Thousands of fans danced and sang in chorus with the legendary Canadian singer and songwriter Bryan Adams on Tuesday evening before a packed stadium here in Meghalaya’s, India’s ‘rock capital’.
This was the first ever visit to the North East 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 land 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, almost like some “Bryan Bhaiya” singing, “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 some sort of 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.
Bryan flew to Delhi to perform in Gurugram on December 12 and then the centre stage at Mumbai on December 13, Bengaluru on December 14 and then end his India tour in Hyderabad on December 16.