Thousands of music lovers danced and sang in chorus with the legendary Canadian singer and songwriter Bryan Adams on December 10 at a packed stadium in Shillong – the ‘Rock capital’ of India.
This was the first ever visit to the Northeast by the 65-year-old Bryan Adams as he began his second leg of India tour concert “So Happy It Hurts.”
An estimated 30,000 people thronged the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium as Bryan Adams belted out his signature romantic ballads for close to two hours in the wintry temperature that stayed in a single digit.
“It was a lifetime experience… never expected Bryan Adams to come and perform in Shillong. The performance was simply electric,” Paul Rickman Kharmujai, a diehard fan of Bryan Adams, said.
Bryan sang from a set-list of 18 popular songs for about two-hours with fans singing these numbers like anthems from the lanes of nostalgia.
From his romantic numbers like ‘Everything I do I do it for you’, ‘Heaven’, ‘Cuts like a Knife’, ‘Here I am’, ‘Please Forgive me’, and many others and ended the memorable concert with ‘Straight from the Heart’.
The Canadian singer, one of the most popular western musicians in India, sang the ‘Summer of 69’, which Rolling Stone magazine once dubbed it as “almost a Hindi song now”!
During the concert Bryan mentioned his mother and said she sends her love to the fans across Meghalaya. He dedicated a song for her and also for his father, who passed away recently, during the concert.
“My father passed away recently and I have written this song ‘Shine a Light’ in his memory,” Bryan said after which fans switched on their mobile flashlights and swayed these in the air turning the whole concert arena into a garden filled with fireflies swaying to the music.
“I am telling you straight from the heart it was a grand show. Those who have come to this ground would surely remember Bryan Adams performing here after many international bands such as the legendary German rock band Scorpions,” said Dr Anungla, a music enthusiast.
