief 3 minutes before finally entering the massive venue.The show started as promised around 7:30 and Bryan Adams came a brief half hour later and the massive 13,000 strong crowd got into high gear. Bryan Adams rocked the house with his truly inspirational vocals keeping the massive crowd captivated to every beat, the crowd Karaoke every song along with Mr. Adams and a few hours later was greeted with a fascinating display of fireworks to bid farewell
Source: Yahoo News
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